Sacramento May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sacramento, California for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1877–2024
Highest temperature 102 °F 2009
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1974
Lowest daily high 59 °F 2011
Highest daily low 68 °F 1997
Most precipitation 0.43 inches 1879
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 80.1 °F
Average low 52.1 °F
Chance precipitation 11.4%
Sacramento May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 92 56 0.00 n/a
2022 93 52 0.00 0.0
2021 74 50 0.00 n/a
2020 76 58 0.10 n/a
2019 69 50 0.00 n/a
2018 79 50 0.00 n/a
2017 78 46 0.00 n/a
2016 94 63 0.00 n/a
2015 72 54 0.00 n/a
2014 80 58 0.00 n/a
2013 76 51 0.00 n/a
2012 77 53 0.00 n/a
2011 59 50 0.29 n/a
2010 67 52 0.00 n/a
2009 102 63 0.00 n/a
2008 102 65 0.00 n/a
2007 80 49 0.00 n/a
2006 92 58 0.00 n/a
2005 64 50 0.00 n/a
2004 73 53 0.00 n/a
2003 79 51 0.00 n/a
2002 83 51 0.00 n/a
2001 87 51 0.00 n/a
2000 76 51 0.00 n/a
1999 82 49 0.00 n/a
1998 70 41 0.00 n/a
1997 100 68 0.00 0.0
1996 69 60 0.11 0.0
1995 78 51 0.00 0.0
1994 68 51 0.15 0.0
1993 79 52 0.00 0.0
1992 87 51 0.00 0.0
1991 65 46 0.10 0.0
1990 75 49 0.00 0.0
1989 77 54 0.00 0.0
1988 75 44 0.00 0.0
1987 74 52 0.00 0.0
1986 94 54 0.00 0.0
1985 72 45 0.00 0.0
1984 75 54 0.00 0.0
1983 83 51 0.00 0.0
1982 73 48 0.00 0.0
1981 79 46 0.00 0.0
1980 88 50 0.00 0.0
1979 91 51 0.00 0.0
1978 85 53 0.00 0.0
1977 73 42 0.00 0.0
1976 83 51 0.00 0.0
1975 92 55 0.00 0.0
1974 63 40 0.00 0.0
1973 98 57 0.00 0.0
1972 78 46 0.00 0.0
1971 76 50 0.00 0.0
1970 91 54 0.00 0.0
1969 93 55 0.00 0.0
1968 85 48 0.00 0.0
1967 93 57 0.00 0.0
1966 90 49 0.00 0.0
1965 86 52 0.00 0.0
1964 78 45 0.00 0.0
1963 90 55 0.00 0.0
1962 75 49 0.00 0.0
1961 80 49 0.00 0.0
1960 82 47 0.00 0.0
1959 72 49 0.00 0.0
1958 92 55 0.00 0.0
1957 72 54 0.11 0.0
1956 92 61 0.00 0.0
1955 84 52 0.00 0.0
1954 93 54 0.00 0.0
1953 75 46 0.00 0.0
1952 92 55 0.00 0.0
1951 86 53 0.00 0.0
1950 76 45 0.00 0.0
1949 72 50 0.00 0.0
1948 72 52 0.00 0.0
1947 90 58 0.00 n/a
1946 81 50 0.00 n/a
1945 68 46 0.00 n/a
1944 64 49 0.36 n/a
1943 78 49 0.00 n/a
1942 77 50 0.00 n/a
1941 71 52 0.00 n/a
1940 92 54 0.00 n/a
1939 76 49 0.00 n/a
1938 82 52 0.00 n/a
1937 77 49 0.00 n/a
1936 93 57 0.00 n/a
1935 73 52 0.00 n/a
1934 80 50 0.00 n/a
1933 62 48 0.00 n/a
1932 n/a 50 0.00 n/a
1931 84 52 0.00 n/a
1930 80 49 0.00 n/a
1929 71 49 0.00 n/a
1928 83 54 0.00 n/a
1927 76 49 0.00 n/a
1926 89 61 0.00 n/a
1925 73 57 0.00 n/a
1924 85 51 0.00 n/a
1923 67 50 0.00 n/a
1922 74 52 0.00 n/a
1921 64 46 0.00 n/a
1920 91 53 0.00 n/a
1919 76 46 0.00 n/a
1918 68 46 0.00 n/a
1917 64 46 0.04 n/a
1916 74 47 0.00 n/a
1915 64 52 0.26 n/a
1914 73 50 0.00 n/a
1913 75 57 0.07 n/a
1912 85 54 0.00 n/a
1911 60 47 0.00 n/a
1910 90 56 0.00 n/a
1909 70 46 0.00 n/a
1908 73 45 0.00 n/a
1907 69 52 0.00 n/a
1906 75 45 0.00 n/a
1905 75 50 0.00 n/a
1904 72 51 0.00 n/a
1903 69 53 0.00 n/a
1902 70 50 0.00 n/a
1901 72 54 0.00 n/a
1900 84 54 0.00 n/a
1899 68 46 0.00 n/a
1898 67 52 0.00 n/a
1897 74 56 0.30 n/a
1896 66 44 0.00 n/a
1895 76 51 0.00 n/a
1894 78 50 0.00 n/a
1893 61 46 0.22 n/a
1892 82 56 0.00 n/a
1891 81 51 0.00 n/a
1890 88 64 0.00 n/a
1889 76 49 0.00 n/a
1888 77 51 0.00 n/a
1887 77 50 0.00 n/a
1886 94 60 0.00 n/a
1885 78 54 0.00 n/a
1884 82 58 0.00 n/a
1883 65 43 0.01 n/a
1882 77 48 0.00 n/a
1881 86 57 0.00 n/a
1880 65 45 0.00 n/a
1879 62 51 0.43 n/a
1878 75 57 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Sacramento on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 102 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2009.
Highest Temperatures in Sacramento on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 2009
1 102 °F 2008
3 100 °F 1997
4 98 °F 1973
5 94 °F 1986
5 94 °F 1886
5 94 °F 2016
8 93 °F 1969
8 93 °F 1967
8 93 °F 1954
8 93 °F 1936
8 93 °F 2022
What's the all-time low for Sacramento on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 40 °F which happened in 1974.
Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1974
2 41 °F 1998
3 42 °F 1977
4 43 °F 1883
5 44 °F 1988
5 44 °F 1896
7 45 °F 1906
7 45 °F 1908
7 45 °F 1950
7 45 °F 1985
7 45 °F 1964
7 45 °F 1880
Lowest High Temperatures in Sacramento on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 2011
2 60 °F 1911
3 61 °F 1893
4 62 °F 1933
4 62 °F 1879
6 63 °F 1974
7 64 °F 1917
7 64 °F 1944
7 64 °F 2005
7 64 °F 1921
7 64 °F 1915
What's the most it has ever rained in Sacramento on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sacramento history is 0.43 inches which happened in 1879.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sacramento on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.43 inches 1879
2 0.36 inches 1944
3 0.30 inches 1897
4 0.29 inches 2011
5 0.26 inches 1915
6 0.22 inches 1893
7 0.15 inches 1994
8 0.11 inches 1996
8 0.11 inches 1957
10 0.10 inches 2020
10 0.10 inches 1991
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Sacramento Executive Airport location
1877–1947 Sacramento 5 ESE location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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