Massachusetts, United States: Weather Records

155,070 weather records still stand at 141 stations in Massachusetts, United States, with standing records by year and every station.

Key Facts for Massachusetts

Massachusetts in United States has 141 stations in the data, and 155,070 records set at them still stand.
486 of the 1,122 recent records listed are record highs and 295 are record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
2009 holds the most standing records in Massachusetts: 2,257.
Ashburnham set a monthly record daily precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 30 July 2026.

Record Map

250 stations records

The highest significance station records in Massachusetts, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Massachusetts: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.4 cm (17.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.5 cm (24.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.4 cm (17.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marblehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.1 cm (20.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jamaica Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.4 cm (17.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield Barnes Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.7 cm (23.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

155,070 standing records

155,070 records at stations in Massachusetts still stand. 2009 holds the most, with 2,257.

Standing records in Massachusetts by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1884	56
1885	1,117
1886	767
1887	691
1888	742
1889	239
1890	169
1891	177
1892	134
1893	1,862
1894	1,204
1895	954
1896	1,087
1897	1,039
1898	1,378
1899	1,288
1900	983
1901	694
1902	595
1903	1,239
1904	1,215
1905	1,013
1906	1,257
1907	1,261
1908	833
1909	640
1910	538
1911	1,000
1912	787
1913	926
1914	885
1915	613
1916	600
1917	798
1918	830
1919	669
1920	639
1921	812
1922	877
1923	947
1924	611
1925	736
1926	891
1927	1,272
1928	1,149
1929	1,380
1930	1,777
1931	1,427
1932	1,804
1933	1,689
1934	900
1935	681
1936	819
1937	670
1938	799
1939	418
1940	594
1941	517
1942	756
1943	1,164
1944	722
1945	1,194
1946	922
1947	956
1948	1,128
1949	1,381
1950	1,187
1951	1,205
1952	817
1953	1,235
1954	1,291
1955	928
1956	1,206
1957	1,233
1958	818
1959	1,307
1960	716
1961	1,148
1962	1,195
1963	1,443
1964	1,819
1965	1,396
1966	1,170
1967	1,876
1968	1,702
1969	961
1970	999
1971	1,247
1972	823
1973	990
1974	1,331
1975	1,011
1976	1,579
1977	1,292
1978	766
1979	1,510
1980	871
1981	1,096
1982	1,041
1983	688
1984	1,006
1985	570
1986	783
1987	914
1988	958
1989	965
1990	1,087
1991	1,032
1992	843
1993	882
1994	681
1995	894
1996	919
1997	799
1998	949
1999	1,324
2000	1,761
2001	1,493
2002	1,762
2003	1,333
2004	1,146
2005	1,432
2006	1,150
2007	1,668
2008	1,697
2009	2,257
2010	2,122
2011	1,892
2012	2,108
2013	1,879
2014	1,550
2015	1,942
2016	1,482
2017	1,800
2018	1,664
2019	899
2020	1,342
2021	1,214
2022	1,335
2023	1,040
2024	938
2025	1,026
2026	723

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows at stations in Massachusetts, cold squares more lows.

Counts the records listed in the day ledgers; a busy day may list only its highest significance records.

Record highs and lows per day in Massachusetts in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-05	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-15	3 more record highs than lows
2026-01-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-01-24	4 more record lows than highs
2026-01-25	8 more record lows than highs
2026-01-26	3 more record lows than highs
2026-01-27	5 more record lows than highs
2026-01-28	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-29	4 more record lows than highs
2026-01-30	12 more record lows than highs
2026-01-31	20 more record lows than highs
2026-02-01	7 more record lows than highs
2026-02-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-03	3 more record lows than highs
2026-02-05	2 more record lows than highs
2026-02-06	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-08	17 more record lows than highs
2026-02-09	8 more record lows than highs
2026-02-10	2 more record lows than highs
2026-02-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-24	2 more record lows than highs
2026-02-25	2 more record lows than highs
2026-03-02	7 more record lows than highs
2026-03-03	6 more record lows than highs
2026-03-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	6 more record highs than lows
2026-03-10	16 more record highs than lows
2026-03-11	14 more record highs than lows
2026-03-12	7 more record highs than lows
2026-03-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-28	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-29	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-31	6 more record highs than lows
2026-04-01	5 more record highs than lows
2026-04-02	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-03	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-08	4 more record lows than highs
2026-04-09	3 more record lows than highs
2026-04-10	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-11	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-12	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-14	6 more record highs than lows
2026-04-15	11 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	14 more record highs than lows
2026-04-17	7 more record highs than lows
2026-04-20	5 more record lows than highs
2026-04-21	8 more record lows than highs
2026-04-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-24	3 more record lows than highs
2026-04-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-05	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-06	9 more record highs than lows
2026-05-12	3 more record lows than highs
2026-05-17	5 more record highs than lows
2026-05-18	3 more record highs than lows
2026-05-19	23 more record highs than lows
2026-05-20	40 more record highs than lows
2026-05-21	8 more record highs than lows
2026-05-27	5 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-30	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-31	11 more record lows than highs
2026-06-01	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-02	12 more record lows than highs
2026-06-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-04	4 more record highs than lows
2026-06-05	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	8 more record highs than lows
2026-06-12	21 more record highs than lows
2026-06-13	12 more record highs than lows
2026-06-14	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-15	5 more record highs than lows
2026-06-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-01	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-02	25 more record highs than lows
2026-07-03	39 more record highs than lows
2026-07-04	25 more record highs than lows
2026-07-05	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-06	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-07	6 more record lows than highs
2026-07-08	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-10	3 more record highs than lows
2026-07-15	7 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-20	6 more record lows than highs
2026-07-22	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-24	5 more record lows than highs
2026-07-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-26	3 more record lows than highs
2026-07-27	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-29	5 more record lows than highs
2026-07-30	7 more record lows than highs
2026-07-31	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-06	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-07	9 more record highs than lows
2026-08-08	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-17	2 more record lows than highs
2026-08-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-04	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-10	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-11	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-15	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-17	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-20	3 more record lows than highs
2026-09-21	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-27	4 more record lows than highs
2026-09-28	2 more record lows than highs
2026-10-02	14 more record highs than lows
2026-10-03	7 more record highs than lows
2026-10-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-10-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-14	3 more record highs than lows
2026-10-15	1 more record highs than lows

Top Records by Significance

Top records in Massachusetts by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 2026	Ashburnham, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 February 2026	E Wareham, US	all-time snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	21 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2026	E Wareham, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2026	Hyannis, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	119 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 September 2026	Blue Hill Lcd, US	daily rain (Provisional)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 July 2026	Edgartown, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2026	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	120 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2026	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2026	Boston, US	daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 January 2026	Worcester, US	daily snowfall	44.4 cm (17.5 in)	28.9 cm (11.4 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)

Stations

141

Stations in Massachusetts
Station	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Adams	1893	86 years	Threshold days
Amherst	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Ashburnham	1906	121 years	Threshold days
Ashfield	1978	34 years	Threshold days
Ashland	1893	77 years	Threshold days
Athol	1930	31 years	Threshold days
Barre Falls Dam	1959	68 years	Threshold days
Bedford	1957	53 years	Threshold days
Bedford	1893	31 years	Threshold days
Beechwood	1936	61 years	Threshold days
Belchertown	1942	85 years	Threshold days
Beverly	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Birch Hill Dam	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Blue Hill Coop	1885	142 years	Threshold days
Boylston	1896	90 years	Threshold days
Brockton	1894	133 years	Threshold days
Buffumville Lake	1959	68 years	Threshold days
Cambridge	1884	68 years	Threshold days
Chatham	1972	50 years	Threshold days
Chester	1925	33 years	Threshold days
Chesterfield	1925	79 years	Threshold days
Chestnut Hill	1893	94 years	Threshold days
Clinton	1896	90 years	Threshold days
Cohasset	1895	66 years	Threshold days
Concord	1893	58 years	Threshold days
Cummington Hill	1963	32 years	Threshold days
E Brimfield Lake	1962	65 years	Threshold days
E Wareham	1912	115 years	Threshold days
Edgartown	1946	81 years	Threshold days
Fall River	1893	84 years	Threshold days
Fitchburg 4 SE	1893	86 years	Threshold days
Framingham	1893	97 years	Threshold days
Franklin	1926	101 years	Threshold days
Gardner	1930	73 years	Threshold days
Great Barrington	1893	81 years	Threshold days
Great Barrington 2N	1973	42 years	Threshold days
Groton	1893	82 years	Threshold days
Groveland	1992	35 years	Threshold days
Halifax	1912	32 years	Threshold days
Hardwick	1925	83 years	Threshold days
Hatchville	1926	75 years	Threshold days
Haverhill	1899	128 years	Threshold days
Heath	1926	77 years	Threshold days
Hingham	1960	67 years	Threshold days
Hingham (1)	1885	51 years	Threshold days
Hobbs Brook	1894	41 years	Threshold days
Holyoke	1902	105 years	Threshold days
Hoosac Tunnel	1930	44 years	Threshold days
Hubbardston	1925	56 years	Threshold days
Hyannis	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Ipswich	1926	84 years	Threshold days
Jamaica Plain	1962	65 years	Threshold days
Jefferson	1897	63 years	Threshold days
Knightville Dam	1948	50 years	Threshold days
Lake Cochituate	1885	76 years	Threshold days
Lawrence	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Lenox Dale	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Leominster	1884	52 years	Threshold days
Lowell	1885	142 years	Threshold days
Mansfield	1893	94 years	Threshold days
Marblehead	1984	43 years	Threshold days
Marston Mills	1912	41 years	Threshold days
Maynard 2	1963	56 years	Threshold days
Middleboro	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Middleton	1925	102 years	Threshold days
Milford	1885	142 years	Threshold days
Millbury	1930	31 years	Threshold days
Mt Wachuset	1895	64 years	Threshold days
Natick	1978	37 years	Threshold days
New Bedford Coop	1893	127 years	Threshold days
Newburyport	1893	134 years	Threshold days
New Salem	1897	102 years	Threshold days
Newton	1887	68 years	Threshold days
Northbridge	1926	39 years	Threshold days
Northbridge 2	1964	63 years	Threshold days
North Truro	1886	69 years	Threshold days
Norton W	1913	114 years	Threshold days
Norwood River Gage	1931	42 years	Threshold days
Pelham	1948	41 years	Threshold days
Pembroke	1927	62 years	Threshold days
Peru	1930	38 years	Threshold days
Petersham 3 N	1913	84 years	Threshold days
Pittsfield	1894	55 years	Threshold days
Plainfield	1930	61 years	Threshold days
Plymouth-Kingston	1893	123 years	Threshold days
Princeton	1896	64 years	Threshold days
Provincetown 3 NW	1893	66 years	Threshold days
Provincetown	1958	35 years	Threshold days
Quabbin Intake	1948	43 years	Threshold days
Reading	1960	60 years	Threshold days
Roberts Dam	1889	42 years	Threshold days
Rochester	1900	127 years	Threshold days
Rockport 1 ESE	1902	82 years	Threshold days
Rowe	1884	132 years	Threshold days
Segreganset	1941	40 years	Threshold days
Shelburne Falls	1930	48 years	Threshold days
Somerset (1)	1893	30 years	Threshold days
Southbridge 3 SW	1926	101 years	Threshold days
South Carver	1911	48 years	Threshold days
South Egremont	1902	72 years	Threshold days
Spot Pond	1904	74 years	Threshold days
Springfield	1893	92 years	Threshold days
Sterling	1896	90 years	Threshold days
Stockbridge	1929	98 years	Threshold days
Sunderland	1978	49 years	Threshold days
Taunton	1893	115 years	Threshold days
NWS Boston/Norton	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Tully Lake	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Turners Falls	1892	86 years	Threshold days
Walpole 2	1972	55 years	Threshold days
Ware	1937	81 years	Threshold days
Ware 2	1930	31 years	Threshold days
Webster	1893	67 years	Threshold days
Westboro	1893	33 years	Threshold days
Westfield	1926	70 years	Threshold days
West Medway	1957	48 years	Threshold days
Weston	1896	73 years	Threshold days
W Otis	1926	89 years	Threshold days
West Rutland	1927	33 years	Threshold days
Williamstown	1885	63 years	Threshold days
Winchendon	1893	71 years	Threshold days
Worcester	1892	71 years	Threshold days
Fitchburg Muni AP	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Bedford Hanscom Fld	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Chicopee Falls Westover Fld	1942	85 years	Threshold days
Falmouth Otis AFB	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Boston	1936	91 years	Threshold days
Blue Hill Lcd	1959	68 years	Threshold days
Nantucket Mem AP	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Pittsfield Muni AP	1925	102 years	Threshold days
Westfield Barnes Muni AP	1948	79 years	Threshold days
South Weymouth NAS	1945	52 years	Threshold days
Orange Muni AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days
N Adams Harriman AP	1987	40 years	Threshold days
Plymouth Muni AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Taunton Muni AP	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Chatham Muni AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Boston City WSO	1893	43 years	Threshold days
Lawrence Muni AP	1997	30 years	Threshold days
New Bedford Muni AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Worcester	1948	79 years	Threshold days

Download the Data

Data for Massachusetts standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).