San Luis Obispo March 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of March 17.
March 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 85 °F 1978
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 46 °F 1963
Highest daily low 55 °F 2015
Most precipitation 1.37 inches 2012
March 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.5 °F
Average low 45.1 °F
Chance precipitation 27.3%
San Luis Obispo March 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 73 45 0.00 n/a
2023 65 45 0.00 n/a
2022 71 44 0.00 n/a
2021 60 37 0.00 n/a
2020 57 40 0.20 n/a
2019 80 40 0.00 0.0
2018 58 37 0.02 n/a
2017 80 50 0.00 0.0
2016 79 51 0.00 0.0
2015 70 55 0.00 0.0
2014 70 50 0.00 0.0
2013 72 45 0.00 0.0
2012 56 44 1.37 n/a
2011 69 44 0.00 n/a
2010 81 48 0.00 n/a
2009 79 55 0.00 n/a
2008 67 41 0.00 n/a
2007 61 48 0.00 n/a
2006 57 42 0.21 n/a
2005 65 39 0.00 n/a
2004 84 53 0.00 n/a
2003 60 39 0.00 n/a
2002 54 35 0.00 n/a
2001 70 46 0.00 n/a
2000 76 51 0.00 n/a
1999 62 37 0.00 n/a
1998 66 50 0.10 0.0
1997 63 43 0.00 0.0
1996 66 49 0.00 0.0
1995 73 51 0.00 0.0
1994 69 46 0.00 0.0
1993 78 55 0.03 0.0
1992 63 47 0.00 0.0
1991 60 n/a 0.02 0.0
1990 75 43 0.00 0.0
1989 60 41 0.15 0.0
1988 63 40 0.00 0.0
1987 61 n/a 0.00 0.0
1986 58 38 0.10 0.0
1985 63 39 0.00 0.0
1984 69 45 0.15 0.0
1983 63 40 0.62 0.0
1982 56 43 0.67 0.0
1981 66 50 0.00 0.0
1980 66 45 n/a 0.0
1979 56 45 0.79 0.0
1978 85 50 0.00 0.0
1977 55 42 0.21 0.0
1976 82 52 0.00 0.0
1975 56 41 0.00 0.0
1974 65 46 0.00 0.0
1973 61 40 0.00 0.0
1972 69 46 0.00 0.0
1971 70 46 0.00 0.0
1970 76 47 0.00 0.0
1969 64 40 0.00 0.0
1968 58 37 0.44 0.0
1967 61 53 0.97 0.0
1966 66 44 0.00 0.0
1965 54 42 0.00 0.0
1964 79 46 0.00 0.0
1963 46 34 1.17 0.0
1962 61 41 0.00 0.0
1961 62 48 0.07 0.0
1960 74 51 0.00 0.0
1959 81 50 0.00 0.0
1958 64 50 0.23 0.0
1957 56 39 0.00 0.0
1956 73 42 0.00 0.0
1955 64 34 0.00 0.0
1954 51 40 1.22 0.0
1953 62 44 0.00 0.0
1952 54 40 0.00 0.0
1951 63 46 0.00 0.0
1950 69 46 0.00 0.0
1949 65 40 0.00 0.0
1948 56 40 0.87 0.0
1947 64 46 0.00 0.0
1946 62 40 0.00 0.0
1945 52 45 1.35 0.0
1944 68 42 0.00 0.0
1943 62 50 0.01 n/a
1942 64 47 0.00 n/a
1941 58 52 n/a n/a
1940 65 47 n/a n/a
1939 61 43 n/a n/a
1938 60 41 0.05 n/a
1937 56 46 0.01 n/a
1936 63 49 0.01 n/a
1935 63 37 0.00 n/a
1934 67 45 0.00 n/a
1933 62 45 0.21 n/a
1932 72 48 0.00 n/a
1931 76 50 0.00 n/a
1930 64 40 0.36 n/a
1929 65 44 0.00 n/a
1928 83 50 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 n/a n/a
1915 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1914 n/a n/a n/a 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 n/a n/a
1910 n/a n/a n/a 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 0.00 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 n/a n/a
1895 n/a n/a 0.54 n/a
1894 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1893 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for San Luis Obispo on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 85 °F which happened in 1978.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 85 °F 1978
2 84 °F 2004
3 83 °F 1928
4 82 °F 1976
5 81 °F 2010
5 81 °F 1959
7 80 °F 2017
7 80 °F 2019
9 79 °F 1964
9 79 °F 2009
9 79 °F 2016
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 34 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1955
1 34 °F 1963
3 35 °F 2002
4 37 °F 1935
4 37 °F 1968
4 37 °F 2021
4 37 °F 1999
4 37 °F 2018
9 38 °F 1986
10 39 °F 1985
10 39 °F 2005
10 39 °F 2003
10 39 °F 1957
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1963
2 51 °F 1954
3 52 °F 1945
4 54 °F 2002
4 54 °F 1965
4 54 °F 1952
7 55 °F 1977
8 56 °F 1979
8 56 °F 1937
8 56 °F 2012
8 56 °F 1982
8 56 °F 1948
8 56 °F 1975
8 56 °F 1957
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 1.37 inches which happened in 2012.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.37 inches 2012
2 1.35 inches 1945
3 1.22 inches 1954
4 1.17 inches 1963
5 0.97 inches 1967
6 0.87 inches 1948
7 0.79 inches 1979
8 0.67 inches 1982
9 0.62 inches 1983
10 0.54 inches 1895
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location