Weymouth Town

Population 59,759 (2025)

26 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 50 miles of Weymouth Town since 1851; the strongest at closest approach was Edna in 1954 (Category 2).

Hazard fingerprint for Weymouth Town Tornado: 49th percentile. Tropical: 74th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 98th percentile. Hail & wind: 99th percentile. Heat: 83th percentile. Cold: 62th percentile. Winter: 98th percentile. TORTROPFIREFLOODSEVEREHEATCOLDWINTER

Hazard fingerprint Each spoke is this county’s percentile among U.S. counties where that hazard occurs. How it is computed

2026
  • Tornado damage paths within 25 miles since 195037
  • Tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles since 1851, wider where stronger40
  • Major flood years since 1978, Norfolk County10

At a glance

Tornado paths within 25 miles, tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles and wildfire perimeters within 25 miles of the city centre. Storm events, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations are for Norfolk County. Earthquakes within 50 miles, volcanoes within 100 miles and smoke days are measured from the city centre; river and tide gauges, tsunami and landslide records and the drought index are for Norfolk County.

Flood insurance claims

3,262

Norfolk County

$25.9 million paid since 1978

Details

Tropical cyclones within 50 mi

26

9 at hurricane strength since 1851

Details

Tornadoes since 1950, within 25 mi

37

1 rated F3/EF3 or stronger

Details

Strongest tornado

F3

June 9, 1953, 28.0 mile path

Strongest tropical cyclone

Cat. 2

Hurricane Edna, 1954, 48.2 miles away

Federal disaster declarations

38

Most recent: Hurricane Lee, 2023

Details

Record high

103°F

July 22, 2011

Details

Record low

−14°F

February 15, 1943

Details

Tornadoes

About one every 2.1 years since 1950, one of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

June 9, 1953

F3, 28.0 mile path

667 yards wide.

Deadliest

August 9, 1972

1 killed, F1

6 injured along the whole path.

Most recent

Friday, August 18, 2023

EF1, 0.3 mile path

3 years ago.

Tornadoes by decade, within 25 miles Doppler radar era² 1950s: 6 6 1960s: 6 6 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 7 7 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 5 5 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Recorded tornadoes per decade. The 2020s are incomplete.
Tornadoes by month J: 0 F: 0 M: 0 A: 0 M: 4 J: 3 J: 10 10 A: 10 S: 5 O: 2 N: 3 D: 0 JFMAMJJASOND
By month of occurrence, all years.

Every recorded tornado

Tornadoes within 25 miles since 1950
Aug 18, 2023EF10.310000
Aug 18, 2023EF00.13500
Aug 18, 2023EF17.68000
Jul 29, 2023EF10.22500
Oct 7, 2020EF00.55000
Oct 23, 2018EF10.817000
Jun 23, 2015EF00.520000
Jul 28, 2014EF21.966020
May 9, 2013EF00.45000
Aug 21, 2004F16.04000
Aug 20, 1997F00.11000
May 18, 1990F00.21000
May 18, 1990F00.21000
Jul 10, 1989F00.12300
Jul 10, 1989F10.12310
Jul 10, 1989F00.12300
Sep 16, 1986F10.15000
Aug 7, 1986F14.07300
Sep 27, 1985F10.14000
Jul 18, 1983F00.42000
Sep 6, 1973F11.11000
Aug 9, 1972F14.93061
Jul 21, 1972F10.32000
Nov 7, 1971F10.11000
Aug 2, 1970F12.010000
Aug 9, 1968F10.11040
Nov 18, 1967F20.11700
Jul 4, 1964F12.31000
May 19, 1964F12.030000
Jul 21, 1962F12.71030
Jul 3, 1961F00.51000
Sep 7, 1958F00.11011
Sep 7, 1958F02.36700
Aug 25, 1958F21.05000
Jun 19, 1957F11.01700
Nov 21, 1956F20.11700
Jun 9, 1953F328.0667170
  1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
  2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

26 passed within 50 miles since 1851; 9 at hurricane strength.

Strongest within 50 miles

September 11, 1954

Edna, Category 2

48.2 miles at closest approach, winds near 109 mph.

Most recent

October 27, 2021

Wanda, Post-tropical

97.1 miles at closest approach.

Tropical cyclones within 50 miles by decade 50s: 2 60s: 4 4 70s: 3 80s: 1 90s: 3 00s: 1 10s: 1 20s: 1 30s: 0 40s: 1 50s: 3 60s: 3 70s: 0 80s: 0 90s: 3 00s: 0 10s: 0 20s: 0 50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s
Storms within 50 miles, by decade. Records before about 1900 miss storms that never reached land or ships.

Every storm within 100 miles

Tropical cyclones within 100 miles
Wanda202197.1Post-tropical69Tropical storm
Ida202175.0Post-tropical46Category 4
Elsa202114.6Post-tropical52Category 1
Andrea201315.5Post-tropical46Tropical storm
Hanna20087.2Post-tropical52Category 1
Barry20077.3Post-tropical40Tropical storm
Beryl200675.9Tropical storm52Tropical storm
Floyd199939.1Tropical storm55Category 4
Josephine199668.9Post-tropical52Tropical storm
Bertha199628.8Tropical storm68Category 3
Bob19917.4Category 189Category 3
Gloria198573.8Category 182Category 4
Belle197679.1Tropical storm40Category 3
Carrie197294.4Post-tropical63Tropical storm
Doria197190.9Tropical storm54Tropical storm
Unnamed196893.6Tropical storm60Tropical storm
Alma196626.9Post-tropical46Category 3
Esther196141.6Tropical storm54Category 5
Unnamed196139.4Tropical storm66Tropical storm
Donna196032.2Category 175Category 4
Brenda196054.5Tropical storm48Tropical storm
Cindy195937.2Tropical storm58Category 1
Diane195587.8Tropical storm46Category 2
Edna195448.2Category 2109Category 3
Carol195439.1Category 2100Category 3
Unnamed195280.1Post-tropical62Tropical storm
Unnamed194487.8Post-tropical52Category 4
Unnamed194414.6Category 175Category 5
Unnamed193457.3Post-tropical48Category 2
Unnamed193448.8Post-tropical47Category 2
Unnamed193297.7Post-tropical75Category 1
Unnamed192485.0Category 191Category 3
Unnamed19238.4Tropical storm54Tropical storm
Unnamed191797.2Tropical storm66Tropical storm
Unnamed191612.0Tropical storm62Category 2
Unnamed191629.7Post-tropical58Tropical storm
Unnamed191383.5Post-tropical58Category 1
Unnamed190823.2Tropical storm40Category 1
Unnamed190726.9Post-tropical40Tropical storm
Unnamed190436.0Post-tropical86Category 1
Unnamed190214.5Post-tropical40Tropical storm
Unnamed189725.3Tropical storm45Tropical storm
Unnamed189614.5Tropical storm62Category 3
Unnamed189438.8Tropical storm61Category 3
Unnamed189391.2Tropical storm60Category 3
Unnamed188952.8Tropical storm40Category 2
Unnamed188888.3Tropical storm44Category 2
Unnamed188867.7Category 178Category 1
Unnamed18884.6Post-tropical40Tropical storm
Unnamed188813.8Tropical storm48Category 3
Unnamed188785.9Post-tropical52Category 1
Unnamed188596.0Category 192Category 1
Unnamed188066.1Post-tropical69Tropical storm
Unnamed187946.2Category 178Category 3
Unnamed187843.3Post-tropical58Category 2
Unnamed187748.6Post-tropical61Category 3
Unnamed187447.7Tropical storm69Category 1
Unnamed187221.2Tropical storm46Category 1
Unnamed186934.7Category 2104Category 2
Unnamed186924.5Category 2104Category 3
Unnamed186117.9Tropical storm58Category 1
Unnamed186145.9Tropical storm58Category 1
Unnamed185838.0Category 177Category 2
Unnamed185136.6Tropical storm46Tropical storm
  1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Wildfire and smoke

No large wildfire has been mapped within 25 miles since satellite mapping began in 1984.

Smoke overhead

Smokiest year

2023: 53 days

Heavy smoke on 10 days in 2023, the most of any year.

Last 10 years

14.1 days a year

Medium or heavy smoke, 2016 to 2025.

2025

17 days

Medium or heavy smoke. 15 so far in 2026.

Days with medium or heavy smoke overhead, by year 2011: 3 2012: 7 2013: 1 2014: 6 2015: 9 2016: 2 2017: 2 2018: 7 2019: 7 2020: 8 2021: 19 2022: 9 2023: 53 53 2024: 17 2025: 17 201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Days each year on which a satellite-traced plume of medium or heavy smoke covered the city centre, 2011 to 2025.
  1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Floods and flood insurance

3,262 federal flood insurance claims since 1978, with $25.9 million paid.

Flood insurance figures are for Norfolk County, the county that contains Weymouth Town.

Federal flood insurance claims by year 1978: 299 1979: 213 1980: 10 1981: 29 1982: 130 1983: 39 1984: 60 1985: 11 1986: 16 1987: 170 1988: 63 1990: 11 1991: 296 1992: 185 1993: 11 1994: 11 1996: 181 1997: 6 1998: 95 1999: 22 2000: 7 2001: 63 2002: 6 2003: 8 2004: 17 2005: 153 2006: 48 2007: 8 2008: 29 2009: 6 2010: 476 476 2011: 11 2012: 27 2013: 37 2014: 27 2015: 20 2017: 6 2018: 346 2019: 9 2020: 19 2021: 13 2023: 27 2024: 19 2025: 9 197819831988199420002005201020152021
Claims per year since 1978. Years with fewer than five claims are not shown.

Most claims in one year

2010: 476 claims

$5.9 million paid.

2nd most

2018: 346 claims

$7.0 million paid.

3rd most

1978: 299 claims

$1.9 million paid.

Claims by ZIP code

Flood insurance claims by ZIP code
021691,433$12.5 million
02171238$1.1 million
02191236$2.2 million
02184175$2.1 million
02170146$532,000
02025145$1.4 million
02186102$723,000
0202672$409,000
0234350$560,000
0206243$837,000
0249242$295,000
0209041$186,000
0202139$185,000
0206738$105,000
0218837$120,000
0248236$153,000
0205635$90,000
0207234$76,000
0203833$249,000
0236832$53,000
0218926$134,000
0201925$86,000
0248121$67,000
19$163,000
0219017$201,000
0203016$117,000
0208114$188,000
0244611$337,000
020359$16,000
021679$80,000
020529$55,000
024679$88,000
021928$4,483
020547$16,000
020537$97,000
020326$18,000
024946$200,000
021465$14,000

Flood events since 1996

  • Coastal Flood127
  • Flood105
  • Flash Flood51
  • Heavy Rain44

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Norfolk County, the county that contains Weymouth Town.

Most severe crest

August 19, 1955

Neponset River at Norwood, 14.65 ft

5.65 feet above the 9.0 ft flood stage; major flooding by today’s categories.

Most recent moderate or major crest

December 19, 2023

Charles River at Medway, 6.35 ft

Moderate flooding.

Highest river crests above flood stage
Aug 19, 1955Neponset River at Norwood14.65+5.65Major
Aug 23, 1955Charles River at Dover9.24+4.24Major
Mar 25, 1936Charles River at Dover9.10+4.10Major
Jun 27, 1938Charles River at Dover9.00+4.00Major
Mar 22, 1968Charles River at Dover8.72+3.72Major
Jan 28, 1979Charles River at Dover8.36+3.36Major
Apr 2, 2010Charles River at Dover8.05+3.05Major
Nov 5, 1955Neponset River at Norwood11.32+2.32Major
Mar 31, 2010Charles River at Medway7.21+2.21Major
Mar 30, 2010Neponset River at Norwood11.16+2.16Major
Mar 15, 2010Neponset River at Norwood11.07+2.07Major
Jul 24, 1938Neponset River at Norwood11.05+2.05Major
Oct 16, 2005Charles River at Medway7.02+2.02Major
Mar 18, 2010Charles River at Dover7.76+2.76Moderate
Jun 4, 1984Charles River at Dover7.36+2.36Moderate
Jun 9, 1982Charles River at Dover7.32+2.32Moderate
May 9, 1954Neponset River at Norwood10.90+1.90Moderate
Jun 14, 1998Neponset River at Norwood10.89+1.89Moderate
Jan 27, 1958Neponset River at Norwood10.69+1.69Moderate
Mar 16, 2010Charles River at Medway6.62+1.62Moderate
Mar 18, 1968Neponset River at Norwood10.48+1.48Moderate
Dec 7, 1945Neponset River at Norwood10.38+1.38Moderate
Dec 19, 2023Charles River at Medway6.35+1.35Moderate
Mar 23, 2001Charles River at Medway6.35+1.35Moderate
Mar 21, 1948Neponset River at Norwood10.30+1.30Moderate

River gauges

River gauges and their highest listed crests
Charles River at Dover5.09.24 ftAug 23, 19556
Charles River at Medway5.07.21 ftMar 31, 20102
Monatiquot River at East Braintree4.55.60 ftMar 17, 20100
Neponset River at Norwood9.014.65 ftAug 19, 19555
Old Swamp River at Weymouth4.55.92 ftOct 15, 20050
  1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Drought

In severe drought or worse for 50 of 1,581 months since 1895 (3%); the longest spell lasted 18 months.

The drought index is for Norfolk County, the county that contains Weymouth Town.

50

Months in severe drought or worse since 1895

11

Months in extreme drought

3%

Share of all months, severe or worse

34

Drought reports to the Weather Service since 1996

Lowest reading

December 1965

−4.88, extreme drought

Longest severe spell

18 months

May 1965 to October 1966.

Latest month

September 2026

−0.79, incipient dry spell

Last severe month: August 2022.

Months in severe drought or worse, by year 1895: 0 1896: 0 1897: 0 1898: 0 1899: 0 1900: 0 1901: 0 1902: 0 1903: 0 1904: 0 1905: 0 1906: 0 1907: 0 1908: 0 1909: 0 1910: 0 1911: 2 1912: 0 1913: 0 1914: 0 1915: 0 1916: 0 1917: 0 1918: 0 1919: 0 1920: 0 1921: 0 1922: 0 1923: 0 1924: 0 1925: 0 1926: 0 1927: 0 1928: 0 1929: 0 1930: 1 1931: 0 1932: 0 1933: 0 1934: 0 1935: 0 1936: 0 1937: 0 1938: 0 1939: 0 1940: 0 1941: 3 1942: 2 1943: 0 1944: 1 1945: 0 1946: 0 1947: 0 1948: 0 1949: 6 1950: 6 1951: 0 1952: 0 1953: 0 1954: 0 1955: 0 1956: 0 1957: 4 1958: 0 1959: 0 1960: 0 1961: 0 1962: 0 1963: 0 1964: 0 1965: 8 1966: 10 10 1967: 1 1968: 0 1969: 0 1970: 0 1971: 0 1972: 0 1973: 0 1974: 0 1975: 0 1976: 0 1977: 0 1978: 0 1979: 0 1980: 0 1981: 1 1982: 0 1983: 0 1984: 0 1985: 2 1986: 0 1987: 0 1988: 0 1989: 0 1990: 0 1991: 0 1992: 0 1993: 0 1994: 0 1995: 0 1996: 0 1997: 0 1998: 0 1999: 0 2000: 0 2001: 0 2002: 0 2003: 0 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 0 2008: 0 2009: 0 2010: 0 2011: 0 2012: 0 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 0 2016: 2 2017: 0 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 0 2021: 0 2022: 1 2023: 0 2024: 0 2025: 0 18951905191519251935194519551965197519851995200520152025
Months each year with a Palmer index of −3 or lower, 1895 to 2025. Twelve means the whole year.
  1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Earthquakes and landslides

26 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 50 miles since 1903; none reached magnitude 4.

9

Magnitude 3+ within 50 miles since 1973

0

Magnitude 4+ within 50 miles since 1900

0

Magnitude 5+ within 50 miles since 1900

Largest within 50 miles

November 8, 2020

Magnitude 3.6

10 km S of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts; 47.4 miles away, 6.2 miles deep.

Most recent, magnitude 3 or more

November 8, 2020

Magnitude 3.6

10 km S of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts; 47.4 miles away.

Earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles, by year 1973: 0 1974: 0 1975: 0 1976: 1 1977: 1 1978: 0 1979: 0 1980: 0 1981: 0 1982: 1 1983: 0 1984: 0 1985: 1 1986: 0 1987: 0 1988: 0 1989: 1 1990: 0 1991: 0 1992: 0 1993: 0 1994: 0 1995: 0 1996: 1 1997: 0 1998: 0 1999: 2 2 2000: 0 2001: 0 2002: 0 2003: 0 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 0 2008: 0 2009: 0 2010: 0 2011: 0 2012: 0 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 0 2016: 0 2017: 0 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 1 2021: 0 2022: 0 2023: 0 2024: 0 2025: 0 19731978198319881993199820032008201320182023
Per year, 1973 to 2025.
  1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
  2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Mapped landslides

Landslides mapped in Norfolk County.

1

Landslides mapped, probable or better

1

With a recorded date

1

Source inventory

Mapped by NASA (1).

  1. Landslides mapped in the USGS compilation of landslide inventories across the United States (version 3.0, 2025), rated probable or better. The compilation joins inventories made by federal and state agencies for different purposes and areas, so the number mapped in a county reflects how closely it has been surveyed as much as how often its slopes fail. An area with few records may simply not have been mapped. Deaths are as recorded in the inventories; a slide listed in two inventories is counted once.

USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0, retrieved October 27, 2026.

Severe weather and other events

2,129 events in the National Weather Service record for Norfolk County, 2,088 of them since 1996.

31

Hail reports, 1 inch or larger

2

Hail, 2 inches or larger

217

Damaging gusts, 58 mph+

426

Winter weather events since 1996

49

Heat events since 1996

14

Cold events since 1996

Largest hail

April 19, 1969

2.00 inches

Strongest measured or estimated gust

July 6, 1999

81 mph

More event types since 1996

Other Storm Events types since 1996
High surf and sneaker waves112May 25, 2003
Storm surge and tide2000Aug 28, 2011
Lightning56017Jul 21, 2023
Dust storms and dust devils100Jul 22, 1997

Costliest events since 1996

  1. Jun 28, 2020Flash Flood$30.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    A Flash Flood emergency occurred, with considerable damage in the vicinity of Norwood Hospital. Severe flooding, more than 4 feet deep, occurred in the basement of the hospital. The entire pharmacy inventory was destroyed. One hundred patients had to be evacuated. Numerous cars were submerged in the parking lot, which, albeit, is in a 'bowl' not designed with flooding in mind. Damage to the hospital was estimated at $20,000,000. In addition, emergency management officials said that approximately 250 homes suffered flood damage.

  2. Mar 14, 2010Flood$16.6 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The Charles River at Dover and the Neponset River at Norwood both went into flood. The Neponset River rose to major flood stage, inundating the Norwood Memorial Airport with three and a half feet of water. This resulted in the power being shut off to the airport and the closure of the airport for several days. The combination of the water and the lack of power kept the Automated Surface Observing System at Norwood (KOWD) out of service for nearly five weeks.||Many roads flooded in Wellesley, Holbrook, Milton, Walpole, Norfolk, Foxborough, Quincy, Braintree, and Dover, including Furnace Brook Parkway in Quincy and two lanes of Interstate 93 at Furnace Brook Parkway. Baseball fields…

  3. Mar 5, 2001Flood, Suffolk$15.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    A major winter storm impacted the Bay State with near blizzard conditions, high winds, and coastal flooding. The slow-moving storm, which tracked south of New England, dumped over two feet of snow across the interior, knocked out power to about 80,000 customers, and shut down businesses and schools for several days. There were also many reports of downed trees and wires during the height of the storm, along with reports of lightning and thunder. Hundreds of flights at Logan International Airport were canceled, as were flights at other nearby airports. In magnitude, it was the worst storm to affect the state since 1992, and a state of emergency was in effect for three days. After…

  4. Feb 9, 2013Coastal Flood, Eastern Plymouth$9.2 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    In Plymouth, Warren Avenue was flooded near the entrance to the beach. A road near the north end of White Horse Beach was washed over with two feet of sand. A house on Taylor Avenue was completely destroyed with wreckage strewn for half a mile. Foundations and stairs of six to eight buildings were damaged. Significant beach erosion occurred with damage to dunes, sand fencing, and stairs. The Pilgrim Sands Motel was flooded with two feet of water in their basement. The Breakwater parking lot was undermined and eroded. In Scituate, numerous streets were flooded and impassable, with up to four feet of water. Moderate to major coastal flooding occurred with depths of water reaching up…

  5. Mar 29, 2010Flood$8.3 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Four to six inches of rain fell across Norfolk County, resulting in the Charles River at Dover and the Neponset River at Norwood rising to major flood.||Several small streams rose above flood stage across Norfolk County, including the Charles River at Medway which set a record, the Monatiquot River at East Braintree, and the Old Swamp River at South Weymouth. ||Many basements were flooded in Norfolk and Westwood. Numerous streets were closed due to flooding in Holbrook, Medfield, Bellingham, Franklin, Westwood, Medway, Norfolk, Walpole, Quincy, Weymouth, and Millis.||In Bellingham, one family was evacuated from a house on Pine Grove Avenue. The Primavera School on Harpin Street…

  6. Jan 7, 1996Heavy Snow, Suffolk$7.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    An intense East Coast low pressure system moved northeast from eastern Georgia passing along the coast of the Carolinas and then close to 40 degrees North and 70 degrees West. This storm was one of the most significant winter storms to hit southern New England in the past 20 years and was named "The Blizzard of '96" as it dumped record snowfalls from the mid-Atlantic states to southern New England. Technically, this storm only reached a true blizzard by National Weather Service criteria for a few hours in a small section of eastern Massachusetts around South Weymouth during the early morning hours on January 8th. Very heavy snowfall, which was measured in feet, was the main effect…

  7. Aug 28, 2011Tropical Storm, Western Norfolk$3.5 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Trees, branches, and wires were downed on Weymouth Street and Evelyn Road in Holbrook. A tree was downed, falling through a house on Spring Street, resulting in significant damage. Trees and wires were downed on Worcester and Walnut Streets in Wellesley. Numerous trees were downed in Dover, closing six roads. Also, two trees landed on two houses. In Dedham, a tree was uprooted at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Village Avenue. Utility poles were downed on Holliston Street in Medway. Trees and wires were downed on Lakeview Road, South Cross and Main Streets in Foxborough. Large trees and limbs were downed on Pond Avenue, Cleveland Road, and Cypress and Harvard Streets in…

  8. Aug 28, 2011Tropical Storm, Suffolk$3.5 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Two trees were downed onto a house in West Roxbury. Numerous trees, branches, and wires were downed in Boston, including on Sierra Road, Centre, Corey, West Belden, Beacon, Arlington, Washington, and Faraday Streets, and Oak Place. At least one of these trees was downed onto a house, resulting in damage. An awning was blown off a building on West Street. A light pole was downed onto a truck in Boston. A wall collapsed at a building on Marginal Street in Chelsea. This wall took down the main structural beams and the building was subsequently condemned and demolished. A tree was downed in Roslindale, near the Needham line.||The Automated Surface Observing System at Logan…

  9. Oct 29, 2012Coastal Flood, Suffolk$3.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    In Winthrop, minor coastal flooding occurred with the morning high tide with rocks from the seawall being pushed onto Winthrop Shore Drive. Shirley Street and other adjacent streets were flooded with one and a half feet of storm surge. In addition, four boats broke loose from their moorings. In Boston, minor coastal flooding closed the ramp for Morissey Boulevard (exit 14) off of Interstate 93. Minor coastal flooding also occurred at Columbia Point over the Harborwalk. The Savin Hill beach was washed over the seawall.

  10. Oct 29, 2012High Wind, Suffolk$3.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The Automated Surface Observing System at Logan International Airport in East Boston (KBOS) recorded sustained winds of 41 mph and gusts to 62 mph. In Boston, a tree was downed into a house on Waldemar Avenue. Trees were downed on the Arborway, and Ashley, St. Botolph and Garrison Streets. Trees were downed onto two houses on Dow Road. A tree was downed onto a house at the intersection of Everett and Harvester Streets. A billboard was blown off its support structure. A couple of windows were blown out of a building at Clarendon and Stuart Streets. The siding of a house on Harrison Street was blown off. A tree was downed onto a car on Queensberry Street. In Brighton, a large tree…

  1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

Weather records

From Boston, 11.1 miles from the city centre, with records from 1936.

All-time high
103°FJul 22, 2011
All-time low
−14°FFeb 15, 1943
Warmest night
83°F2 times, most recently Jul 21, 2019
Coldest day
6°F2 times, most recently Jan 8, 1968
Wettest day
7.06 inAug 19, 1955
Snowiest day
23.6 in2 times, most recently Jan 29, 2022
Hottest year
2021mean 54.6°F
Coldest year
1940mean 48.5°F
Wettest year
195462.32 in
Driest year
196523.71 in
Snowiest season
110.6 in2014-15
Average monthly high and low temperature and precipitation, last 30 years, Boston 32°F 37° 24° 3.4 Jan 40° 25° 3.1 Feb 47° 32° 4.0 Mar 57° 41° 3.6 Apr 67° 51° 3.5 May 76° 60° 3.9 Jun 82° 67° 3.8 Jul 81° 66° 3.1 Aug 74° 59° 3.5 Sep 63° 48° 4.0 Oct 52° 38° 3.3 Nov 43° 30° 4.1 Dec Precipitation, inches
Average daily high and low by month, and average monthly precipitation, over the last 30 years.
Nights at or below freezing per year 1976: 108 1977: 89 1978: 109 1979: 80 1980: 115 115 1981: 95 1982: 96 1983: 88 1984: 90 1985: 109 1986: 104 1987: 103 1988: 94 1989: 111 1990: 85 1991: 79 1992: 96 1993: 94 1994: 96 1995: 101 1996: 88 1997: 108 1998: 68 1999: 86 2000: 91 2001: 95 2002: 91 2003: 106 2004: 98 2005: 106 2006: 71 2007: 100 2008: 97 2009: 96 2010: 88 2011: 89 2012: 74 2013: 106 2014: 100 2015: 99 2016: 81 2017: 90 2018: 95 2019: 93 2020: 71 2021: 87 2022: 90 2023: 68 2024: 75 2025: 96 19761986199620062016
Nights at or below freezing each complete year, last 50 years. Thirty-year average: 90.1.
Snowfall by winter 1976: 58.5 in 1977: 85.1 in 1978: 27.5 in 1979: 12.7 in 1980: 22.3 in 1981: 61.8 in 1982: 32.7 in 1983: 43.0 in 1984: 26.6 in 1985: 18.1 in 1986: 42.5 in 1987: 52.6 in 1988: 15.5 in 1989: 39.2 in 1990: 19.1 in 1991: 22.0 in 1992: 83.9 in 1993: 96.3 in 1994: 14.9 in 1995: 107.6 in 1996: 51.9 in 1997: 25.6 in 1998: 36.4 in 1999: 24.4 in 2000: 45.9 in 2001: 15.1 in 2002: 70.9 in 2003: 39.4 in 2004: 86.6 in 2005: 39.9 in 2006: 17.1 in 2007: 51.2 in 2008: 65.9 in 2009: 35.7 in 2010: 81.0 in 2011: 9.3 in 2012: 63.4 in 2013: 58.9 in 2014: 110.6 in 110.6 2015: 36.1 in 2016: 47.6 in 2017: 59.9 in 2018: 27.4 in 2019: 15.8 in 2020: 38.6 in 2021: 54.0 in 2022: 12.4 in 2023: 9.8 in 2024: 28.1 in 2025: 62.8 in 19761986199620062016
Total snowfall each winter (July to June), last 50 winters.

Median first snow

November 29

Earliest: October 10, 1979

Median last snow

March 30

Latest: May 10, 1977

0 of 90 winters had no measurable snow.

Station Boston (USW00014739), 11 ft elevation, 11.1 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1936 to October 27, 2026; 100.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Federal disaster declarations

38 since 1953. The most recent: Hurricane Lee, September 15, 2023.

Declarations for Norfolk County.

Federal disaster declarations
Sep 15, 2023HurricaneHurricane LeeEmergencyEM-3599-MA
Apr 18, 2022SnowstormSevere Winter Storm and SnowstormMajor disasterDR-4651-MA
Mar 27, 2020BiologicalCovid-19 PandemicMajor disasterDR-4496-MA
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCovid-19EmergencyEM-3438-MA
Jul 19, 2018SnowstormSevere Winter Storm and SnowstormMajor disasterDR-4379-MA
Jun 25, 2018Severe StormSevere Winter Storm and FloodingMajor disasterDR-4372-MA
Apr 13, 2015Severe StormSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and FloodingMajor disasterDR-4214-MA
Apr 19, 2013Severe StormSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and FloodingMajor disasterDR-4110-MA
Apr 17, 2013TerroristExplosionsEmergencyEM-3362-MA
Oct 28, 2012HurricaneHurricane SandyEmergencyEM-3350-MA
Nov 1, 2011Severe StormSevere StormEmergencyEM-3343-MA
Sep 3, 2011HurricaneTropical Storm IreneMajor disasterDR-4028-MA
Aug 26, 2011HurricaneHurricane IreneEmergencyEM-3330-MA
Mar 7, 2011SnowstormSevere Winter Storm and SnowstormMajor disasterDR-1959-MA
Sep 2, 2010HurricaneHurricane EarlEmergencyEM-3315-MA
May 3, 2010OtherWater Main BreakEmergencyEM-3312-MA
Mar 29, 2010Severe StormSevere Storms and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1895-MA
Nov 10, 2005Severe StormSevere Storms and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1614-MA
Sep 13, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina EvacuationEmergencyEM-3252-MA
Feb 17, 2005SnowstormRecord and/Or Near Record SnowEmergencyEM-3201-MA
Apr 21, 2004FloodFloodingMajor disasterDR-1512-MA
Jan 15, 2004SnowstormSnowEmergencyEM-3191-MA
Mar 11, 2003SnowstormSnowEmergencyEM-3175-MA
Apr 10, 2001Severe StormSevere Storms and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1364-MA
Mar 28, 2001SnowstormSnowEmergencyEM-3165-MA
Jun 23, 1998FloodHeavy Rains and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1224-MA
Oct 25, 1996FloodExtreme Weather Conditons and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1142-MA
Oct 23, 1996FloodExtreme Weather Conditions and FloodingEmergencyEM-3119-MA
Jan 24, 1996SnowstormBlizzard of 96Major disasterDR-1090-MA
Mar 16, 1993SnowstormBlizzards, High Winds & Record SnowfallEmergencyEM-3103-MA
Dec 21, 1992Coastal StormWinter Coastal StormMajor disasterDR-975-MA
Nov 4, 1991Coastal StormCoastal StormMajor disasterDR-920-MA
Aug 26, 1991HurricaneHurricane BobMajor disasterDR-914-MA
Apr 18, 1987FloodSevere Storms & FloodingMajor disasterDR-790-MA
Oct 28, 1985HurricaneHurricane GloriaMajor disasterDR-751-MA
Feb 10, 1978FloodCoastal Storms, Flood, Ice & SnowMajor disasterDR-546-MA
Sep 28, 1972Fishing LossesToxic Algae in Coastal WatersMajor disasterDR-357-MA
Mar 6, 1972FloodSevere Storms & FloodingMajor disasterDR-325-MA

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Sources and vintage

Every number on this page comes from these public records.

  • Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
  • Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
  • Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
  • Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
  • Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
  • Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00014739.
  • River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
  • Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Landslides USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0 (2025).
  • Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

Joins, thresholds and known limits are set out in the methodology. Found an error? Report it. Page built October 30, 2026.