Boston May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1932
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1936
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1958
Highest daily low 63 °F 1951
Most precipitation 4.47 inches 1954
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.6 °F
Average low 50.3 °F
Chance precipitation 37.7%
Chance snow 0%
Boston May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 81 61 0.00 0.0
2022 79 58 0.09 0.0
2021 79 58 0.01 0.0
2020 68 49 0.04 0.0
2019 65 50 0.00 0.0
2018 62 50 0.00 0.0
2017 81 55 0.00 0.0
2016 59 42 0.00 0.0
2015 71 55 0.00 0.0
2014 73 59 0.06 0.0
2013 82 53 0.00 0.0
2012 73 60 0.06 0.0
2011 50 48 0.38 0.0
2010 74 54 0.00 0.0
2009 66 52 0.00 0.0
2008 59 48 0.25 0.0
2007 64 46 0.79 0.0
2006 56 48 0.52 0.0
2005 53 44 0.27 0.0
2004 73 51 0.10 0.0
2003 49 43 0.00 0.0
2002 78 49 0.00 0.0
2001 52 48 0.05 0.0
2000 67 47 0.00 0.0
1999 62 47 0.00 0.0
1998 68 52 0.00 0.0
1997 59 50 0.27 0.0
1996 65 46 0.49 0.0
1995 63 49 0.00 0.0
1994 51 46 0.94 0.0
1993 77 55 0.08 0.0
1992 55 48 0.05 0.0
1991 89 54 0.00 0.0
1990 62 51 0.93 0.0
1989 54 48 0.01 0.0
1988 66 52 0.00 0.0
1987 67 40 0.00 0.0
1986 71 49 0.00 0.0
1985 73 49 0.00 0.0
1984 55 42 0.02 0.0
1983 61 42 0.53 0.0
1982 68 51 0.00 0.0
1981 64 55 0.68 0.0
1980 75 50 0.00 0.0
1979 76 56 0.00 0.0
1978 53 49 0.87 0.0
1977 83 50 0.00 0.0
1976 69 54 0.00 0.0
1975 77 54 0.43 0.0
1974 81 62 0.00 0.0
1973 66 48 0.25 0.0
1972 62 52 0.12 0.0
1971 51 46 1.05 0.0
1970 59 51 0.00 0.0
1969 76 50 0.00 0.0
1968 67 53 0.13 0.0
1967 58 45 0.00 0.0
1966 55 46 0.00 0.0
1965 70 52 0.00 0.0
1964 79 46 0.00 0.0
1963 67 49 0.00 0.0
1962 53 47 0.00 0.0
1961 70 61 0.14 0.0
1960 71 59 0.03 0.0
1959 62 45 0.00 0.0
1958 48 44 0.06 0.0
1957 64 48 0.00 0.0
1956 65 42 0.15 0.0
1955 82 50 0.07 0.0
1954 69 49 4.47 0.0
1953 67 51 0.00 0.0
1952 60 46 0.01 0.0
1951 91 63 0.00 0.0
1950 55 45 0.00 0.0
1949 59 45 0.00 0.0
1948 63 47 0.27 0.0
1947 64 39 0.00 0.0
1946 65 48 0.00 0.0
1945 56 49 0.00 0.0
1944 69 53 0.00 0.0
1943 63 47 0.00 0.0
1942 72 51 0.00 0.0
1941 84 54 0.00 0.0
1940 73 52 0.00 0.0
1939 52 39 0.00 0.0
1938 58 46 0.01 0.0
1937 60 43 0.00 0.0
1936 56 34 0.01 0.0
1935 65 42 0.00 0.0
1934 62 47 0.00 0.0
1933 68 52 0.00 0.0
1932 93 61 0.00 0.0
1931 83 55 0.00 0.0
1930 71 45 0.02 0.0
1929 85 47 0.00 0.0
1928 66 50 0.00 0.0
1927 54 46 0.22 0.0
1926 54 47 0.62 0.0
1925 63 47 0.00 0.0
1924 61 54 0.00 0.0
1923 76 48 0.01 0.0
1922 59 47 0.00 0.0
1921 66 52 0.00 0.0
1920 65 46 0.00 0.0
1919 53 44 0.00 0.0
1918 74 52 0.00 0.0
1917 61 38 0.00 0.0
1916 48 45 0.16 0.0
1915 53 44 0.00 0.0
1914 70 48 0.00 0.0
1913 55 41 0.43 0.0
1912 57 48 0.72 0.0
1911 75 59 0.00 0.0
1910 64 47 0.00 0.0
1909 57 49 0.27 0.0
1908 68 49 0.00 0.0
1907 74 54 0.15 0.0
1906 76 52 0.00 0.0
1905 50 43 0.12 0.0
1904 62 49 0.27 0.0
1903 59 47 0.00 0.0
1902 72 46 0.00 0.0
1901 64 49 0.00 0.0
1900 71 52 0.05 0.0
1899 61 46 0.00 0.0
1898 52 47 0.29 0.0
1897 60 51 0.04 0.0
1896 81 57 0.00 0.0
1895 61 43 0.00 0.0
1894 74 46 0.00 0.0
1893 53 47 0.09 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 93 °F which happened in 1932.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1932
2 91 °F 1951
3 89 °F 1991
4 85 °F 1929
5 84 °F 1941
6 83 °F 1931
6 83 °F 1977
8 82 °F 1955
8 82 °F 2013
10 81 °F 2017
10 81 °F 1896
10 81 °F 2023
10 81 °F 1974
What's the all-time low for Boston on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 34 °F which happened in 1936.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1936
2 38 °F 1917
3 39 °F 1939
3 39 °F 1947
5 40 °F 1987
6 41 °F 1913
7 42 °F 1935
7 42 °F 1984
7 42 °F 2016
7 42 °F 1983
7 42 °F 1956
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1916
1 48 °F 1958
3 49 °F 2003
4 50 °F 2011
4 50 °F 1905
6 51 °F 1971
6 51 °F 1994
8 52 °F 2001
8 52 °F 1898
8 52 °F 1939
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 4.47 inches which happened in 1954.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.47 inches 1954
2 1.05 inches 1971
3 0.94 inches 1994
4 0.93 inches 1990
5 0.87 inches 1978
6 0.79 inches 2007
7 0.72 inches 1912
8 0.68 inches 1981
9 0.62 inches 1926
10 0.53 inches 1983
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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