Boston January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 1913
Lowest temperature -4 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 9 °F 1907
Highest daily low 42 °F 1933
Most precipitation 1.25 inches 1909
Most snow 6.1 inches 1956
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 37.1 °F
Average low 23.2 °F
Chance precipitation 39.8%
Chance snow 22.1%
Boston January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 27 19 0.00 0.0
2023 50 32 0.01 0.0
2022 49 35 0.73 0.0
2021 43 34 0.00 0.0
2020 30 16 0.00 0.0
2019 33 18 0.00 0.0
2018 34 31 0.21 1.7
2017 42 32 0.30 0.0
2016 38 29 0.10 1.3
2015 22 9 0.00 0.0
2014 46 33 0.00 0.0
2013 42 30 0.00 0.0
2012 48 33 0.09 0.2
2011 21 14 0.00 0.0
2010 41 31 0.43 0.0
2009 19 8 0.00 0.0
2008 35 21 0.00 0.0
2007 19 8 0.00 0.0
2006 37 24 0.00 0.0
2005 24 12 0.17 2.0
2004 38 13 0.00 0.0
2003 30 10 0.01 0.2
2002 45 27 0.10 1.0
2001 41 30 0.00 0.0
2000 17 0 0.00 0.0
1999 47 32 0.00 0.0
1998 29 20 0.00 0.0
1997 31 11 0.00 0.0
1996 52 36 0.02 0.0
1995 57 41 0.02 0.0
1994 47 3 0.18 0.7
1993 35 27 0.00 0.0
1992 26 7 0.01 0.1
1991 48 35 0.25 0.0
1990 52 34 0.00 0.0
1989 45 30 0.00 0.0
1988 42 29 0.00 0.0
1987 27 15 0.00 0.0
1986 49 20 0.00 0.0
1985 23 13 0.15 1.6
1984 29 20 0.00 0.0
1983 29 23 0.00 0.0
1982 30 1 0.00 0.0
1981 26 14 0.22 2.7
1980 31 24 0.00 0.0
1979 31 14 0.23 4.2
1978 34 25 0.13 2.2
1977 16 5 0.00 0.0
1976 35 12 0.00 0.0
1975 31 19 0.00 0.0
1974 16 -1 0.00 0.0
1973 54 40 0.00 0.0
1972 34 5 0.00 0.0
1971 18 4 0.00 0.0
1970 44 31 0.05 0.0
1969 36 25 0.00 0.0
1968 25 10 0.00 0.0
1967 43 29 0.00 0.0
1966 36 10 0.00 0.0
1965 18 6 0.03 0.4
1964 35 27 0.00 0.0
1963 44 21 0.00 0.0
1962 37 14 0.00 0.0
1961 45 27 0.00 0.0
1960 39 24 0.00 0.0
1959 36 20 0.00 0.0
1958 37 30 0.04 0.0
1957 20 9 0.00 0.0
1956 37 28 0.56 6.1
1955 34 22 0.00 0.0
1954 34 5 0.00 0.0
1953 32 15 0.00 0.0
1952 46 27 0.10 0.0
1951 42 26 0.00 0.0
1950 35 29 0.00 0.0
1949 52 38 0.00 0.0
1948 34 29 0.20 1.4
1947 41 32 0.00 0.0
1946 24 7 0.00 0.0
1945 24 16 0.12 1.5
1944 36 15 0.00 0.0
1943 34 31 0.00 0.0
1942 33 4 0.00 0.0
1941 36 32 0.83 0.0
1940 18 9 0.00 0.0
1939 36 23 0.00 0.0
1938 30 14 0.45 6.0
1937 46 18 0.20 0.0
1936 33 17 0.00 0.0
1935 33 15 0.40 n/a
1934 30 14 0.00 0.0
1933 57 42 0.00 0.0
1932 42 31 0.09 0.1
1931 43 26 0.00 0.0
1930 26 8 0.00 0.0
1929 36 21 0.28 n/a
1928 42 32 0.12 0.1
1927 34 17 0.00 0.0
1926 45 30 0.00 0.0
1925 45 24 0.14 0.0
1924 56 35 0.06 0.0
1923 25 8 0.00 0.0
1922 35 21 0.00 0.0
1921 44 14 0.00 0.0
1920 32 15 0.44 4.4
1919 50 35 0.00 0.0
1918 34 24 0.01 0.2
1917 36 20 0.00 0.0
1916 31 15 0.00 0.0
1915 49 33 0.00 0.0
1914 37 25 0.00 0.0
1913 59 41 0.10 0.0
1912 28 10 0.06 0.0
1911 22 9 0.00 0.0
1910 37 24 0.00 0.0
1909 30 16 1.25 4.0
1908 35 19 0.00 0.0
1907 9 -4 0.10 1.7
1906 42 32 0.00 0.0
1905 35 22 0.00 0.0
1904 36 9 0.00 0.0
1903 47 35 0.00 0.0
1902 34 17 0.00 0.0
1901 44 32 0.01 0.0
1900 35 24 0.00 0.0
1899 51 36 0.89 0.0
1898 23 14 0.00 0.0
1897 41 29 0.00 0.0
1896 36 25 0.00 0.0
1895 36 22 0.00 0.0
1894 n/a 18 0.00 0.0
1893 18 2 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 59 °F which happened in 1913.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1913
2 57 °F 1995
2 57 °F 1933
4 56 °F 1924
5 54 °F 1973
6 52 °F 1949
6 52 °F 1990
6 52 °F 1996
9 51 °F 1899
10 50 °F 1919
10 50 °F 2023
What's the all-time low for Boston on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -4 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1907
2 -1 °F 1974
3 0 °F 2000
4 1 °F 1982
5 2 °F 1893
6 3 °F 1994
7 4 °F 1942
7 4 °F 1971
9 5 °F 1972
9 5 °F 1977
9 5 °F 1954
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 1907
2 16 °F 1974
2 16 °F 1977
4 17 °F 2000
5 18 °F 1893
5 18 °F 1971
5 18 °F 1965
5 18 °F 1940
9 19 °F 2009
9 19 °F 2007
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.25 inches which happened in 1909.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.25 inches 1909
2 0.89 inches 1899
3 0.83 inches 1941
4 0.73 inches 2022
5 0.56 inches 1956
6 0.45 inches 1938
7 0.44 inches 1920
8 0.43 inches 2010
9 0.40 inches 1935
10 0.30 inches 2017
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.1 inches 1956
2 6.0 inches 1938
3 4.4 inches 1920
4 4.2 inches 1979
5 4.0 inches 1909
6 2.7 inches 1981
7 2.2 inches 1978
8 2.0 inches 2005
9 1.7 inches 2018
9 1.7 inches 1907
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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