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Which Massachusetts Community Got the Most Rain on the Fourth of July?

While some areas saw major street flooding, other parts of Massachusetts escaped with an inch of rain or less.

The heavy rains that fell on the Fourth of July are now a memory and Hurricane Arthur has moved on.

The torrential rains flooded roads in southeastern Massachusetts, while other areas didn't get quite the rainfall that was expected. 

Which communities were hit hardest? 

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New Bedford hit the jackpot for most rainfall from the Fourth storm with a whopping 8 inches of rain. Plymouth finished a close second with 7.2 inches.

Here is a sampling of rainfall totals from the National Weather Service:

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  • Bourne – 5.3
  • Dartmouth – 4.73
  • Marshfield – 3.82
  • Wareham – 3.5
  • Duxbury – 2.9
  • Randolph – 1.92
  • Sandwich – 1.85
  • Milford – 1.75
  • Ipswich – 1.65
  • East Boston – 1.57
  • Quincy – 1.1

Note: The National Weather Service did not include the information for every community, but provided the totals for some of the hardest hit areas.  

To see the totals for more communities, check out the National Weather Service site.


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