Austin May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Austin, Texas for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 2018
Lowest temperature 49 °F 1945
Lowest daily high 72 °F 1983
Highest daily low 75 °F 1995
Most precipitation 3.95 inches 1999
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 87.0 °F
Average low 65.6 °F
Chance precipitation 26.9%
Chance snow 0%
Austin May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 88 62 0.00 0.0
2022 96 70 0.00 0.0
2021 80 64 0.96 0.0
2020 91 64 0.00 0.0
2019 92 74 0.00 0.0
2018 97 65 0.00 0.0
2017 87 71 0.12 0.0
2016 82 65 0.25 0.0
2015 83 65 2.29 0.0
2014 86 58 0.00 0.0
2013 93 74 0.00 0.0
2012 88 56 0.00 0.0
2011 88 51 0.00 0.0
2010 91 64 0.05 0.0
2009 76 58 0.00 0.0
2008 81 56 0.00 0.0
2007 79 56 0.00 0.0
2006 88 52 0.00 0.0
2005 86 54 0.00 0.0
2004 88 64 0.00 0.0
2003 93 63 0.00 0.0
2002 89 68 0.00 0.0
2001 91 70 0.00 0.0
2000 88 73 0.00 0.0
1999 88 64 3.95 0.0
1998 91 68 0.00 0.0
1997 82 62 0.00 0.0
1996 95 72 0.00 0.0
1995 87 75 0.00 0.0
1994 87 69 0.04 0.0
1993 87 68 0.00 0.0
1992 80 66 0.05 0.0
1991 80 66 0.00 0.0
1990 89 72 0.00 0.0
1989 89 69 1.75 0.0
1988 89 65 0.00 0.0
1987 87 64 0.00 0.0
1986 82 61 0.86 0.0
1985 82 68 0.24 0.0
1984 87 67 0.35 0.0
1983 72 58 0.08 0.0
1982 80 62 0.20 0.0
1981 90 74 0.00 0.0
1980 87 62 0.00 0.0
1979 79 61 0.00 0.0
1978 91 74 0.00 0.0
1977 80 68 0.02 0.0
1976 79 62 0.00 0.0
1975 84 60 0.00 0.0
1974 89 75 0.00 0.0
1973 87 57 0.00 0.0
1972 82 58 0.00 0.0
1971 92 64 0.00 0.0
1970 82 52 0.00 0.0
1969 79 61 0.00 0.0
1968 82 61 1.96 0.0
1967 87 56 0.00 0.0
1966 91 74 0.00 0.0
1965 77 65 0.01 0.0
1964 86 61 0.00 0.0
1963 92 69 0.03 0.0
1962 87 70 0.00 0.0
1961 89 73 0.00 0.0
1960 82 70 0.00 0.0
1959 88 68 0.00 0.0
1958 86 62 0.00 0.0
1957 86 71 0.00 0.0
1956 91 61 0.00 0.0
1955 89 65 0.15 0.0
1954 89 61 0.00 0.0
1953 86 68 0.01 0.0
1952 85 71 0.00 0.0
1951 82 67 0.00 0.0
1950 90 63 0.00 0.0
1949 82 69 0.00 0.0
1948 91 66 0.00 0.0
1947 88 68 0.00 0.0
1946 92 66 0.00 0.0
1945 78 49 0.00 0.0
1944 85 67 0.00 0.0
1943 90 75 0.00 0.0
1942 83 70 0.00 0.0
1941 90 71 0.00 0.0
1940 89 68 0.00 0.0
1939 89 72 0.00 0.0
1938 86 69 0.00 0.0
1937 88 66 0.00 0.0
1936 88 66 0.00 0.0
1935 79 66 0.01 0.0
1934 88 53 0.00 0.0
1933 93 69 0.00 0.0
1932 79 60 0.00 0.0
1931 84 63 0.00 0.0
1930 78 69 0.34 0.0
1929 85 61 0.60 0.0
1928 86 71 0.00 0.0
1927 88 68 0.00 0.0
1926 83 54 0.00 n/a
1925 97 66 0.00 n/a
1924 83 51 0.00 0.0
1923 84 55 0.00 n/a
1922 82 56 0.00 n/a
1921 83 60 0.04 n/a
1920 72 57 0.00 n/a
1919 87 62 0.58 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 87 60 0.00 n/a
1916 80 57 0.00 n/a
1915 85 63 0.00 n/a
1914 76 60 1.84 n/a
1913 85 57 0.00 n/a
1912 86 56 0.00 0.0
1911 84 69 0.00 0.0
1910 87 59 0.90 0.0
1909 83 64 0.93 0.0
1908 84 66 0.09 0.0
1907 80 55 0.00 n/a
1906 86 72 0.00 n/a
1905 82 60 0.00 0.0
1904 88 57 1.46 0.0
1903 90 60 0.15 n/a
1902 90 72 n/a n/a
1901 84 65 0.10 n/a
1900 85 64 0.00 n/a
1899 90 68 n/a n/a
1898 90 74 n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 80 59 0.20 n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Austin on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Austin history is 97 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2018.
Highest Temperatures in Austin on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 2018
1 97 °F 1925
3 96 °F 2022
4 95 °F 1996
5 93 °F 2003
5 93 °F 2013
5 93 °F 1933
8 92 °F 2019
8 92 °F 1963
8 92 °F 1946
8 92 °F 1971
What's the all-time low for Austin on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Austin history is 49 °F which happened in 1945.
Lowest Temperatures in Austin on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1945
2 51 °F 2011
2 51 °F 1924
4 52 °F 2006
4 52 °F 1970
6 53 °F 1934
7 54 °F 2005
7 54 °F 1926
9 55 °F 1923
9 55 °F 1907
Lowest High Temperatures in Austin on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 °F 1920
1 72 °F 1983
3 76 °F 1914
3 76 °F 2009
5 77 °F 1965
6 78 °F 1945
6 78 °F 1930
8 79 °F 1979
8 79 °F 1969
8 79 °F 1976
8 79 °F 2007
8 79 °F 1932
8 79 °F 1935
What's the most it has ever rained in Austin on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Austin history is 3.95 inches which happened in 1999.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Austin on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.95 inches 1999
2 2.29 inches 2015
3 1.96 inches 1968
4 1.84 inches 1914
5 1.75 inches 1989
6 1.46 inches 1904
7 0.96 inches 2021
8 0.93 inches 1909
9 0.90 inches 1910
10 0.86 inches 1986
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
2000–2024 Austin Bergstrom Airport location
1942–1999 Austin Camp Mabry location
1893–1941 Austin University of Texas location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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