WETTESTSINCE
Massachusetts · precipitation record 1926–2026

Westfield, MA

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2016
15.62in
5th driest of 88 years · normal 24.7"
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flood watch
3.84" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2011
3.84in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 86 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.59in
32nd driest of 86 yrs
84% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.26in
20th driest of 88 yrs
73% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.62in
5th driest of 88 yrs
63% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

18.15in
on Aug 19, 1955 · in 101 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 29 days (to Feb 16, 2026)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

63%
15.62" of a normal 24.7" · wettest 43.11" (1983) · driest 12.56" (1939)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 80-year record (1930–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.51" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195570.33in
2198369.92in
3201861.79in
4200859.63in
5201159.5in

Driest Years on Record

1196428.36in
2201629.82in
3196330.62in
4195733.35in
5196233.38in

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 Apr (~3.85") and driest in Jan (~2.62"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 26.85".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.50in
set in 2007

Rain on Jul 28

41%
of 86 years had measurable rain
1926: 0.00″1927: 0.35″1928: 1.80″1930: 0.11″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.07″1933: 0.00″1934: 1.68″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.05″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.30″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.09″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.04″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.17″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.05″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.03″1958: 0.03″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.81″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1966: 0.12″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.52″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.06″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.19″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.40″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.45″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.56″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.02″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.33″1994: 0.87″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.01″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.14″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.24″2007: 3.50″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 1.43″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.21″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.29″2018: 0.01″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 1.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

Westfield'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.
Westfield, MA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:41 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon11:57 AM
Daylight14h 33m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.16°N, 72.71°W

Nearby Stations

Hartford, CT15 mi SWorcester, MA43 mi EAlbany, NY68 mi NWPoughkeepsie, NY70 mi SWBridgeport, CT72 mi SWProvidence, RI72 mi E

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