Massachusetts damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1,936 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Massachusetts, 1,843 of them 58 mph or more and 29 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 199 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was February 24, 2016 (82 reports in Massachusetts). The highest wind on record is 127 mph, on June 2, 1989. 2026 so far: 67 preliminary reports.
Massachusetts's biggest wind day since 2016: February 24, 2016
82 damaging wind reports in Massachusetts, 0 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Massachusetts
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2016 | 82 | 0 | 69 mph |
| October 7, 2020 | 73 | 3 | 87 mph |
| July 23, 2016 | 60 | 0 | 58 mph |
| July 27, 2021 | 52 | 2 | 85 mph |
| September 11, 2016 | 47 | 1 | 85 mph |
| September 6, 2025 | 41 | 0 | 64 mph |
| June 30, 2021 | 37 | 1 | 85 mph |
| August 23, 2020 | 37 | 0 | 63 mph |
| July 18, 2016 | 37 | 1 | 81 mph |
| May 26, 2010 | 36 | 0 | 64 mph |
| March 7, 2022 | 35 | 0 | 64 mph |
| August 4, 2015 | 35 | 0 | 58 mph |
| July 31, 2019 | 34 | 1 | 75 mph |
| May 4, 2010 | 33 | 0 | 67 mph |
| May 15, 2020 | 32 | 3 | 100 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Massachusetts
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 1989 | 14 | 1 | 127 mph |
| June 11, 1962 | 1 | 1 | 115 mph |
| July 14, 1973 | 4 | 2 | 109 mph |
| June 2, 2000 | 14 | 1 | 104 mph |
| May 31, 1998 | 26 | 6 | 104 mph |
| June 22, 1997 | 5 | 1 | 104 mph |
| May 21, 1996 | 8 | 1 | 104 mph |
| July 5, 1974 | 2 | 1 | 104 mph |
| October 30, 2012 | 2 | 1 | 101 mph |
| June 26, 2024 | 10 | 2 | 100 mph |
Massachusetts damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 67 | 2 | 0 | 64 mph | 16 |
| 2025 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 64 mph | 13 |
| 2024 | 127 | 127 | 2 | 100 mph | 13 |
| 2023 | 152 | 142 | 0 | 70 mph | 16 |
| 2022 | 155 | 154 | 4 | 90 mph | 16 |
| 2021 | 253 | 251 | 7 | 90 mph | 30 |
| 2020 | 325 | 317 | 7 | 100 mph | 24 |
| 2019 | 163 | 160 | 5 | 90 mph | 22 |
| 2018 | 113 | 96 | 0 | 70 mph | 24 |
| 2017 | 153 | 147 | 0 | 69 mph | 18 |
| 2016 | 337 | 291 | 4 | 85 mph | 23 |
| 2015 | 165 | 152 | 2 | 81 mph | 19 |
| 2014 | 156 | 146 | 5 | 100 mph | 16 |
| 2013 | 81 | 70 | 1 | 81 mph | 24 |
| 2012 | 81 | 69 | 3 | 101 mph | 20 |
| 2011 | 125 | 124 | 1 | 98 mph | 16 |
| 2010 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 70 mph | 22 |
| 2009 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 70 mph | 15 |
| 2008 | 254 | 253 | 4 | 100 mph | 34 |
| 2007 | 161 | 161 | 4 | 100 mph | 24 |
| 2006 | 129 | 129 | 4 | 90 mph | 21 |
| 2005 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 69 mph | 15 |
| 2004 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 69 mph | 11 |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 69 mph | 10 |
| 2002 | 62 | 49 | 2 | 98 mph | 13 |
| 2001 | 68 | 56 | 0 | 69 mph | 10 |
| 2000 | 56 | 47 | 3 | 104 mph | 15 |
| 1999 | 50 | 47 | 5 | 86 mph | 20 |
| 1998 | 69 | 62 | 7 | 104 mph | 15 |
| 1997 | 46 | 37 | 4 | 104 mph | 12 |
| 1996 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 104 mph | 9 |
| 1995 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 92 mph | 17 |
| 1994 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 71 mph | 18 |
| 1993 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 64 mph | 11 |
| 1992 | 23 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 1991 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 69 mph | 8 |
| 1990 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 59 mph | 5 |
| 1989 | 54 | 53 | 10 | 127 mph | 9 |
| 1988 | 49 | 42 | 1 | 81 mph | 11 |
| 1987 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 92 mph | 2 |
| 1986 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 61 mph | 5 |
| 1985 | 13 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1984 | 12 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 1983 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 11 |
| 1982 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1981 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 67 mph | 8 |
| 1980 | 6 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1979 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 63 mph | 6 |
| 1977 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 3 |
| 1976 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 69 mph | 5 |
| 1975 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1974 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 104 mph | 6 |
| 1973 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 109 mph | 10 |
| 1972 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 83 mph | 4 |
| 1971 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 81 mph | 5 |
| 1970 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 8 |
| 1969 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 9 |
| 1968 | 10 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 mph | 1 |
| 1966 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 81 mph | 10 |
| 1965 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 67 mph | 6 |
| 1964 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 74 mph | 5 |
| 1963 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 66 mph | 5 |
| 1962 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 115 mph | 4 |
| 1961 | 5 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1960 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 1959 | 6 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1958 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 82 mph | 7 |
| 1957 | 10 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 1956 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 84 mph | 7 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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