Boston October 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of October 17.
October 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1947
Lowest temperature 32 °F 1937
Lowest daily high 46 °F 1970
Highest daily low 66 °F 1928
Most precipitation 1.18 inches 1989
Most snow none -
October 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.1 °F
Average low 47.4 °F
Chance precipitation 33.6%
Chance snow 0.6%
Boston October 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 60 50 0.00 0.0
2022 60 49 0.23 0.0
2021 65 52 0.31 0.0
2020 58 42 1.16 0.0
2019 64 52 0.67 0.0
2018 63 44 0.00 0.0
2017 58 40 0.00 0.0
2016 75 62 0.00 0.0
2015 56 40 0.00 0.0
2014 71 57 0.00 0.0
2013 73 54 0.03 0.0
2012 56 42 0.00 0.0
2011 66 56 0.00 0.0
2010 66 46 0.00 0.0
2009 49 36 0.00 0.0
2008 60 46 0.00 0.0
2007 63 44 0.00 0.0
2006 55 43 0.13 0.0
2005 63 50 0.00 0.0
2004 57 46 0.00 0.0
2003 58 47 0.01 0.0
2002 63 47 0.00 0.0
2001 59 48 0.00 0.0
2000 53 42 0.00 0.0
1999 75 54 0.11 0.0
1998 59 44 0.00 0.0
1997 56 43 0.00 0.0
1996 73 51 0.00 0.0
1995 58 44 0.00 0.0
1994 58 45 0.00 0.0
1993 57 49 0.01 0.0
1992 65 43 0.04 0.0
1991 56 45 0.19 0.0
1990 70 45 0.00 0.0
1989 66 45 1.18 0.0
1988 64 50 0.00 0.0
1987 59 50 0.00 0.0
1986 51 43 0.13 0.0
1985 59 44 0.00 0.0
1984 53 44 0.00 0.0
1983 60 44 0.00 0.0
1982 54 40 0.00 0.0
1981 60 45 0.00 0.0
1980 61 53 0.00 0.0
1979 61 40 0.00 0.0
1978 48 33 0.00 0.0
1977 57 46 0.43 0.0
1976 53 43 0.00 0.0
1975 59 50 0.27 0.0
1974 57 41 0.01 0.0
1973 57 43 0.00 0.0
1972 64 44 0.00 0.0
1971 57 48 0.00 0.0
1970 46 37 0.00 0.0
1969 63 50 0.00 0.0
1968 82 60 0.00 0.0
1967 75 55 0.00 0.0
1966 55 47 0.00 0.0
1965 48 41 0.00 0.0
1964 56 50 0.89 0.0
1963 68 52 0.00 0.0
1962 73 52 0.00 0.0
1961 66 40 0.00 0.0
1960 58 52 0.00 0.0
1959 71 49 0.01 0.0
1958 81 60 0.00 0.0
1957 71 50 0.00 0.0
1956 69 57 0.00 0.0
1955 55 47 0.76 0.0
1954 68 52 0.00 0.0
1953 75 49 0.00 0.0
1952 61 45 0.00 0.0
1951 60 49 0.01 0.0
1950 70 47 0.00 0.0
1949 63 44 0.00 0.0
1948 72 53 0.00 0.0
1947 89 60 0.00 0.0
1946 73 53 0.00 0.0
1945 63 39 0.00 0.0
1944 65 44 0.00 0.0
1943 65 45 0.18 0.0
1942 59 51 0.01 0.0
1941 59 38 0.00 0.0
1940 52 37 0.06 0.0
1939 60 36 0.00 0.0
1938 87 57 0.00 0.0
1937 53 32 0.00 0.0
1936 65 56 0.67 0.0
1935 68 43 0.00 0.0
1934 65 45 0.00 0.0
1933 70 52 0.08 0.0
1932 68 58 0.03 0.0
1931 63 48 0.00 0.0
1930 63 56 0.00 0.0
1929 58 37 0.00 0.0
1928 80 66 0.00 0.0
1927 57 48 0.01 0.0
1926 60 43 0.16 0.0
1925 79 51 0.03 0.0
1924 65 43 0.00 0.0
1923 61 45 0.00 0.0
1922 74 49 0.00 0.0
1921 53 48 0.00 0.0
1920 64 55 0.00 0.0
1919 67 48 0.02 0.0
1918 62 46 0.00 0.0
1917 57 41 0.00 0.0
1916 67 41 0.00 0.0
1915 74 48 0.00 0.0
1914 67 59 0.76 0.0
1913 63 54 0.00 0.0
1912 73 42 0.00 0.0
1911 54 51 0.00 0.0
1910 71 50 0.00 0.0
1909 55 41 0.00 0.0
1908 78 59 0.00 0.0
1907 74 48 0.00 0.0
1906 53 48 0.00 0.0
1905 66 50 0.00 0.0
1904 74 47 0.00 0.0
1903 69 58 0.92 0.0
1902 48 40 0.00 0.0
1901 69 45 0.01 0.0
1900 52 35 0.00 0.0
1899 65 49 0.00 0.0
1898 48 37 0.00 0.0
1897 77 40 0.00 0.0
1896 53 42 0.00 0.0
1895 56 47 0.00 0.0
1894 66 50 0.00 0.0
1893 64 36 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 89 °F which happened in 1947.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1947
2 87 °F 1938
3 82 °F 1968
4 81 °F 1958
5 80 °F 1928
6 79 °F 1925
7 78 °F 1908
8 77 °F 1897
9 75 °F 2016
9 75 °F 1953
9 75 °F 1967
9 75 °F 1999
What's the all-time low for Boston on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 32 °F which happened in 1937.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 32 °F 1937
2 33 °F 1978
3 35 °F 1900
4 36 °F 1939
4 36 °F 2009
4 36 °F 1893
7 37 °F 1929
7 37 °F 1898
7 37 °F 1940
7 37 °F 1970
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1970
2 48 °F 1902
2 48 °F 1965
2 48 °F 1898
2 48 °F 1978
6 49 °F 2009
7 51 °F 1986
8 52 °F 1900
8 52 °F 1940
10 53 °F 1937
10 53 °F 1976
10 53 °F 1984
10 53 °F 1896
10 53 °F 2000
10 53 °F 1906
10 53 °F 1921
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.18 inches which happened in 1989.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on October 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.18 inches 1989
2 1.16 inches 2020
3 0.92 inches 1903
4 0.89 inches 1964
5 0.76 inches 1914
5 0.76 inches 1955
7 0.67 inches 1936
7 0.67 inches 2019
9 0.43 inches 1977
10 0.31 inches 2021
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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