Boston May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 2017
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1957
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1905
Highest daily low 64 °F 1977
Most precipitation 1.88 inches 1916
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.9 °F
Average low 50.6 °F
Chance precipitation 37.5%
Chance snow 0%
Boston May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 61 44 0.00 0.0
2022 74 58 0.00 0.0
2021 75 54 0.00 0.0
2020 63 49 0.00 0.0
2019 65 50 0.24 0.0
2018 71 51 0.00 0.0
2017 92 60 0.00 0.0
2016 70 50 0.00 0.0
2015 67 52 0.00 0.0
2014 75 58 0.65 0.0
2013 70 54 0.00 0.0
2012 70 54 0.00 0.0
2011 51 48 0.18 0.0
2010 73 53 0.00 0.0
2009 65 53 0.13 0.0
2008 73 50 0.44 0.0
2007 50 46 0.00 0.0
2006 69 50 0.00 0.0
2005 61 48 0.00 0.0
2004 64 50 0.00 0.0
2003 50 43 0.00 0.0
2002 72 52 0.00 0.0
2001 58 49 0.00 0.0
2000 65 53 0.00 0.0
1999 64 48 0.00 0.0
1998 68 50 0.00 0.0
1997 65 48 0.00 0.0
1996 63 48 0.11 0.0
1995 61 47 0.12 0.0
1994 51 47 0.18 0.0
1993 70 53 0.01 0.0
1992 65 45 0.00 0.0
1991 86 50 0.38 0.0
1990 53 46 0.44 0.0
1989 66 51 0.00 0.0
1988 59 52 0.01 0.0
1987 79 57 0.00 0.0
1986 81 57 0.16 0.0
1985 69 54 0.01 0.0
1984 56 43 0.00 0.0
1983 54 41 0.03 0.0
1982 73 55 0.00 0.0
1981 68 49 0.01 0.0
1980 63 55 0.00 0.0
1979 65 54 0.00 0.0
1978 61 48 0.03 0.0
1977 92 64 0.00 0.0
1976 78 56 0.25 0.0
1975 69 56 0.00 0.0
1974 89 57 0.12 0.0
1973 60 48 0.00 0.0
1972 63 51 0.00 0.0
1971 69 48 0.05 0.0
1970 65 52 1.22 0.0
1969 87 56 0.00 0.0
1968 60 49 0.43 0.0
1967 69 45 0.00 0.0
1966 65 48 0.00 0.0
1965 68 52 0.03 0.0
1964 70 53 0.00 0.0
1963 77 55 0.00 0.0
1962 61 47 0.00 0.0
1961 64 51 0.00 0.0
1960 74 57 0.00 0.0
1959 62 43 0.02 0.0
1958 78 47 0.00 0.0
1957 61 40 0.00 0.0
1956 59 40 0.00 0.0
1955 60 44 0.00 0.0
1954 78 57 0.00 0.0
1953 57 50 0.56 0.0
1952 59 42 0.00 0.0
1951 70 46 0.02 0.0
1950 59 47 0.00 0.0
1949 81 51 0.00 0.0
1948 63 50 0.47 0.0
1947 62 52 0.00 0.0
1946 71 50 0.08 0.0
1945 56 47 0.30 0.0
1944 80 57 0.00 0.0
1943 85 57 0.00 0.0
1942 70 57 0.21 0.0
1941 82 55 0.23 0.0
1940 63 56 0.09 0.0
1939 55 43 0.00 0.0
1938 69 48 0.00 0.0
1937 64 48 0.03 0.0
1936 72 46 0.02 0.0
1935 58 47 0.00 0.0
1934 62 47 0.00 0.0
1933 62 47 0.00 0.0
1932 84 57 0.00 0.0
1931 67 51 0.00 0.0
1930 79 54 0.00 0.0
1929 73 43 0.00 0.0
1928 71 50 0.00 0.0
1927 62 48 0.00 0.0
1926 61 48 1.55 0.0
1925 79 55 0.08 0.0
1924 76 54 0.00 0.0
1923 78 55 0.00 0.0
1922 63 49 0.00 0.0
1921 64 49 0.00 0.0
1920 68 51 0.00 0.0
1919 70 47 0.40 0.0
1918 82 52 0.00 0.0
1917 64 46 0.00 0.0
1916 57 46 1.88 0.0
1915 49 44 0.24 0.0
1914 66 52 0.00 0.0
1913 50 41 0.00 0.0
1912 75 53 0.00 0.0
1911 71 58 0.00 0.0
1910 74 50 0.00 0.0
1909 51 47 0.03 0.0
1908 77 51 0.00 0.0
1907 62 56 0.23 0.0
1906 62 52 0.00 0.0
1905 47 43 0.00 0.0
1904 68 48 0.00 0.0
1903 84 49 0.00 0.0
1902 70 51 0.00 0.0
1901 73 53 0.00 0.0
1900 62 50 0.01 0.0
1899 56 49 0.04 0.0
1898 68 48 0.07 0.0
1897 64 52 0.00 0.0
1896 82 60 0.00 0.0
1895 66 41 0.00 0.0
1894 70 52 0.00 0.0
1893 67 47 1.05 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 92 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2017.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2017
1 92 °F 1977
3 89 °F 1974
4 87 °F 1969
5 86 °F 1991
6 85 °F 1943
7 84 °F 1903
7 84 °F 1932
9 82 °F 1941
9 82 °F 1918
9 82 °F 1896
What's the all-time low for Boston on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 40 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1957.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1956
1 40 °F 1957
3 41 °F 1895
3 41 °F 1913
3 41 °F 1983
6 42 °F 1952
7 43 °F 1939
7 43 °F 1929
7 43 °F 1959
7 43 °F 1984
7 43 °F 2003
7 43 °F 1905
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1905
2 49 °F 1915
3 50 °F 2007
3 50 °F 2003
3 50 °F 1913
6 51 °F 2011
6 51 °F 1994
6 51 °F 1909
9 53 °F 1990
10 54 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.88 inches which happened in 1916.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.88 inches 1916
2 1.55 inches 1926
3 1.22 inches 1970
4 1.05 inches 1893
5 0.65 inches 2014
6 0.56 inches 1953
7 0.47 inches 1948
8 0.44 inches 2008
8 0.44 inches 1990
10 0.43 inches 1968
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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