Snow in October? Here are all the times winter weather has started early in Mass.

Love winter? There have been multiple times the snowy season has begun in October in Massachusetts.

One of the earliest snowfalls in Massachusetts was on Oct. 1, 1946, in Plainfield, when an inch of snow fell. Although the National Weather Service has Sep. 25, 1942, as the official earliest snowfall in Massachusetts.

And more recently, Massachusetts residents saw snow in October 2020 when Boston set a new snowfall record for the month. However, the city didn't receive the most snow in Massachusetts from that storm.

Worcester, Amherst and Grafton totaled 6.5 inches in October 2020, according to the National Weather Service.

Here are all the times snow fell in October in Massachusetts, according to NOAA data gathered by Extreme Weather Watch.

Boston

• Oct. 10, 1979: 0.2 inches

• Oct. 18, 2009: 0.1 inches

• Oct. 29, 2005: 1.1 inches

• Oct. 29, 2011: 0.4 inches

• Oct. 30, 2011: 0.6 inches

• Oct. 30, 2020: 4.3 inches

Worcester

• Oct. 8, 1988: 0.4 inches

• Oct. 10, 1979: 7.5 inches

• Oct. 13, 1934: 1.3 inches

• Oct. 15, 1961: 0.9 inches

• Oct. 16, 2009: 1.4 inches

• Oct. 18, 2009: 1.0 inches

• Oct. 20, 1926: 0.8 inches

• Oct. 21, 1964: 2.1 inches

• Oct. 23, 2002: 3.0 inches

• Oct. 23, 2003: 1.5 inches

• Oct. 24, 1960: 2.1 inches

• Oct. 25, 1960: 1.5 inches

• Oct. 26, 1962: 4.7 inches

• Oct. 27, 2011: 1.4 inches

• Oct. 29, 1963: 0.5 inches

• Oct. 29, 2011: 11.4 inches

• Oct. 30, 2000: 0.4 inches

• Oct. 30, 2011: 3.2 inches

• Oct. 30, 2020: 6.2 inches

Amherst

• Oct. 23, 2002: 0.5 inches

• Oct. 23, 2003: 0.2 inches

• Oct. 30, 2000: 0.5 inches

• Oct. 30, 2011: 6.5 inches

Hyannis

• Oct. 28, 1903: 0.2 inches

Berkshires

Records were not provided for the Berkshires . Although snow has fallen in October multiple times in this area, including:

• Oct. 4, 1987, in Otis and Lanesboro

• Oct. 10, 1979, in Chester

• Oct. 23, 1969, in Adams

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