Newark May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Newark, New Jersey for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 1974
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1956
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1915
Highest daily low 68 °F 2015
Most precipitation 0.97 inches 1919
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 73.1 °F
Average low 54.5 °F
Chance precipitation 35.9%
Chance snow 0%
Newark May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 50 0.00 0.0
2022 81 57 0.00 0.0
2021 80 54 0.00 0.0
2020 67 55 0.00 0.0
2019 80 56 0.02 0.0
2018 72 56 0.33 0.0
2017 92 59 0.00 0.0
2016 66 52 0.00 0.0
2015 84 68 0.00 0.0
2014 70 53 0.00 0.0
2013 75 60 0.00 0.0
2012 74 54 0.00 0.0
2011 66 54 0.47 0.0
2010 75 53 0.00 0.0
2009 69 52 0.00 0.0
2008 75 47 0.02 0.0
2007 68 54 0.00 0.0
2006 72 51 0.00 0.0
2005 71 52 0.00 0.0
2004 70 58 0.00 0.0
2003 61 47 0.00 0.0
2002 79 56 0.02 0.0
2001 61 53 0.01 0.0
2000 70 59 0.00 0.0
1999 72 49 0.00 0.0
1998 67 56 0.00 0.0
1997 67 47 0.00 0.0
1996 76 52 0.00 0.0
1995 71 60 0.55 0.0
1994 63 50 0.29 0.0
1993 75 56 0.00 0.0
1992 65 52 0.00 0.0
1991 85 62 0.00 0.0
1990 66 59 0.02 0.0
1989 81 57 0.71 0.0
1988 65 59 0.44 0.0
1987 88 57 0.00 0.0
1986 89 61 0.00 0.0
1985 77 62 0.01 0.0
1984 67 43 0.00 0.0
1983 64 40 0.00 0.0
1982 81 64 0.02 0.0
1981 71 50 0.00 0.0
1980 75 53 0.00 0.0
1979 74 54 0.00 0.0
1978 61 48 0.13 0.0
1977 90 59 0.00 0.0
1976 69 60 0.04 0.0
1975 74 59 0.00 0.0
1974 94 67 0.00 0.0
1973 65 49 0.12 0.0
1972 71 54 0.00 0.0
1971 79 52 0.00 0.0
1970 65 54 0.66 0.0
1969 84 56 0.00 0.0
1968 79 59 0.00 0.0
1967 67 42 0.00 0.0
1966 61 50 0.00 0.0
1965 86 67 0.00 0.0
1964 81 56 0.00 0.0
1963 68 54 0.00 0.0
1962 78 55 0.00 0.0
1961 74 50 0.00 0.0
1960 83 59 0.02 0.0
1959 68 45 0.00 0.0
1958 71 49 0.00 0.0
1957 68 47 0.00 0.0
1956 57 39 0.00 0.0
1955 65 47 0.00 0.0
1954 75 61 0.03 0.0
1953 74 59 0.55 0.0
1952 65 45 0.05 0.0
1951 84 55 0.00 0.0
1950 69 50 0.14 0.0
1949 82 53 0.00 0.0
1948 70 55 0.52 0.0
1947 72 48 0.20 0.0
1946 80 56 0.54 0.0
1945 80 53 0.08 0.0
1944 78 60 0.00 0.0
1943 87 57 0.00 0.0
1942 71 57 0.70 0.0
1941 81 54 0.14 0.0
1940 67 51 0.03 0.0
1939 73 40 0.00 0.0
1938 77 52 0.00 0.0
1937 69 50 0.04 0.0
1936 77 43 0.00 0.0
1935 72 47 0.00 0.0
1934 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1933 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1932 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1931 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1930 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1929 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1928 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1927 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 76 50 0.02 0.0
1923 68 58 0.00 n/a
1922 64 48 0.42 n/a
1921 69 46 0.00 0.0
1920 74 50 0.00 0.0
1919 67 n/a 0.97 n/a
1918 79 53 0.00 0.0
1917 70 45 0.00 0.0
1916 57 46 0.20 0.0
1915 53 47 0.15 0.0
1914 74 n/a 0.00 0.0
1913 81 49 0.02 n/a
1912 69 55 0.00 n/a
1911 76 56 0.03 n/a
1910 73 55 0.00 n/a
1909 73 54 0.00 n/a
1908 78 52 0.00 n/a
1907 71 53 0.10 0.0
1906 84 66 0.42 0.0
1905 58 48 0.01 0.0
1904 61 n/a 0.00 0.0
1903 81 48 0.00 0.0
1902 80 52 0.00 0.0
1901 72 50 0.00 0.0
1900 68 53 0.50 0.0
1899 67 47 0.00 0.0
1898 72 51 0.00 0.0
1897 72 51 0.00 0.0
1896 90 63 0.00 0.0
1895 65 41 0.00 0.0
1894 67 56 0.00 0.0
1893 61 50 0.06 0.0
What's the all-time high for Newark on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Newark history is 94 °F which happened in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in Newark on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1974
2 92 °F 2017
3 90 °F 1977
3 90 °F 1896
5 89 °F 1986
6 88 °F 1987
7 87 °F 1943
8 86 °F 1965
9 85 °F 1991
10 84 °F 1969
10 84 °F 1951
10 84 °F 2015
10 84 °F 1906
What's the all-time low for Newark on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Newark history is 39 °F which happened in 1956.
Lowest Temperatures in Newark on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1956
2 40 °F 1983
2 40 °F 1939
4 41 °F 1895
5 42 °F 1967
6 43 °F 1936
6 43 °F 1984
8 45 °F 1952
8 45 °F 1959
8 45 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Newark on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1915
2 57 °F 1956
2 57 °F 1916
4 58 °F 1905
5 61 °F 1978
5 61 °F 1904
5 61 °F 2001
5 61 °F 1966
5 61 °F 1893
5 61 °F 2003
What's the most it has ever rained in Newark on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Newark history is 0.97 inches which happened in 1919.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Newark on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.97 inches 1919
2 0.71 inches 1989
3 0.70 inches 1942
4 0.66 inches 1970
5 0.55 inches 1995
5 0.55 inches 1953
7 0.54 inches 1946
8 0.52 inches 1948
9 0.50 inches 1900
10 0.47 inches 2011
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Newark International Airport location