Halifax May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1953–2024
Highest temperature 27.1 °C 1977
Lowest temperature -1.3 °C 1992
Lowest daily high 4.8 °C 1983
Highest daily low 10.3 °C 1988
Most precipitation 7.59 cm 1971
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 15.7 °C
Average low 4.8 °C
Chance precipitation 42.3%
Chance snow 1.9%
Halifax May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 8.8 0.9 0.48 0.0
2022 18.6 7.9 1.63 0.0
2021 18.8 5.7 0.00 0.0
2020 19.5 3.0 0.00 0.0
2019 14.4 3.9 0.46 0.0
2018 20.0 5.6 0.00 0.0
2017 21.4 8.9 0.00 0.0
2016 14.7 4.3 0.00 0.0
2015 12.7 5.5 0.00 0.0
2014 19.6 7.2 0.00 0.0
2013 14.0 3.4 0.00 0.0
2012 18.7 7.1 2.40 0.0
2011 18.1 7.5 0.02 0.0
2010 14.5 5.3 0.00 0.0
2009 12.4 8.9 0.48 0.0
2008 8.2 4.8 1.58 0.0
2007 6.4 1.6 0.78 0.0
2006 18.6 7.6 0.00 0.0
2005 10.4 3.4 0.00 0.0
2004 17.7 0.6 0.00 0.0
2003 21.2 0.5 0.00 0.0
2002 14.9 6.5 0.28 0.0
2001 12.0 4.7 0.00 0.0
2000 17.8 4.5 0.00 0.0
1999 20.3 5.4 0.00 0.0
1998 17.5 0.8 0.00 0.0
1997 13.4 4.3 0.00 0.0
1996 11.4 7.1 0.79 0.0
1995 13.0 3.0 0.00 0.0
1994 10.9 2.7 0.12 0.0
1993 18.9 7.0 0.06 0.0
1992 15.6 -1.3 0.00 0.0
1991 23.1 4.4 0.12 0.0
1990 10.3 1.9 0.00 0.0
1989 22.7 6.5 0.00 0.0
1988 13.4 10.3 0.52 0.0
1987 19.3 4.7 0.00 0.0
1986 11.2 5.7 1.48 0.0
1985 18.4 6.8 0.61 0.0
1984 15.5 3.9 0.00 0.0
1983 4.8 -0.3 1.60 0.0
1982 11.2 3.3 0.08 0.0
1981 13.6 2.2 2.44 0.0
1980 14.3 3.2 0.00 0.0
1979 14.1 8.6 0.43 0.0
1978 13.2 7.2 0.63 0.0
1977 27.1 6.8 0.00 0.0
1976 19.4 1.1 0.00 0.0
1975 13.9 2.2 0.00 0.0
1974 8.9 5.0 0.51 0.0
1973 10.6 4.4 0.00 0.0
1972 13.9 8.3 0.81 0.0
1971 9.4 3.9 7.59 0.0
1970 16.1 3.9 0.00 0.0
1969 23.9 6.7 0.00 0.0
1968 9.4 0.0 1.40 0.0
1967 14.4 1.7 0.00 0.0
1966 15.6 0.6 0.00 0.0
1965 13.9 2.2 0.00 0.0
1964 14.4 4.4 0.00 0.0
1963 21.7 1.7 0.00 0.0
1962 19.4 5.0 0.00 0.0
1961 16.7 9.4 0.00 0.0
1960 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1957 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1956 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1955 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1954 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1953 16.7 1.7 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Halifax on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Halifax history is 27.1 °C which happened in 1977.
Highest Temperatures in Halifax on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 27.1 °C 1977
2 23.9 °C 1969
3 23.1 °C 1991
4 22.7 °C 1989
5 21.7 °C 1963
6 21.4 °C 2017
7 21.2 °C 2003
8 20.3 °C 1999
9 20.0 °C 2018
10 19.6 °C 2014
What's the all-time low for Halifax on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Halifax history is -1.3 °C which happened in 1992.
Lowest Temperatures in Halifax on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1.3 °C 1992
2 -0.3 °C 1983
3 0.0 °C 1968
4 0.5 °C 2003
5 0.6 °C 2004
5 0.6 °C 1966
7 0.8 °C 1998
8 0.9 °C 2023
9 1.1 °C 1976
10 1.6 °C 2007
Lowest High Temperatures in Halifax on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 4.8 °C 1983
2 6.4 °C 2007
3 8.2 °C 2008
4 8.8 °C 2023
5 8.9 °C 1974
6 9.4 °C 1968
6 9.4 °C 1971
8 10.3 °C 1990
9 10.4 °C 2005
10 10.6 °C 1973
What's the most it has ever rained in Halifax on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Halifax history is 7.59 cm which happened in 1971.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Halifax on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 7.59 cm 1971
2 2.44 cm 1981
3 2.40 cm 2012
4 1.63 cm 2022
5 1.60 cm 1983
6 1.58 cm 2008
7 1.48 cm 1986
8 1.40 cm 1968
9 0.81 cm 1972
10 0.79 cm 1996
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
2012–2024 Halifax International Airport location
1953–2012 Halifax International Airport location