Amherst May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1977
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1895
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1915
Highest daily low 63 °F 1991
Most precipitation 1.25 inches 2014
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.1 °F
Average low 45.8 °F
Chance precipitation 39.9%
Chance snow 0%
Amherst May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 47 0.00 0.0
2022 81 53 0.47 0.0
2021 77 42 0.00 0.0
2020 73 53 0.00 0.0
2019 69 43 0.00 0.0
2018 70 51 0.00 0.0
2017 78 50 0.00 0.0
2016 59 38 0.00 0.0
2015 74 43 0.00 0.0
2014 69 53 1.25 0.0
2013 80 43 0.00 0.0
2012 74 44 0.19 0.0
2011 54 49 0.21 n/a
2010 71 35 0.00 0.0
2009 74 51 0.70 0.0
2008 59 47 0.87 0.0
2007 83 48 1.10 0.0
2006 58 44 0.78 0.0
2005 68 48 0.01 0.0
2004 76 52 0.00 0.0
2003 55 44 0.00 0.0
2002 79 44 0.00 0.0
2001 59 44 0.00 0.0
2000 68 37 0.00 0.0
1999 74 38 0.00 0.0
1998 85 50 0.00 0.0
1997 57 45 0.00 0.0
1996 53 46 0.50 0.0
1995 74 44 0.00 0.0
1994 54 45 0.61 0.0
1993 73 47 0.04 0.0
1992 65 41 0.00 0.0
1991 87 63 0.00 0.0
1990 61 53 0.85 0.0
1989 80 55 0.08 0.0
1988 75 55 0.00 0.0
1987 81 49 0.00 0.0
1986 76 58 0.35 0.0
1985 71 45 0.00 0.0
1984 57 31 0.00 0.0
1983 54 30 0.29 0.0
1982 80 49 n/a 0.0
1981 64 44 0.30 0.0
1980 n/a 39 0.00 0.0
1979 73 47 0.00 0.0
1978 64 49 0.30 0.0
1977 90 43 0.00 0.0
1976 75 57 0.15 0.0
1975 77 42 0.00 0.0
1974 83 55 0.20 0.0
1973 68 41 0.00 0.0
1972 75 58 0.01 0.0
1971 74 48 0.38 0.0
1970 65 55 1.25 0.0
1969 86 46 0.00 0.0
1968 68 56 0.26 0.0
1967 67 32 0.00 0.0
1966 71 42 0.04 0.0
1965 86 52 0.24 0.0
1964 80 52 0.00 0.0
1963 76 42 0.00 0.0
1962 78 51 0.00 0.0
1961 67 43 0.00 0.0
1960 75 48 0.00 0.0
1959 58 35 0.00 0.0
1958 78 48 0.00 0.0
1957 65 35 0.00 0.0
1956 56 35 0.00 0.0
1955 58 37 0.00 0.0
1954 73 51 0.00 0.0
1953 67 55 0.73 0.0
1952 65 32 0.00 0.0
1951 75 51 0.01 0.0
1950 75 45 0.00 0.0
1949 85 46 0.00 0.0
1948 62 50 0.55 0.0
1947 73 42 0.00 0.0
1946 65 53 0.93 0.0
1945 66 52 0.14 0.0
1944 82 46 0.00 0.0
1943 84 59 0.09 0.0
1942 63 55 1.19 0.0
1941 78 52 0.05 0.0
1940 68 48 0.51 0.0
1939 73 33 0.00 0.0
1938 69 36 0.00 0.0
1937 68 46 0.28 0.0
1936 74 36 0.03 0.0
1935 68 40 0.00 0.0
1934 66 37 0.00 0.0
1933 74 38 0.00 0.0
1932 73 51 0.00 0.0
1931 66 46 0.00 0.0
1930 75 47 0.00 0.0
1929 70 38 0.00 0.0
1928 80 41 0.00 0.0
1927 64 44 0.00 0.0
1926 79 51 0.02 0.0
1925 74 54 0.40 n/a
1924 74 49 0.00 n/a
1923 70 51 0.04 n/a
1922 72 42 0.00 n/a
1921 71 42 0.00 n/a
1920 77 38 0.00 n/a
1919 66 46 0.98 n/a
1918 85 43 0.00 n/a
1917 67 41 0.00 0.0
1916 52 46 0.73 n/a
1915 47 44 0.05 n/a
1914 72 40 0.00 n/a
1913 56 42 0.00 n/a
1912 71 51 0.01 n/a
1911 82 50 0.00 n/a
1910 74 38 0.42 n/a
1909 58 49 0.43 n/a
1908 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1907 64 49 0.14 n/a
1906 86 52 0.25 n/a
1905 62 42 0.00 0.0
1904 62 40 0.20 n/a
1903 86 45 0.00 n/a
1902 71 47 0.00 n/a
1901 76 45 0.00 n/a
1900 67 49 0.00 n/a
1899 68 44 0.00 n/a
1898 64 46 0.00 n/a
1897 70 41 0.00 n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 53 29 0.00 n/a
1894 75 38 0.00 n/a
1893 66 51 0.79 n/a
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 90 °F which happened in 1977.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1977
2 87 °F 1991
3 86 °F 1906
3 86 °F 1969
3 86 °F 1965
3 86 °F 1903
7 85 °F 1918
7 85 °F 1998
7 85 °F 1949
10 84 °F 1943
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 29 °F which happened in 1895.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1895
2 30 °F 1983
3 31 °F 1984
4 32 °F 1967
4 32 °F 1952
6 33 °F 1939
7 35 °F 1959
7 35 °F 1956
7 35 °F 2010
7 35 °F 1957
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1915
2 52 °F 1916
3 53 °F 1895
3 53 °F 1996
5 54 °F 1983
5 54 °F 2011
5 54 °F 1994
8 55 °F 2003
9 56 °F 1913
9 56 °F 1956
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.25 inches which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2014.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.25 inches 2014
1 1.25 inches 1970
3 1.19 inches 1942
4 1.10 inches 2007
5 0.98 inches 1919
6 0.93 inches 1946
7 0.87 inches 2008
8 0.85 inches 1990
9 0.79 inches 1893
10 0.78 inches 2006
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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