Preston March 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Preston, United Kingdom for the date of March 16.
March 16 All-Time Records
1959–2024
Highest temperature 17.9 °C 1972
Lowest temperature -1.7 °C 1962
Lowest daily high 1.7 °C 1969
Highest daily low 9.8 °C 2005
Most precipitation 1.07 cm 1983
March 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 10.4 °C
Average low 3.2 °C
Chance precipitation 52.9%
Preston March 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2023 14.9 0.8 0.06
2022 12.7 7.8 0.12
2021 12.0 7.8 0.00
2020 13.8 5.6 0.20
2019 n/a n/a 1.06
2018 n/a n/a 0.02
2017 n/a n/a 0.58
2016 11.8 4.7 0.00
2015 8.7 3.5 0.02
2014 11.9 6.9 0.00
2013 6.2 3.3 0.88
2012 11.5 5.4 0.40
2011 9.4 5.6 0.00
2010 14.0 4.3 0.02
2009 n/a n/a n/a
2008 n/a n/a n/a
2007 n/a n/a n/a
2006 5.6 -0.7 0.00
2005 14.6 9.8 0.03
2004 13.0 7.5 0.18
2003 15.1 0.1 0.00
2002 14.0 3.7 0.14
2001 6.8 3.6 0.00
2000 11.0 7.3 0.00
1999 11.6 4.3 n/a
1998 11.0 7.8 0.00
1997 10.8 8.0 0.00
1996 7.4 2.3 0.35
1995 7.8 1.6 0.06
1994 7.2 1.8 0.09
1993 12.7 6.3 0.41
1992 11.5 4.3 0.00
1991 12.3 8.1 0.14
1990 17.7 9.2 0.00
1989 6.5 4.0 0.00
1988 8.8 4.5 0.00
1987 10.1 0.6 0.14
1986 10.1 7.9 0.58
1985 6.2 -1.1 0.01
1984 4.2 -1.5 0.00
1983 11.4 5.3 1.07
1982 8.4 2.4 0.08
1981 7.8 0.7 0.01
1980 5.2 2.5 0.32
1979 2.3 0.9 0.20
1978 6.5 -0.3 0.03
1977 12.2 5.6 0.52
1976 5.4 3.1 0.37
1975 7.1 -0.3 0.00
1974 11.0 6.5 0.18
1973 11.9 -1.0 0.00
1972 17.9 5.1 0.00
1971 7.6 -1.1 0.28
1970 10.6 1.1 0.53
1969 1.7 1.7 0.00
1968 7.2 -1.1 0.38
1967 10.6 5.0 0.03
1966 10.0 5.6 0.00
1965 10.6 7.2 0.00
1964 3.3 -0.1 0.03
1963 10.6 7.2 0.28
1962 7.2 -1.7 0.00
1961 10.6 1.7 0.00
1960 n/a 5.6 0.00
What's the all-time high for Preston on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Preston history is 17.9 °C which happened in 1972.
Highest Temperatures in Preston on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 17.9 °C 1972
2 17.7 °C 1990
3 15.1 °C 2003
4 14.9 °C 2023
5 14.6 °C 2005
6 14.0 °C 2010
6 14.0 °C 2002
8 13.8 °C 2020
9 13.0 °C 2004
10 12.7 °C 2022
10 12.7 °C 1993
What's the all-time low for Preston on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Preston history is -1.7 °C which happened in 1962.
Lowest Temperatures in Preston on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1.7 °C 1962
2 -1.5 °C 1984
3 -1.1 °C 1971
3 -1.1 °C 1985
3 -1.1 °C 1968
6 -1.0 °C 1973
7 -0.7 °C 2006
8 -0.3 °C 1978
8 -0.3 °C 1975
10 -0.1 °C 1964
Lowest High Temperatures in Preston on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 1.7 °C 1969
2 2.3 °C 1979
3 3.3 °C 1964
4 4.2 °C 1984
5 5.2 °C 1980
6 5.4 °C 1976
7 5.6 °C 2006
8 6.2 °C 1985
8 6.2 °C 2013
10 6.5 °C 1978
10 6.5 °C 1989
What's the most it has ever rained in Preston on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Preston history is 1.07 cm which happened in 1983.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Preston on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.07 cm 1983
2 1.06 cm 2019
3 0.88 cm 2013
4 0.58 cm 1986
4 0.58 cm 2017
6 0.53 cm 1970
7 0.52 cm 1977
8 0.41 cm 1993
9 0.40 cm 2012
10 0.38 cm 1968
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1959–2024 Preston: Moor Park location