Calgary May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Calgary, Alberta for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1881–2024
Highest temperature 29.8 °C 2008
Lowest temperature -3.9 °C 1899
Lowest daily high 3.3 °C 1909
Highest daily low 12.8 °C 1956
Most precipitation 4.06 cm 1894
Most snow 4.1 cm 1909
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 16.2 °C
Average low 3.4 °C
Chance precipitation 38.4%
Chance snow 8.3%
Calgary May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
2023 20.5 12.2 0.00 0.0
2022 21.0 6.0 0.00 0.0
2021 25.1 10.1 0.00 0.0
2020 21.8 3.0 0.00 0.0
2019 8.3 5.7 0.16 0.0
2018 25.4 12.5 0.00 0.0
2017 13.1 -0.6 0.00 0.0
2016 21.1 3.5 0.00 0.0
2015 9.6 0.9 2.07 1.6
2014 14.2 2.8 0.00 0.0
2013 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2012 24.2 6.7 0.00 0.0
2011 19.5 3.7 0.00 0.0
2010 24.6 5.7 0.00 0.0
2009 20.4 3.0 0.00 0.0
2008 29.8 11.5 0.00 0.0
2007 25.0 4.8 0.00 0.0
2006 28.1 8.1 0.00 0.0
2005 24.1 8.2 0.00 0.0
2004 17.0 1.8 0.00 0.0
2003 9.3 0.3 0.10 0.2
2002 12.5 -2.6 0.00 0.0
2001 10.1 2.3 1.77 0.0
2000 15.0 4.1 0.00 0.0
1999 13.6 -1.4 0.00 0.0
1998 14.5 5.2 0.00 0.0
1997 26.3 5.1 0.00 0.0
1996 18.1 -0.2 0.00 0.0
1995 19.1 6.2 0.00 0.0
1994 18.2 2.2 0.00 0.0
1993 18.5 3.5 0.02 0.0
1992 18.1 -2.9 0.00 0.0
1991 19.0 4.3 0.04 0.0
1990 13.5 -0.7 0.02 0.0
1989 19.0 5.0 0.03 0.0
1988 27.6 9.1 0.00 0.0
1987 11.1 1.8 0.56 0.0
1986 11.5 -2.7 0.00 0.0
1985 20.9 3.5 0.00 0.0
1984 12.1 4.6 1.24 0.0
1983 17.1 1.9 0.02 0.0
1982 15.4 5.3 0.24 0.0
1981 5.2 0.2 1.06 3.5
1980 23.2 2.0 0.00 0.0
1979 12.5 2.4 0.74 0.0
1978 8.8 3.7 1.40 0.0
1977 9.3 0.0 0.10 0.2
1976 22.2 0.0 0.00 0.0
1975 15.6 3.9 0.13 0.0
1974 8.3 0.6 0.33 0.3
1973 27.2 8.3 0.00 0.0
1972 21.1 4.4 0.00 0.0
1971 10.0 0.6 0.43 1.5
1970 25.6 6.7 0.00 0.0
1969 7.8 1.1 0.05 0.3
1968 21.1 3.3 0.00 0.0
1967 20.6 4.4 0.00 0.0
1966 12.2 1.7 0.25 0.3
1965 18.3 0.0 0.00 0.0
1964 22.2 4.4 0.00 0.0
1963 17.2 0.6 0.00 0.0
1962 18.3 0.6 0.00 0.0
1961 7.2 1.7 0.15 0.0
1960 13.3 -1.1 0.51 0.0
1959 26.7 3.3 0.00 0.0
1958 21.1 10.6 0.00 0.0
1957 18.9 3.9 0.00 0.0
1956 24.4 12.8 0.00 0.0
1955 5.6 0.0 0.03 0.0
1954 18.9 6.7 0.00 0.0
1953 10.6 4.4 0.03 0.0
1952 16.1 5.0 0.00 0.0
1951 21.1 5.6 0.00 0.0
1950 16.7 -0.6 0.00 0.0
1949 17.2 4.4 0.08 0.3
1948 20.0 3.3 0.00 0.0
1947 15.0 5.0 0.00 0.0
1946 22.2 5.6 0.00 0.0
1945 15.0 0.6 0.28 0.0
1944 26.1 12.2 0.00 0.0
1943 13.3 0.0 0.05 0.5
1942 10.0 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1941 18.3 6.7 0.00 0.0
1940 11.7 2.2 0.33 0.0
1939 26.7 6.1 0.00 0.0
1938 12.2 0.6 0.48 0.0
1937 16.7 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1936 17.8 7.8 0.00 0.0
1935 18.3 3.3 0.00 0.0
1934 25.6 11.7 0.00 0.0
1933 10.0 1.7 0.00 0.0
1932 16.7 3.3 0.00 0.0
1931 21.1 3.9 0.00 0.0
1930 11.1 2.2 0.00 0.0
1929 15.0 4.4 0.00 0.0
1928 25.6 4.4 0.00 0.0
1927 15.6 6.1 0.00 0.0
1926 18.3 6.7 0.00 0.0
1925 20.0 0.0 0.00 0.0
1924 26.7 8.9 0.00 0.0
1923 20.0 3.3 0.00 0.0
1922 22.8 8.9 0.00 0.0
1921 17.8 0.0 0.00 0.0
1920 20.6 3.9 0.00 0.0
1919 18.9 7.2 0.00 0.0
1918 20.0 1.1 0.20 0.0
1917 21.1 1.7 1.07 0.0
1916 19.4 -2.2 0.00 0.0
1915 6.7 0.0 0.00 0.0
1914 20.0 5.6 0.00 0.0
1913 11.1 2.8 0.58 0.0
1912 20.0 9.4 0.00 0.0
1911 11.7 7.8 2.06 0.0
1910 21.1 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1909 3.3 -1.7 0.41 4.1
1908 12.2 5.6 1.02 0.0
1907 13.9 4.4 0.41 0.0
1906 5.0 1.1 1.47 0.0
1905 23.3 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1904 17.2 -1.1 0.00 0.0
1903 13.3 0.0 0.23 0.0
1902 16.1 8.9 0.41 0.0
1901 27.8 6.7 0.00 0.0
1900 20.0 3.9 0.10 0.0
1899 15.0 -3.9 0.00 0.0
1898 19.4 1.7 0.00 0.0
1897 27.8 11.1 0.00 0.0
1896 5.6 -1.7 0.08 0.8
1895 23.9 1.1 0.00 0.0
1894 3.3 1.1 4.06 0.0
1893 23.9 8.9 0.10 0.0
1892 21.7 2.2 0.00 0.0
1891 27.8 5.0 0.00 0.0
1890 20.6 3.3 0.00 0.0
1889 16.7 0.0 0.00 0.0
1888 8.9 1.1 0.23 0.0
1887 21.7 -3.3 0.00 0.0
1886 20.0 3.9 0.00 0.0
1885 18.9 1.7 0.00 0.0
1884 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1883 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1882 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Calgary on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Calgary history is 29.8 °C which happened in 2008.
Highest Temperatures in Calgary on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 29.8 °C 2008
2 28.1 °C 2006
3 27.8 °C 1897
3 27.8 °C 1891
3 27.8 °C 1901
6 27.6 °C 1988
7 27.2 °C 1973
8 26.7 °C 1959
8 26.7 °C 1939
8 26.7 °C 1924
What's the all-time low for Calgary on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Calgary history is -3.9 °C which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in Calgary on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3.9 °C 1899
2 -3.3 °C 1910
2 -3.3 °C 1887
2 -3.3 °C 1942
5 -2.9 °C 1992
6 -2.7 °C 1986
7 -2.6 °C 2002
8 -2.2 °C 1916
9 -1.7 °C 1909
9 -1.7 °C 1896
Lowest High Temperatures in Calgary on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 3.3 °C 1909
1 3.3 °C 1894
3 5.0 °C 1906
4 5.2 °C 1981
5 5.6 °C 1955
5 5.6 °C 1896
7 6.7 °C 1915
8 7.2 °C 1961
9 7.8 °C 1969
10 8.3 °C 2019
10 8.3 °C 1974
What's the most it has ever rained in Calgary on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Calgary history is 4.06 cm which happened in 1894.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Calgary on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.06 cm 1894
2 2.07 cm 2015
3 2.06 cm 1911
4 1.77 cm 2001
5 1.47 cm 1906
6 1.40 cm 1978
7 1.24 cm 1984
8 1.07 cm 1917
9 1.06 cm 1981
10 1.02 cm 1908
All-Time Most Snow in Calgary on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.1 cm 1909
2 3.5 cm 1981
3 1.6 cm 2015
4 1.5 cm 1971
5 0.8 cm 1896
6 0.5 cm 1943
7 0.3 cm 1969
7 0.3 cm 1974
7 0.3 cm 1966
7 0.3 cm 1949
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
2012–2024 Calgary International Airport location
1881–2012 Calgary International Airport location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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