Williston May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Williston, North Dakota for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1901
Lowest temperature 27 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1942
Highest daily low 67 °F 1901
Most precipitation 1.00 inches 1949
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.3 °F
Average low 43.0 °F
Chance precipitation 31.7%
Chance snow 1.2%
Williston May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 80 52 0.00 n/a
2022 78 49 0.15 0.0
2021 85 39 0.00 0.0
2020 72 32 0.00 0.0
2019 62 38 0.28 0.0
2018 85 41 0.00 n/a
2017 66 47 0.00 n/a
2016 76 45 0.00 n/a
2015 54 34 0.40 n/a
2014 69 44 0.00 0.0
2013 70 52 0.00 n/a
2012 91 54 0.00 n/a
2011 71 53 0.00 n/a
2010 81 50 0.00 0.0
2009 77 45 0.00 0.0
2008 81 50 0.00 0.0
2007 85 47 0.00 0.0
2006 83 50 0.00 0.0
2005 72 53 0.01 0.0
2004 65 32 0.00 0.0
2003 66 40 0.00 0.0
2002 59 29 0.00 0.0
2001 71 44 0.03 0.0
2000 68 44 0.00 0.0
1999 64 38 0.00 0.0
1998 85 50 0.00 0.0
1997 n/a 48 0.00 0.0
1996 69 55 0.24 0.0
1995 66 32 0.00 0.0
1994 79 49 0.38 0.0
1993 60 42 0.00 0.0
1992 78 48 0.00 0.0
1991 73 51 0.00 0.0
1990 62 33 0.00 0.0
1989 75 52 0.04 0.0
1988 88 55 0.00 0.0
1987 82 44 0.76 0.0
1986 68 30 0.00 0.0
1985 76 43 0.00 0.0
1984 88 45 0.37 0.0
1983 66 36 0.03 0.0
1982 58 48 0.01 0.0
1981 69 45 0.00 0.0
1980 76 46 0.00 0.0
1979 88 48 0.08 0.0
1978 68 54 0.00 0.0
1977 70 47 0.26 0.0
1976 74 44 0.00 0.0
1975 80 50 0.20 0.0
1974 52 31 0.00 0.0
1973 83 44 0.00 0.0
1972 94 56 0.04 0.0
1971 71 37 0.00 0.0
1970 87 50 0.00 0.0
1969 55 36 0.05 0.0
1968 60 38 0.00 0.0
1967 82 46 0.00 0.0
1966 66 42 0.23 0.0
1965 75 52 0.00 0.0
1964 85 55 0.03 0.0
1963 70 45 0.00 0.0
1962 59 44 0.00 0.0
1961 62 38 0.00 0.0
1960 69 51 0.10 0.0
1959 76 49 0.00 0.0
1958 77 50 0.00 0.0
1957 71 39 0.00 0.0
1956 84 45 0.00 0.0
1955 72 44 0.00 0.0
1954 67 47 0.00 0.0
1953 58 44 0.00 0.0
1952 60 39 0.00 0.0
1951 80 55 0.00 0.0
1950 68 40 0.00 0.0
1949 73 38 1.00 0.0
1948 80 52 0.00 0.0
1947 69 45 0.00 0.0
1946 64 42 0.00 0.0
1945 59 39 0.00 0.0
1944 64 52 0.12 0.0
1943 63 37 0.00 0.0
1942 47 39 0.00 0.0
1941 86 54 0.00 0.0
1940 61 46 0.16 0.0
1939 80 48 0.23 0.0
1938 50 46 0.04 0.0
1937 72 45 0.00 0.0
1936 59 50 0.00 0.0
1935 53 47 0.14 0.0
1934 88 65 0.00 0.0
1933 75 46 0.12 0.0
1932 75 41 0.00 0.0
1931 68 52 0.16 0.0
1930 58 33 0.00 0.0
1929 57 41 0.06 0.0
1928 72 47 0.00 0.0
1927 55 41 0.04 0.0
1926 72 42 0.00 0.0
1925 71 32 0.00 0.0
1924 55 39 0.02 0.0
1923 71 44 0.02 0.0
1922 62 43 0.02 0.0
1921 68 38 0.00 0.0
1920 80 48 0.00 0.0
1919 71 50 0.02 0.0
1918 68 32 0.00 0.0
1917 71 38 0.00 0.0
1916 60 30 0.00 0.0
1915 56 29 0.00 0.0
1914 70 51 0.05 0.0
1913 54 37 0.00 0.0
1912 68 41 0.00 0.0
1911 75 46 0.01 0.0
1910 73 32 0.00 0.0
1909 53 45 0.13 0.0
1908 65 47 0.22 0.0
1907 63 39 0.00 0.0
1906 61 45 0.02 0.0
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 66 34 0.00 0.0
1903 78 48 0.07 0.0
1902 75 47 0.85 0.0
1901 98 67 0.00 0.0
1900 72 44 0.00 0.0
1899 54 27 0.00 0.0
1898 57 50 0.25 0.0
1897 90 55 0.00 0.0
1896 56 44 0.02 0.0
1895 74 39 0.00 0.0
1894 62 40 0.02 0.0
What's the all-time high for Williston on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Williston history is 98 °F which happened in 1901.
Highest Temperatures in Williston on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1901
2 94 °F 1972
3 91 °F 2012
4 90 °F 1897
5 88 °F 1979
5 88 °F 1988
5 88 °F 1984
5 88 °F 1934
9 87 °F 1970
10 86 °F 1941
What's the all-time low for Williston on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Williston history is 27 °F which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in Williston on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 1899
2 29 °F 1915
2 29 °F 2002
4 30 °F 1986
4 30 °F 1916
6 31 °F 1974
7 32 °F 1918
7 32 °F 1910
7 32 °F 1925
7 32 °F 1995
7 32 °F 2020
7 32 °F 2004
Lowest High Temperatures in Williston on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1942
2 50 °F 1938
3 52 °F 1974
4 53 °F 1935
4 53 °F 1909
6 54 °F 1899
6 54 °F 2015
6 54 °F 1913
9 55 °F 1927
9 55 °F 1924
9 55 °F 1969
What's the most it has ever rained in Williston on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Williston history is 1.00 inches which happened in 1949.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Williston on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.00 inches 1949
2 0.85 inches 1902
3 0.76 inches 1987
4 0.40 inches 2015
5 0.38 inches 1994
6 0.37 inches 1984
7 0.28 inches 2019
8 0.26 inches 1977
9 0.25 inches 1898
10 0.24 inches 1996
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1957–2024 Williston Experimental Farm location
1894–1956 Sloulin Field International Airport location