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Massachusetts snow totals

New snow in 58 Massachusetts towns of 5,000+ people, from the NOAA analysis of Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7 PM ET.

0.0 inNo measurable new snow in Massachusetts towns in the last 24 hours. The season has no measurable snow yet.

Boston averages about 49 inches of snow a year, while Worcester, sitting about 1,000 feet higher, averages about 73. The hill towns of western Massachusetts get the most, with Ashfield averaging about 85 inches.

Most snow in the last 24 hours

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Snow totals in the largest Massachusetts towns

Town24 h48 h72 hSeasonNormal year
Boston0.00.00.00.049.2
Worcester0.00.00.00.072.9
Springfield0.00.00.00.051.7
Cambridge0.00.00.00.049.2
Lowell0.00.00.00.059
Brockton0.00.00.00.034.3
Lynn0.00.00.00.049.2
Quincy0.00.00.00.069.3
New Bedford0.00.00.00.032.5
Fall River0.00.00.00.038.1
Newton0.00.00.00.069.3
Lawrence0.00.00.00.057.8
Somerville0.00.00.00.049.2
Framingham0.00.00.00.045.7
Haverhill0.00.00.00.057.8
Malden0.00.00.00.049.2
Waltham0.00.00.00.049.2
Taunton0.00.00.00.025.7
Reveren/an/an/an/a49.2
Weymouth0.00.00.00.069.3
Medford0.00.00.00.049.2
Peabody0.00.00.00.049.2
Chicopee0.00.00.00.051.7
Methuen0.00.00.00.057.8
Everett0.00.00.00.049.2

Inches of new snow. "Season" counts from September 30. "Normal year" is the 1991-2020 average yearly snowfall at the nearest NOAA station with snow records, up to 30 km away.

Most snow so far this season

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Where it snows most in Massachusetts

Nor'easters bring the big storms, and the line between rain and snow often sets up close to Boston and the coast. Higher ground in Worcester County and the Berkshires stays colder, so more storms fall as snow there, while Cape Cod usually gets the least.

Snowiest Massachusetts towns in a normal year
TownInches a yearDays with 1 in+NOAA station
North Adams85.322.6ASHFIELD (28 km)
Pittsfield77.119.7WORTHINGTON (29 km)
Leominster75.218.8ASHBURNHAM (16 km)
Fitchburg75.218.8ASHBURNHAM (8 km)
Gardner75.218.8ASHBURNHAM (7 km)
Worcester72.916.3WORCESTER RGNL AP (5 km)
Marlborough72.916.3WORCESTER RGNL AP (28 km)
Quincy69.314.6BLUE HILL (10 km)
Newton69.314.6BLUE HILL (15 km)
Weymouth69.314.6BLUE HILL (14 km)

City pages in Massachusetts

Questions people ask

How much snow did Massachusetts get in the last 24 hours?

In the analysis for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7 PM ET, no Massachusetts town of 5,000+ people had measurable new snow in the last 24 hours.

How much snow does Boston get in a normal year?

About 49.2 inches a year, the 1991-2020 normal at the BOSTON LOGAN INTL AP station (NOAA NCEI).

Are these official snow totals?

No. They come from NOAA's national snowfall analysis, an estimate on a grid. Official storm reports come from your local National Weather Service office.

Other states

Sources: NOAA NOHRSC National Snowfall Analysis v2 (season from September 30, 2026 to November 3, 2026); NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer and population estimates. Unofficial estimates, not for safety decisions.