Amherst March 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of March 17.
March 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 78 °F 1990
Lowest temperature -10 °F 1993
Lowest daily high 20 °F 1916
Highest daily low 58 °F 1990
Most precipitation 1.93 inches 1974
Most snow 9.0 inches 2007
March 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.0 °F
Average low 24.5 °F
Chance precipitation 30.8%
Chance snow 9.4%
Amherst March 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 58 32 0.02 0.0
2023 50 24 0.01 0.0
2022 60 37 0.00 0.0
2021 37 15 0.00 0.0
2020 43 23 0.03 0.1
2019 44 29 0.00 0.0
2018 37 23 0.00 0.0
2017 33 10 0.00 0.0
2016 64 42 0.30 0.0
2015 50 22 0.01 0.0
2014 31 16 0.00 0.0
2013 38 24 0.00 0.0
2012 46 38 0.07 0.0
2011 41 29 0.58 n/a
2010 60 25 0.00 0.0
2009 49 27 0.00 0.0
2008 35 26 0.00 0.0
2007 30 22 1.81 9.0
2006 42 25 0.00 0.0
2005 45 16 0.00 0.0
2004 34 24 0.35 3.7
2003 64 26 0.00 0.0
2002 49 22 0.00 0.0
2001 57 29 0.00 0.0
2000 69 32 0.91 0.0
1999 47 24 0.00 0.0
1998 42 18 0.00 0.0
1997 28 12 0.00 0.0
1996 40 15 0.00 0.0
1995 61 43 0.05 0.0
1994 44 20 0.21 3.8
1993 41 -10 0.04 0.0
1992 33 13 0.00 0.0
1991 57 20 0.00 0.0
1990 78 58 0.00 0.0
1989 65 20 0.00 0.0
1988 47 27 0.02 0.0
1987 37 22 0.00 0.0
1986 52 26 0.00 0.0
1985 53 28 0.00 0.0
1984 54 32 0.11 0.0
1983 46 34 0.00 0.0
1982 46 30 0.70 3.0
1981 38 17 0.00 n/a
1980 42 24 0.00 0.0
1979 35 20 0.00 0.0
1978 39 25 0.03 0.3
1977 49 34 0.00 0.0
1976 31 14 0.35 5.0
1975 53 23 0.00 0.0
1974 41 31 1.93 0.0
1973 65 44 0.61 0.0
1972 44 33 1.73 0.0
1971 47 24 0.00 0.0
1970 42 15 0.00 0.0
1969 51 18 0.00 0.0
1968 46 37 0.95 0.0
1967 28 5 0.00 0.0
1966 46 16 0.00 0.0
1965 42 28 0.00 0.0
1964 41 21 0.09 1.5
1963 43 34 0.30 0.0
1962 45 33 0.00 0.0
1961 36 12 0.00 0.0
1960 35 30 0.24 1.4
1959 42 27 0.00 0.0
1958 38 26 0.00 0.0
1957 47 32 0.00 0.0
1956 27 7 0.00 0.0
1955 n/a 26 0.00 0.0
1954 43 24 0.00 0.0
1953 45 36 0.00 0.0
1952 44 27 0.00 0.0
1951 44 30 0.00 0.0
1950 38 18 0.03 0.5
1949 39 22 0.00 0.0
1948 47 31 0.00 0.0
1947 36 26 0.00 0.0
1946 57 30 0.00 0.0
1945 68 36 0.00 0.0
1944 42 35 0.35 0.0
1943 37 30 0.19 0.0
1942 38 33 1.17 0.0
1941 40 14 0.19 0.0
1940 37 25 0.03 0.2
1939 35 19 0.00 0.0
1938 38 33 0.15 0.0
1937 36 27 0.00 0.0
1936 64 38 0.07 0.0
1935 61 28 0.00 0.0
1934 51 29 0.00 0.0
1933 57 28 0.00 0.0
1932 30 23 0.10 1.0
1931 40 29 0.00 n/a
1930 44 33 0.12 0.0
1929 37 24 0.00 0.0
1928 48 29 0.00 0.0
1927 74 29 0.00 0.0
1926 40 16 0.04 0.5
1925 38 28 0.24 n/a
1924 38 24 0.00 n/a
1923 41 21 n/a 0.0
1922 30 18 0.00 n/a
1921 54 34 0.00 n/a
1920 42 30 0.01 0.0
1919 37 32 0.52 n/a
1918 56 24 0.00 n/a
1917 38 26 0.67 1.0
1916 20 2 0.00 n/a
1915 40 22 0.00 n/a
1914 53 31 0.16 n/a
1913 38 22 0.00 0.0
1912 52 24 0.00 0.0
1911 34 11 0.00 0.0
1910 38 20 0.00 0.0
1909 36 25 0.00 0.0
1908 30 18 0.12 0.5
1907 52 32 n/a n/a
1906 30 12 n/a n/a
1905 44 20 0.00 0.0
1904 40 8 0.00 0.0
1903 59 36 0.00 0.0
1902 65 38 0.59 0.0
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 32 9 0.00 0.0
1899 30 11 0.00 0.0
1898 56 35 0.03 0.0
1897 36 3 0.00 n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 34 18 n/a 0.0
1894 55 28 0.00 0.0
1893 37 12 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 78 °F which happened in 1990.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 78 °F 1990
2 74 °F 1927
3 69 °F 2000
4 68 °F 1945
5 65 °F 1902
5 65 °F 1973
5 65 °F 1989
8 64 °F 1936
8 64 °F 2016
8 64 °F 2003
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -10 °F which happened in 1993.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10 °F 1993
2 2 °F 1916
3 3 °F 1897
4 5 °F 1967
5 7 °F 1956
6 8 °F 1904
7 9 °F 1900
8 10 °F 2017
9 11 °F 1911
9 11 °F 1899
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1916
2 27 °F 1956
3 28 °F 1967
3 28 °F 1997
5 30 °F 2007
5 30 °F 1922
5 30 °F 1899
5 30 °F 1906
5 30 °F 1908
5 30 °F 1932
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.93 inches which happened in 1974.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.93 inches 1974
2 1.81 inches 2007
3 1.73 inches 1972
4 1.17 inches 1942
5 0.95 inches 1968
6 0.91 inches 2000
7 0.70 inches 1982
8 0.67 inches 1917
9 0.61 inches 1973
10 0.59 inches 1902
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.0 inches 2007
2 5.0 inches 1976
3 3.8 inches 1994
4 3.7 inches 2004
5 3.0 inches 1982
6 1.5 inches 1964
7 1.4 inches 1960
8 1.0 inches 1917
8 1.0 inches 1932
10 0.5 inches 1908
10 0.5 inches 1926
10 0.5 inches 1950
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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