Gainesville May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Gainesville, Florida for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1890–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1915
Lowest temperature 47 °F 2006
Lowest daily high 78 °F 1907
Highest daily low 72 °F 1995
Most precipitation 3.25 inches 1970
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 87.7 °F
Average low 63.1 °F
Chance precipitation 22.8%
Chance snow 0%
Gainesville May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 89 68 0.01 0.0
2022 91 68 0.00 0.0
2021 85 55 0.00 0.0
2020 89 68 0.00 0.0
2019 92 64 0.00 0.0
2018 81 71 1.13 0.0
2017 95 63 0.00 0.0
2016 88 69 1.51 n/a
2015 89 64 0.00 n/a
2014 81 54 0.00 n/a
2013 89 61 0.00 n/a
2012 87 65 0.77 n/a
2011 79 55 0.00 n/a
2010 86 71 0.28 n/a
2009 87 66 0.64 n/a
2008 88 69 0.00 n/a
2007 87 63 0.54 n/a
2006 81 47 0.00 n/a
2005 87 62 0.00 n/a
2004 87 64 0.00 n/a
2003 93 65 0.00 0.0
2002 92 69 0.03 0.0
2001 94 67 0.00 0.0
2000 91 59 0.00 0.0
1999 87 55 0.00 0.0
1998 93 66 0.00 0.0
1997 85 60 0.00 0.0
1996 91 62 0.00 0.0
1995 93 72 0.00 0.0
1994 90 68 0.00 0.0
1993 89 57 0.00 0.0
1992 80 65 0.09 0.0
1991 92 67 0.00 0.0
1990 90 67 0.00 0.0
1989 90 64 0.00 0.0
1988 90 62 0.00 0.0
1987 86 65 0.00 0.0
1986 87 56 0.00 0.0
1985 88 66 0.00 0.0
1984 79 54 0.00 0.0
1983 83 67 2.81 0.0
1982 91 60 0.00 0.0
1981 95 65 0.00 0.0
1980 88 71 0.40 0.0
1979 83 64 0.00 0.0
1978 88 62 0.00 0.0
1977 89 59 0.00 0.0
1976 88 66 0.41 0.0
1975 89 68 0.60 0.0
1974 89 65 1.38 0.0
1973 81 49 0.00 0.0
1972 87 61 0.00 0.0
1971 86 62 0.00 0.0
1970 92 67 3.25 0.0
1969 87 66 0.80 0.0
1968 92 66 0.00 0.0
1967 85 53 0.00 0.0
1966 89 67 0.05 0.0
1965 89 58 0.00 0.0
1964 85 59 0.00 0.0
1963 92 67 0.00 0.0
1962 87 65 0.00 0.0
1961 91 60 0.00 0.0
1960 91 54 0.00 0.0
1959 88 66 0.00 0.0
1958 85 60 0.00 0.0
1957 87 67 0.11 0.0
1956 86 56 0.00 0.0
1955 87 65 0.50 0.0
1954 86 54 0.00 0.0
1953 90 68 0.00 0.0
1952 89 64 0.00 0.0
1951 89 62 0.00 0.0
1950 85 63 0.08 0.0
1949 91 65 0.00 0.0
1948 95 62 0.00 n/a
1947 92 67 0.00 n/a
1946 86 68 0.60 n/a
1945 87 68 0.11 n/a
1944 92 65 0.00 n/a
1943 85 66 0.00 n/a
1942 93 64 0.00 n/a
1941 90 58 0.00 n/a
1940 87 61 0.00 n/a
1939 83 58 0.00 n/a
1938 87 62 0.00 n/a
1937 89 60 0.00 n/a
1936 86 68 0.00 n/a
1935 94 64 0.00 n/a
1934 n/a 70 0.03 n/a
1933 91 68 0.00 n/a
1932 87 66 0.00 n/a
1931 84 55 0.00 n/a
1930 95 68 0.00 n/a
1929 94 65 0.00 n/a
1928 88 63 0.00 n/a
1927 84 50 0.00 n/a
1926 88 53 0.00 n/a
1925 93 69 0.00 n/a
1924 85 57 0.00 n/a
1923 84 65 0.61 n/a
1922 83 65 0.01 n/a
1921 85 64 0.03 n/a
1920 81 64 0.00 n/a
1919 84 61 0.06 n/a
1918 80 65 0.00 n/a
1917 86 55 0.00 n/a
1916 89 69 0.00 n/a
1915 96 67 0.00 n/a
1914 85 64 0.00 n/a
1913 89 67 0.00 n/a
1912 80 60 0.17 n/a
1911 82 67 0.45 n/a
1910 86 62 0.00 n/a
1909 91 64 0.00 n/a
1908 95 67 0.44 n/a
1907 78 57 0.33 n/a
1906 83 68 0.00 n/a
1905 89 66 1.61 n/a
1904 90 66 0.10 n/a
1903 81 65 0.10 n/a
1902 88 65 0.00 n/a
1901 90 63 0.00 n/a
1900 82 70 0.00 n/a
1899 92 67 0.00 n/a
1898 91 68 0.00 n/a
1897 84 60 0.00 n/a
1896 94 67 0.00 n/a
1895 90 65 0.00 n/a
1894 81 69 0.00 n/a
1893 82 64 0.00 n/a
1892 90 66 0.00 n/a
1891 86 64 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Gainesville on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Gainesville history is 96 °F which happened in 1915.
Highest Temperatures in Gainesville on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1915
2 95 °F 2017
2 95 °F 1948
2 95 °F 1930
2 95 °F 1981
2 95 °F 1908
7 94 °F 2001
7 94 °F 1896
7 94 °F 1935
7 94 °F 1929
What's the all-time low for Gainesville on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Gainesville history is 47 °F which happened in 2006.
Lowest Temperatures in Gainesville on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 2006
2 49 °F 1973
3 50 °F 1927
4 53 °F 1967
4 53 °F 1926
6 54 °F 1984
6 54 °F 1954
6 54 °F 2014
6 54 °F 1960
10 55 °F 1931
10 55 °F 1917
10 55 °F 1999
10 55 °F 2021
10 55 °F 2011
Lowest High Temperatures in Gainesville on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 78 °F 1907
2 79 °F 1984
2 79 °F 2011
4 80 °F 1912
4 80 °F 1992
4 80 °F 1918
7 81 °F 2014
7 81 °F 1903
7 81 °F 1894
7 81 °F 1973
7 81 °F 1920
7 81 °F 2018
7 81 °F 2006
What's the most it has ever rained in Gainesville on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Gainesville history is 3.25 inches which happened in 1970.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Gainesville on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.25 inches 1970
2 2.81 inches 1983
3 1.61 inches 1905
4 1.51 inches 2016
5 1.38 inches 1974
6 1.13 inches 2018
7 0.80 inches 1969
8 0.77 inches 2012
9 0.64 inches 2009
10 0.61 inches 1923
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1984–2024 Gainesville Regional Airport location
1954–1983 Gainesville 3 WSW location
1890–1953 Gainesville University of Florida location