Seattle January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1900
Lowest temperature 15 °F 1950
Lowest daily high 23 °F 1943
Highest daily low 51 °F 1977
Most precipitation 2.39 inches 2005
Most snow 5.7 inches 1954
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.1 °F
Average low 37.2 °F
Chance precipitation 60.7%
Chance snow 4.6%
Seattle January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 40 30 0.28 0.0
2023 48 41 0.08 0.0
2022 48 39 0.02 0.0
2021 51 43 0.04 0.0
2020 42 32 0.02 0.0
2019 57 47 0.05 0.0
2018 56 45 0.43 0.0
2017 49 39 1.74 0.0
2016 49 43 0.33 0.0
2015 56 38 1.03 0.0
2014 42 37 0.00 0.0
2013 39 27 0.00 0.0
2012 38 32 0.32 0.0
2011 50 42 0.04 0.0
2010 52 42 0.15 0.0
2009 44 32 0.00 0.0
2008 41 34 0.00 n/a
2007 39 33 0.16 n/a
2006 53 45 0.12 n/a
2005 54 42 2.39 n/a
2004 48 35 0.00 n/a
2003 50 37 0.00 n/a
2002 40 36 0.00 n/a
2001 40 28 0.08 n/a
2000 49 35 0.01 n/a
1999 46 39 0.81 n/a
1998 50 43 0.18 n/a
1997 47 41 0.94 n/a
1996 41 33 0.06 0.5
1995 43 36 0.16 0.0
1994 50 38 0.00 0.0
1993 46 29 0.00 0.0
1992 44 33 0.00 0.0
1991 52 45 0.06 0.0
1990 48 35 0.00 0.0
1989 49 42 0.06 0.0
1988 45 35 0.00 0.0
1987 40 34 0.00 0.0
1986 47 41 0.50 0.0
1985 51 37 0.00 0.0
1984 41 25 0.00 0.0
1983 54 43 0.07 0.0
1982 43 39 0.16 0.0
1981 51 41 0.15 0.0
1980 41 31 0.05 0.0
1979 50 34 0.00 0.0
1978 53 39 0.00 0.0
1977 55 51 0.50 0.0
1976 49 42 0.10 0.0
1975 52 49 0.21 0.0
1974 47 37 0.00 0.0
1973 49 40 0.01 0.0
1972 44 36 0.09 0.0
1971 53 45 0.03 0.0
1970 45 35 0.54 0.0
1969 35 30 0.01 0.0
1968 49 37 0.28 0.0
1967 42 36 0.00 0.0
1966 37 31 0.00 0.0
1965 42 35 0.00 0.0
1964 42 35 0.55 0.0
1963 41 36 0.00 0.0
1962 38 31 0.02 0.2
1961 50 42 0.80 0.0
1960 43 33 0.00 0.0
1959 53 42 0.34 0.0
1958 49 41 0.22 0.0
1957 44 29 0.00 0.0
1956 48 38 0.13 0.0
1955 44 35 0.08 0.0
1954 33 27 0.43 5.7
1953 48 40 0.56 0.0
1952 38 27 0.00 0.0
1951 42 32 0.03 0.3
1950 24 15 0.00 0.0
1949 43 33 0.03 0.0
1948 35 29 0.00 0.0
1947 48 40 0.00 0.0
1946 58 47 0.00 0.0
1945 49 42 0.63 0.0
1944 52 46 0.28 0.0
1943 23 16 0.00 0.0
1942 47 40 0.00 0.0
1941 53 44 1.69 0.0
1940 48 39 0.00 0.0
1939 56 43 0.08 0.0
1938 46 n/a 0.16 0.0
1937 38 32 0.14 0.9
1936 45 39 0.02 0.0
1935 34 24 0.16 0.6
1934 44 37 0.01 0.0
1933 37 28 0.00 0.0
1932 42 35 0.74 0.0
1931 47 42 0.01 0.0
1930 36 19 0.00 0.0
1929 44 38 0.06 0.0
1928 33 29 0.00 0.0
1927 44 42 0.05 0.0
1926 45 38 0.71 0.0
1925 44 37 0.18 0.0
1924 41 34 0.06 0.0
1923 48 40 0.88 0.0
1922 30 24 0.08 2.6
1921 44 36 0.25 0.0
1920 51 47 0.16 0.0
1919 54 47 1.03 0.0
1918 55 45 0.43 0.0
1917 38 26 0.00 0.0
1916 44 31 0.00 0.0
1915 40 30 0.00 0.0
1914 52 39 0.05 0.0
1913 38 32 0.03 1.0
1912 50 40 0.00 0.0
1911 47 39 0.61 0.0
1910 43 37 0.79 0.0
1909 51 43 0.64 0.0
1908 51 40 0.00 0.0
1907 32 23 0.11 0.0
1906 41 35 0.24 0.0
1905 41 35 0.00 0.0
1904 48 39 0.45 0.0
1903 48 38 0.08 0.0
1902 45 41 0.08 0.0
1901 43 33 0.00 0.0
1900 60 50 0.00 0.0
1899 55 48 0.25 0.0
1898 47 39 0.18 0.0
1897 40 35 0.00 0.0
1896 51 29 0.50 0.0
1895 42 33 0.35 1.0
1894 48 34 0.12 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 60 °F which happened in 1900.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1900
2 58 °F 1946
3 57 °F 2019
4 56 °F 2018
4 56 °F 1939
4 56 °F 2015
7 55 °F 1977
7 55 °F 1899
7 55 °F 1918
10 54 °F 2005
10 54 °F 1919
10 54 °F 1983
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 15 °F which happened in 1950.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1950
2 16 °F 1943
3 19 °F 1930
4 23 °F 1907
5 24 °F 1935
5 24 °F 1922
7 25 °F 1984
8 26 °F 1917
9 27 °F 2013
9 27 °F 1952
9 27 °F 1954
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 23 °F 1943
2 24 °F 1950
3 30 °F 1922
4 32 °F 1907
5 33 °F 1928
5 33 °F 1954
7 34 °F 1935
8 35 °F 1948
8 35 °F 1969
10 36 °F 1930
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 2.39 inches which happened in 2005.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.39 inches 2005
2 1.74 inches 2017
3 1.69 inches 1941
4 1.03 inches 1919
4 1.03 inches 2015
6 0.94 inches 1997
7 0.88 inches 1923
8 0.81 inches 1999
9 0.80 inches 1961
10 0.79 inches 1910
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.7 inches 1954
2 2.6 inches 1922
3 1.0 inches 1895
3 1.0 inches 1913
5 0.9 inches 1937
6 0.6 inches 1935
7 0.5 inches 1996
8 0.3 inches 1951
9 0.2 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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