New York City May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1974
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1956
Lowest daily high 52 °F 1915
Highest daily low 70 °F 1906
Most precipitation 1.05 inches 1989
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.7 °F
Average low 54.7 °F
Chance precipitation 36.6%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 69 50 0.00 0.0
2022 77 57 0.00 0.0
2021 78 56 0.00 0.0
2020 69 55 0.00 0.0
2019 76 60 0.03 0.0
2018 71 56 0.22 0.0
2017 90 65 0.00 0.0
2016 64 52 0.00 0.0
2015 83 64 0.02 0.0
2014 70 53 0.00 0.0
2013 72 58 0.00 0.0
2012 72 53 0.00 0.0
2011 60 52 0.67 0.0
2010 74 55 0.00 0.0
2009 66 52 0.04 0.0
2008 72 47 0.04 0.0
2007 69 54 0.00 0.0
2006 71 54 0.00 0.0
2005 69 53 0.00 0.0
2004 71 57 0.00 0.0
2003 62 47 0.00 0.0
2002 79 55 0.05 0.0
2001 63 53 0.00 0.0
2000 70 59 0.00 0.0
1999 72 50 0.00 0.0
1998 67 58 0.00 0.0
1997 66 49 0.01 0.0
1996 74 52 0.00 0.0
1995 66 54 0.42 0.0
1994 60 49 0.62 0.0
1993 73 55 0.00 0.0
1992 69 50 0.00 0.0
1991 83 64 0.00 0.0
1990 63 56 0.56 0.0
1989 79 55 1.05 0.0
1988 64 58 0.50 0.0
1987 87 58 0.00 0.0
1986 84 60 0.00 0.0
1985 73 62 0.00 0.0
1984 66 43 0.00 0.0
1983 63 41 0.00 0.0
1982 82 63 0.01 0.0
1981 71 52 0.00 0.0
1980 77 54 0.00 0.0
1979 77 55 0.00 0.0
1978 58 51 0.04 0.0
1977 90 60 0.00 0.0
1976 69 58 0.03 0.0
1975 76 59 0.00 0.0
1974 92 66 0.00 0.0
1973 67 51 0.19 0.0
1972 68 55 0.10 0.0
1971 80 54 0.00 0.0
1970 64 54 0.56 0.0
1969 84 58 0.00 0.0
1968 80 61 0.00 0.0
1967 68 48 0.00 0.0
1966 68 50 0.00 0.0
1965 83 64 0.00 0.0
1964 81 57 0.00 0.0
1963 69 56 0.00 0.0
1962 79 55 0.00 0.0
1961 72 49 0.00 0.0
1960 80 61 0.00 0.0
1959 67 46 0.00 0.0
1958 70 49 0.00 0.0
1957 70 48 0.00 0.0
1956 54 39 0.00 0.0
1955 67 47 0.00 0.0
1954 74 61 0.03 0.0
1953 76 59 0.43 0.0
1952 67 48 0.02 0.0
1951 82 54 0.00 0.0
1950 69 52 0.14 0.0
1949 80 53 0.00 0.0
1948 68 56 0.71 0.0
1947 74 53 0.03 0.0
1946 77 54 0.64 0.0
1945 76 52 0.49 0.0
1944 81 60 0.00 0.0
1943 84 58 0.00 0.0
1942 72 56 0.35 0.0
1941 80 54 0.12 0.0
1940 68 54 0.29 0.0
1939 73 45 0.00 0.0
1938 77 56 0.00 0.0
1937 70 52 0.07 0.0
1936 80 47 0.00 0.0
1935 72 51 0.00 0.0
1934 67 53 0.00 0.0
1933 72 51 0.00 0.0
1932 79 58 0.00 0.0
1931 73 57 0.00 0.0
1930 79 60 0.00 0.0
1929 65 44 0.00 0.0
1928 65 56 0.00 0.0
1927 68 49 0.00 0.0
1926 81 54 0.04 0.0
1925 81 56 0.00 0.0
1924 75 51 0.00 0.0
1923 70 56 0.00 0.0
1922 67 50 0.04 0.0
1921 69 43 0.00 0.0
1920 74 51 0.00 0.0
1919 70 49 0.53 0.0
1918 78 50 0.00 0.0
1917 67 45 0.10 0.0
1916 58 49 0.30 0.0
1915 52 46 0.13 0.0
1914 73 52 0.00 0.0
1913 53 48 0.01 0.0
1912 71 56 0.00 0.0
1911 71 60 0.06 0.0
1910 68 52 0.00 0.0
1909 67 59 0.00 0.0
1908 77 58 0.00 0.0
1907 60 55 0.05 0.0
1906 83 70 0.03 0.0
1905 58 52 0.00 0.0
1904 60 53 0.00 0.0
1903 77 56 0.00 0.0
1902 74 54 0.00 0.0
1901 69 57 0.00 0.0
1900 63 54 0.43 0.0
1899 68 50 0.02 0.0
1898 69 54 0.00 0.0
1897 71 53 0.00 0.0
1896 87 65 0.00 0.0
1895 62 43 0.00 0.0
1894 65 56 0.00 0.0
1893 60 51 0.01 0.0
1892 75 56 0.00 0.0
1891 58 42 0.00 0.0
1890 70 48 0.00 0.0
1889 80 64 0.00 0.0
1888 58 40 0.00 0.0
1887 71 48 0.00 0.0
1886 66 46 0.00 0.0
1885 66 50 0.00 0.0
1884 63 48 0.00 0.0
1883 68 44 0.00 0.0
1882 65 48 0.00 0.0
1881 52 47 0.00 0.0
1880 86 63 0.00 0.0
1879 67 57 0.10 0.0
1878 67 51 0.00 0.0
1877 84 69 0.26 0.0
1876 57 47 0.00 0.0
1875 64 43 0.00 0.0
1874 73 57 0.00 0.0
1873 62 46 0.00 0.0
1872 70 47 0.00 0.0
1871 70 52 0.00 0.0
1870 63 53 0.00 0.0
1869 61 53 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 92 °F which happened in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1974
2 90 °F 2017
2 90 °F 1977
4 87 °F 1896
4 87 °F 1987
6 86 °F 1880
7 84 °F 1969
7 84 °F 1877
7 84 °F 1986
7 84 °F 1943
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 39 °F which happened in 1956.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1956
2 40 °F 1888
3 41 °F 1983
4 42 °F 1891
5 43 °F 1895
5 43 °F 1875
5 43 °F 1921
5 43 °F 1984
9 44 °F 1883
9 44 °F 1929
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1881
1 52 °F 1915
3 53 °F 1913
4 54 °F 1956
5 57 °F 1876
6 58 °F 1888
6 58 °F 1978
6 58 °F 1905
6 58 °F 1916
6 58 °F 1891
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.05 inches which happened in 1989.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.05 inches 1989
2 0.71 inches 1948
3 0.67 inches 2011
4 0.64 inches 1946
5 0.62 inches 1994
6 0.56 inches 1990
6 0.56 inches 1970
8 0.53 inches 1919
9 0.50 inches 1988
10 0.49 inches 1945
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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