Rainfall totals Boston, MA
Through Oct 7, 2026, Boston has received 22.91 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 32.49 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at BOSTON/LOGAN INTL in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
as of
Data from Boston Logan International Airport, with records back to 1936. Across the record from 1936, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.01 inches of rain fell on Sep 30, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
BOSTON/LOGAN INTL saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.14 inches | -0.14 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.00 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.00 inches | 0.89 inches | -0.89 inches (-100%) |
| Year to date | 22.91 inches | 32.49 inches | -9.58 inches (-29%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 2.30 inches | 1875 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for BOSTON/LOGAN INTL, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did Boston get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1.00 inches |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1.50 inches |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.02 inches |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0.84 inches |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0.46 inches |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 0.26 inches |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 0.38 inches |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0.47 inches |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 1.02 inches |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 0.62 inches |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 0.99 inches |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 1.57 inches |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 0.32 inches |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
With 1.57 inches on Jul 7, 2026, this is the 316th wettest of the 11,509 measurable rain days in the Boston Logan International Airport record, which begins in 1936. That is the most rain recorded at this station on July 7 since 1936.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 22.91 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 99-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Boston rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.21 inches | 3.39 inches | -1.18 inches (-35%) |
| February | 1.08 inches | 3.21 inches | -2.13 inches (-66%) |
| March | 3.64 inches | 4.17 inches | -0.53 inches (-13%) |
| April | 1.47 inches | 3.63 inches | -2.16 inches (-60%) |
| May | 2.09 inches | 3.25 inches | -1.16 inches (-36%) |
| June | 1.46 inches | 3.89 inches | -2.43 inches (-62%) |
| July | 4.63 inches | 3.27 inches | +1.36 inches (+42%) |
| August | 0.98 inches | 3.23 inches | -2.25 inches (-70%) |
| September | 5.35 inches | 3.56 inches | +1.79 inches (+50%) |
| October | 0.00 inches | 4.03 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Boston
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 28.6 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Boston Logan International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1936 counts toward the average, 90 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Boston
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 7.06 inches | Aug 19, 1955 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 62.32 inches | 1954 |
| Driest year | 23.71 inches | 1965 |
| Average year | 42.73 inches | 90 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 127 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1936 | 33,131 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 3.39 | 3.21 | 4.17 | 3.63 | 3.25 | 3.89 | 3.27 | 3.23 | 3.56 | 4.03 | 3.66 | 4.30 | 43.59 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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