Sacramento May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sacramento, California for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1877–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F 2009
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1894
Lowest daily high 60 °F 2019
Highest daily low 64 °F 2008
Most precipitation 0.61 inches 1996
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 79.9 °F
Average low 51.9 °F
Chance precipitation 11.6%
Sacramento May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 94 53 0.00 n/a
2022 82 53 0.00 0.0
2021 75 52 0.00 n/a
2020 81 57 0.01 n/a
2019 60 51 0.33 n/a
2018 70 52 0.42 n/a
2017 69 51 0.00 n/a
2016 87 53 0.00 n/a
2015 76 52 0.00 n/a
2014 89 60 0.00 n/a
2013 77 54 0.00 n/a
2012 84 52 0.00 n/a
2011 63 46 0.31 n/a
2010 79 51 0.00 n/a
2009 100 57 0.00 n/a
2008 100 64 0.00 n/a
2007 80 49 0.00 n/a
2006 90 56 0.00 n/a
2005 74 51 0.00 n/a
2004 82 55 0.00 n/a
2003 80 48 0.00 n/a
2002 87 50 0.00 n/a
2001 83 53 0.00 n/a
2000 66 49 0.02 n/a
1999 79 42 0.00 n/a
1998 66 47 0.00 n/a
1997 97 58 0.00 0.0
1996 71 60 0.61 0.0
1995 77 51 0.00 0.0
1994 69 47 0.00 0.0
1993 88 50 0.00 0.0
1992 85 51 0.00 0.0
1991 78 50 0.00 0.0
1990 85 50 0.00 0.0
1989 90 51 0.00 0.0
1988 65 49 0.21 0.0
1987 77 54 0.00 0.0
1986 89 53 0.00 0.0
1985 71 51 0.00 0.0
1984 78 46 0.00 0.0
1983 78 50 0.00 0.0
1982 86 48 0.00 0.0
1981 74 43 0.00 0.0
1980 82 46 0.00 0.0
1979 83 47 0.00 0.0
1978 77 48 0.00 0.0
1977 69 42 0.00 0.0
1976 83 54 0.00 0.0
1975 88 49 0.00 0.0
1974 69 41 0.00 0.0
1973 93 56 0.00 0.0
1972 81 50 0.00 0.0
1971 74 44 0.00 0.0
1970 100 60 0.00 0.0
1969 89 50 0.00 0.0
1968 87 46 0.00 0.0
1967 92 57 0.00 0.0
1966 84 50 0.00 0.0
1965 89 51 0.00 0.0
1964 73 49 0.03 0.0
1963 86 51 0.00 0.0
1962 80 49 0.00 0.0
1961 83 50 0.00 0.0
1960 80 47 0.00 0.0
1959 83 49 0.00 0.0
1958 95 59 0.00 0.0
1957 82 50 0.00 0.0
1956 96 57 0.00 0.0
1955 77 45 0.00 0.0
1954 86 48 0.00 0.0
1953 68 47 0.00 0.0
1952 88 56 0.00 0.0
1951 85 52 0.00 0.0
1950 78 44 0.00 0.0
1949 81 54 0.00 0.0
1948 75 49 0.00 0.0
1947 95 56 0.00 n/a
1946 77 50 0.00 n/a
1945 73 51 0.00 n/a
1944 69 46 0.00 n/a
1943 74 46 0.00 n/a
1942 73 45 0.00 n/a
1941 83 56 0.00 n/a
1940 85 55 0.00 n/a
1939 79 53 0.00 n/a
1938 75 54 0.00 n/a
1937 85 53 0.00 n/a
1936 87 63 0.00 n/a
1935 66 48 0.01 n/a
1934 76 50 0.00 n/a
1933 67 45 0.00 n/a
1932 85 51 0.00 n/a
1931 85 53 0.00 n/a
1930 72 47 0.10 n/a
1929 78 50 0.00 n/a
1928 86 52 0.00 n/a
1927 80 55 0.00 n/a
1926 89 56 0.00 n/a
1925 71 55 0.00 n/a
1924 97 58 0.00 n/a
1923 74 51 0.00 n/a
1922 93 60 0.00 n/a
1921 66 49 0.00 n/a
1920 95 50 0.00 n/a
1919 73 48 0.00 n/a
1918 67 48 0.00 n/a
1917 73 45 0.00 n/a
1916 71 50 0.00 n/a
1915 69 54 0.16 n/a
1914 73 48 0.00 n/a
1913 87 53 0.00 n/a
1912 82 49 0.00 n/a
1911 62 50 0.00 n/a
1910 87 62 0.00 n/a
1909 71 44 0.00 n/a
1908 67 46 0.00 n/a
1907 74 52 0.00 n/a
1906 67 49 0.00 n/a
1905 72 53 0.00 n/a
1904 84 56 0.00 n/a
1903 71 53 0.00 n/a
1902 73 46 0.00 n/a
1901 76 51 0.00 n/a
1900 76 53 0.00 n/a
1899 68 48 0.00 n/a
1898 61 49 0.14 n/a
1897 68 51 0.00 n/a
1896 68 44 0.00 n/a
1895 72 50 0.00 n/a
1894 64 40 0.00 n/a
1893 66 52 0.01 n/a
1892 72 47 0.00 n/a
1891 76 48 0.00 n/a
1890 90 62 0.00 n/a
1889 70 47 0.03 n/a
1888 78 51 0.00 n/a
1887 75 52 0.00 n/a
1886 87 55 0.00 n/a
1885 76 50 0.00 n/a
1884 74 52 0.00 n/a
1883 61 46 0.21 n/a
1882 68 45 0.00 n/a
1881 84 63 0.00 n/a
1880 65 50 0.00 n/a
1879 72 45 0.00 n/a
1878 72 60 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Sacramento on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 100 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 2009.
Highest Temperatures in Sacramento on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 2008
1 100 °F 2009
1 100 °F 1970
4 97 °F 1924
4 97 °F 1997
6 96 °F 1956
7 95 °F 1920
7 95 °F 1947
7 95 °F 1958
10 94 °F 2023
What's the all-time low for Sacramento on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 40 °F which happened in 1894.
Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1894
2 41 °F 1974
3 42 °F 1977
3 42 °F 1999
5 43 °F 1981
6 44 °F 1950
6 44 °F 1971
6 44 °F 1909
6 44 °F 1896
10 45 °F 1917
10 45 °F 1933
10 45 °F 1882
10 45 °F 1955
10 45 °F 1942
10 45 °F 1879
Lowest High Temperatures in Sacramento on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 2019
2 61 °F 1883
2 61 °F 1898
4 62 °F 1911
5 63 °F 2011
6 64 °F 1894
7 65 °F 1880
7 65 °F 1988
9 66 °F 2000
9 66 °F 1921
9 66 °F 1893
9 66 °F 1998
9 66 °F 1935
What's the most it has ever rained in Sacramento on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sacramento history is 0.61 inches which happened in 1996.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sacramento on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.61 inches 1996
2 0.42 inches 2018
3 0.33 inches 2019
4 0.31 inches 2011
5 0.21 inches 1988
5 0.21 inches 1883
7 0.16 inches 1915
8 0.14 inches 1898
9 0.10 inches 1930
10 0.03 inches 1964
10 0.03 inches 1889
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Sacramento Executive Airport location
1877–1947 Sacramento 5 ESE location