Watsonville May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Watsonville, California for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1908–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1997
Lowest temperature 31 °F 1912
Lowest daily high 58 °F 1950
Highest daily low 61 °F 1997
Most precipitation 0.47 inches 2011
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.8 °F
Average low 48.7 °F
Chance precipitation 11.7%
Watsonville May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 69 51 0.00 n/a
2022 67 47 0.00 n/a
2021 63 50 0.00 n/a
2020 65 58 0.18 0.0
2019 66 41 0.00 0.0
2018 68 45 0.00 0.0
2017 67 48 0.00 0.0
2016 77 53 0.00 0.0
2015 65 53 0.00 0.0
2014 75 53 0.00 0.0
2013 71 48 0.00 0.0
2012 71 52 0.00 0.0
2011 59 50 0.47 n/a
2010 62 51 0.01 n/a
2009 77 51 0.00 n/a
2008 83 52 0.00 n/a
2007 67 48 0.00 n/a
2006 70 48 0.00 n/a
2005 67 47 0.00 n/a
2004 70 48 0.00 n/a
2003 71 44 0.00 n/a
2002 68 45 0.00 n/a
2001 70 46 0.00 n/a
2000 67 51 0.00 n/a
1999 71 42 0.00 n/a
1998 62 41 0.00 0.0
1997 98 61 0.00 0.0
1996 70 58 0.00 0.0
1995 70 53 0.00 0.0
1994 63 49 0.20 0.0
1993 68 53 0.00 0.0
1992 69 52 0.00 0.0
1991 69 46 0.00 0.0
1990 64 46 0.00 0.0
1989 64 50 0.00 0.0
1988 62 40 0.15 0.0
1987 64 54 0.00 0.0
1986 74 48 0.00 0.0
1985 65 48 0.00 0.0
1984 77 47 0.00 0.0
1983 76 47 0.00 0.0
1982 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1981 77 44 0.00 0.0
1980 66 47 0.00 0.0
1979 64 50 0.00 0.0
1978 78 46 0.00 0.0
1977 66 40 0.00 0.0
1976 65 48 0.00 0.0
1975 69 49 0.00 0.0
1974 65 38 0.00 0.0
1973 70 50 0.00 0.0
1972 65 50 0.00 0.0
1971 75 41 0.00 0.0
1970 86 49 0.00 0.0
1969 71 49 0.00 0.0
1968 67 46 0.00 0.0
1967 89 51 0.00 0.0
1966 63 44 0.00 0.0
1965 72 48 0.00 0.0
1964 69 49 0.04 0.0
1963 74 49 0.00 0.0
1962 66 49 0.00 0.0
1961 65 49 0.00 0.0
1960 70 43 0.00 0.0
1959 76 45 0.00 0.0
1958 68 52 0.00 0.0
1957 71 52 0.00 0.0
1956 96 50 0.00 0.0
1955 63 46 0.00 0.0
1954 69 47 0.00 0.0
1953 65 46 0.00 0.0
1952 70 49 0.00 0.0
1951 63 50 0.00 0.0
1950 58 48 0.00 0.0
1949 59 50 0.00 0.0
1948 68 53 0.01 0.0
1947 n/a 45 0.00 0.0
1946 64 50 0.00 0.0
1945 64 43 0.00 0.0
1944 n/a 48 0.20 0.0
1943 70 39 0.00 n/a
1942 65 47 0.00 n/a
1941 74 52 n/a n/a
1940 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1939 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1938 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1937 67 47 0.00 n/a
1936 72 45 0.00 0.0
1935 73 50 0.02 0.0
1934 73 43 0.00 n/a
1933 65 47 0.00 n/a
1932 63 50 0.00 n/a
1931 80 46 0.00 n/a
1930 69 50 0.00 n/a
1929 59 51 0.00 n/a
1928 67 51 0.00 n/a
1927 76 48 0.00 n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 72 42 n/a n/a
1923 66 52 n/a n/a
1922 74 48 0.00 n/a
1921 62 46 0.00 n/a
1920 78 46 n/a n/a
1919 72 42 n/a n/a
1918 62 48 n/a n/a
1917 70 40 0.08 n/a
1916 65 48 0.02 n/a
1915 82 47 0.00 n/a
1914 70 45 0.00 n/a
1913 70 41 0.06 n/a
1912 75 31 0.00 n/a
1911 63 43 0.09 0.0
1910 61 56 0.04 0.0
1909 65 41 0.00 n/a
1908 68 40 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Watsonville on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Watsonville history is 98 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Watsonville on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1997
2 96 °F 1956
3 89 °F 1967
4 86 °F 1970
5 83 °F 2008
6 82 °F 1915
7 80 °F 1931
8 78 °F 1920
8 78 °F 1978
10 77 °F 1984
10 77 °F 1981
10 77 °F 2016
10 77 °F 2009
What's the all-time low for Watsonville on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Watsonville history is 31 °F which happened in 1912.
Lowest Temperatures in Watsonville on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1912
2 38 °F 1974
3 39 °F 1943
4 40 °F 1917
4 40 °F 1988
4 40 °F 1977
4 40 °F 1908
8 41 °F 2019
8 41 °F 1909
8 41 °F 1998
8 41 °F 1913
8 41 °F 1971
Lowest High Temperatures in Watsonville on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1950
2 59 °F 1949
2 59 °F 1929
2 59 °F 2011
5 61 °F 1910
6 62 °F 1921
6 62 °F 1988
6 62 °F 2010
6 62 °F 1918
6 62 °F 1998
What's the most it has ever rained in Watsonville on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Watsonville history is 0.47 inches which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Watsonville on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.47 inches 2011
2 0.20 inches 1944
2 0.20 inches 1994
4 0.18 inches 2020
5 0.15 inches 1988
6 0.09 inches 1911
7 0.08 inches 1917
8 0.06 inches 1913
9 0.04 inches 1964
9 0.04 inches 1910
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1998–2024 Watsonville Municipal Airport location
1908–1998 Watsonville Water Works location