Cedar Rapids May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 2019
Lowest temperature 32 °F 2014
Lowest daily high 52 °F 1943
Highest daily low 71 °F 1911
Most precipitation 1.93 inches 1986
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 73.8 °F
Average low 50.8 °F
Chance precipitation 42.0%
Chance snow 0%
Cedar Rapids May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 81 49 0.00 0.0
2022 78 47 0.00 0.0
2021 67 56 0.03 0.0
2020 72 55 0.56 0.0
2019 91 55 0.68 0.0
2018 84 54 0.00 0.0
2017 87 62 0.15 0.0
2016 67 48 0.00 0.0
2015 79 64 0.01 0.0
2014 64 32 0.00 0.0
2013 81 61 0.00 0.0
2012 78 48 0.00 0.0
2011 67 35 0.00 0.0
2010 70 57 0.00 0.0
2009 65 33 0.00 0.0
2008 80 51 0.01 0.0
2007 67 41 0.00 0.0
2006 77 49 0.02 0.0
2005 76 47 0.00 0.0
2004 82 60 0.00 0.0
2003 73 49 0.00 0.0
2002 68 45 0.00 0.0
2001 85 64 0.09 0.0
2000 73 60 0.10 0.0
1999 75 60 0.61 0.0
1998 87 54 0.00 0.0
1997 81 48 0.28 0.0
1996 88 60 0.02 0.0
1995 69 49 0.02 0.0
1994 73 46 0.00 0.0
1993 68 43 0.00 0.0
1992 84 61 0.07 0.0
1991 77 61 0.11 0.0
1990 68 49 0.00 0.0
1989 80 55 0.00 0.0
1988 71 41 0.00 0.0
1987 89 57 0.00 0.0
1986 66 52 1.93 0.0
1985 69 47 0.02 0.0
1984 85 50 0.00 0.0
1983 63 43 0.07 0.0
1982 82 61 0.13 0.0
1981 71 51 0.02 0.0
1980 63 51 0.22 0.0
1979 84 62 0.00 0.0
1978 73 54 0.00 0.0
1977 83 62 0.00 0.0
1976 65 47 0.01 0.0
1975 81 42 0.00 0.0
1974 64 54 0.29 0.0
1973 67 34 0.00 0.0
1972 84 53 0.00 0.0
1971 85 55 0.05 0.0
1970 73 43 0.00 0.0
1969 75 47 0.30 0.0
1968 65 36 0.00 0.0
1967 75 46 0.00 0.0
1966 74 54 0.34 0.0
1965 80 47 0.00 0.0
1964 83 55 0.00 0.0
1963 76 53 0.04 0.0
1962 86 68 0.00 0.0
1961 64 50 0.33 0.0
1960 66 54 0.01 0.0
1959 70 42 0.00 0.0
1958 80 60 0.07 0.0
1957 74 46 0.02 0.0
1956 70 48 0.04 0.0
1955 72 43 0.00 0.0
1954 70 46 0.00 0.0
1953 63 55 0.00 0.0
1952 66 47 0.22 0.0
1951 79 62 0.13 0.0
1950 77 40 0.17 0.0
1949 80 62 0.11 0.0
1948 72 47 0.00 0.0
1947 67 48 0.41 0.0
1946 61 43 n/a 0.0
1945 58 42 0.85 0.0
1944 88 66 0.00 0.0
1943 52 42 0.00 0.0
1942 68 54 0.00 0.0
1941 70 42 0.00 0.0
1940 75 43 0.00 0.0
1939 76 52 0.00 0.0
1938 67 54 1.24 0.0
1937 76 42 0.00 0.0
1936 81 59 0.00 0.0
1935 69 36 0.00 0.0
1934 91 54 0.00 0.0
1933 79 55 0.07 0.0
1932 76 37 0.00 0.0
1931 77 45 0.00 0.0
1930 53 32 0.00 0.0
1929 70 43 0.00 0.0
1928 78 53 0.60 0.0
1927 80 53 0.00 0.0
1926 85 52 0.00 0.0
1925 64 36 0.43 0.0
1924 73 53 0.00 0.0
1923 70 47 0.00 0.0
1922 77 49 0.00 0.0
1921 80 54 0.00 0.0
1920 59 47 0.16 0.0
1919 70 46 0.00 0.0
1918 87 63 0.00 0.0
1917 83 54 0.00 0.0
1916 53 43 0.00 0.0
1915 58 36 0.00 0.0
1914 72 48 0.00 0.0
1913 78 44 0.04 0.0
1912 60 42 0.00 0.0
1911 90 71 0.00 0.0
1910 65 50 0.00 0.0
1909 67 48 0.00 0.0
1908 83 59 0.00 0.0
1907 72 37 0.00 0.0
1906 89 66 0.00 0.0
1905 59 44 0.15 0.0
1904 55 47 0.00 0.0
1903 87 62 0.00 0.0
1902 85 60 0.06 0.0
1901 87 54 0.00 0.0
1900 62 51 0.84 0.0
1899 77 48 0.24 0.0
1898 72 49 0.54 0.0
1897 80 43 0.00 0.0
1896 79 53 0.37 0.0
1895 70 46 0.00 0.0
1894 82 n/a 0.00 0.0
1893 66 46 0.00 0.0
1892 76 56 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Cedar Rapids on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Cedar Rapids history is 91 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2019.
Highest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1934
1 91 °F 2019
3 90 °F 1911
4 89 °F 1987
4 89 °F 1906
6 88 °F 1996
6 88 °F 1944
8 87 °F 2017
8 87 °F 1901
8 87 °F 1903
8 87 °F 1918
8 87 °F 1998
What's the all-time low for Cedar Rapids on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cedar Rapids history is 32 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2014.
Lowest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 32 °F 1930
1 32 °F 2014
3 33 °F 2009
4 34 °F 1973
5 35 °F 2011
6 36 °F 1925
6 36 °F 1968
6 36 °F 1935
6 36 °F 1915
10 37 °F 1932
10 37 °F 1907
Lowest High Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1943
2 53 °F 1930
2 53 °F 1916
4 55 °F 1904
5 58 °F 1915
5 58 °F 1945
7 59 °F 1905
7 59 °F 1920
9 60 °F 1912
10 61 °F 1946
What's the most it has ever rained in Cedar Rapids on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cedar Rapids history is 1.93 inches which happened in 1986.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Cedar Rapids on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.93 inches 1986
2 1.24 inches 1938
3 0.85 inches 1945
4 0.84 inches 1900
5 0.68 inches 2019
6 0.61 inches 1999
7 0.60 inches 1928
8 0.56 inches 2020
9 0.54 inches 1898
10 0.43 inches 1925
Weather Station Details
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