The strong thunderstorms early Tuesday morning brought some much needed rain to Connecticut.
Some towns received nearly an inch of rain from the storms that swept into the state around 4 a.m.
With just 1.20 inches so far this month, rainfall is about 1 inch below normal in southwest Connecticut, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center.
Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks is 1.56 inches below normal for the month. Conditions are so dry that “moderate drought” conditions exist in parts of Litchfield, Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties, according to U.S. Drought Monitor.
The only parts of the state that do not have dry or drought conditions are northeastern Fairfield County and the western third of New Haven County.
For most of Connecticut, rainfall totals Tuesday morning exceeded the amounts from Tropical Storm Isaias on Aug. 4. With 1.38 inches from Isaias, Goshen had the most rain; East Lyme had the least with 0.04 of an inch.
According to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, with 0.98 of an inch from Tuesday’s storms, Wethersfield had the highest rainfall total in the state.
Other rainfall totals included:
East Killingly: .96 of an inch
Essex: .93 of an inch
Old Lyme: .92 of an inch
Madison: .79 of an inch
Darien, Niantic and Somers: .74 of an inch
Bethel: .71 of an inch
Norwalk: .70 of an inch
East Lyme: .69 of an inch
Monroe: .64 of an inch
Ridgefield: .61 of an inch
Newtown: .60 of an inch
Westport, Seymour and East Hartford: .59 of an inch
Trumbull and Salisbury: .56 of an inch
Chester: .55 of an inch
Bristol: .46 of an inch
Fairfield: .45 of an inch
Killingworth: .41 of an inch
Clinton: .40 of an inch
Brookfield: .30 of an inch
Stratford: .26 of an inch
Naugatuck: .22 of an inch
Meriden and Winsted: .15 of an inch
New Milford: 0.06 of an inch.
The National Weather Service says there is a 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The rest of the week is expected to remain dry.
The Link LonkAugust 18, 2020 at 10:28PM
https://www.ctpost.com/weather/article/Nearly-an-inch-rainfall-helps-ease-dry-conditions-15491771.php
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