San Luis Obispo May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1970
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1940
Lowest daily high 58 °F 1949
Highest daily low 57 °F 1970
Most precipitation 0.30 inches 2011
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.2 °F
Average low 49.0 °F
Chance precipitation 8.6%
San Luis Obispo May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 73 52 0.00 n/a
2022 68 45 0.00 n/a
2021 68 53 0.00 n/a
2020 75 50 0.04 0.0
2019 66 44 0.00 0.0
2018 70 50 0.00 0.0
2017 66 48 0.00 0.0
2016 74 55 0.00 0.0
2015 69 54 0.00 0.0
2014 73 51 0.00 0.0
2013 71 47 0.00 0.0
2012 69 50 0.00 0.0
2011 60 50 0.30 n/a
2010 59 50 0.11 n/a
2009 85 53 0.00 n/a
2008 96 56 0.00 n/a
2007 74 46 0.00 n/a
2006 69 51 0.00 n/a
2005 71 49 0.00 n/a
2004 71 47 0.00 n/a
2003 68 44 0.00 n/a
2002 72 41 0.00 n/a
2001 72 44 0.00 n/a
2000 72 48 0.00 n/a
1999 74 42 0.00 n/a
1998 64 45 0.00 0.0
1997 95 54 0.00 0.0
1996 73 56 0.01 0.0
1995 69 50 0.00 0.0
1994 65 43 0.09 0.0
1993 67 51 0.00 0.0
1992 70 n/a 0.00 0.0
1991 69 49 0.00 0.0
1990 70 46 0.00 0.0
1989 68 49 0.00 0.0
1988 67 50 0.00 0.0
1987 59 51 n/a 0.0
1986 76 42 0.00 0.0
1985 63 43 0.00 0.0
1984 76 46 0.00 0.0
1983 78 50 0.00 0.0
1982 81 50 0.00 0.0
1981 65 47 0.00 0.0
1980 73 45 0.00 0.0
1979 68 50 0.00 0.0
1978 74 53 0.00 0.0
1977 61 42 0.00 0.0
1976 67 48 0.00 0.0
1975 67 47 0.00 0.0
1974 63 42 0.00 0.0
1973 75 50 0.00 0.0
1972 67 50 0.00 0.0
1971 82 43 0.00 0.0
1970 98 57 0.00 0.0
1969 80 50 0.00 0.0
1968 70 45 0.00 0.0
1967 97 56 0.00 0.0
1966 70 46 0.00 0.0
1965 68 48 0.00 0.0
1964 70 48 0.05 0.0
1963 81 49 0.00 0.0
1962 62 43 0.03 0.0
1961 67 50 0.00 0.0
1960 67 46 0.00 0.0
1959 82 46 0.00 0.0
1958 74 51 0.00 0.0
1957 72 52 0.00 0.0
1956 94 48 0.00 0.0
1955 67 46 0.00 0.0
1954 74 50 0.00 0.0
1953 60 43 0.00 0.0
1952 71 45 0.00 0.0
1951 72 49 0.00 0.0
1950 61 49 0.00 0.0
1949 58 50 0.00 0.0
1948 67 50 0.00 0.0
1947 68 48 0.00 0.0
1946 67 45 0.00 0.0
1945 68 48 0.00 0.0
1944 60 43 0.00 0.0
1943 70 44 0.00 n/a
1942 67 46 0.00 n/a
1941 63 52 n/a n/a
1940 63 40 0.00 n/a
1939 73 49 0.00 n/a
1938 68 50 n/a n/a
1937 75 48 0.00 n/a
1936 70 51 0.00 n/a
1935 64 44 0.00 n/a
1934 73 46 0.00 n/a
1933 65 43 0.00 n/a
1932 70 52 0.00 n/a
1931 85 54 0.00 n/a
1930 58 47 0.00 n/a
1929 66 49 0.00 n/a
1928 71 53 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 n/a 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 0.00 0.0
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 0.00 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 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 98 °F which happened in 1970.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1970
2 97 °F 1967
3 96 °F 2008
4 95 °F 1997
5 94 °F 1956
6 85 °F 1931
6 85 °F 2009
8 82 °F 1971
8 82 °F 1959
10 81 °F 1982
10 81 °F 1963
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 40 °F which happened in 1940.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1940
2 41 °F 2002
3 42 °F 1999
3 42 °F 1974
3 42 °F 1977
3 42 °F 1986
7 43 °F 1994
7 43 °F 1971
7 43 °F 1985
7 43 °F 1962
7 43 °F 1953
7 43 °F 1944
7 43 °F 1933
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1949
1 58 °F 1930
3 59 °F 2010
3 59 °F 1987
5 60 °F 1944
5 60 °F 1953
5 60 °F 2011
8 61 °F 1977
8 61 °F 1950
10 62 °F 1962
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 0.30 inches which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.30 inches 2011
2 0.11 inches 2010
3 0.09 inches 1994
4 0.05 inches 1964
5 0.04 inches 2020
6 0.03 inches 1962
7 0.01 inches 1996
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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