Boston December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 2000
Lowest temperature -4 °F 1919
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1901
Highest daily low 47 °F 1984
Most precipitation 2.82 inches 1970
Most snow 12.3 inches 2020
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 42.1 °F
Average low 29.0 °F
Chance precipitation 38.9%
Chance snow 13.8%
Boston December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 40 0.37 0.0
2022 43 35 0.15 0.0
2021 60 42 0.00 0.0
2020 32 21 1.30 12.3
2019 38 27 0.65 1.3
2018 43 36 0.04 0.0
2017 31 20 0.00 0.0
2016 36 21 0.53 4.3
2015 52 39 0.55 0.0
2014 49 41 0.43 0.0
2013 28 9 0.53 6.4
2012 45 37 0.48 0.0
2011 41 28 0.00 0.0
2010 36 21 0.00 0.0
2009 28 11 0.00 0.0
2008 42 28 0.47 1.0
2007 36 19 0.00 0.0
2006 56 36 0.00 0.0
2005 39 32 0.00 0.0
2004 42 26 0.00 0.0
2003 54 32 0.35 0.0
2002 30 21 0.00 0.0
2001 42 30 0.39 0.7
2000 64 39 2.67 0.0
1999 43 33 0.00 0.0
1998 43 35 0.25 0.0
1997 53 36 0.00 0.0
1996 58 42 0.57 0.0
1995 39 28 0.12 1.2
1994 42 31 0.13 0.0
1993 44 27 0.00 0.0
1992 56 42 0.67 0.0
1991 32 10 0.08 1.0
1990 47 33 0.00 0.0
1989 29 17 0.00 0.0
1988 21 14 0.11 3.1
1987 36 25 0.00 0.2
1986 35 31 0.04 0.0
1985 35 26 0.01 0.1
1984 62 47 0.00 0.0
1983 40 29 0.00 0.0
1982 45 26 0.00 0.0
1981 34 27 0.00 0.0
1980 29 14 0.02 0.2
1979 50 16 0.12 0.0
1978 45 31 0.10 0.0
1977 43 31 0.00 0.0
1976 41 32 0.27 3.3
1975 42 22 0.00 0.0
1974 50 41 0.27 0.0
1973 59 33 2.64 0.0
1972 20 14 0.00 0.0
1971 44 38 0.00 0.0
1970 42 30 2.82 3.8
1969 31 22 0.00 0.0
1968 25 14 0.00 0.0
1967 42 27 0.00 0.0
1966 48 35 0.00 0.0
1965 40 33 0.02 0.1
1964 51 32 0.00 0.0
1963 27 11 0.00 0.0
1962 30 18 0.00 0.0
1961 26 19 0.10 1.3
1960 34 26 0.00 0.0
1959 49 39 0.00 0.0
1958 32 17 0.00 0.1
1957 41 29 0.00 0.0
1956 47 35 0.00 0.0
1955 37 22 0.00 0.0
1954 36 25 0.00 0.0
1953 25 15 0.00 0.0
1952 48 34 0.00 0.0
1951 23 9 0.00 0.0
1950 39 32 0.00 0.0
1949 43 25 0.00 0.0
1948 45 32 0.10 0.0
1947 38 31 0.00 0.0
1946 55 26 0.03 0.1
1945 24 10 0.00 0.0
1944 43 33 0.00 0.0
1943 34 13 0.00 0.0
1942 20 -3 0.05 0.8
1941 48 32 0.00 0.0
1940 42 20 0.02 0.0
1939 46 37 0.00 0.0
1938 43 32 0.00 0.0
1937 41 34 0.08 0.0
1936 51 31 0.82 0.0
1935 34 24 0.00 0.0
1934 38 24 0.00 0.0
1933 39 33 0.16 0.0
1932 18 0 0.09 0.3
1931 52 36 0.00 0.0
1930 40 19 0.00 0.0
1929 40 31 0.52 0.0
1928 60 43 0.11 0.0
1927 37 29 0.00 0.0
1926 32 18 0.00 0.0
1925 37 28 0.00 0.0
1924 52 36 0.18 0.0
1923 42 29 0.00 0.0
1922 32 28 0.79 2.4
1921 50 30 0.01 0.3
1920 39 31 0.00 0.0
1919 18 -4 0.02 0.3
1918 38 28 0.00 0.0
1917 26 18 0.00 0.0
1916 29 16 0.00 0.0
1915 43 24 0.16 0.0
1914 31 18 0.00 0.0
1913 55 38 0.00 0.0
1912 43 30 0.00 0.0
1911 44 37 0.05 0.0
1910 24 9 0.00 0.0
1909 40 28 0.00 0.0
1908 32 23 0.00 0.0
1907 40 32 0.00 0.0
1906 37 33 0.00 0.0
1905 37 19 0.00 0.0
1904 31 18 0.00 0.0
1903 30 11 0.00 0.0
1902 51 35 0.44 0.0
1901 16 10 0.06 1.2
1900 30 11 0.00 0.0
1899 38 26 0.00 0.0
1898 43 31 0.00 0.0
1897 48 39 0.00 0.0
1896 35 22 0.00 0.0
1895 34 19 0.00 0.0
1894 54 n/a 0.00 0.0
1893 41 n/a 0.08 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 64 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 2000
2 62 °F 1984
3 60 °F 1928
3 60 °F 2021
5 59 °F 1973
6 58 °F 1996
7 56 °F 2023
7 56 °F 2006
7 56 °F 1992
10 55 °F 1946
10 55 °F 1913
What's the all-time low for Boston on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -4 °F which happened in 1919.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1919
2 -3 °F 1942
3 0 °F 1932
4 9 °F 1951
4 9 °F 1910
4 9 °F 2013
7 10 °F 1945
7 10 °F 1991
7 10 °F 1901
10 11 °F 2009
10 11 °F 1900
10 11 °F 1963
10 11 °F 1903
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1901
2 18 °F 1919
2 18 °F 1932
4 20 °F 1942
4 20 °F 1972
6 21 °F 1988
7 23 °F 1951
8 24 °F 1910
8 24 °F 1945
10 25 °F 1953
10 25 °F 1968
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 2.82 inches which happened in 1970.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.82 inches 1970
2 2.67 inches 2000
3 2.64 inches 1973
4 1.30 inches 2020
5 0.82 inches 1936
6 0.79 inches 1922
7 0.67 inches 1992
8 0.65 inches 2019
9 0.57 inches 1996
10 0.55 inches 2015
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 12.3 inches 2020
2 6.4 inches 2013
3 4.3 inches 2016
4 3.8 inches 1970
5 3.3 inches 1976
6 3.1 inches 1988
7 2.4 inches 1922
8 1.3 inches 1961
8 1.3 inches 2019
10 1.2 inches 1995
10 1.2 inches 1901
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.
© H Brothers Inc, 2021–2024
Contact us | Privacy policy