West Palm Beach May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in West Palm Beach, Florida for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1929–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 1989
Lowest temperature 60 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 77 °F 1941
Highest daily low 79 °F 1938
Most precipitation 2.21 inches 2012
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 86.2 °F
Average low 71.8 °F
Chance precipitation 35.4%
West Palm Beach May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 92 74 0.04 0.0
2022 87 70 0.00 0.0
2021 85 74 0.00 n/a
2020 93 72 0.00 n/a
2019 84 70 0.00 n/a
2018 82 72 0.21 n/a
2017 87 77 0.02 n/a
2016 88 78 0.34 n/a
2015 86 77 0.02 n/a
2014 85 63 0.00 n/a
2013 82 69 0.08 n/a
2012 84 67 2.21 n/a
2011 89 69 0.10 n/a
2010 87 70 0.50 n/a
2009 86 76 0.00 n/a
2008 91 72 0.00 n/a
2007 87 68 0.00 n/a
2006 81 66 0.00 n/a
2005 84 75 0.00 n/a
2004 85 75 0.31 n/a
2003 90 78 0.00 n/a
2002 87 75 0.00 n/a
2001 92 64 0.00 n/a
2000 85 76 0.00 0.0
1999 85 67 0.20 0.0
1998 85 63 0.00 0.0
1997 85 73 0.27 0.0
1996 84 75 0.00 n/a
1995 92 75 0.00 0.0
1994 91 72 0.00 0.0
1993 87 69 0.00 n/a
1992 86 74 0.02 0.0
1991 86 72 0.00 0.0
1990 92 76 0.00 0.0
1989 94 75 0.00 0.0
1988 82 70 1.25 0.0
1987 82 73 0.00 0.0
1986 81 73 0.00 0.0
1985 93 68 0.00 0.0
1984 80 72 0.00 0.0
1983 85 73 0.00 0.0
1982 81 73 0.00 0.0
1981 90 73 0.00 0.0
1980 87 77 0.00 0.0
1979 82 68 0.40 0.0
1978 91 70 0.00 0.0
1977 84 73 0.00 0.0
1976 85 70 0.01 0.0
1975 86 72 0.49 0.0
1974 86 74 0.00 0.0
1973 83 60 0.00 0.0
1972 88 70 0.21 0.0
1971 87 69 0.00 0.0
1970 85 67 0.00 0.0
1969 83 74 0.51 0.0
1968 88 69 0.00 0.0
1967 88 69 0.12 0.0
1966 89 70 0.24 0.0
1965 84 71 0.00 0.0
1964 84 67 0.00 0.0
1963 90 68 0.00 0.0
1962 84 73 0.00 0.0
1961 90 69 0.00 0.0
1960 85 63 0.00 0.0
1959 85 72 0.36 0.0
1958 83 73 0.00 0.0
1957 88 70 0.07 0.0
1956 90 68 0.00 0.0
1955 85 68 0.07 0.0
1954 87 66 1.08 0.0
1953 87 75 0.00 0.0
1952 88 76 0.00 0.0
1951 79 61 0.75 0.0
1950 88 65 0.15 0.0
1949 84 71 0.24 0.0
1948 82 77 0.00 0.0
1947 85 72 0.00 n/a
1946 83 68 0.34 n/a
1945 90 69 0.15 n/a
1944 90 68 0.64 n/a
1943 87 71 0.47 n/a
1942 91 71 0.00 n/a
1941 77 66 0.00 0.0
1940 86 70 0.00 n/a
1939 78 72 0.00 n/a
1938 83 79 0.00 n/a
1937 79 70 0.00 n/a
1936 81 70 0.40 n/a
1935 85 70 0.00 n/a
1934 83 71 1.36 n/a
1933 82 72 0.06 n/a
1932 80 74 0.00 n/a
1931 82 60 0.00 n/a
1930 84 78 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for West Palm Beach on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in West Palm Beach history is 94 °F which happened in 1989.
Highest Temperatures in West Palm Beach on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1989
2 93 °F 2020
2 93 °F 1985
4 92 °F 1990
4 92 °F 2001
4 92 °F 2023
4 92 °F 1995
8 91 °F 2008
8 91 °F 1978
8 91 °F 1942
8 91 °F 1994
What's the all-time low for West Palm Beach on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in West Palm Beach history is 60 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in West Palm Beach on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1973
1 60 °F 1931
3 61 °F 1951
4 63 °F 2014
4 63 °F 1998
4 63 °F 1960
7 64 °F 2001
8 65 °F 1950
9 66 °F 2006
9 66 °F 1954
9 66 °F 1941
Lowest High Temperatures in West Palm Beach on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 77 °F 1941
2 78 °F 1939
3 79 °F 1951
3 79 °F 1937
5 80 °F 1932
5 80 °F 1984
7 81 °F 1982
7 81 °F 1936
7 81 °F 1986
7 81 °F 2006
What's the most it has ever rained in West Palm Beach on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in West Palm Beach history is 2.21 inches which happened in 2012.
All-Time Most Precipitation in West Palm Beach on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.21 inches 2012
2 1.36 inches 1934
3 1.25 inches 1988
4 1.08 inches 1954
5 0.75 inches 1951
6 0.64 inches 1944
7 0.51 inches 1969
8 0.50 inches 2010
9 0.49 inches 1975
10 0.47 inches 1943
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 West Palm Beach International Airport location
1929–1941 West Palm Beach location