Amherst August 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of August 17.
August 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 1913
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1979
Lowest daily high 60 °F 1909
Highest daily low 75 °F 1978
Most precipitation 1.72 inches 1944
Most snow none -
August 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 81.8 °F
Average low 58.1 °F
Chance precipitation 32.5%
Chance snow 0%
Amherst August 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 66 0.01 0.0
2022 85 58 0.00 0.0
2021 79 57 0.00 0.0
2020 70 59 0.02 0.0
2019 86 64 0.00 0.0
2018 88 67 0.00 0.0
2017 82 51 0.00 0.0
2016 83 66 0.05 0.0
2015 87 65 0.00 0.0
2014 75 52 0.01 0.0
2013 78 50 0.00 0.0
2012 83 58 0.00 0.0
2011 73 56 0.00 n/a
2010 77 68 0.58 0.0
2009 90 65 0.00 0.0
2008 79 55 0.00 0.0
2007 85 62 0.00 0.0
2006 83 56 0.00 0.0
2005 85 52 0.00 0.0
2004 67 55 0.37 0.0
2003 88 66 0.01 0.0
2002 94 67 0.00 0.0
2001 87 59 0.00 0.0
2000 79 54 0.06 0.0
1999 82 59 0.00 0.0
1998 89 58 0.00 0.0
1997 92 69 0.00 0.0
1996 77 59 0.00 0.0
1995 91 70 0.00 0.0
1994 77 51 0.00 0.0
1993 80 63 1.12 0.0
1992 64 59 0.25 0.0
1991 86 62 0.00 0.0
1990 87 61 0.00 0.0
1989 83 58 0.00 0.0
1988 84 54 0.00 0.0
1987 93 69 0.00 0.0
1986 81 52 0.01 0.0
1985 81 53 0.01 0.0
1984 85 58 0.10 0.0
1983 83 58 0.00 0.0
1982 86 58 0.00 0.0
1981 84 47 0.00 0.0
1980 70 44 0.00 0.0
1979 74 41 0.00 0.0
1978 91 75 0.00 0.0
1977 77 69 0.12 0.0
1976 81 50 0.00 0.0
1975 73 64 0.02 0.0
1974 85 55 0.00 0.0
1973 85 60 0.00 0.0
1972 75 54 0.05 0.0
1971 85 44 0.00 0.0
1970 93 70 0.00 0.0
1969 88 71 0.00 0.0
1968 86 62 0.00 0.0
1967 85 57 0.00 0.0
1966 76 60 0.04 0.0
1965 91 68 0.00 0.0
1964 78 52 0.01 0.0
1963 78 46 0.00 0.0
1962 78 66 0.27 0.0
1961 78 44 0.00 0.0
1960 81 53 0.00 0.0
1959 93 72 0.01 0.0
1958 78 62 0.00 0.0
1957 75 46 0.00 0.0
1956 90 62 0.00 0.0
1955 86 74 0.03 0.0
1954 74 53 0.00 0.0
1953 77 57 0.00 0.0
1952 84 69 0.74 0.0
1951 77 62 0.87 0.0
1950 84 57 n/a 0.0
1949 79 58 0.00 0.0
1948 82 57 0.00 0.0
1947 72 59 0.00 0.0
1946 85 62 0.04 0.0
1945 79 50 0.00 0.0
1944 94 70 1.72 0.0
1943 78 61 0.00 0.0
1942 86 70 0.03 0.0
1941 71 49 0.17 0.0
1940 86 55 0.00 0.0
1939 88 64 0.00 0.0
1938 81 72 0.00 0.0
1937 91 65 0.00 0.0
1936 85 55 0.00 0.0
1935 92 62 0.00 0.0
1934 80 51 0.00 0.0
1933 67 63 0.12 0.0
1932 85 67 0.00 0.0
1931 85 59 0.11 0.0
1930 78 50 0.20 0.0
1929 83 46 0.00 0.0
1928 84 66 0.03 0.0
1927 73 49 0.00 0.0
1926 76 58 0.00 0.0
1925 88 56 0.00 n/a
1924 76 60 0.06 n/a
1923 82 45 0.00 n/a
1922 90 62 0.06 n/a
1921 78 50 0.20 n/a
1920 90 70 0.00 n/a
1919 75 54 0.00 n/a
1918 74 52 0.00 n/a
1917 80 59 0.88 n/a
1916 88 62 0.00 n/a
1915 74 51 0.00 n/a
1914 80 61 0.19 n/a
1913 97 62 0.00 n/a
1912 77 42 0.00 n/a
1911 84 58 0.13 n/a
1910 76 56 0.00 n/a
1909 60 54 0.86 n/a
1908 78 n/a 1.02 n/a
1907 80 60 0.15 n/a
1906 86 52 0.00 n/a
1905 76 43 0.00 n/a
1904 84 63 0.06 n/a
1903 80 50 0.00 n/a
1902 74 44 0.00 n/a
1901 85 54 0.00 n/a
1900 82 64 0.00 n/a
1899 81 47 0.00 n/a
1898 86 63 0.19 n/a
1897 73 57 n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 82 60 0.00 n/a
1894 77 49 n/a n/a
1893 72 61 0.08 n/a
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 97 °F which happened in 1913.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1913
2 94 °F 1944
2 94 °F 2002
4 93 °F 1987
4 93 °F 1959
4 93 °F 1970
7 92 °F 1997
7 92 °F 1935
9 91 °F 1965
9 91 °F 1995
9 91 °F 1937
9 91 °F 1978
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 41 °F which happened in 1979.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1979
2 42 °F 1912
3 43 °F 1905
4 44 °F 1961
4 44 °F 1902
4 44 °F 1980
4 44 °F 1971
8 45 °F 1923
9 46 °F 1963
9 46 °F 1929
9 46 °F 1957
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1909
2 64 °F 1992
3 67 °F 1933
3 67 °F 2004
5 70 °F 1980
5 70 °F 2020
7 71 °F 1941
8 72 °F 1947
8 72 °F 1893
10 73 °F 2011
10 73 °F 1927
10 73 °F 1975
10 73 °F 1897
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.72 inches which happened in 1944.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on August 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.72 inches 1944
2 1.12 inches 1993
3 1.02 inches 1908
4 0.88 inches 1917
5 0.87 inches 1951
6 0.86 inches 1909
7 0.74 inches 1952
8 0.58 inches 2010
9 0.37 inches 2004
10 0.27 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Amherst location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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