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See How Much Rain Sudbury Got During Tropical Storm Ida
Some parts of the region saw rain totals in excess of 7 inches over a 24-hour period — more than double what we get in a typical month.
SUDBURY, MA — Historically, central Massachusetts gets just under 4 inches of rain in a typical August or September, according to state statistics.
During storm Ida, some local cities and towns got double that amount in just a few hours.
Preliminary rainfall estimates show that — as forecasts predicted — Massachusetts got absolutely soaked by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, with many cities and towns getting much more than a month's worth of rain in less than 24 hours.
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The local winners were Holliston and Leominster, which received 7.42 and 7.08 inches, respectively. That's more than a Worcester rainfall observation station received in all of August (5.42 inches, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), which was a month that included Hurricane Henri and storm Fred.
The good news: we'll have some time to dry out. The Labor Day forecast is mostly sunny and dry, except for about a 50 percent chance of rain on Sunday.
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Here are some regional rainfall estimates for the 24-hour period ending Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Some of these measurements may have been taken before rainfall stopped.
Middlesex County
- Holliston — 7.42 inches at 8:15 a.m.
- Wayland — 5.15 inches at 8:16 a.m.
- Sherborn — 4.85 at 5:25 a.m.
- Wellesley — 4.80 inches at 8:15 a.m.
- Framingham — 4.75 inches at 5:43 a.m.
- NE Natick — 4.45 inches at 8 a.m.
- E Hudson — 4.37 inches at 8:25 a.m.
- W Sudbury — 4.23 inches at 6:30 a.m.
- E Framingham — 4.16 inches at 7 a.m.
- Sudbury — 4.04 inches at 8:09 a.m.
- Hopkinton — 3.90 825 AM 9/02 AWS
- Marlborough — 3.56 inches at 8:20 a.m.
- Natick — 3.15 inches at 8:17 a.m.
- NW Natick — 3.11 inches at 8:25 a.m.
Worcester County
- Leominster — 7.08 inches at 8:20 a.m.
- SW Westborough — 6.41 inches at 8:25 a.m.
- N Milford — 5.32 inches at 8:17 a.m.
- Milford — 4.85 inches at 7 a.m.
- SE — Worcester 4.75 inches at 7 a.m.
- SW Worcester — 4.72 inches at 7:32 a.m.
- SE Northborough — 4.57 inches at 7:28 a.m.
- Worcester Airport — 4.43 inches at 7:54 a.m.
- NE Worcester — 4.33 inches at 8:25 a.m.
- Shrewsbury — 4.07 inches at 8:15 a.m.
- Lancaster — 3.72 inches at 7:25 a.m.
- Leicester — 3.56 inches at 8:15 a.m.
- Fitchburg — 3.55 inches at 8:15 a.m.
- North Grafton — 2.70 inches at 8:17 a.m.
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