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Massachusetts · precipitation record 1926–2026

Westfield, MA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
22.96in
year to date · normal 27.98"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 88 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.58in
37th driest of 88 yrs
91% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.52in
40th wettest of 89 yrs
113% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.96in
14th driest of 88 yrs
82% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

18.15in
on Aug 19, 1955 · in 101 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 29 days (to Feb 16, 2026)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

82%
22.96" of a normal 27.98" · wettest 48.13" (1955) · driest 15.78" (1957)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 80-year record (1930–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.51" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195570.33in
2198369.92in
3201861.79in
4200859.63in
5201159.5in

Driest Years on Record

1196428.36in
2201629.82in
3196330.62in
4195733.35in
5196233.38in

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 Apr (~3.85") and driest in Jan (~2.62"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 26.85".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.85in
set in 1945

Rain on Aug 24

22%
of 88 years had measurable rain
1926: 0.00″1927: 0.84″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 1.82″1934: 0.82″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.85″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.35″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.08″1966: 0.46″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.55″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 1.74″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.10″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.10″1987: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.27″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1998: 0.02″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.27″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.18″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.01″2010: 0.02″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.40″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Westfield'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.
Westfield, MA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Westfield'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.
Westfield, MA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:38 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight13h 31m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.16°N, 72.71°W

Nearby Stations

Hartford, CT15 mi SWorcester, MA43 mi EAlbany, NY68 mi NWPoughkeepsie, NY70 mi SWBridgeport, CT72 mi SWProvidence, RI72 mi E

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