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Rainfall totals Worcester, MA

For Worcester, the official rainfall for the year to date is 29.16 inches through Aug 21, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 29.61 inches.

Data from Worcester Regional Airport, with records back to 1948.

Official rainfall report for Aug 21, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Worcester, Aug 21, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 21, 20260.03 inches0.13 inches
Month to date1.86 inches2.85 inches
Year to date29.16 inches29.61 inches
Record for Aug 212.46 inches2004

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for WORCESTER (AMOS), issued the morning after Aug 21, 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.

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Worcester during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Aug 17, 20260.15 inches
Aug 12, 20260.01 inches
Aug 8, 20260.01 inches
Aug 7, 20260.05 inches
Aug 3, 20261.55 inches
Jul 30, 20260.20 inches
Jul 29, 20264.56 inches
Jul 28, 20260.87 inches
Jul 22, 20260.23 inches
Jul 21, 20261.21 inches
Jul 18, 20260.34 inches
Jul 7, 20262.41 inches
Jul 6, 20260.02 inches
Jul 4, 20260.20 inches
Jun 30, 20260.21 inches
Jun 26, 20260.12 inches
Jun 23, 20260.08 inches
Jun 22, 20260.54 inches
Jun 18, 20260.65 inches
Jun 15, 20260.02 inches
Jun 7, 20260.13 inches
Jun 6, 20260.12 inches
Jun 1, 20260.01 inches
May 31, 20260.07 inches
May 30, 20260.20 inches
May 29, 20260.01 inches
May 28, 20260.06 inches
May 25, 20260.42 inches
May 24, 20260.73 inches
May 23, 20260.03 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 29.11 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 91-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Worcester since 1948
Wettest day6.38 inchesAug 19, 1955
Wettest year71.66 inches1972
Driest year30.81 inches2001
Average year48.09 inches77 complete years on record
Rain days a year134average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194828,508 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Worcester, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches3.523.264.194.083.564.223.934.144.244.844.004.2848.26

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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