Bakersfield May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 105 °F 2009
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1906
Lowest daily high 68 °F 1998
Highest daily low 73 °F 2009
Most precipitation 0.55 inches 1915
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.3 °F
Average low 57.4 °F
Chance precipitation 6.8%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 96 70 0.00 0.0
2022 85 56 0.00 0.0
2021 86 61 0.00 0.0
2020 89 58 0.00 0.0
2019 70 50 0.00 0.0
2018 80 53 0.00 0.0
2017 75 57 0.00 0.0
2016 89 63 0.00 0.0
2015 77 56 0.00 0.0
2014 94 64 0.00 0.0
2013 81 59 0.00 0.0
2012 95 62 0.00 0.0
2011 69 53 0.04 0.0
2010 69 57 0.02 0.0
2009 105 73 0.00 0.0
2008 100 73 0.00 0.0
2007 84 60 0.00 0.0
2006 96 71 0.00 0.0
2005 76 49 0.00 0.0
2004 82 58 0.00 0.0
2003 82 61 0.00 0.0
2002 90 60 0.00 0.0
2001 88 63 0.00 0.0
2000 71 55 0.00 0.0
1999 84 52 0.00 0.0
1998 68 47 0.00 0.0
1997 98 65 0.00 0.0
1996 87 56 0.00 0.0
1995 82 49 0.00 0.0
1994 68 51 0.14 0.0
1993 93 60 0.00 0.0
1992 92 61 0.00 0.0
1991 71 50 0.00 0.0
1990 86 55 0.00 0.0
1989 93 62 0.00 0.0
1988 70 57 0.00 0.0
1987 85 57 0.00 0.0
1986 95 63 0.00 0.0
1985 75 50 0.00 0.0
1984 83 50 0.00 0.0
1983 86 52 0.00 0.0
1982 95 65 0.00 0.0
1981 83 55 0.00 0.0
1980 88 59 0.00 0.0
1979 94 62 0.00 0.0
1978 91 57 0.00 0.0
1977 74 48 0.00 0.0
1976 90 63 0.00 0.0
1975 93 63 0.00 0.0
1974 71 46 0.00 0.0
1973 101 71 0.00 0.0
1972 77 55 0.00 0.0
1971 78 53 0.00 0.0
1970 103 69 0.00 0.0
1969 100 65 0.00 0.0
1968 91 57 0.00 0.0
1967 100 65 0.00 0.0
1966 88 60 0.00 0.0
1965 93 62 0.00 0.0
1964 79 57 0.00 0.0
1963 95 65 0.00 0.0
1962 80 49 0.00 0.0
1961 86 57 0.00 0.0
1960 81 54 0.00 0.0
1959 79 56 0.00 0.0
1958 93 65 0.00 0.0
1957 84 56 0.00 0.0
1956 91 68 0.00 0.0
1955 84 53 0.00 0.0
1954 93 63 0.00 0.0
1953 80 50 0.00 0.0
1952 92 61 0.00 0.0
1951 94 61 0.00 0.0
1950 83 58 0.00 0.0
1949 74 58 0.06 0.0
1948 85 55 0.00 0.0
1947 99 64 0.00 0.0
1946 89 57 0.00 0.0
1945 77 57 0.00 0.0
1944 72 48 0.02 0.0
1943 76 43 0.00 0.0
1942 80 50 0.00 0.0
1941 88 59 0.00 0.0
1940 89 61 0.00 0.0
1939 83 52 0.00 0.0
1938 77 60 0.00 0.0
1937 91 55 0.00 0.0
1936 87 61 0.00 0.0
1935 77 49 0.00 0.0
1934 86 55 0.00 0.0
1933 77 54 0.00 0.0
1932 94 55 0.00 0.0
1931 87 60 0.00 0.0
1930 76 53 0.00 0.0
1929 91 59 0.00 0.0
1928 91 60 0.00 0.0
1927 81 57 0.00 n/a
1926 92 60 0.00 n/a
1925 82 59 0.00 0.0
1924 100 66 n/a n/a
1923 94 54 n/a n/a
1922 93 61 n/a n/a
1921 68 49 n/a n/a
1920 98 58 n/a n/a
1919 75 60 0.00 n/a
1918 77 42 n/a n/a
1917 75 44 0.00 0.0
1916 75 49 0.00 n/a
1915 75 46 0.55 n/a
1914 90 54 0.00 n/a
1913 98 52 0.00 n/a
1912 85 61 n/a n/a
1911 75 53 0.00 0.0
1910 93 67 0.00 0.0
1909 99 69 0.00 n/a
1908 88 42 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 83 41 0.00 n/a
1905 88 48 0.00 n/a
1904 90 55 0.00 n/a
1903 72 46 0.00 n/a
1902 77 51 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 77 54 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 105 °F which happened in 2009.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 105 °F 2009
2 103 °F 1970
3 101 °F 1973
4 100 °F 1967
4 100 °F 2008
4 100 °F 1924
4 100 °F 1969
8 99 °F 1909
8 99 °F 1947
10 98 °F 1920
10 98 °F 1997
10 98 °F 1913
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 41 °F which happened in 1906.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1906
2 42 °F 1918
2 42 °F 1908
4 43 °F 1943
5 44 °F 1917
6 46 °F 1915
6 46 °F 1903
6 46 °F 1974
9 47 °F 1998
10 48 °F 1977
10 48 °F 1944
10 48 °F 1905
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1998
1 68 °F 1994
1 68 °F 1921
4 69 °F 2010
4 69 °F 2011
6 70 °F 2019
6 70 °F 1988
8 71 °F 2000
8 71 °F 1991
8 71 °F 1974
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.55 inches which happened in 1915.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.55 inches 1915
2 0.14 inches 1994
3 0.06 inches 1949
4 0.04 inches 2011
5 0.02 inches 2010
5 0.02 inches 1944
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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