Memphis December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Memphis, Tennessee for the date of December 16.

December 16 All-Time Records 1928–2024
Highest temperature	72 °F	1984
Lowest temperature	7 °F	1989
Lowest daily high	17 °F	1932
Highest daily low	61 °F	1984
Most precipitation	2.49 inches	1961
Most snow	1.2 inches	1932

December 16 All-Time Records
1928–2024

Highest temperature

72 °F

7 °F

17 °F

Highest daily low

61 °F

2.49 inches

1.2 inches

December 16 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	53.0 °F
Average low	36.4 °F
Chance precipitation	33.4%
Chance snow	0.9%

December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

53.0 °F

Average low

36.4 °F

Chance precipitation

33.4%

Chance snow

0.9%

Memphis December 16 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	57	46	0.04	0.0
2022	46	35	0.00	0.0
2021	70	52	0.56	0.0
2020	38	33	0.00	0.0
2019	47	35	1.42	0.0
2018	59	42	0.00	0.0
2017	55	32	0.00	0.0
2016	56	28	0.05	0.0
2015	63	48	0.28	0.0
2014	50	35	0.00	0.0
2013	58	31	0.00	0.0
2012	64	58	0.02	0.0
2011	51	33	0.52	0.0
2010	61	36	0.04	0.0
2009	49	28	0.00	0.0
2008	36	28	0.00	0.0
2007	41	30	0.00	0.0
2006	69	53	0.00	0.0
2005	47	32	0.00	n/a
2004	49	26	0.00	n/a
2003	60	34	0.01	n/a
2002	64	47	0.00	n/a
2001	69	50	1.91	n/a
2000	55	22	0.57	0.5
1999	57	30	0.00	n/a
1998	60	34	0.00	0.0
1997	59	34	0.00	0.0
1996	40	34	2.10	0.0
1995	59	46	0.00	0.0
1994	53	48	0.27	0.0
1993	47	44	0.00	0.0
1992	56	34	0.00	0.0
1991	56	30	0.00	0.0
1990	48	42	0.21	0.0
1989	24	7	0.00	0.0
1988	34	20	0.00	0.0
1987	40	26	0.00	0.0
1986	57	39	0.00	0.0
1985	52	25	0.00	0.0
1984	72	61	0.00	0.0
1983	35	27	0.00	0.0
1982	43	31	0.00	0.0
1981	53	32	0.00	0.0
1980	51	35	0.00	0.0
1979	55	24	0.00	0.0
1978	54	40	0.08	0.0
1977	68	44	0.00	0.0
1976	55	36	0.00	0.0
1975	42	33	0.00	0.0
1974	46	35	0.00	0.0
1973	37	27	0.00	0.0
1972	33	22	0.00	0.0
1971	63	41	0.00	0.0
1970	54	42	0.04	0.0
1969	44	25	0.00	0.0
1968	40	18	0.00	0.0
1967	48	30	0.00	0.0
1966	56	27	0.00	0.0
1965	45	41	0.00	0.0
1964	63	41	0.00	0.0
1963	31	17	0.00	0.0
1962	57	31	0.00	0.0
1961	58	42	2.49	0.0
1960	42	25	0.00	0.0
1959	58	50	1.39	0.0
1958	50	18	0.00	0.0
1957	66	56	0.00	0.0
1956	55	35	0.00	0.0
1955	37	15	0.00	0.0
1954	55	27	0.00	0.0
1953	43	27	0.00	0.0
1952	54	27	0.00	0.0
1951	30	14	0.00	0.0
1950	45	26	0.00	0.0
1949	47	21	0.00	0.0
1948	66	45	0.08	0.0
1947	39	24	0.00	0.0
1946	64	53	0.00	0.0
1945	33	15	0.00	0.0
1944	46	26	0.00	0.0
1943	30	13	0.00	0.0
1942	42	28	0.00	0.0
1941	56	41	0.00	0.0
1940	n/a	33	0.00	0.0
1939	57	49	0.00	0.0
1938	53	38	0.00	0.0
1937	62	60	0.35	0.0
1936	57	37	0.00	0.0
1935	40	37	0.00	0.0
1934	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1933	69	61	1.92	0.0
1932	17	11	0.08	1.2
1931	49	38	0.89	0.0
1930	31	24	0.06	0.3
1929	70	60	0.00	0.0
1928	55	46	0.76	0.0

What's the all-time high for Memphis on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 72 °F which happened in 1984.

Highest Temperatures in Memphis on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	72 °F	1984
2	70 °F	1929
2	70 °F	2021
4	69 °F	2001
4	69 °F	1933
4	69 °F	2006
7	68 °F	1977
8	66 °F	1948
8	66 °F	1957
10	64 °F	2002
10	64 °F	2012
10	64 °F	1946

What's the all-time low for Memphis on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 7 °F which happened in 1989.

Lowest Temperatures in Memphis on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	7 °F	1989
2	11 °F	1932
3	13 °F	1943
4	14 °F	1951
5	15 °F	1955
5	15 °F	1945
7	17 °F	1963
8	18 °F	1958
8	18 °F	1968
10	20 °F	1988

Lowest High Temperatures in Memphis on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	17 °F	1932
2	24 °F	1989
3	30 °F	1943
3	30 °F	1951
5	31 °F	1963
5	31 °F	1930
7	33 °F	1972
7	33 °F	1945
9	34 °F	1988
10	35 °F	1983

What's the most it has ever rained in Memphis on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Memphis history is 2.49 inches which happened in 1961.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Memphis on December 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	2.49 inches	1961
2	2.10 inches	1996
3	1.92 inches	1933
4	1.91 inches	2001
5	1.42 inches	2019
6	1.39 inches	1959
7	0.89 inches	1931
8	0.76 inches	1928
9	0.57 inches	2000
10	0.56 inches	2021

All-Time Most Snow in Memphis on December 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	1.2 inches	1932
2	0.5 inches	2000
3	0.3 inches	1930

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1940–2024	Memphis International Airport	location
1928–1939	Memphis Post Office	location