San Luis Obispo May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 99 °F 1970
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1999
Lowest daily high 59 °F 2011
Highest daily low 59 °F 1996
Most precipitation 0.96 inches 1996
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.2 °F
Average low 49.0 °F
Chance precipitation 9.1%
San Luis Obispo May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 71 53 0.00 n/a
2022 67 48 0.00 n/a
2021 63 52 0.00 n/a
2020 79 53 0.00 0.0
2019 65 51 0.24 0.0
2018 69 46 0.00 0.0
2017 68 51 0.00 0.0
2016 72 51 0.00 0.0
2015 70 43 0.00 n/a
2014 81 55 0.00 0.0
2013 73 46 0.00 0.0
2012 72 51 0.00 0.0
2011 59 42 0.82 n/a
2010 64 49 0.00 n/a
2009 88 50 0.00 n/a
2008 89 56 0.00 n/a
2007 70 48 0.00 n/a
2006 77 52 0.00 n/a
2005 68 51 0.00 n/a
2004 72 45 0.00 n/a
2003 75 45 0.00 n/a
2002 69 43 0.00 n/a
2001 78 51 0.00 n/a
2000 65 49 0.05 n/a
1999 66 39 0.00 n/a
1998 61 44 0.00 0.0
1997 91 54 0.00 0.0
1996 75 59 0.96 0.0
1995 64 48 0.00 0.0
1994 70 42 0.00 0.0
1993 82 50 0.00 0.0
1992 70 50 0.00 0.0
1991 80 46 0.00 0.0
1990 64 45 0.00 0.0
1989 68 49 0.00 0.0
1988 74 48 0.00 0.0
1987 67 53 n/a 0.0
1986 66 44 0.00 0.0
1985 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1984 65 41 0.00 0.0
1983 72 42 0.00 0.0
1982 67 49 0.00 0.0
1981 65 44 0.00 0.0
1980 65 44 0.00 0.0
1979 66 49 0.00 0.0
1978 67 50 0.00 0.0
1977 63 40 0.00 0.0
1976 75 48 0.00 0.0
1975 63 47 0.00 0.0
1974 67 40 0.00 0.0
1973 71 51 0.00 0.0
1972 71 48 0.00 0.0
1971 81 39 0.00 0.0
1970 99 59 0.00 0.0
1969 67 48 0.00 0.0
1968 77 43 0.00 0.0
1967 93 56 0.00 0.0
1966 65 42 0.00 0.0
1965 68 47 0.00 0.0
1964 68 46 0.00 0.0
1963 72 50 0.00 0.0
1962 64 49 0.00 0.0
1961 65 49 0.00 0.0
1960 63 47 0.00 0.0
1959 73 49 0.00 0.0
1958 82 52 0.00 0.0
1957 67 49 0.00 0.0
1956 92 59 0.00 0.0
1955 61 42 0.00 0.0
1954 68 48 0.00 0.0
1953 59 48 0.00 0.0
1952 81 44 0.00 0.0
1951 69 47 0.00 0.0
1950 64 49 0.00 0.0
1949 61 50 0.00 0.0
1948 71 43 0.00 0.0
1947 75 49 0.00 0.0
1946 66 42 0.00 0.0
1945 73 49 0.00 0.0
1944 60 41 0.08 0.0
1943 68 42 0.00 n/a
1942 64 46 0.03 n/a
1941 73 50 n/a n/a
1940 66 51 0.00 n/a
1939 62 53 0.00 n/a
1938 60 50 n/a n/a
1937 75 47 0.00 n/a
1936 90 54 0.00 n/a
1935 61 51 0.00 n/a
1934 70 48 0.00 n/a
1933 65 42 0.00 n/a
1932 70 45 0.00 n/a
1931 77 54 0.00 n/a
1930 60 43 0.03 n/a
1929 69 51 0.00 n/a
1928 69 53 0.00 n/a
1927 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1922 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1919 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1915 n/a n/a 0.10 n/a
1914 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1913 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1912 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1911 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1910 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1909 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1903 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1902 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1893 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for San Luis Obispo on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 99 °F which happened in 1970.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 99 °F 1970
2 93 °F 1967
3 92 °F 1956
4 91 °F 1997
5 90 °F 1936
6 89 °F 2008
7 88 °F 2009
8 82 °F 1958
8 82 °F 1993
10 81 °F 2014
10 81 °F 1952
10 81 °F 1971
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 39 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1999.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1999
1 39 °F 1971
3 40 °F 1974
3 40 °F 1977
5 41 °F 1944
5 41 °F 1984
7 42 °F 1933
7 42 °F 1966
7 42 °F 1943
7 42 °F 2011
7 42 °F 1946
7 42 °F 1983
7 42 °F 1994
7 42 °F 1955
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 2011
1 59 °F 1953
3 60 °F 1930
3 60 °F 1938
3 60 °F 1944
6 61 °F 1998
6 61 °F 1949
6 61 °F 1935
6 61 °F 1955
10 62 °F 1939
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 0.96 inches which happened in 1996.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.96 inches 1996
2 0.82 inches 2011
3 0.24 inches 2019
4 0.10 inches 1915
5 0.08 inches 1944
6 0.05 inches 2000
7 0.03 inches 1930
7 0.03 inches 1942
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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