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Worcester, MA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
29.28in
year to date · normal 27.64"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 132 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.94in
44th driest of 132 yrs
74% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.2in
31st wettest of 133 yrs
134% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
29.28in
56th wettest of 133 yrs
106% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.54in
on Oct 13, 1895 · in 135 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 36 days (to Oct 28, 1947)

Wet Streak

3days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

106%
29.28" of a normal 27.64" · wettest 45.25" (1972) · driest 16.78" (1941)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 129-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.81" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1197271.66in
2201167.15in
3198364.33in
4202363.8in
5200863.21in

Driest Years on Record

1194127.92in
2200130.81in
3191430.91in
4193031.47in
5194931.91in

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 (~3.73") and driest in Feb (~2.95"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 18.68".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.62in
set in 1927

Rain on Aug 24

33%
of 132 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.13″1893: 0.79″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.02″1896: 0.10″1897: 0.75″1900: 0.07″1901: 0.50″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.09″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.02″1917: 0.05″1918: 0.08″1919: 1.51″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.04″1927: 2.62″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.04″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 1.48″1934: 0.88″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.02″1938: 0.09″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.01″1944: 0.06″1945: 0.94″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: 0.04″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.39″1959: 0.46″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.05″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.01″1969: 0.06″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.01″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.22″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.03″1978: 0.19″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.14″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.04″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.40″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.39″1989: 0.00″1990: 2.40″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.32″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.90″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.19″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.12″2006: 0.02″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.40″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: 0.03″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight13h 31m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.27°N, 71.87°W

Nearby Stations

Milton, MA39 mi EWestfield, MA43 mi WProvidence, RI44 mi SEBoston, MA44 mi EHartford, CT47 mi WManchester, NH50 mi NE

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