New York City May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1951
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1878
Lowest daily high 52 °F 1888
Highest daily low 64 °F 1991
Most precipitation 2.66 inches 1916
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.5 °F
Average low 54.3 °F
Chance precipitation 36.7%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 58 0.00 0.0
2022 75 61 0.12 0.0
2021 75 59 0.01 0.0
2020 77 59 0.01 0.0
2019 73 52 0.12 0.0
2018 64 56 0.34 0.0
2017 79 56 0.00 0.0
2016 66 43 0.00 0.0
2015 75 57 0.30 0.0
2014 68 58 1.54 0.0
2013 79 62 0.00 0.0
2012 78 61 0.09 0.0
2011 62 53 0.17 0.0
2010 72 54 0.00 0.0
2009 71 58 0.16 0.0
2008 62 49 0.95 0.0
2007 85 59 0.83 0.0
2006 63 52 0.67 0.0
2005 70 56 0.00 0.0
2004 78 63 0.09 0.0
2003 61 49 0.00 0.0
2002 80 54 0.00 0.0
2001 62 53 0.00 0.0
2000 70 51 0.00 0.0
1999 68 49 0.00 0.0
1998 85 62 0.00 0.0
1997 61 50 0.00 0.0
1996 54 50 0.62 0.0
1995 80 51 0.00 0.0
1994 78 52 0.73 0.0
1993 80 59 0.06 0.0
1992 56 52 0.40 0.0
1991 87 64 0.00 0.0
1990 63 58 2.32 0.0
1989 59 55 2.30 0.0
1988 74 56 0.00 0.0
1987 71 48 0.00 0.0
1986 73 57 0.09 0.0
1985 72 56 0.00 0.0
1984 55 44 0.01 0.0
1983 63 43 0.57 0.0
1982 81 54 0.00 0.0
1981 70 58 0.00 0.0
1980 75 49 0.00 0.0
1979 78 59 0.00 0.0
1978 54 50 0.75 0.0
1977 82 52 0.00 0.0
1976 67 56 0.05 0.0
1975 80 60 0.69 0.0
1974 82 63 0.00 0.0
1973 67 45 0.00 0.0
1972 78 58 0.00 0.0
1971 57 52 0.89 0.0
1970 62 52 0.02 0.0
1969 75 53 0.00 0.0
1968 65 58 0.01 0.0
1967 64 47 0.00 0.0
1966 71 52 0.01 0.0
1965 87 60 0.00 0.0
1964 76 50 0.00 0.0
1963 75 54 0.00 0.0
1962 72 54 0.00 0.0
1961 70 60 0.24 0.0
1960 81 59 0.05 0.0
1959 64 43 0.00 0.0
1958 62 48 0.18 0.0
1957 67 53 0.00 0.0
1956 71 45 0.07 0.0
1955 80 55 0.00 0.0
1954 83 54 0.00 0.0
1953 75 59 0.07 0.0
1952 70 53 0.00 0.0
1951 90 62 0.00 0.0
1950 75 53 0.00 0.0
1949 69 51 0.00 0.0
1948 57 51 0.00 0.0
1947 60 44 0.00 0.0
1946 60 55 0.29 0.0
1945 74 55 0.00 0.0
1944 79 62 0.05 0.0
1943 64 51 0.00 0.0
1942 67 59 0.03 0.0
1941 74 61 0.00 0.0
1940 68 56 1.53 0.0
1939 60 44 0.00 0.0
1938 70 48 0.00 0.0
1937 70 46 0.00 0.0
1936 64 45 0.00 0.0
1935 65 46 0.00 0.0
1934 68 48 0.00 0.0
1933 66 50 0.30 0.0
1932 83 63 0.00 0.0
1931 83 59 0.00 0.0
1930 71 54 0.00 0.0
1929 83 47 0.00 0.0
1928 76 57 0.00 0.0
1927 63 50 0.05 0.0
1926 56 52 0.78 0.0
1925 67 54 0.00 0.0
1924 60 54 0.07 0.0
1923 75 54 0.04 0.0
1922 74 52 0.00 0.0
1921 69 50 0.15 0.0
1920 72 44 0.00 0.0
1919 62 47 0.00 0.0
1918 69 53 0.00 0.0
1917 56 46 0.02 0.0
1916 58 48 2.66 0.0
1915 54 48 0.06 0.0
1914 70 47 0.00 0.0
1913 81 53 0.01 0.0
1912 62 50 0.90 0.0
1911 74 62 0.07 0.0
1910 68 51 0.00 0.0
1909 72 61 0.00 0.0
1908 66 53 0.00 0.0
1907 74 59 1.18 0.0
1906 83 55 0.00 0.0
1905 72 54 0.00 0.0
1904 63 49 0.00 0.0
1903 73 59 0.00 0.0
1902 68 50 0.00 0.0
1901 74 53 0.00 0.0
1900 68 57 0.00 0.0
1899 64 50 0.06 0.0
1898 62 53 0.22 0.0
1897 66 54 0.00 0.0
1896 82 60 0.00 0.0
1895 62 45 0.00 0.0
1894 69 49 0.00 0.0
1893 62 59 0.54 0.0
1892 78 60 0.04 0.0
1891 59 46 0.56 0.0
1890 75 51 0.16 0.0
1889 78 59 0.00 0.0
1888 52 44 0.00 0.0
1887 70 50 0.00 0.0
1886 67 50 0.14 0.0
1885 78 53 0.00 0.0
1884 62 51 0.02 0.0
1883 67 49 0.00 0.0
1882 66 47 0.00 0.0
1881 63 52 0.24 0.0
1880 78 51 0.00 0.0
1879 78 64 0.22 0.0
1878 62 42 0.00 0.0
1877 83 63 0.02 0.0
1876 60 49 0.00 0.0
1875 59 44 0.00 0.0
1874 68 48 0.91 0.0
1873 66 50 0.00 0.0
1872 69 52 0.00 0.0
1871 69 49 0.15 0.0
1870 86 63 0.00 0.0
1869 62 56 0.50 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 90 °F which happened in 1951.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1951
2 87 °F 1991
2 87 °F 1965
4 86 °F 1870
5 85 °F 2007
5 85 °F 1998
7 83 °F 1906
7 83 °F 1929
7 83 °F 1932
7 83 °F 1931
7 83 °F 1877
7 83 °F 1954
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 42 °F which happened in 1878.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1878
2 43 °F 1983
2 43 °F 2016
2 43 °F 1959
5 44 °F 1984
5 44 °F 1888
5 44 °F 1920
5 44 °F 1947
5 44 °F 1939
5 44 °F 1875
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1888
2 54 °F 1915
2 54 °F 1996
2 54 °F 1978
5 55 °F 1984
6 56 °F 1992
6 56 °F 1917
6 56 °F 1926
9 57 °F 1971
9 57 °F 1948
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 2.66 inches which happened in 1916.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.66 inches 1916
2 2.32 inches 1990
3 2.30 inches 1989
4 1.54 inches 2014
5 1.53 inches 1940
6 1.18 inches 1907
7 0.95 inches 2008
8 0.91 inches 1874
9 0.90 inches 1912
10 0.89 inches 1971
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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