Severe Weather History


Massachusetts Heavy Rain History: 273 Recorded Events

273

Recorded events

14

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$75K

Property damage

Massachusetts heavy rain history: 273 recorded events across 14 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Massachusetts heavy rain history by decade

Massachusetts heavy rain history: recorded events per decade
Massachusetts heavy rain history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 114 reported heavy rain events across Massachusetts. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most heavy rain events in Massachusetts

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Plymouth County270$01996–2025
#2Bristol County230$25K1996–2022
#3Norfolk County210$01996–2003
#4Barnstable County150$50K1996–2025
#5Middlesex County150$01996–2003
#6Worcester County140$01996–2003
#7Essex County120$01996–2003
#8Hampden County110$01996–2000
#9Dukes County90$01996–2025
#10Suffolk County90$01996–2000
#11Nantucket County70$01996–2003
#12Franklin County60$01996–2000
#13Hampshire County50$01996–2000
#14Berkshire County20$02007–2018
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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