Amherst December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 2021
Lowest temperature -11 °F 1932
Lowest daily high 12 °F 1932
Highest daily low 41 °F 2021
Most precipitation 1.55 inches 1973
Most snow 7.0 inches 2020
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.1 °F
Average low 20.4 °F
Chance precipitation 34.5%
Chance snow 12.3%
Amherst December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 53 27 0.00 0.0
2022 36 32 0.78 0.0
2021 60 41 0.00 0.0
2020 24 16 0.61 7.0
2019 33 24 0.06 0.5
2018 40 32 0.48 0.0
2017 31 6 0.00 0.0
2016 21 -2 0.15 2.6
2015 49 36 0.03 0.0
2014 38 28 0.25 0.0
2013 28 -5 0.00 0.0
2012 32 30 0.36 0.0
2011 45 26 0.00 0.0
2010 33 10 0.00 0.0
2009 31 15 0.00 0.0
2008 60 25 0.30 2.0
2007 32 16 0.58 4.5
2006 48 27 0.00 0.0
2005 39 23 0.42 0.0
2004 37 12 0.00 0.0
2003 40 14 0.04 0.0
2002 37 21 0.05 0.0
2001 30 25 0.00 0.0
2000 38 n/a 0.83 0.0
1999 48 32 0.00 0.0
1998 42 n/a 0.00 0.0
1997 45 15 0.00 0.0
1996 39 34 0.17 0.0
1995 31 25 0.05 0.5
1994 30 16 0.30 n/a
1993 42 20 0.00 0.0
1992 40 31 0.06 0.0
1991 36 8 0.00 0.0
1990 46 24 0.00 0.0
1989 27 7 0.00 0.0
1988 22 4 0.00 0.0
1987 40 26 0.00 0.0
1986 40 31 0.18 1.5
1985 37 24 0.00 0.0
1984 60 33 0.00 0.0
1983 41 22 0.00 0.0
1982 58 27 0.08 0.0
1981 38 20 0.00 0.0
1980 30 8 0.00 0.0
1979 38 20 0.38 0.0
1978 46 23 0.20 0.3
1977 38 16 0.00 0.0
1976 42 31 0.15 1.0
1975 37 16 0.00 0.0
1974 47 31 0.90 0.0
1973 31 18 1.55 4.0
1972 34 11 0.00 0.0
1971 52 36 0.00 0.0
1970 34 19 0.59 7.0
1969 31 -3 0.00 0.0
1968 22 15 0.00 0.0
1967 41 20 0.00 0.0
1966 44 18 0.00 0.0
1965 43 32 0.00 0.0
1964 37 10 0.00 0.0
1963 26 -6 0.00 0.0
1962 22 -3 0.00 n/a
1961 25 13 n/a n/a
1960 33 8 0.00 0.0
1959 45 35 0.00 0.0
1958 27 11 0.03 0.0
1957 39 24 0.00 0.0
1956 39 27 0.00 0.0
1955 37 16 0.00 0.0
1954 32 19 0.00 0.0
1953 22 11 0.00 n/a
1952 48 32 0.00 n/a
1951 18 -7 0.00 0.0
1950 37 25 0.00 0.0
1949 40 15 0.00 0.0
1948 39 30 0.03 0.0
1947 35 28 0.00 0.0
1946 38 17 0.11 1.0
1945 21 1 0.00 0.0
1944 42 31 0.00 0.0
1943 34 3 0.00 0.0
1942 23 -7 0.04 0.5
1941 45 28 0.00 0.0
1940 37 19 0.00 0.0
1939 39 30 0.11 0.0
1938 33 20 0.01 0.0
1937 37 25 0.09 0.0
1936 49 30 0.15 0.0
1935 32 22 0.00 0.0
1934 37 24 0.00 0.0
1933 35 13 0.37 0.0
1932 12 -11 0.03 0.5
1931 47 31 0.00 0.0
1930 41 8 0.00 0.0
1929 33 24 0.68 0.0
1928 56 34 0.04 0.0
1927 30 22 0.00 0.0
1926 26 8 0.00 0.0
1925 34 25 0.00 0.0
1924 44 25 0.03 n/a
1923 41 25 n/a n/a
1922 26 18 0.81 4.0
1921 50 25 0.06 n/a
1920 35 27 0.00 0.0
1919 15 -4 0.01 0.3
1918 40 27 0.00 n/a
1917 26 8 0.00 0.0
1916 26 8 0.00 n/a
1915 30 8 1.08 0.0
1914 29 13 0.00 n/a
1913 50 34 0.00 0.0
1912 40 22 0.02 0.0
1911 40 34 0.21 0.0
1910 22 4 0.00 0.0
1909 36 24 0.00 0.0
1908 27 18 0.00 0.0
1907 35 25 0.00 0.0
1906 34 27 0.00 0.0
1905 40 9 0.00 0.0
1904 21 -2 0.00 0.0
1903 27 6 0.00 0.0
1902 41 33 0.00 0.0
1901 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1900 27 4 0.00 0.0
1899 32 13 0.10 0.0
1898 38 10 0.00 0.0
1897 46 34 0.02 0.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 33 4 0.00 0.0
1894 47 39 0.00 0.0
1893 39 20 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 60 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 2021.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 2008
1 60 °F 2021
1 60 °F 1984
4 58 °F 1982
5 56 °F 1928
6 53 °F 2023
7 52 °F 1971
8 50 °F 1913
8 50 °F 1921
10 49 °F 1936
10 49 °F 2015
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -11 °F which happened in 1932.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1932
2 -7 °F 1942
2 -7 °F 1951
4 -6 °F 1963
5 -5 °F 2013
6 -4 °F 1919
7 -3 °F 1962
7 -3 °F 1969
9 -2 °F 2016
9 -2 °F 1904
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 °F 1932
2 15 °F 1919
3 18 °F 1951
4 21 °F 1945
4 21 °F 2016
4 21 °F 1904
7 22 °F 1962
7 22 °F 1968
7 22 °F 1910
7 22 °F 1953
7 22 °F 1988
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.55 inches which happened in 1973.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.55 inches 1973
2 1.08 inches 1915
3 0.90 inches 1974
4 0.83 inches 2000
5 0.81 inches 1922
6 0.78 inches 2022
7 0.68 inches 1929
8 0.61 inches 2020
9 0.59 inches 1970
10 0.58 inches 2007
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 7.0 inches 2020
1 7.0 inches 1970
3 4.5 inches 2007
4 4.0 inches 1922
4 4.0 inches 1973
6 2.6 inches 2016
7 2.0 inches 2008
8 1.5 inches 1986
9 1.0 inches 1976
9 1.0 inches 1946
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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