San Francisco December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Francisco, California for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1921–2024
Highest temperature 69 °F 1998
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1963
Highest daily low 56 °F 1940
Most precipitation 1.14 inches 2005
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 58.4 °F
Average low 47.1 °F
Chance precipitation 37.7%
San Francisco December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 57 53 0.07 n/a
2022 56 43 0.00 n/a
2021 54 44 0.00 n/a
2020 56 49 0.39 n/a
2019 57 47 0.00 n/a
2018 60 51 0.01 n/a
2017 63 52 0.00 n/a
2016 51 41 0.00 n/a
2015 57 45 0.00 n/a
2014 58 50 0.27 n/a
2013 64 51 0.00 n/a
2012 57 48 0.18 0.0
2011 59 46 0.00 n/a
2010 56 46 0.82 0.0
2009 60 50 0.00 n/a
2008 52 40 0.00 n/a
2007 55 49 0.17 n/a
2006 53 42 0.00 n/a
2005 50 42 1.14 n/a
2004 67 47 0.00 n/a
2003 61 46 0.00 n/a
2002 55 45 0.76 n/a
2001 61 46 0.61 n/a
2000 64 46 0.00 n/a
1999 65 46 0.00 n/a
1998 69 53 0.00 0.0
1997 60 50 0.01 n/a
1996 69 46 0.00 n/a
1995 60 45 0.00 n/a
1994 54 45 0.01 n/a
1993 52 42 0.00 n/a
1992 55 44 0.31 n/a
1991 57 44 0.10 n/a
1990 63 43 0.00 n/a
1989 53 44 0.00 n/a
1988 60 48 0.00 n/a
1987 60 45 0.00 n/a
1986 66 46 0.00 n/a
1985 66 44 0.00 n/a
1984 53 41 0.00 n/a
1983 60 50 0.00 n/a
1982 59 51 0.01 n/a
1981 56 49 0.00 n/a
1980 67 52 0.00 n/a
1979 60 51 0.00 n/a
1978 53 48 n/a n/a
1977 60 49 0.95 n/a
1976 62 49 0.00 n/a
1975 62 48 0.00 n/a
1974 63 46 0.00 n/a
1973 57 51 0.15 n/a
1972 51 43 1.12 0.0
1971 57 42 0.00 0.0
1970 51 44 0.18 0.0
1969 60 53 0.00 0.0
1968 56 45 0.00 0.0
1967 51 44 0.48 0.0
1966 53 45 0.00 0.0
1965 53 41 0.00 0.0
1964 51 45 0.00 0.0
1963 45 39 0.00 0.0
1962 56 54 0.34 0.0
1961 54 48 0.31 0.0
1960 65 51 0.00 0.0
1959 60 49 0.00 0.0
1958 68 52 0.00 0.0
1957 59 55 0.46 0.0
1956 60 49 0.00 0.0
1955 59 53 0.04 0.0
1954 56 44 0.00 0.0
1953 57 48 0.04 0.0
1952 55 46 0.00 0.0
1951 57 42 0.00 0.0
1950 63 51 0.00 0.0
1949 56 48 0.88 0.0
1948 49 41 0.06 0.0
1947 56 49 0.76 0.0
1946 55 47 0.00 0.0
1945 56 46 0.00 0.0
1944 59 50 0.00 0.0
1943 60 53 0.00 0.0
1942 52 43 0.00 0.0
1941 59 49 0.00 0.0
1940 65 56 0.22 0.0
1939 63 52 0.03 0.0
1938 64 53 0.00 0.0
1937 63 48 0.00 0.0
1936 58 46 0.00 0.0
1935 57 45 0.00 0.0
1934 57 45 0.00 0.0
1933 49 43 0.00 0.0
1932 48 43 0.00 0.0
1931 52 43 0.01 0.0
1930 61 48 0.00 0.0
1929 56 53 0.02 0.0
1928 54 39 0.00 0.0
1927 58 49 0.00 0.0
1926 55 47 0.18 0.0
1925 58 47 0.36 0.0
1924 47 39 0.00 0.0
1923 57 44 0.03 0.0
1922 55 47 0.07 0.0
1921 53 48 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 69 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 1996
1 69 °F 1998
3 68 °F 1958
4 67 °F 1980
4 67 °F 2004
6 66 °F 1986
6 66 °F 1985
8 65 °F 1999
8 65 °F 1940
8 65 °F 1960
What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 39 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1928
1 39 °F 1924
1 39 °F 1963
4 40 °F 2008
5 41 °F 2016
5 41 °F 1965
5 41 °F 1984
5 41 °F 1948
9 42 °F 1993
9 42 °F 2006
9 42 °F 2005
9 42 °F 1951
9 42 °F 1971
Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1963
2 47 °F 1924
3 48 °F 1932
4 49 °F 1933
4 49 °F 1948
6 50 °F 2005
7 51 °F 1972
7 51 °F 1967
7 51 °F 1964
7 51 °F 1970
7 51 °F 2016
What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 1.14 inches which happened in 2005.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.14 inches 2005
2 1.12 inches 1972
3 0.95 inches 1977
4 0.88 inches 1949
5 0.82 inches 2010
6 0.76 inches 1947
6 0.76 inches 2002
8 0.61 inches 2001
9 0.48 inches 1967
10 0.46 inches 1957
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1921–2024 Downtown San Francisco location