Seattle December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 57 °F 1974
Lowest temperature 10 °F 1964
Lowest daily high 19 °F 1924
Highest daily low 49 °F 1942
Most precipitation 1.47 inches 1939
Most snow 1.1 inches 1992
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.1 °F
Average low 36.5 °F
Chance precipitation 59.3%
Chance snow 5.2%
Seattle December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 51 36 0.00 0.0
2022 44 28 0.00 0.0
2021 44 36 0.05 0.0
2020 50 45 0.49 0.0
2019 46 38 0.00 0.0
2018 56 45 0.33 0.0
2017 45 37 0.14 0.0
2016 34 25 0.00 0.0
2015 43 37 0.14 0.0
2014 50 47 0.00 0.0
2013 50 40 0.01 0.0
2012 44 38 0.89 0.0
2011 49 40 0.00 0.0
2010 47 37 0.02 0.0
2009 53 45 0.43 0.0
2008 31 20 0.00 0.0
2007 48 38 0.02 n/a
2006 42 30 0.00 n/a
2005 41 23 0.00 n/a
2004 45 37 0.00 n/a
2003 51 41 0.07 n/a
2002 47 41 0.76 n/a
2001 51 43 1.21 n/a
2000 53 34 0.75 n/a
1999 51 42 0.09 n/a
1998 50 43 0.00 n/a
1997 53 44 1.32 n/a
1996 43 34 0.00 n/a
1995 49 39 0.00 0.0
1994 47 44 0.44 0.0
1993 47 32 0.00 0.0
1992 38 31 0.14 1.1
1991 43 30 0.00 0.0
1990 41 34 0.11 0.0
1989 41 33 0.00 0.0
1988 48 32 0.00 0.0
1987 38 30 0.04 0.0
1986 47 35 0.00 0.0
1985 44 32 0.00 0.0
1984 38 33 0.11 0.0
1983 39 31 0.00 0.0
1982 53 45 0.66 0.0
1981 49 41 0.00 0.0
1980 48 42 0.00 0.0
1979 46 33 0.64 0.0
1978 45 34 0.00 0.0
1977 46 35 0.00 0.0
1976 56 46 0.00 0.0
1975 38 32 0.00 0.0
1974 57 45 0.12 0.0
1973 54 46 0.57 0.0
1972 46 37 1.02 0.0
1971 48 40 0.03 0.0
1970 48 41 0.42 0.0
1969 46 40 0.24 0.0
1968 42 37 0.00 0.0
1967 39 32 0.00 0.0
1966 51 47 0.40 0.0
1965 40 32 0.00 0.0
1964 20 10 0.00 0.0
1963 46 40 0.15 0.0
1962 50 43 0.05 0.0
1961 43 34 0.94 0.0
1960 44 31 0.04 0.0
1959 44 36 0.07 0.0
1958 50 43 0.00 0.0
1957 54 45 0.13 0.0
1956 47 42 0.01 0.0
1955 34 31 0.06 0.2
1954 43 27 0.00 0.0
1953 51 33 0.00 0.0
1952 48 35 0.03 0.0
1951 46 40 0.01 0.0
1950 50 43 0.28 0.0
1949 40 35 0.21 0.0
1948 45 29 0.00 0.0
1947 53 42 0.63 0.0
1946 40 32 0.00 0.0
1945 39 29 0.00 0.0
1944 37 29 0.00 0.0
1943 47 37 0.00 0.0
1942 54 49 0.00 0.0
1941 54 41 0.08 0.0
1940 57 37 0.00 0.0
1939 54 46 1.47 0.0
1938 46 34 0.00 0.0
1937 54 46 0.03 0.0
1936 49 34 0.06 0.0
1935 49 36 0.02 0.0
1934 48 42 0.74 0.0
1933 43 34 0.01 0.0
1932 47 33 0.00 0.2
1931 42 34 0.70 0.0
1930 46 39 0.00 0.0
1929 47 41 0.07 0.0
1928 42 38 0.00 0.0
1927 46 37 0.00 0.0
1926 46 42 0.05 0.0
1925 51 42 0.28 0.0
1924 19 15 0.00 0.8
1923 51 40 0.04 0.0
1922 38 26 0.00 0.0
1921 39 30 0.00 0.0
1920 47 39 0.03 0.0
1919 42 38 0.66 0.0
1918 46 33 0.00 0.0
1917 53 45 0.35 0.0
1916 45 39 0.05 0.0
1915 40 33 0.49 0.2
1914 40 29 0.00 0.0
1913 47 33 0.09 0.0
1912 47 39 0.03 0.0
1911 49 43 0.01 0.0
1910 44 41 0.46 0.0
1909 38 35 0.00 0.0
1908 44 32 0.00 0.0
1907 40 30 0.00 0.0
1906 50 44 0.09 0.0
1905 51 38 0.51 0.0
1904 48 38 0.05 0.0
1903 52 43 0.62 0.0
1902 43 35 0.01 0.0
1901 39 35 0.00 0.0
1900 52 45 0.97 0.0
1899 38 32 0.00 0.0
1898 46 38 0.12 0.0
1897 40 32 0.04 0.0
1896 37 29 0.00 0.0
1895 37 33 0.24 0.5
1894 42 32 0.65 1.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 57 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1974
1 57 °F 1940
3 56 °F 2018
3 56 °F 1976
5 54 °F 1973
5 54 °F 1939
5 54 °F 1957
5 54 °F 1937
5 54 °F 1942
5 54 °F 1941
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 10 °F which happened in 1964.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1964
2 15 °F 1924
3 20 °F 2008
4 23 °F 2005
5 25 °F 2016
6 26 °F 1922
7 27 °F 1954
8 28 °F 2022
9 29 °F 1945
9 29 °F 1914
9 29 °F 1948
9 29 °F 1896
9 29 °F 1944
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 19 °F 1924
2 20 °F 1964
3 31 °F 2008
4 34 °F 2016
4 34 °F 1955
6 37 °F 1944
6 37 °F 1895
6 37 °F 1896
9 38 °F 1984
9 38 °F 1975
9 38 °F 1992
9 38 °F 1987
9 38 °F 1899
9 38 °F 1909
9 38 °F 1922
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.47 inches which happened in 1939.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.47 inches 1939
2 1.32 inches 1997
3 1.21 inches 2001
4 1.02 inches 1972
5 0.97 inches 1900
6 0.94 inches 1961
7 0.89 inches 2012
8 0.76 inches 2002
9 0.75 inches 2000
10 0.74 inches 1934
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.1 inches 1992
2 1.0 inches 1894
3 0.8 inches 1924
4 0.5 inches 1895
5 0.2 inches 1915
5 0.2 inches 1932
5 0.2 inches 1955
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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