I love columbine!
And they can take a lot of water!
05-30-2025: Over 7" of rain in Boston this month puts us as the 5th wettest May on record. Another .50-1" coming Saturday as low pressure tracks over SNE. This will easily bump us to 4th wettest. (records go back to 1872) Heaviest rain in the morning, some afternoon drying #WCVB - https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/rain-weather-boston-saturday-weeke But we do get extremes:
Summer of 2023 goes down as second rainiest on record in Boston, forecasters say - The Boston Globe More than 20 inches of rain fell in Boston over the past three months, the second-highest total on record, the National Weather Service said Thursday. Only 1955, when two hurricanes passed by the region a week apart in August, saw more rainfall, with nearly 25 inches. The weather service’s rainfall records date back to 1872. ...Last year, less than 4.5 inches of rain fell, creating “critical drought” conditions across much of Massachusetts. It was the driest summer in Boston in 138 years.
The fourth-highest total came just two years ago, when the city received close to 20 inches of rain. Last year, less than 4.5 inches of rain fell, creating “critical drought” conditions across much of Massachusetts. It was the driest summer in Boston in 138 years. - https://www.reddit.com/r/BostonWeather/comments/167640r/summer_of_2023_goes_down_as_second_rainiest_on/
May 10-11 10 inches or more of snow fell over interior Massachusetts, 1945
May 26 Hottest ever May temperature, 97F, 1880
May 31 Boston suburbs experience late freeze, 1961 - http://www.glenallenweather.com/historylinks/boston/05may.htm