Bakersfield May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 105 °F 1970
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 63 °F 1962
Highest daily low 71 °F 2008
Most precipitation 0.24 inches 2019
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.1 °F
Average low 57.2 °F
Chance precipitation 6.9%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 94 67 0.00 0.0
2022 86 62 0.00 0.0
2021 80 55 0.00 0.0
2020 84 59 0.00 0.0
2019 69 54 0.24 0.0
2018 79 59 0.00 0.0
2017 80 58 0.00 0.0
2016 85 61 0.00 0.0
2015 78 51 0.00 0.0
2014 97 68 0.00 0.0
2013 77 61 0.00 0.0
2012 90 62 0.00 0.0
2011 66 47 0.01 0.0
2010 93 63 0.00 0.0
2009 99 67 0.00 0.0
2008 103 71 0.00 0.0
2007 86 63 0.00 0.0
2006 94 67 0.00 0.0
2005 74 58 0.03 0.0
2004 86 57 0.00 0.0
2003 84 55 0.00 0.0
2002 87 60 0.00 0.0
2001 85 62 0.00 0.0
2000 69 52 0.07 0.0
1999 77 46 0.00 0.0
1998 68 45 0.00 0.0
1997 92 64 0.00 0.0
1996 81 60 0.00 0.0
1995 73 48 0.00 0.0
1994 72 54 0.00 0.0
1993 93 57 0.00 0.0
1992 90 57 0.00 0.0
1991 89 56 0.00 0.0
1990 85 55 0.00 0.0
1989 88 58 0.00 0.0
1988 82 59 0.00 0.0
1987 88 62 0.00 0.0
1986 86 54 0.00 0.0
1985 81 56 0.00 0.0
1984 80 44 0.00 0.0
1983 82 50 0.00 0.0
1982 94 65 0.00 0.0
1981 72 50 0.00 0.0
1980 84 55 0.00 0.0
1979 88 60 0.00 0.0
1978 77 47 0.00 0.0
1977 71 50 0.00 0.0
1976 97 69 0.00 0.0
1975 80 55 0.00 0.0
1974 76 50 0.00 0.0
1973 99 70 0.00 0.0
1972 89 65 0.00 0.0
1971 78 53 0.00 0.0
1970 105 66 0.00 0.0
1969 93 61 0.00 0.0
1968 84 54 0.00 0.0
1967 96 59 0.00 0.0
1966 84 56 0.00 0.0
1965 93 63 0.00 0.0
1964 83 58 0.00 0.0
1963 91 59 0.00 0.0
1962 63 51 0.01 0.0
1961 85 57 0.00 0.0
1960 77 54 0.00 0.0
1959 84 53 0.00 0.0
1958 96 63 0.00 0.0
1957 84 54 0.00 0.0
1956 98 59 0.00 0.0
1955 78 48 0.00 0.0
1954 88 55 0.00 0.0
1953 77 52 0.00 0.0
1952 87 57 0.00 0.0
1951 90 59 0.00 0.0
1950 90 57 0.00 0.0
1949 71 59 0.00 0.0
1948 93 57 0.00 0.0
1947 95 62 0.00 0.0
1946 81 54 0.00 0.0
1945 90 57 0.00 0.0
1944 69 48 0.17 0.0
1943 74 43 0.00 0.0
1942 76 48 0.00 0.0
1941 90 56 0.00 0.0
1940 90 59 0.00 0.0
1939 83 56 0.00 0.0
1938 75 56 0.00 0.0
1937 93 61 0.00 0.0
1936 79 58 0.00 0.0
1935 78 55 0.00 0.0
1934 87 56 0.00 0.0
1933 77 50 0.00 0.0
1932 93 56 0.00 0.0
1931 86 60 0.00 0.0
1930 65 53 0.00 0.0
1929 92 59 0.00 0.0
1928 84 55 0.00 0.0
1927 101 66 0.00 n/a
1926 91 57 0.00 n/a
1925 78 58 0.00 0.0
1924 102 61 n/a n/a
1923 94 61 n/a n/a
1922 96 59 n/a n/a
1921 73 54 0.03 n/a
1920 91 57 n/a n/a
1919 75 59 0.00 n/a
1918 78 39 n/a n/a
1917 72 40 0.00 0.0
1916 81 52 0.00 n/a
1915 80 56 0.00 n/a
1914 86 52 0.00 n/a
1913 96 47 0.00 n/a
1912 84 59 n/a n/a
1911 73 53 0.00 0.0
1910 93 65 0.00 0.0
1909 101 69 0.00 n/a
1908 94 45 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 74 46 0.00 n/a
1905 92 55 0.00 n/a
1904 96 56 0.00 n/a
1903 75 51 0.00 n/a
1902 76 50 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 83 50 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 105 °F which happened in 1970.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 105 °F 1970
2 103 °F 2008
3 102 °F 1924
4 101 °F 1927
4 101 °F 1909
6 99 °F 1973
6 99 °F 2009
8 98 °F 1956
9 97 °F 1976
9 97 °F 2014
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 39 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1918
2 40 °F 1917
3 43 °F 1943
4 44 °F 1984
5 45 °F 1998
5 45 °F 1908
7 46 °F 1999
7 46 °F 1906
9 47 °F 1978
9 47 °F 1913
9 47 °F 2011
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1962
2 65 °F 1930
3 66 °F 2011
4 68 °F 1998
5 69 °F 2019
5 69 °F 2000
5 69 °F 1944
8 71 °F 1949
8 71 °F 1977
10 72 °F 1994
10 72 °F 1917
10 72 °F 1981
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.24 inches which happened in 2019.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.24 inches 2019
2 0.17 inches 1944
3 0.07 inches 2000
4 0.03 inches 2005
4 0.03 inches 1921
6 0.01 inches 2011
6 0.01 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location