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Milton, MA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
25.42in
year to date · normal 31.12"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 132 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.32in
21st driest of 133 yrs
49% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.8in
55th driest of 134 yrs
94% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
25.42in
27th driest of 134 yrs
82% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.07in
on Aug 19, 1955 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 28 days (to Oct 28, 1947)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

82%
25.42" of a normal 31.12" · wettest 57.39" (1998) · driest 17.15" (1965)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 131-year record (1894–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.06" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199870.99in
2199669.2in
3201866.91in
4200565.56in
5197265.14in

Driest Years on Record

1196526.96in
2194132.55in
3198032.99in
4194933.66in
5191034.27in

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 (~4.11") and driest in Jun (~2.9"). Wettest calendar month ever: Mar 2010, 18.81".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.40in
set in 2010

Rain on Aug 24

39%
of 132 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.31″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.03″1896: 0.05″1897: 1.92″1898: 0.20″1899: 0.14″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.06″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.01″1906: 0.48″1907: 0.28″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.03″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.19″1917: 0.02″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.44″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.07″1927: 1.52″1928: 0.00″1929: 1.78″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.32″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.44″1934: 0.38″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.04″1937: 0.02″1938: 0.04″1939: 0.36″1940: 0.36″1942: 0.05″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.02″1945: 0.53″1946: 0.06″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.02″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.77″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.32″1956: 0.06″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.43″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.01″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.89″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.94″1971: 0.06″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.08″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.05″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.17″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.02″1989: 0.06″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.19″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.47″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.38″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 2.40″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.08″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 2.21″2021: 1.18″2022: 0.03″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Solar noon11:46 AM
Daylight13h 31m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.21°N, 71.11°W

Nearby Stations

Boston, MA11 mi NEProvidence, RI37 mi SWWorcester, MA39 mi WManchester, NH52 mi NWConcord, NH71 mi NWestfield, MA81 mi W

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