Seattle October 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of October 17.
October 17 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 74 °F 1989
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1949
Lowest daily high 46 °F 1905
Highest daily low 56 °F 2005
Most precipitation 1.24 inches 2009
Most snow none -
October 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 59.3 °F
Average low 46.3 °F
Chance precipitation 46.3%
Chance snow 0%
Seattle October 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 60 49 0.06 0.0
2022 67 52 0.00 0.0
2021 56 49 0.01 0.0
2020 57 51 0.03 0.0
2019 56 50 0.15 0.0
2018 70 44 0.00 0.0
2017 60 49 0.06 0.0
2016 59 50 0.17 0.0
2015 67 53 0.01 0.0
2014 62 53 0.13 0.0
2013 58 48 0.00 0.0
2012 58 43 0.00 0.0
2011 61 42 0.00 0.0
2010 58 37 0.00 0.0
2009 65 55 1.24 0.0
2008 63 49 0.15 n/a
2007 55 43 0.32 n/a
2006 60 50 0.00 n/a
2005 66 56 0.01 n/a
2004 57 47 0.60 n/a
2003 69 56 0.39 n/a
2002 67 43 0.00 n/a
2001 55 42 0.00 n/a
2000 66 50 0.32 n/a
1999 61 40 0.00 n/a
1998 54 43 0.14 n/a
1997 58 51 0.24 n/a
1996 50 38 0.99 n/a
1995 59 47 0.31 0.0
1994 54 45 0.02 0.0
1993 58 46 0.00 0.0
1992 59 49 0.00 0.0
1991 57 40 0.00 0.0
1990 53 43 0.29 0.0
1989 74 46 0.00 0.0
1988 58 44 0.00 0.0
1987 60 43 0.00 0.0
1986 57 44 0.00 0.0
1985 60 47 0.00 0.0
1984 52 39 0.00 0.0
1983 60 47 0.20 0.0
1982 53 40 0.08 0.0
1981 51 45 0.00 0.0
1980 56 39 0.00 0.0
1979 60 46 0.00 0.0
1978 65 51 0.00 0.0
1977 56 45 0.00 0.0
1976 61 45 0.00 0.0
1975 61 50 0.72 0.0
1974 68 42 0.00 0.0
1973 67 44 0.00 0.0
1972 64 43 0.00 0.0
1971 50 37 0.00 0.0
1970 53 45 0.23 0.0
1969 55 37 0.00 0.0
1968 55 43 0.48 0.0
1967 63 49 0.00 0.0
1966 54 41 0.00 0.0
1965 58 48 0.01 0.0
1964 56 41 0.00 0.0
1963 57 49 0.04 0.0
1962 52 41 0.00 0.0
1961 56 36 0.00 0.0
1960 65 47 0.00 0.0
1959 61 44 0.00 0.0
1958 65 43 0.42 0.0
1957 55 44 0.00 0.0
1956 62 45 0.84 0.0
1955 65 46 0.00 0.0
1954 63 47 0.01 0.0
1953 57 50 0.45 0.0
1952 65 44 0.00 0.0
1951 47 38 0.30 0.0
1950 54 43 0.22 0.0
1949 51 34 0.05 0.0
1948 65 40 0.00 0.0
1947 59 47 0.71 0.0
1946 59 46 0.00 0.0
1945 57 46 0.16 0.0
1944 67 49 0.00 0.0
1943 56 47 0.28 0.0
1942 70 47 0.00 0.0
1941 62 49 0.00 0.0
1940 67 55 0.28 0.0
1939 61 49 0.17 0.0
1938 60 40 0.00 0.0
1937 58 50 0.01 0.0
1936 69 48 0.00 0.0
1935 64 55 0.00 0.0
1934 61 42 0.00 0.0
1933 58 50 0.00 0.0
1932 56 45 0.00 0.0
1931 57 52 0.06 0.0
1930 57 44 0.37 0.0
1929 60 48 0.08 0.0
1928 61 50 0.01 0.0
1927 60 50 0.09 0.0
1926 61 53 0.00 0.0
1925 48 42 0.00 0.0
1924 61 47 0.00 0.0
1923 58 50 0.00 0.0
1922 49 47 0.00 0.0
1921 59 50 0.14 0.0
1920 52 43 0.17 0.0
1919 53 47 0.06 0.0
1918 58 46 0.00 0.0
1917 54 39 0.00 0.0
1916 55 47 0.01 0.0
1915 64 51 0.00 0.0
1914 59 49 0.40 0.0
1913 51 45 0.03 0.0
1912 55 44 0.00 0.0
1911 56 44 0.00 0.0
1910 59 55 0.43 0.0
1909 53 40 0.00 0.0
1908 52 43 0.00 0.0
1907 51 47 0.00 0.0
1906 59 49 0.00 0.0
1905 46 37 0.17 0.0
1904 57 45 0.10 0.0
1903 68 43 0.00 0.0
1902 60 51 0.00 0.0
1901 59 48 0.00 0.0
1900 62 52 0.00 0.0
1899 52 46 0.17 0.0
1898 58 45 0.05 0.0
1897 56 43 0.00 0.0
1896 68 45 0.00 0.0
1895 62 43 0.00 0.0
1894 56 43 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 74 °F which happened in 1989.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1989
2 70 °F 2018
2 70 °F 1942
4 69 °F 2003
4 69 °F 1936
6 68 °F 1903
6 68 °F 1974
6 68 °F 1896
9 67 °F 1944
9 67 °F 1940
9 67 °F 2015
9 67 °F 2022
9 67 °F 2002
9 67 °F 1973
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 34 °F which happened in 1949.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1949
2 36 °F 1961
3 37 °F 2010
3 37 °F 1971
3 37 °F 1969
3 37 °F 1905
7 38 °F 1951
7 38 °F 1996
9 39 °F 1980
9 39 °F 1984
9 39 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1905
2 47 °F 1951
3 48 °F 1925
4 49 °F 1922
5 50 °F 1971
5 50 °F 1996
7 51 °F 1949
7 51 °F 1907
7 51 °F 1981
7 51 °F 1913
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.24 inches which happened in 2009.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on October 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.24 inches 2009
2 0.99 inches 1996
3 0.84 inches 1956
4 0.72 inches 1975
5 0.71 inches 1947
6 0.60 inches 2004
7 0.48 inches 1968
8 0.45 inches 1953
9 0.43 inches 1910
10 0.42 inches 1958
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location