Sacramento December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sacramento, California for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1877–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 1996
Lowest temperature 26 °F 1965
Lowest daily high 38 °F 1963
Highest daily low 52 °F 1962
Most precipitation 1.33 inches 1884
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 55.6 °F
Average low 38.4 °F
Chance precipitation 30.9%
Sacramento December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 58 39 0.18 n/a
2022 56 29 0.00 n/a
2021 50 33 0.00 n/a
2020 59 44 0.31 n/a
2019 56 36 0.00 n/a
2018 60 46 0.42 n/a
2017 60 39 0.00 n/a
2016 49 31 0.00 n/a
2015 56 37 0.00 n/a
2014 57 49 0.06 n/a
2013 64 37 0.00 n/a
2012 60 41 0.28 n/a
2011 55 30 0.00 n/a
2010 54 44 0.66 n/a
2009 61 41 0.00 n/a
2008 48 29 0.00 n/a
2007 52 45 0.18 n/a
2006 51 29 0.00 n/a
2005 45 41 0.31 n/a
2004 57 37 0.00 n/a
2003 54 35 0.00 n/a
2002 57 42 0.07 n/a
2001 50 45 0.19 n/a
2000 60 40 0.00 n/a
1999 60 33 0.00 n/a
1998 62 36 0.00 n/a
1997 49 44 0.00 0.0
1996 65 38 0.00 0.0
1995 55 33 0.00 0.0
1994 44 42 0.00 0.0
1993 44 35 0.00 0.0
1992 50 35 0.09 0.0
1991 47 36 0.06 0.0
1990 53 33 0.00 0.0
1989 53 28 0.00 0.0
1988 57 36 0.00 0.0
1987 58 37 0.00 0.0
1986 60 34 0.00 0.0
1985 40 33 0.01 0.0
1984 50 32 0.00 0.0
1983 61 47 0.00 0.0
1982 57 39 0.04 0.0
1981 51 48 0.00 0.0
1980 61 34 0.00 0.0
1979 57 32 0.00 0.0
1978 50 42 0.51 0.0
1977 55 43 1.14 0.0
1976 64 34 0.00 0.0
1975 59 31 0.00 0.0
1974 61 42 0.00 0.0
1973 62 41 0.01 0.0
1972 48 39 0.27 0.0
1971 55 27 0.00 0.0
1970 51 39 0.00 0.0
1969 50 37 0.00 0.0
1968 53 33 0.00 0.0
1967 43 31 0.19 0.0
1966 47 42 0.00 0.0
1965 49 26 0.00 0.0
1964 46 34 0.00 0.0
1963 38 35 0.00 0.0
1962 55 52 0.37 0.0
1961 48 40 0.01 0.0
1960 64 50 0.01 0.0
1959 56 38 0.00 0.0
1958 65 40 0.00 0.0
1957 59 46 0.39 0.0
1956 50 39 0.00 0.0
1955 52 48 0.33 0.0
1954 44 35 0.00 0.0
1953 56 41 0.03 0.0
1952 47 41 0.00 0.0
1951 52 29 0.00 0.0
1950 53 43 0.00 0.0
1949 50 42 0.36 0.0
1948 48 40 0.78 0.0
1947 52 42 0.43 n/a
1946 49 35 0.00 n/a
1945 53 33 0.00 n/a
1944 59 39 0.00 n/a
1943 57 37 0.00 n/a
1942 41 37 0.00 n/a
1941 59 43 0.00 n/a
1940 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1939 56 47 0.00 n/a
1938 62 41 0.00 n/a
1937 56 44 0.00 n/a
1936 58 33 0.00 n/a
1935 54 34 0.00 n/a
1934 56 43 0.00 n/a
1933 47 33 0.00 n/a
1932 46 38 0.04 n/a
1931 48 36 0.00 n/a
1930 56 37 0.00 n/a
1929 54 50 0.02 n/a
1928 57 28 0.00 n/a
1927 55 29 0.00 n/a
1926 46 40 0.29 n/a
1925 49 39 0.31 n/a
1924 43 30 0.00 n/a
1923 52 41 0.00 n/a
1922 54 47 0.07 n/a
1921 50 35 0.08 n/a
1920 52 37 0.00 n/a
1919 53 33 0.00 n/a
1918 51 37 0.00 n/a
1917 62 48 0.00 n/a
1916 58 34 0.00 n/a
1915 49 42 0.15 n/a
1914 48 41 0.48 n/a
1913 52 41 0.00 n/a
1912 58 41 0.00 n/a
1911 52 37 0.00 n/a
1910 61 35 0.00 n/a
1909 60 34 0.00 n/a
1908 44 30 0.00 n/a
1907 51 39 0.00 n/a
1906 48 41 0.00 n/a
1905 54 35 0.11 n/a
1904 47 35 0.00 n/a
1903 58 42 0.00 n/a
1902 49 34 0.00 n/a
1901 52 29 0.00 n/a
1900 58 40 0.08 n/a
1899 48 40 0.15 n/a
1898 43 35 0.00 n/a
1897 50 32 0.00 n/a
1896 54 46 0.00 n/a
1895 50 35 0.04 n/a
1894 55 45 0.72 n/a
1893 53 35 0.00 n/a
1892 56 36 0.00 n/a
1891 56 41 0.00 n/a
1890 40 34 0.00 n/a
1889 55 42 0.36 n/a
1888 62 44 0.02 n/a
1887 57 33 0.00 n/a
1886 65 45 0.00 n/a
1885 51 45 0.00 n/a
1884 57 46 1.33 n/a
1883 60 32 0.00 n/a
1882 58 40 0.01 n/a
1881 53 38 0.00 n/a
1880 53 42 0.49 n/a
1879 45 37 0.00 n/a
1878 55 28 0.00 n/a
1877 58 52 0.62 n/a
What's the all-time high for Sacramento on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 65 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1996.
Highest Temperatures in Sacramento on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 1958
1 65 °F 1996
1 65 °F 1886
4 64 °F 1960
4 64 °F 2013
4 64 °F 1976
7 62 °F 1938
7 62 °F 1917
7 62 °F 1888
7 62 °F 1973
7 62 °F 1998
What's the all-time low for Sacramento on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 26 °F which happened in 1965.
Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1965
2 27 °F 1971
3 28 °F 1989
3 28 °F 1878
3 28 °F 1928
6 29 °F 1927
6 29 °F 1901
6 29 °F 2022
6 29 °F 2006
6 29 °F 2008
6 29 °F 1951
Lowest High Temperatures in Sacramento on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 1963
2 40 °F 1890
2 40 °F 1985
4 41 °F 1942
5 43 °F 1967
5 43 °F 1924
5 43 °F 1898
8 44 °F 1908
8 44 °F 1994
8 44 °F 1954
8 44 °F 1993
What's the most it has ever rained in Sacramento on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sacramento history is 1.33 inches which happened in 1884.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sacramento on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.33 inches 1884
2 1.14 inches 1977
3 0.78 inches 1948
4 0.72 inches 1894
5 0.66 inches 2010
6 0.62 inches 1877
7 0.51 inches 1978
8 0.49 inches 1880
9 0.48 inches 1914
10 0.43 inches 1947
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Sacramento Executive Airport location
1877–1947 Sacramento 5 ESE location