Spring Arrives In Boston: How Did This Winter Measure Up With Snow, Cold?

BOSTON — With the arrival of spring late Friday morning, the book closes on one of the harshest and snowiest winters on record in Greater Boston.

According to the National Weather Service, Boston got dumped on with 60.9 inches of snow this winter at Logan Airport — punctuated by the Blizzard of 2026 in February. That makes it the ninth-snowiest winter on record and far more stormy than the average winter of 37.7 inches for the city.

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It was also Boston's snowiest winter since the "Snowmageddon" winter of 2014-15, when the city was buried under 99.4 inches of snow — most of which fell in a four-week span of late January and February.

It was the eighth-snowiest winter on record in Worcester.

But this winter was not all just about the snow across Massachusetts.

It was also very cold with the chill starting early in the season in December — before the start of astronomical winter — and lasting through March, except last week's record-breaking warmth.

Boston residents experienced 38 days of below-freezing temperatures — a dozen more than in 2024-25.

It was also surprisingly dry considering all of the snow, as parts of the state are facing a "critical drought" heading into the spring, with nearly all of the snowmelt having already occurred.

In the short-term, this weekend will feel more spring than dead of winter with a high temperature of 54 degrees on Friday and highs reaching the 50s on both Saturday and Sunday.

Don't put away the gloves and scarves just yet, however, with a wintry mix possible Sunday night into Monday.

High temperatures early next week will struggle to reach 40 degrees, according to the NWS.