How Much Rain Did Ida Dump In Massachusetts?

MASSACHUSETTS — And the winner is New Bedford!

The south coast city recorded 9.5 inches of rain as the remnants of Hurrican Ida rolled through Massachusetts Wednesday night and Thursday morning, according to unofficial totals released by the National Weather Services. That was more than any other Massachusetts town or city.

Most towns saw at least two inches of rainfall, according to the unofficial reports. That led to road closures, flooding and power outages.

But it could have been worse: The National Severe Storms Laboratory estimated that one inch of rain is equal to about 13 inches of snowfall. If overnight temperatures had been about 50 degrees cooler, most parts of Massachusetts would have been walloped with more than six-and-a-half feet of snow, or about three times the accumulation of the Blizzard of '78.

The following, unofficial rainfall reports were submitted to the National Weather Service by volunteer weather observers. Official totals may vary.

Bristol County

• Attleboro, 4.05 inches as of 8:18 a.m.
• Easton, 4.07 inches as of 8:20 a.m.
• Norton, 5.95 inches as of 6:30 a.m.
• Mansfield, 5.91 inches as of 7:15 a.m.

South Shore, Cape & Islands

• Barnstable-Hyannis, 4.1 inches as of 8:42 am.
• Falmouth, 5.34 inches as of 8:34 a.m.
• Martha's Vineyard, 2.66 inches as of 7:53 a.m.
• Plymouth, 6.42 inches as of 6:40 a.m.

Essex County

• Andover, 3.93 inches as of 6:35 a.m.
• Beverly, 4.67 inches as of 8:20 a.m.
• Danvers, 3.61 inches as of 7 a.m.
• North Andover, 3.77 inches as of 8:00 a.m.
• Peabody, 2.57 inches 8:15 a.m.
• Swampscott 3.38 inches as of 8:16 a.m.

Middlesex County

• Acton, 4.14 inches as of 7:00 a.m.
• Arlington, 5.69 inches as of 8:17 a.m.
• Bedford, 4.07 inches as of 7:51 a.m.
• Belmont, 4.34 inches as of 7:40 a.m.
• Cambridge, 4.69 inches as of 8:00 a.m.
• Chelmsford, 3.91 inches as of 8:15 a.m.
• Dover, 4.12 inches as of 7:00 a.m.
• Framingham, 4.75 inches as of 5:43 a.m.
• Hopkinton, 3.90 inches as of 8:25
• Lexington, 4.50 inches as of 8:19 a.m.
• Malden, 4.77 inches as of 8:16 a.m.
• Marlborough, 3.56 inches as of 8:20 a.m.
• Medford, 3.20 as of 8:18 a.m.
• Melrose, 4.10 inches as of 7:00 a.m.
• Natick, 4.45 inches as of 8:00 a.m.
• Newton, 5.03 inches as of 8:47 a.m.
• Reading, 3.73 inches as of 6:00 a.m.
• Somerville, 5.01 inches as of 8:14 a.m.
• Sudbury, 4.23 inches as of 6:30 a.m.
• Tewksbury, 3.55 inches as of 8:35 a.m.
• Wakefield, 4.26 inches as of 6:50 a.m.
• Waltham, 3.51inches as of 8:24 a.m.
• Watertown, 4.97 inches as of 8:16 a.m.
• Wayland, 5.15 inches as of 8:16 a.m.
• Westford, 3.08 inches as of 8:15 a.m.
• Weston, 3.78 inches as of 8:25 a.m.
• Wilmington, 4.11 inches as of 7 a.m.
• Winchester, 4.49 inches as of 6:30 a.m.
• Woburn, 4.32 inches as 8:15 a.m.

Norfolk County

• Canton, 3.31 inches as of 8:16 a.m.
• Dedham, 3.60 inches 8:17 a.m.
• Foxborough, 3.15 inches as of 5:52 a.m.
• Medfield, 3.62 inches as of 8:25 a.m.
• Milton, 4.23 inches as of 7:00 a.m.
• Needham, 3.61 inches 8:00 a.m. 9/02
• Norfolk, 4.16 inches as of 8:00 a.m.
• Norwood, 4.57 inches as of 7:00 a.m.
• Sharon, 4.00 inches as of 8:16 a.m.
• Stoughton, 3.36 inches as of 6:30 a.m.
• Walpole, 4.45 inches as of 7:00 a.m.
• Wellesley, 4.80 inches as of 8:15 a.m.
• Westwood, 5.14 inches as of 8:10 a.m.
• Weymouth, 3.95 inches as of 7:05 a.m.
• Wrentham, 3.35 inches as of 8:19 a.m.