Boston August 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of August 17.
August 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 1944
Lowest temperature 51 °F 1934
Lowest daily high 63 °F 1992
Highest daily low 78 °F 2002
Most precipitation 1.92 inches 1909
Most snow none -
August 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 80.5 °F
Average low 65.2 °F
Chance precipitation 29.1%
Chance snow 0%
Boston August 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 71 63 0.00 0.0
2022 79 66 0.01 0.0
2021 85 67 0.00 0.0
2020 71 62 0.08 0.0
2019 76 67 0.00 0.0
2018 80 70 0.20 0.0
2017 83 63 0.00 0.0
2016 85 72 0.00 0.0
2015 91 71 0.00 0.0
2014 81 64 0.00 0.0
2013 74 64 0.00 0.0
2012 86 66 0.00 0.0
2011 84 65 0.00 0.0
2010 92 73 0.00 0.0
2009 94 72 0.00 0.0
2008 82 66 0.00 0.0
2007 80 67 0.00 0.0
2006 76 66 0.00 0.0
2005 85 68 0.00 0.0
2004 73 60 0.03 0.0
2003 75 67 0.03 0.0
2002 96 78 0.00 0.0
2001 82 65 0.17 0.0
2000 74 60 0.00 0.0
1999 90 69 0.00 0.0
1998 70 63 1.52 0.0
1997 93 73 0.01 0.0
1996 85 65 0.00 0.0
1995 83 70 0.00 0.0
1994 81 63 0.04 0.0
1993 77 66 0.30 0.0
1992 63 59 0.39 0.0
1991 93 68 0.00 0.0
1990 89 69 0.00 0.0
1989 76 66 0.00 0.0
1988 78 65 0.08 0.0
1987 96 72 0.00 0.0
1986 86 70 0.16 0.0
1985 83 64 0.00 0.0
1984 81 67 0.00 0.0
1983 90 68 0.00 0.0
1982 87 69 0.25 0.0
1981 76 57 0.00 0.0
1980 81 60 0.00 0.0
1979 70 57 0.00 0.0
1978 92 76 0.00 0.0
1977 81 70 0.17 0.0
1976 82 60 0.00 0.0
1975 73 65 0.00 0.0
1974 83 67 0.36 0.0
1973 79 64 0.00 0.0
1972 74 60 0.04 0.0
1971 89 61 0.00 0.0
1970 83 71 0.53 0.0
1969 88 73 0.00 0.0
1968 86 63 0.09 0.0
1967 84 68 0.00 0.0
1966 81 64 0.57 0.0
1965 83 70 0.00 0.0
1964 68 58 0.01 0.0
1963 79 60 0.00 0.0
1962 83 64 0.59 0.0
1961 77 55 0.00 0.0
1960 77 59 0.00 0.0
1959 95 76 0.00 0.0
1958 77 59 0.00 0.0
1957 78 59 0.00 0.0
1956 85 68 0.00 0.0
1955 89 73 0.53 0.0
1954 78 60 0.01 0.0
1953 78 65 0.00 0.0
1952 87 68 0.29 0.0
1951 73 63 0.08 0.0
1950 84 67 0.00 0.0
1949 81 60 0.00 0.0
1948 78 62 0.20 0.0
1947 70 60 0.01 0.0
1946 85 63 0.41 0.0
1945 77 61 0.00 0.0
1944 97 73 1.05 0.0
1943 82 67 0.00 0.0
1942 87 72 0.29 0.0
1941 74 60 0.00 0.0
1940 86 62 0.00 0.0
1939 80 65 0.10 0.0
1938 77 68 0.33 0.0
1937 94 70 0.00 0.0
1936 89 62 0.31 0.0
1935 89 69 0.00 0.0
1934 70 51 0.00 0.0
1933 78 67 0.01 0.0
1932 84 66 0.00 0.0
1931 86 68 0.00 0.0
1930 81 59 0.00 0.0
1929 81 58 0.00 0.0
1928 90 71 0.00 0.0
1927 76 60 0.00 0.0
1926 83 58 0.00 0.0
1925 80 65 0.00 0.0
1924 78 62 0.15 0.0
1923 75 56 0.00 0.0
1922 77 65 0.00 0.0
1921 80 60 0.00 0.0
1920 80 64 0.00 0.0
1919 68 61 0.00 0.0
1918 72 59 0.00 0.0
1917 78 64 1.24 0.0
1916 78 66 0.00 0.0
1915 76 58 0.06 0.0
1914 83 67 0.06 0.0
1913 96 68 0.00 0.0
1912 75 54 0.00 0.0
1911 85 65 0.00 0.0
1910 70 61 0.00 0.0
1909 63 57 1.92 0.0
1908 69 63 0.16 0.0
1907 74 62 0.19 0.0
1906 77 63 0.00 0.0
1905 69 53 0.00 0.0
1904 84 66 0.00 0.0
1903 78 61 0.10 0.0
1902 72 54 0.00 0.0
1901 86 63 0.00 0.0
1900 84 62 0.00 0.0
1899 82 58 0.00 0.0
1898 89 67 1.03 0.0
1897 76 62 0.00 0.0
1896 79 66 0.02 0.0
1895 80 64 0.00 0.0
1894 67 58 0.00 0.0
1893 66 62 0.09 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 97 °F which happened in 1944.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1944
2 96 °F 2002
2 96 °F 1987
2 96 °F 1913
5 95 °F 1959
6 94 °F 1937
6 94 °F 2009
8 93 °F 1997
8 93 °F 1991
10 92 °F 2010
10 92 °F 1978
What's the all-time low for Boston on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 51 °F which happened in 1934.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1934
2 53 °F 1905
3 54 °F 1912
3 54 °F 1902
5 55 °F 1961
6 56 °F 1923
7 57 °F 1979
7 57 °F 1981
7 57 °F 1909
10 58 °F 1926
10 58 °F 1899
10 58 °F 1929
10 58 °F 1964
10 58 °F 1894
10 58 °F 1915
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1909
1 63 °F 1992
3 66 °F 1893
4 67 °F 1894
5 68 °F 1964
5 68 °F 1919
7 69 °F 1905
7 69 °F 1908
9 70 °F 1947
9 70 °F 1934
9 70 °F 1910
9 70 °F 1979
9 70 °F 1998
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.92 inches which happened in 1909.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on August 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.92 inches 1909
2 1.52 inches 1998
3 1.24 inches 1917
4 1.05 inches 1944
5 1.03 inches 1898
6 0.59 inches 1962
7 0.57 inches 1966
8 0.53 inches 1970
8 0.53 inches 1955
10 0.41 inches 1946
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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