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How Much Rain Fell in Reading on Wednesday?

A lot. Find out just how much with the National Weather Service's rainfall totals.

Wednesday’s storms dumped a ton of rain on the area and if you think it was more than you saw in a while -- you’re right. Records were set across the state for the most rainfall in a one day period,according to the National Weather Service.

  • Boston, as of 6:31 p.m. Wednesday had 2.46 inches of rain on Wednesday, breaking the previous record of 1.26 inches back in 1899.
  • Worcester saw 2.39 inches on Wednesday. The previous record was 2.17 inches in 1946.
  • Providence, RI had 2.02 inches Wednesday beating the previous record of 0.95 in 1946.

Just how much rain fell in Reading?

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According to the National Weather Service, Reading recorded a drenching 3.01 inches of rain.

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