Lowell May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Lowell, Massachusetts for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1885–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1991
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1939
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1905
Highest daily low 64 °F 2014
Most precipitation 3.13 inches 1916
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.3 °F
Average low 45.3 °F
Chance precipitation 40.9%
Chance snow 0.3%
Lowell May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 81 47 0.00 0.0
2022 83 56 0.70 0.0
2021 80 47 0.00 0.0
2020 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2019 70 43 0.00 0.0
2018 68 52 0.00 0.0
2017 80 n/a 0.00 0.0
2016 58 39 0.00 0.0
2015 73 54 0.00 0.0
2014 73 64 0.26 0.0
2013 81 46 0.00 0.0
2012 74 49 0.21 0.0
2011 50 47 0.35 n/a
2010 73 43 0.00 0.0
2009 73 50 0.34 0.0
2008 64 47 0.50 0.0
2007 66 43 1.63 0.0
2006 56 47 0.59 0.0
2005 63 42 0.00 0.0
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2003 54 42 0.00 0.0
2002 81 38 0.02 0.0
2001 52 47 0.05 0.0
2000 70 36 0.00 0.0
1999 75 39 0.00 0.0
1998 76 47 0.00 0.0
1997 59 46 0.02 0.0
1996 67 38 0.71 0.0
1995 72 46 0.01 0.0
1994 52 46 1.48 0.0
1993 78 50 0.06 0.0
1992 68 39 0.15 0.0
1991 90 47 0.00 0.0
1990 64 51 0.68 0.0
1989 62 50 0.00 0.0
1988 77 54 0.00 0.0
1987 71 39 0.00 0.0
1986 n/a n/a 0.20 0.0
1985 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1984 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1983 n/a n/a 0.56 0.0
1982 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1981 68 47 0.68 0.0
1980 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1979 n/a 47 0.00 0.0
1978 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1977 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1976 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1975 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1974 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1973 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1972 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1971 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1970 65 53 1.79 0.0
1969 89 54 0.00 0.0
1968 62 46 0.02 0.0
1967 69 40 0.00 0.0
1966 67 47 0.00 0.0
1965 71 52 0.66 0.0
1964 78 56 0.00 0.0
1963 78 46 0.00 0.0
1962 76 51 0.00 0.0
1961 68 39 0.00 0.0
1960 80 50 0.04 0.0
1959 60 39 0.00 0.0
1958 81 46 0.00 0.0
1957 68 36 0.00 0.0
1956 68 38 0.00 0.0
1955 72 40 0.06 0.0
1954 76 53 0.00 0.0
1953 75 52 0.54 0.0
1952 67 37 0.00 0.0
1951 90 49 0.00 0.0
1950 71 46 0.00 0.0
1949 86 47 0.00 0.0
1948 65 48 0.78 0.0
1947 74 48 0.00 0.0
1946 61 53 1.06 0.0
1945 57 51 0.00 0.0
1944 82 53 0.00 n/a
1943 83 55 0.09 n/a
1942 66 58 0.28 0.0
1941 78 n/a 0.18 n/a
1940 66 59 0.38 n/a
1939 67 34 0.00 n/a
1938 66 n/a 0.00 n/a
1937 63 n/a 0.36 n/a
1936 74 n/a 0.07 0.0
1935 65 n/a 0.00 0.0
1934 66 39 0.00 n/a
1933 71 43 0.00 0.0
1932 76 n/a 0.00 0.0
1931 67 48 0.00 0.0
1930 74 n/a 0.00 0.0
1929 68 40 0.00 n/a
1928 79 43 0.00 n/a
1927 63 46 0.00 n/a
1926 65 50 0.89 n/a
1925 75 53 0.09 n/a
1924 73 48 0.00 n/a
1923 71 58 0.00 n/a
1922 70 43 0.00 n/a
1921 70 47 0.00 n/a
1920 75 40 0.00 n/a
1919 67 45 0.87 n/a
1918 83 48 0.00 n/a
1917 64 41 0.00 n/a
1916 53 45 3.13 n/a
1915 59 45 0.11 n/a
1914 69 41 0.00 n/a
1913 59 40 0.00 n/a
1912 72 49 0.00 n/a
1911 79 48 0.00 n/a
1910 75 42 0.00 n/a
1909 59 46 0.03 n/a
1908 74 49 0.00 n/a
1907 67 53 0.54 n/a
1906 82 50 0.07 n/a
1905 47 41 0.05 n/a
1904 67 46 0.00 n/a
1903 84 44 0.00 n/a
1902 73 48 0.00 n/a
1901 77 45 0.00 n/a
1900 64 50 0.00 n/a
1899 69 46 0.00 n/a
1898 66 46 0.00 n/a
1897 72 50 0.00 n/a
1896 80 53 0.00 n/a
1895 66 35 0.00 n/a
1894 76 42 0.00 n/a
1893 62 46 1.76 n/a
1892 75 48 n/a n/a
1891 56 41 n/a n/a
1890 67 38 n/a n/a
1889 83 52 n/a n/a
1888 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1887 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1886 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Lowell on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Lowell history is 90 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1991.
Highest Temperatures in Lowell on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1991
1 90 °F 1951
3 89 °F 1969
4 86 °F 1949
5 84 °F 1903
6 83 °F 1943
6 83 °F 1889
6 83 °F 2022
6 83 °F 1918
10 82 °F 1944
10 82 °F 1906
What's the all-time low for Lowell on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Lowell history is 34 °F which happened in 1939.
Lowest Temperatures in Lowell on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1939
2 35 °F 1895
3 36 °F 1957
3 36 °F 2000
5 37 °F 1952
6 38 °F 1996
6 38 °F 1890
6 38 °F 1956
6 38 °F 2002
10 39 °F 2016
10 39 °F 1992
10 39 °F 1999
10 39 °F 1959
10 39 °F 1934
10 39 °F 1987
10 39 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in Lowell on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1905
2 50 °F 2011
3 52 °F 1994
3 52 °F 2001
5 53 °F 1916
6 54 °F 2003
7 56 °F 2006
7 56 °F 1891
9 57 °F 1945
10 58 °F 2016
What's the most it has ever rained in Lowell on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Lowell history is 3.13 inches which happened in 1916.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Lowell on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.13 inches 1916
2 1.79 inches 1970
3 1.76 inches 1893
4 1.63 inches 2007
5 1.48 inches 1994
6 1.06 inches 1946
7 0.89 inches 1926
8 0.87 inches 1919
9 0.78 inches 1948
10 0.71 inches 1996
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1885–2024 Lowell location