San Francisco May 16 Weather Records

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	67	52	0.00	n/a
2022	59	51	0.00	n/a
2021	57	50	0.00	n/a
2020	69	55	0.00	n/a
2019	59	50	0.26	n/a
2018	63	53	0.00	n/a
2017	59	49	0.00	n/a
2016	68	53	0.00	n/a
2015	60	51	0.00	n/a
2014	65	53	0.00	n/a
2013	61	52	0.00	0.0
2012	54	50	0.00	0.0
2011	57	50	0.22	0.0
2010	56	48	0.00	n/a
2009	89	54	0.00	n/a
2008	92	62	0.00	n/a
2007	62	48	0.00	n/a
2006	62	51	0.00	n/a
2005	63	54	0.00	n/a
2004	63	51	0.00	n/a
2003	64	48	0.00	n/a
2002	62	49	0.00	n/a
2001	65	52	0.00	n/a
2000	61	51	0.00	n/a
1999	60	46	0.00	0.0
1998	59	51	0.00	n/a
1997	n/a	61	0.00	n/a
1996	69	61	0.22	n/a
1995	63	54	0.00	n/a
1994	62	51	0.13	n/a
1993	67	53	0.00	n/a
1992	68	56	0.00	n/a
1991	61	51	0.02	n/a
1990	61	49	0.00	n/a
1989	69	51	0.00	n/a
1988	61	51	0.11	n/a
1987	61	52	0.00	n/a
1986	79	52	0.00	n/a
1985	66	54	0.00	n/a
1984	68	48	0.00	n/a
1983	72	51	0.00	n/a
1982	65	49	0.00	n/a
1981	62	50	0.00	n/a
1980	63	50	0.00	n/a
1979	59	50	0.00	n/a
1978	69	53	0.00	n/a
1977	56	50	0.00	n/a
1976	56	49	0.00	n/a
1975	60	50	0.00	n/a
1974	55	48	0.00	n/a
1973	61	50	0.00	n/a
1972	61	49	0.00	0.0
1971	59	49	0.00	0.0
1970	79	53	0.00	0.0
1969	65	49	0.00	0.0
1968	57	48	0.00	0.0
1967	84	54	0.00	0.0
1966	61	49	0.00	0.0
1965	67	50	0.00	0.0
1964	61	50	0.01	0.0
1963	71	52	0.00	0.0
1962	65	50	0.00	0.0
1961	57	49	0.00	0.0
1960	59	50	0.00	0.0
1959	67	51	0.00	0.0
1958	68	54	0.00	0.0
1957	63	53	0.00	0.0
1956	91	62	0.00	0.0
1955	58	47	0.00	0.0
1954	59	50	0.00	0.0
1953	60	48	0.00	0.0
1952	67	50	0.00	0.0
1951	63	50	0.00	0.0
1950	56	48	0.00	0.0
1949	61	50	0.00	0.0
1948	68	52	0.00	n/a
1947	70	51	0.00	0.0
1946	59	51	0.00	0.0
1945	61	53	0.01	0.0
1944	58	50	0.03	0.0
1943	64	48	0.00	0.0
1942	62	50	0.00	0.0
1941	68	54	0.00	0.0
1940	62	52	0.00	0.0
1939	61	54	0.00	0.0
1938	60	52	0.00	0.0
1937	60	49	0.00	0.0
1936	76	57	0.00	0.0
1935	61	50	0.00	0.0
1934	61	53	0.00	0.0
1933	59	49	0.00	0.0
1932	59	50	0.00	0.0
1931	64	53	0.00	0.0
1930	62	50	0.00	0.0
1929	58	50	0.00	0.0
1928	63	53	0.00	0.0
1927	63	51	0.00	0.0
1926	72	52	0.00	0.0
1925	69	55	0.00	0.0
1924	61	50	0.00	0.0
1923	56	50	0.00	0.0
1922	62	51	0.00	0.0
1921	57	48	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 5/16?

For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 92 °F which happened in 2008.

Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on May 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	92 °F	2008
2	91 °F	1956
3	89 °F	2009
4	84 °F	1967
5	79 °F	1986
5	79 °F	1970
7	76 °F	1936
8	72 °F	1926
8	72 °F	1983
10	71 °F	1963

What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 5/16?

For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 46 °F which happened in 1999.

Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on May 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	46 °F	1999
2	47 °F	1955
3	48 °F	1968
3	48 °F	1921
3	48 °F	1950
3	48 °F	2010
3	48 °F	1953
3	48 °F	2003
3	48 °F	1974
3	48 °F	1943
3	48 °F	2007
3	48 °F	1984

Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on May 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	54 °F	2012
2	55 °F	1974
3	56 °F	1923
3	56 °F	1950
3	56 °F	2010
3	56 °F	1976
3	56 °F	1977
8	57 °F	2011
8	57 °F	2021
8	57 °F	1961
8	57 °F	1968
8	57 °F	1921

What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 5/16?

For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 0.26 inches which happened in 2019.

All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on May 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.26 inches	2019
2	0.22 inches	1996
2	0.22 inches	2011
4	0.13 inches	1994
5	0.11 inches	1988
6	0.03 inches	1944
7	0.02 inches	1991
8	0.01 inches	1964
8	0.01 inches	1945

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1921–2024	Downtown San Francisco	location