San Francisco May 17 Weather Records

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	60	51	0.00	n/a
2022	63	49	0.00	n/a
2021	56	49	0.01	n/a
2020	69	57	0.24	n/a
2019	61	50	0.00	n/a
2018	62	53	0.00	n/a
2017	64	50	0.00	n/a
2016	82	54	0.00	n/a
2015	60	53	0.00	n/a
2014	61	53	0.00	n/a
2013	61	51	0.00	n/a
2012	59	50	0.00	0.0
2011	58	50	0.19	0.0
2010	58	51	0.22	n/a
2009	85	53	0.00	n/a
2008	68	52	0.00	n/a
2007	58	48	0.00	n/a
2006	58	49	0.00	n/a
2005	63	52	0.00	n/a
2004	63	51	0.00	n/a
2003	64	48	0.00	n/a
2002	59	48	0.00	n/a
2001	67	51	0.00	n/a
2000	64	51	0.00	n/a
1999	58	47	0.00	0.0
1998	62	49	0.00	n/a
1997	n/a	61	0.00	n/a
1996	65	56	0.21	n/a
1995	60	53	0.00	n/a
1994	63	52	0.06	n/a
1993	65	56	0.00	n/a
1992	71	56	0.00	n/a
1991	58	49	0.00	n/a
1990	58	50	0.00	n/a
1989	56	52	0.00	n/a
1988	64	51	0.00	n/a
1987	64	52	0.00	n/a
1986	82	54	0.00	n/a
1985	66	54	0.00	n/a
1984	62	50	0.00	n/a
1983	84	53	0.00	n/a
1982	56	49	0.00	n/a
1981	60	50	0.00	n/a
1980	68	51	0.00	n/a
1979	66	51	0.00	n/a
1978	81	59	0.00	n/a
1977	59	49	0.00	n/a
1976	57	48	0.00	n/a
1975	67	50	0.00	n/a
1974	54	48	0.00	n/a
1973	67	49	0.00	n/a
1972	60	51	0.00	0.0
1971	65	52	0.00	0.0
1970	58	51	0.00	0.0
1969	64	48	0.00	0.0
1968	60	47	0.00	0.0
1967	67	51	0.00	0.0
1966	71	50	0.00	0.0
1965	66	49	0.00	0.0
1964	62	49	0.00	0.0
1963	77	53	0.00	0.0
1962	56	49	0.00	0.0
1961	59	50	0.00	0.0
1960	61	49	0.00	0.0
1959	60	51	0.00	0.0
1958	62	53	0.00	0.0
1957	62	53	0.20	0.0
1956	64	51	0.00	0.0
1955	64	50	0.00	0.0
1954	62	49	0.00	0.0
1953	57	49	0.00	0.0
1952	77	49	0.00	0.0
1951	63	50	0.00	0.0
1950	58	48	0.00	0.0
1949	59	51	0.00	0.0
1948	59	51	0.00	n/a
1947	60	52	0.00	0.0
1946	57	51	0.00	0.0
1945	60	52	0.00	0.0
1944	60	52	0.74	0.0
1943	67	48	0.00	0.0
1942	61	51	0.00	0.0
1941	61	52	0.00	0.0
1940	62	52	0.00	0.0
1939	60	52	0.00	0.0
1938	64	50	0.00	0.0
1937	61	49	0.05	0.0
1936	74	55	0.00	0.0
1935	61	53	0.00	0.0
1934	64	52	0.00	0.0
1933	60	52	0.03	0.0
1932	56	50	0.00	0.0
1931	71	54	0.00	0.0
1930	68	51	0.00	0.0
1929	57	51	0.00	0.0
1928	64	52	0.00	0.0
1927	67	51	0.00	0.0
1926	72	56	0.00	0.0
1925	67	54	0.08	0.0
1924	56	50	0.00	0.0
1923	57	49	0.00	0.0
1922	57	49	0.00	0.0
1921	57	48	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 5/17?

For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 85 °F which happened in 2009.

Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on May 17

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	85 °F	2009
2	84 °F	1983
3	82 °F	1986
3	82 °F	2016
5	81 °F	1978
6	77 °F	1952
6	77 °F	1963
8	74 °F	1936
9	72 °F	1926
10	71 °F	1931
10	71 °F	1992
10	71 °F	1966

What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 5/17?

For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 47 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1999.

Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on May 17

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	47 °F	1968
1	47 °F	1999
3	48 °F	2003
3	48 °F	1969
3	48 °F	1921
3	48 °F	1976
3	48 °F	2002
3	48 °F	2007
3	48 °F	1974
3	48 °F	1950
3	48 °F	1943

Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on May 17

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	54 °F	1974
2	56 °F	2021
2	56 °F	1932
2	56 °F	1989
2	56 °F	1962
2	56 °F	1982
2	56 °F	1924
8	57 °F	1946
8	57 °F	1922
8	57 °F	1923
8	57 °F	1929
8	57 °F	1953
8	57 °F	1921
8	57 °F	1976

What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 5/17?

For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 0.74 inches which happened in 1944.

All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on May 17

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.74 inches	1944
2	0.24 inches	2020
3	0.22 inches	2010
4	0.21 inches	1996
5	0.20 inches	1957
6	0.19 inches	2011
7	0.08 inches	1925
8	0.06 inches	1994
9	0.05 inches	1937
10	0.03 inches	1933

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1921–2024	Downtown San Francisco	location