Dallas May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Dallas, Texas for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1897–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 1996
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 61 °F 1945
Highest daily low 75 °F 1995
Most precipitation 5.11 inches 2021
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.6 °F
Average low 66.0 °F
Chance precipitation 30.5%
Chance snow 0%
Dallas May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 78 66 0.00 0.0
2022 90 67 0.00 0.0
2021 76 69 5.11 0.0
2020 68 65 3.01 0.0
2019 88 71 0.00 0.0
2018 94 70 0.00 0.0
2017 84 70 0.00 0.0
2016 80 65 0.01 0.0
2015 87 71 0.00 0.0
2014 86 57 0.00 0.0
2013 83 64 0.00 0.0
2012 88 65 0.00 0.0
2011 76 55 0.00 0.0
2010 88 65 0.00 0.0
2009 78 62 0.51 0.0
2008 79 57 0.00 0.0
2007 78 61 0.00 0.0
2006 81 58 0.00 0.0
2005 81 62 0.00 0.0
2004 83 60 0.00 0.0
2003 94 70 0.07 n/a
2002 88 70 0.00 n/a
2001 90 70 0.00 n/a
2000 89 72 0.00 n/a
1999 89 73 0.00 n/a
1998 92 59 0.00 n/a
1997 84 62 0.00 0.0
1996 95 74 0.00 0.0
1995 85 75 0.00 0.0
1994 86 69 0.00 0.0
1993 89 67 0.00 0.0
1992 74 65 0.29 0.0
1991 91 73 0.00 0.0
1990 92 70 0.06 0.0
1989 73 64 3.13 0.0
1988 91 68 0.00 0.0
1987 86 67 0.00 0.0
1986 82 70 0.00 0.0
1985 90 67 0.00 0.0
1984 85 66 0.00 0.0
1983 76 52 0.00 0.0
1982 86 67 0.00 0.0
1981 70 58 0.32 0.0
1980 85 55 0.00 0.0
1979 85 62 0.00 0.0
1978 81 71 0.00 0.0
1977 87 71 0.00 0.0
1976 80 58 0.00 n/a
1975 82 56 0.00 0.0
1974 86 75 0.00 n/a
1973 81 53 0.00 0.0
1972 91 67 0.00 0.0
1971 90 62 0.00 0.0
1970 81 50 0.00 0.0
1969 81 66 0.20 0.0
1968 83 67 0.34 0.0
1967 82 54 0.00 0.0
1966 90 74 0.00 0.0
1965 68 63 0.43 0.0
1964 86 64 0.00 0.0
1963 91 72 0.00 0.0
1962 87 70 0.00 0.0
1961 85 61 0.00 0.0
1960 91 71 0.00 0.0
1959 80 60 0.00 0.0
1958 84 67 0.00 0.0
1957 88 71 0.03 0.0
1956 88 56 0.00 0.0
1955 80 64 0.46 0.0
1954 86 63 0.00 0.0
1953 75 60 0.35 0.0
1952 87 67 0.00 0.0
1951 83 68 0.00 0.0
1950 84 64 0.00 0.0
1949 82 65 0.30 0.0
1948 92 72 0.00 0.0
1947 76 62 0.98 0.0
1946 86 63 0.00 0.0
1945 61 48 0.00 0.0
1944 87 66 0.00 0.0
1943 89 75 0.00 0.0
1942 85 53 0.00 0.0
1941 90 68 0.00 0.0
1940 90 64 0.00 0.0
1939 78 64 1.09 0.0
1938 80 67 0.03 0.0
1937 87 63 0.00 0.0
1936 84 64 0.00 0.0
1935 66 59 0.00 0.0
1934 80 53 0.00 0.0
1933 80 63 0.00 0.0
1932 70 58 0.13 0.0
1931 87 66 0.00 0.0
1930 79 69 0.01 0.0
1929 74 62 0.00 0.0
1928 86 63 1.23 0.0
1927 82 62 0.00 0.0
1926 82 54 0.00 0.0
1925 89 69 0.00 0.0
1924 80 54 0.00 0.0
1923 72 52 0.00 0.0
1922 75 54 0.00 0.0
1921 80 60 0.00 0.0
1920 63 54 0.03 0.0
1919 86 57 1.57 0.0
1918 85 64 0.00 0.0
1917 81 56 0.00 0.0
1916 74 51 0.00 0.0
1915 92 62 0.00 0.0
1914 78 55 0.16 0.0
1913 87 57 n/a 0.0
1912 75 54 0.00 0.0
1911 92 65 0.00 0.0
1910 87 55 0.00 0.0
1909 91 55 0.00 0.0
1908 85 62 0.23 0.0
1907 87 42 0.00 0.0
1906 83 58 0.00 0.0
1905 75 60 0.01 0.0
1904 83 52 0.00 0.0
1903 84 61 0.00 0.0
1902 80 65 0.00 0.0
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
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
What's the all-time high for Dallas on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Dallas history is 95 °F which happened in 1996.
Highest Temperatures in Dallas on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1996
2 94 °F 2003
2 94 °F 2018
4 92 °F 1911
4 92 °F 1998
4 92 °F 1990
4 92 °F 1948
4 92 °F 1915
9 91 °F 1972
9 91 °F 1963
9 91 °F 1909
9 91 °F 1988
9 91 °F 1991
9 91 °F 1960
What's the all-time low for Dallas on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Dallas history is 42 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in Dallas on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1907
2 48 °F 1945
3 50 °F 1970
4 51 °F 1916
5 52 °F 1983
5 52 °F 1904
5 52 °F 1923
8 53 °F 1942
8 53 °F 1934
8 53 °F 1973
Lowest High Temperatures in Dallas on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1945
2 63 °F 1920
3 66 °F 1935
4 68 °F 2020
4 68 °F 1965
6 70 °F 1981
6 70 °F 1932
8 72 °F 1923
9 73 °F 1989
10 74 °F 1916
10 74 °F 1992
10 74 °F 1929
What's the most it has ever rained in Dallas on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Dallas history is 5.11 inches which happened in 2021.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Dallas on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.11 inches 2021
2 3.13 inches 1989
3 3.01 inches 2020
4 1.57 inches 1919
5 1.23 inches 1928
6 1.09 inches 1939
7 0.98 inches 1947
8 0.51 inches 2009
9 0.46 inches 1955
10 0.43 inches 1965
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1940–2024 Dallas Love Field location
1916–1939 Dallas WBO location
1897–1915 Dallas location