Amherst January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1995
Lowest temperature -26 °F 1971
Lowest daily high 6 °F 1994
Highest daily low 46 °F 1995
Most precipitation 0.88 inches 1937
Most snow 5.0 inches 1938
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 34.4 °F
Average low 13.9 °F
Chance precipitation 35.9%
Chance snow 19.1%
Amherst January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 25 16 0.25 3.0
2023 35 20 0.00 0.0
2022 38 -2 0.42 2.4
2021 43 34 0.31 0.0
2020 42 15 0.00 0.0
2019 35 15 0.00 0.0
2018 31 18 0.28 3.6
2017 42 12 0.00 0.0
2016 41 29 0.31 0.0
2015 36 1 0.00 n/a
2014 38 29 0.02 0.0
2013 32 21 0.15 0.5
2012 33 3 0.11 1.5
2011 32 5 0.00 n/a
2010 47 22 0.00 0.0
2009 16 -14 0.00 0.0
2008 33 0 0.00 0.0
2007 35 9 0.00 0.0
2006 29 4 0.00 0.0
2005 27 17 0.02 0.5
2004 12 -7 0.00 0.0
2003 30 17 0.00 0.3
2002 39 29 0.09 0.3
2001 39 27 0.00 0.0
2000 38 -1 0.00 0.0
1999 32 17 0.00 0.0
1998 32 16 0.00 0.0
1997 42 11 0.77 0.0
1996 27 3 0.00 0.0
1995 60 46 0.20 0.0
1994 6 -10 0.00 0.0
1993 35 11 0.00 0.0
1992 15 3 0.00 0.0
1991 44 32 0.20 0.0
1990 54 28 0.00 0.0
1989 43 24 0.00 0.0
1988 42 n/a 0.00 0.0
1987 34 4 0.00 0.0
1986 41 7 0.00 0.0
1985 20 4 0.20 3.0
1984 26 -9 0.00 0.0
1983 28 11 0.00 0.0
1982 n/a -5 0.00 0.0
1981 22 9 0.08 2.0
1980 42 27 0.00 n/a
1979 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1978 30 13 0.06 1.0
1977 21 -2 0.00 0.0
1976 24 15 0.02 0.2
1975 32 13 0.00 0.0
1974 29 9 0.00 0.0
1973 56 25 0.00 0.0
1972 31 -2 0.00 0.0
1971 21 -26 0.00 0.0
1970 37 12 0.00 0.0
1969 33 2 0.00 0.0
1968 18 -1 0.00 0.0
1967 40 9 0.00 0.0
1966 15 -2 0.00 0.0
1965 6 -3 0.10 1.5
1964 36 5 0.00 0.0
1963 30 1 0.00 n/a
1962 43 10 0.00 0.0
1961 38 8 0.00 0.0
1960 35 n/a 0.00 0.0
1959 29 15 0.01 0.0
1958 31 24 0.01 0.0
1957 20 -8 0.00 0.0
1956 32 26 0.05 0.7
1955 33 21 0.00 0.0
1954 32 -3 0.00 0.0
1953 32 13 0.00 0.0
1952 40 17 0.25 0.0
1951 40 17 0.00 0.0
1950 36 27 0.00 0.0
1949 51 37 0.00 0.0
1948 30 18 0.12 1.0
1947 40 27 0.00 0.0
1946 26 1 0.00 0.0
1945 24 14 0.00 0.0
1944 33 -2 0.00 0.0
1943 29 19 0.00 0.0
1942 32 -4 0.00 0.0
1941 35 23 0.35 0.8
1940 15 3 0.00 0.0
1939 32 17 0.00 n/a
1938 24 15 0.32 5.0
1937 32 15 0.88 1.2
1936 32 18 0.00 0.0
1935 30 2 0.29 3.0
1934 26 8 0.00 0.0
1933 54 25 0.00 0.0
1932 33 29 0.11 0.0
1931 40 20 0.00 0.0
1930 23 9 0.02 0.0
1929 26 4 0.59 1.0
1928 38 23 0.00 0.0
1927 27 9 0.00 0.0
1926 40 24 0.00 0.0
1925 41 21 0.00 n/a
1924 52 28 0.00 n/a
1923 22 -4 0.00 n/a
1922 28 -6 0.00 0.0
1921 34 9 0.00 0.0
1920 24 7 0.28 3.0
1919 45 23 0.00 0.0
1918 20 4 0.07 0.8
1917 33 12 0.00 n/a
1916 24 10 0.00 0.0
1915 38 28 0.62 0.0
1914 35 22 0.06 0.5
1913 50 35 0.52 0.0
1912 22 -3 0.28 2.0
1911 20 6 0.00 0.0
1910 36 -4 0.00 0.0
1909 26 9 0.85 4.5
1908 34 13 0.00 0.0
1907 17 -8 0.14 2.0
1906 36 28 n/a 0.0
1905 33 18 0.00 0.0
1904 33 3 0.00 0.0
1903 45 28 0.00 0.0
1902 32 11 n/a 0.0
1901 41 27 n/a 0.0
1900 36 23 0.00 0.0
1899 46 32 0.47 0.0
1898 28 9 n/a n/a
1897 44 19 0.00 0.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 34 8 n/a 0.0
1894 36 19 n/a 0.0
1893 18 -11 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 60 °F which happened in 1995.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1995
2 56 °F 1973
3 54 °F 1990
3 54 °F 1933
5 52 °F 1924
6 51 °F 1949
7 50 °F 1913
8 47 °F 2010
9 46 °F 1899
10 45 °F 1903
10 45 °F 1919
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -26 °F which happened in 1971.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -26 °F 1971
2 -14 °F 2009
3 -11 °F 1893
4 -10 °F 1994
5 -9 °F 1984
6 -8 °F 1907
6 -8 °F 1957
8 -7 °F 2004
9 -6 °F 1922
10 -5 °F 1982
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1965
1 6 °F 1994
3 12 °F 2004
4 15 °F 1940
4 15 °F 1992
4 15 °F 1966
7 16 °F 2009
8 17 °F 1907
9 18 °F 1893
9 18 °F 1968
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 0.88 inches which happened in 1937.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.88 inches 1937
2 0.85 inches 1909
3 0.77 inches 1997
4 0.62 inches 1915
5 0.59 inches 1929
6 0.52 inches 1913
7 0.47 inches 1899
8 0.42 inches 2022
9 0.35 inches 1941
10 0.32 inches 1938
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.0 inches 1938
2 4.5 inches 1909
3 3.6 inches 2018
4 3.0 inches 1920
4 3.0 inches 2024
4 3.0 inches 1985
4 3.0 inches 1935
8 2.4 inches 2022
9 2.0 inches 1912
9 2.0 inches 1907
9 2.0 inches 1981
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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