DRIESTSINCE
Massachusetts · precipitation record 1872–2026

Boston, MA

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1995
15.38in
3rd driest of 155 years · normal 23.17"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.87" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2025
1.87in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.43in
45th wettest of 155 yrs
132% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.14in
45th driest of 155 yrs
80% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.38in
3rd driest of 155 yrs
66% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.06in
on Aug 19, 1955 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to Nov 21, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

66%
15.38" of a normal 23.17" · wettest 38.35" (1881) · driest 14.82" (1965)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 41.95" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1187865.53in
2195462.32in
3195861.65in
4195357.73in
5195556.5in

Driest Years on Record

1196523.71in
2191028.33in
3198029.39in
4190830.07in
5199730.39in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Mar (~3.58") and driest in Sep (~2.57"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 17.09".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Boston — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.49in
set in 1911

Rain on Jul 28

31%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1872: 0.00″1873: 0.01″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.20″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.61″1883: 0.93″1884: 0.34″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.01″1889: 0.06″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.03″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.33″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.15″1911: 3.49″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.57″1914: 0.06″1915: 0.18″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.04″1923: 0.78″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.27″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.19″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.10″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 1.37″1942: 0.09″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.01″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.96″1948: 0.01″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.59″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.02″1955: 0.08″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.13″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.07″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.34″1967: 0.08″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.28″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.21″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 1.14″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.27″1989: 1.37″1990: 0.01″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.82″1995: 0.13″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.02″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.21″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.29″2007: 2.32″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.87″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.11″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.04″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Boston's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Boston, MA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Boston's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Boston, MA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Boston's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Boston, MA — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:32 AM
Sunset7:08 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight14h 36m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.36°N, 71.01°W

Nearby Stations

Milton, MA11 mi SWWorcester, MA44 mi WManchester, NH44 mi NWProvidence, RI49 mi SWConcord, NH63 mi NWWestfield, MA88 mi W

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