Boston December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 1971
Lowest temperature 2 °F 1942
Lowest daily high 18 °F 1951
Highest daily low 45 °F 2021
Most precipitation 1.81 inches 1960
Most snow 7.6 inches 2007
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 42.5 °F
Average low 29.4 °F
Chance precipitation 38.0%
Chance snow 13.6%
Boston December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 51 40 0.00 0.0
2022 45 42 1.28 0.0
2021 60 45 0.17 0.0
2020 30 16 0.04 0.4
2019 35 32 0.00 0.0
2018 45 41 0.54 0.0
2017 34 22 0.00 0.0
2016 21 4 0.00 0.0
2015 48 38 0.00 0.0
2014 44 35 0.00 0.0
2013 30 20 0.00 0.0
2012 39 34 0.25 0.0
2011 54 41 0.02 0.0
2010 34 20 0.00 0.0
2009 40 27 0.00 0.0
2008 61 29 0.02 0.0
2007 43 22 1.25 7.6
2006 53 40 0.01 0.0
2005 48 30 0.84 0.0
2004 42 20 0.00 0.0
2003 42 28 0.00 0.0
2002 38 28 0.12 0.0
2001 39 28 0.00 0.0
2000 44 30 0.11 0.0
1999 50 39 0.01 0.0
1998 48 37 0.00 0.0
1997 45 23 0.00 0.0
1996 45 37 0.00 0.0
1995 32 28 0.15 1.5
1994 37 29 0.05 0.5
1993 42 31 0.01 0.0
1992 45 32 0.00 0.0
1991 32 18 0.03 0.3
1990 43 34 0.26 0.0
1989 35 18 0.17 2.9
1988 25 16 0.00 0.0
1987 42 31 0.01 0.0
1986 37 31 0.00 0.0
1985 37 27 0.00 0.0
1984 47 28 0.00 0.0
1983 51 39 0.00 0.0
1982 61 45 0.22 0.0
1981 38 33 0.16 0.0
1980 34 23 0.45 3.2
1979 56 33 0.00 0.0
1978 48 36 0.00 0.0
1977 45 35 0.00 0.0
1976 45 30 0.16 0.0
1975 56 25 0.06 0.0
1974 44 32 0.62 0.0
1973 34 29 0.31 0.0
1972 35 20 0.30 0.2
1971 64 39 0.03 0.0
1970 33 15 0.01 0.1
1969 32 23 0.00 0.0
1968 23 15 0.01 0.1
1967 33 22 0.00 0.0
1966 38 23 0.00 0.0
1965 45 34 0.00 0.0
1964 32 17 0.00 0.0
1963 23 13 0.00 0.0
1962 29 20 0.05 0.5
1961 27 11 0.00 0.0
1960 40 32 1.81 0.6
1959 52 43 0.00 0.0
1958 26 17 0.00 0.0
1957 44 35 0.03 0.0
1956 52 31 0.42 0.0
1955 32 18 0.00 0.0
1954 43 32 0.03 0.0
1953 37 22 0.00 0.0
1952 41 27 0.00 0.0
1951 18 11 0.00 0.0
1950 42 32 0.00 0.0
1949 33 19 0.00 0.0
1948 41 34 0.17 0.0
1947 60 35 0.36 0.0
1946 29 19 0.00 0.0
1945 32 13 0.00 0.0
1944 41 32 0.00 0.0
1943 22 8 0.00 0.0
1942 32 2 0.07 0.7
1941 46 31 0.00 0.0
1940 40 29 1.02 0.0
1939 44 29 0.00 0.0
1938 35 17 0.00 0.0
1937 39 28 0.24 2.1
1936 45 32 0.00 0.0
1935 40 34 0.17 0.0
1934 39 24 0.00 0.0
1933 49 27 0.16 0.0
1932 18 4 0.00 0.0
1931 45 23 0.00 0.0
1930 23 4 0.00 0.0
1929 31 20 0.00 0.0
1928 56 43 0.00 0.0
1927 43 26 1.21 0.0
1926 28 18 0.00 0.3
1925 40 23 0.00 0.0
1924 36 22 0.00 0.0
1923 45 28 0.00 0.0
1922 34 22 0.00 0.0
1921 31 14 0.02 0.0
1920 44 34 0.00 0.0
1919 20 12 0.00 0.0
1918 44 38 0.00 0.0
1917 21 8 0.00 0.0
1916 27 19 0.07 2.5
1915 36 23 0.00 0.0
1914 33 18 0.00 0.0
1913 44 32 0.00 0.0
1912 48 38 0.00 0.0
1911 44 35 0.46 0.0
1910 18 6 0.00 0.9
1909 42 33 0.00 0.0
1908 44 31 0.00 0.0
1907 37 29 0.08 0.9
1906 49 35 0.00 0.0
1905 32 20 0.00 0.0
1904 34 22 0.08 1.0
1903 28 16 0.00 0.0
1902 54 29 0.45 0.5
1901 21 12 0.00 0.0
1900 23 14 0.00 0.2
1899 33 19 0.00 0.0
1898 39 15 0.00 0.0
1897 52 40 0.00 0.0
1896 31 17 0.43 5.0
1895 37 28 0.00 0.0
1894 55 37 0.00 0.0
1893 50 24 0.82 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 64 °F which happened in 1971.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 1971
2 61 °F 2008
2 61 °F 1982
4 60 °F 2021
4 60 °F 1947
6 56 °F 1979
6 56 °F 1975
6 56 °F 1928
9 55 °F 1894
10 54 °F 2011
10 54 °F 1902
What's the all-time low for Boston on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 2 °F which happened in 1942.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 2 °F 1942
2 4 °F 1930
2 4 °F 2016
2 4 °F 1932
5 6 °F 1910
6 8 °F 1943
6 8 °F 1917
8 11 °F 1951
8 11 °F 1961
10 12 °F 1919
10 12 °F 1901
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 18 °F 1932
1 18 °F 1910
1 18 °F 1951
4 20 °F 1919
5 21 °F 1901
5 21 °F 2016
5 21 °F 1917
8 22 °F 1943
9 23 °F 1968
9 23 °F 1963
9 23 °F 1900
9 23 °F 1930
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.81 inches which happened in 1960.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.81 inches 1960
2 1.28 inches 2022
3 1.25 inches 2007
4 1.21 inches 1927
5 1.02 inches 1940
6 0.84 inches 2005
7 0.82 inches 1893
8 0.62 inches 1974
9 0.54 inches 2018
10 0.46 inches 1911
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 7.6 inches 2007
2 5.0 inches 1896
3 3.2 inches 1980
4 2.9 inches 1989
5 2.5 inches 1916
6 2.1 inches 1937
7 1.5 inches 1995
8 1.0 inches 1904
9 0.9 inches 1907
9 0.9 inches 1910
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location