Rainfall Totals: Southeast MA Gets Deluge, But Drought Lingers

PLYMOUTH, MA — One of the few real rainy days of summer passed on Monday, bringing much needed moisture to the entire region — some parts of Massachusetts more than others.

The rainstorms Monday inundated southeastern parts of the state, especially between Plymouth and Sandwich. That area got between 2-1/2 and 3 inches, compared to about less than a half inch in most other parts of the state.

Monday's storms likely weren't enough to make up for the region's months-long dry spell, however. Most of eastern Massachusetts was still in an "extreme" drought as of Tuesday.

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Look out for a bit more rain on Tuesday. The National Weather Service is predicting scattered showers starting around 1 p.m. in Worcester and then moving east through about 7 p.m.

Here are some local rainfall totals from Monday, according to the National Weather Service:

• Logan Airport — 0.44 inches
• Framingham — .50 inches
• Foxborough — 1.95 inches
• Peabody — 0.29 inches
• Worcester — 0.37 inches
• Cambridge — 0.31 inches
• Sturbridge — 1.74 inches
• Milford — 0.71 inches
• Barnstable — 0.19 inches
• Chelmsford — 0.26 inches
• Gloucester — 0.39 inches
• Greenfield — 2.02 inches
• Fitchburg — 0.35 inches