San Luis Obispo January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1976
Lowest temperature 26 °F 1987
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1933
Highest daily low 62 °F 1965
Most precipitation 3.99 inches 1978
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.4 °F
Average low 41.8 °F
Chance precipitation 30.9%
San Luis Obispo January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 69 50 0.00 n/a
2023 58 37 0.00 n/a
2022 65 47 0.00 n/a
2021 86 50 0.00 n/a
2020 59 32 0.00 0.0
2019 62 52 0.88 0.0
2018 72 46 0.00 0.0
2017 67 36 0.00 0.0
2016 64 48 0.00 0.0
2015 78 50 0.00 0.0
2014 86 39 0.00 0.0
2013 74 32 0.00 0.0
2012 62 33 0.00 0.0
2011 77 56 0.00 n/a
2010 56 47 0.74 n/a
2009 84 39 0.00 n/a
2008 64 32 0.00 n/a
2007 55 36 0.08 n/a
2006 63 39 0.00 n/a
2005 74 45 0.00 n/a
2004 63 36 0.00 n/a
2003 76 37 0.00 n/a
2002 59 31 0.00 n/a
2001 60 29 0.00 n/a
2000 61 52 0.27 n/a
1999 65 45 0.00 n/a
1998 67 53 0.02 0.0
1997 63 45 0.00 0.0
1996 61 46 1.31 0.0
1995 55 38 0.07 0.0
1994 76 40 0.00 0.0
1993 65 52 0.55 0.0
1992 69 39 0.00 0.0
1991 63 44 0.00 0.0
1990 54 34 n/a n/a
1989 60 42 0.00 0.0
1988 58 34 1.65 0.0
1987 53 26 0.00 0.0
1986 64 46 0.00 0.0
1985 68 41 0.00 0.0
1984 57 48 0.00 0.0
1983 65 43 0.00 0.0
1982 74 49 0.00 0.0
1981 66 43 0.00 0.0
1980 64 53 0.15 0.0
1979 55 44 0.05 0.0
1978 60 52 3.99 0.0
1977 72 51 0.00 0.0
1976 88 57 0.00 0.0
1975 76 36 0.00 0.0
1974 58 51 1.28 0.0
1973 55 48 2.58 0.0
1972 74 38 0.00 0.0
1971 67 36 0.00 0.0
1970 60 54 0.94 0.0
1969 58 40 0.00 0.0
1968 61 46 0.00 0.0
1967 71 50 0.00 0.0
1966 62 44 0.00 0.0
1965 73 62 0.00 0.0
1964 65 34 0.00 0.0
1963 67 33 0.00 0.0
1962 60 34 0.00 0.0
1961 78 45 0.00 0.0
1960 54 37 0.00 0.0
1959 77 46 0.00 0.0
1958 72 56 0.00 0.0
1957 61 46 0.00 0.0
1956 59 44 0.00 0.0
1955 54 36 0.02 0.0
1954 59 47 0.10 0.0
1953 64 45 0.00 0.0
1952 54 44 0.40 0.0
1951 55 36 0.00 0.0
1950 52 39 0.53 0.0
1949 55 37 0.00 0.0
1948 73 39 0.00 0.0
1947 68 34 0.00 0.0
1946 72 40 0.00 0.0
1945 58 43 0.00 0.0
1944 75 52 0.00 0.0
1943 61 45 0.00 n/a
1942 61 45 n/a n/a
1941 67 44 n/a n/a
1940 66 38 n/a n/a
1939 72 44 n/a n/a
1938 62 43 0.19 n/a
1937 55 37 n/a n/a
1936 57 43 0.00 n/a
1935 55 40 0.07 n/a
1934 68 41 0.00 n/a
1933 51 34 0.21 n/a
1932 61 41 0.00 n/a
1931 62 45 0.00 n/a
1930 56 47 n/a n/a
1929 56 36 0.23 n/a
1928 57 31 0.00 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 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1922 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1919 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 n/a n/a 3.20 n/a
1915 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1914 n/a n/a 2.90 n/a
1913 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1912 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1911 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1910 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1909 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.03 0.0
1906 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1903 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1902 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a 0.45 n/a
1895 n/a n/a 0.51 n/a
1894 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for San Luis Obispo on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 88 °F which happened in 1976.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1976
2 86 °F 2014
2 86 °F 2021
4 84 °F 2009
5 78 °F 2015
5 78 °F 1961
7 77 °F 2011
7 77 °F 1959
9 76 °F 2003
9 76 °F 1975
9 76 °F 1994
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 26 °F which happened in 1987.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1987
2 29 °F 2001
3 31 °F 2002
3 31 °F 1928
5 32 °F 2013
5 32 °F 2008
5 32 °F 2020
8 33 °F 1963
8 33 °F 2012
10 34 °F 1947
10 34 °F 1964
10 34 °F 1962
10 34 °F 1988
10 34 °F 1990
10 34 °F 1933
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1933
2 52 °F 1950
3 53 °F 1987
4 54 °F 1952
4 54 °F 1960
4 54 °F 1955
4 54 °F 1990
8 55 °F 1973
8 55 °F 1979
8 55 °F 1995
8 55 °F 1937
8 55 °F 1949
8 55 °F 1951
8 55 °F 2007
8 55 °F 1935
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 3.99 inches which happened in 1978.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.99 inches 1978
2 3.20 inches 1916
3 2.90 inches 1914
4 2.58 inches 1973
5 1.65 inches 1988
6 1.31 inches 1996
7 1.28 inches 1974
8 0.94 inches 1970
9 0.88 inches 2019
10 0.74 inches 2010
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location