The five inches of snow that blanketed Boston on Friday was half the amount of accumulation the city saw all of last winter, forecasters say.
The 2023-2024 winter in Boston was the third snowiest on record with just 9.8 inches falling, largely attributable to increased trend of warm winters.
And until Friday’s flakes, it had been more than 1,000 days since Boston had seen 4 inches of snowfall, the longest stretch on record, according to CBS News.
An offshore storm dumped snow across the state, but most of it fell in eastern Massachusetts. Parts of Boston got more than five inches Friday, including Logan Airport and Fenway Park. The Norfolk County town of Milton recorded 6.5 inches, the highest in the state.
It is not certain that the snow will stick for Christmas, although temperatures are expected to be in the 20s to 30s. The last time the Bay State saw an inch or more of snow on the ground was on Christmas morning it was 2009.
Below are the snow totals for Friday reported to the National Weather Service.
At least 5 inches
- Milton, Norfolk County – 6.5 inches
- Boston (Fenway Park), Suffolk County – 6 inches
- Boston (Beacon Hill), Suffolk County – 5.5 inches
- Canton, Norfolk County – 5.5 inches
- Walpole, Norfolk County – 5.5 inches
- Norwood, Norfolk County – 5.5 inches
- Westwood, Norfolk County – 5.5 inches
- Needham, Norfolk County – 5.5 inches
- Boxford, Essex County – 5.4 inches
- Danvers, Essex County – 5.3 inches
- Boston (Logan Airport), Suffolk County — 5.2 inches
- Topsfield, Essex County – 5 inches
At least 3 inches
- Cambridge, Middlesex County – 4.9 inches
- Newton, Middlesex County – 4.5 inches
- Stoughton, Norfolk County – 4.5 inches
- Norfolk, Norfolk County – 4.5 inches
- Dedham, Norfolk County – 4.5 inches
- Chelsea, Suffolk County – 4.3 inches
- Newburyport, Essex County – 4 inches
- Randolph, Norfolk County – 4 inches
- Boston (Brighton), Suffolk County – 4 inches
- Mansfield, Bristol County – 3.5 inches
- Millis, Norfolk County – 3.5 inches
- Brookline, Norfolk County – 3.2 inches
- Rehoboth, Bristol County – 3.2 inches
- Winchester, Middlesex County – 3 inches
- Wakefield, Middlesex County – 3 inches
- Somerville, Middlesex County – 3 inches
- Millville, Worcester County – 3 inches
At least 1 inch
- North Attleborough, Bristol County – 2.6 inches
- Yarmouth, Barnstable County – 2.5 inches
- Franklin, Middlesex County – 2.5 inches
- Milford, Worcester County – 2.4 inches
- Grafton, Worcester County – 2.3 inches
- Westborough, Worcester County – 2.1 inches
- Harwich, Barnstable County – 2 inches
- Barnstable (Marstons Mills), Barnstable County – 2 inches
- Andover, Essex County – 2 inches
- Holliston, Middlesex County – 1.9 inches
- Sandwich, Barnstable County – 1.9 inches
- Shrewsbury, Worcester County – 1.7 inches
- Norton, Bristol County – 1.7 inches
- Worcester, Worcester County – 1.6 inches
- Arlington, Middlesex County – 1.6 inches
- Sturbridge, Worcester County – 1.6 inches
- Oxford, Worcester County – 1.5 inches
- Auburn, Worcester County – 1.5 inches
- North Reading, Middlesex County – 1.5 inches
- Montague (Turners Falls), Franklin County – 1.4 inches
- Brockton, Plymouth County – 1.3 inches
- Marblehead, Essex County – 1.3 inches
- Boylston, Worcester County – 1.3 inches
- Reading, Middlesex County – 1.1 inches
- Pepperell, Middlesex County – 1 inch
- East Dennis, Barnstable County – 1 inch
- New Salem, Franklin County – 1 inch
- Charlton, Worcester County – 1 inch
Editor Dave Eisenstadter contributed to this story.