Seattle January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 57 °F 1934
Lowest temperature 13 °F 1950
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1950
Highest daily low 50 °F 2011
Most precipitation 1.78 inches 1958
Most snow 3.5 inches 1954
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.1 °F
Average low 37.1 °F
Chance precipitation 60.5%
Chance snow 4.8%
Seattle January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 22 0.07 0.0
2023 50 40 0.00 0.0
2022 42 38 0.00 0.0
2021 47 38 0.00 0.0
2020 45 35 0.00 0.0
2019 55 37 0.00 0.0
2018 56 44 0.19 0.0
2017 45 30 0.00 0.0
2016 52 42 0.40 0.0
2015 53 42 0.00 0.0
2014 44 40 0.00 0.0
2013 43 25 0.00 0.0
2012 35 27 0.10 0.1
2011 55 50 0.27 0.0
2010 45 37 0.02 0.0
2009 37 32 0.00 0.0
2008 40 33 0.00 n/a
2007 35 28 0.18 n/a
2006 53 41 0.72 n/a
2005 44 32 0.09 n/a
2004 48 41 0.00 n/a
2003 47 37 0.00 n/a
2002 39 30 0.00 n/a
2001 39 27 0.00 n/a
2000 50 36 0.28 n/a
1999 46 39 0.16 n/a
1998 51 38 0.52 n/a
1997 44 31 0.44 n/a
1996 43 36 0.02 0.0
1995 45 39 0.04 0.0
1994 50 43 0.00 0.0
1993 45 32 0.00 0.0
1992 48 38 0.31 0.0
1991 46 42 0.00 0.0
1990 47 40 0.00 0.0
1989 48 45 0.22 0.0
1988 43 34 0.05 0.0
1987 37 28 0.00 0.0
1986 52 42 0.33 0.0
1985 44 33 0.00 0.0
1984 40 26 0.00 0.0
1983 45 34 0.02 0.0
1982 48 40 0.66 0.0
1981 54 29 0.00 0.0
1980 44 40 0.57 0.0
1979 43 36 0.00 0.0
1978 54 44 0.00 0.0
1977 52 45 0.07 0.0
1976 54 46 0.00 0.0
1975 51 38 0.28 0.0
1974 54 43 0.80 0.0
1973 46 43 0.32 0.0
1972 47 41 0.17 0.0
1971 54 42 0.31 0.0
1970 37 33 0.01 0.0
1969 37 33 0.13 3.0
1968 47 38 0.10 0.0
1967 47 37 0.00 0.0
1966 38 30 0.00 0.0
1965 42 38 0.00 0.0
1964 52 39 0.44 0.0
1963 43 38 0.00 0.0
1962 42 38 0.09 0.0
1961 49 38 0.00 0.0
1960 40 36 0.04 0.0
1959 50 42 0.12 0.0
1958 50 46 1.78 0.0
1957 39 27 0.00 0.0
1956 47 40 0.05 0.0
1955 41 31 0.31 0.0
1954 29 22 0.25 3.5
1953 45 40 0.30 0.0
1952 40 28 0.00 0.0
1951 42 32 0.37 0.2
1950 22 13 0.00 0.7
1949 43 26 0.00 0.0
1948 34 28 0.00 0.0
1947 44 36 0.00 0.0
1946 52 41 0.03 0.0
1945 49 43 0.17 0.0
1944 56 49 0.26 0.0
1943 34 19 0.00 0.0
1942 47 40 0.02 0.0
1941 47 44 0.28 0.0
1940 55 44 0.26 0.0
1939 45 39 0.41 0.0
1938 47 41 0.16 0.0
1937 34 24 0.03 0.6
1936 46 37 0.02 0.0
1935 37 30 0.42 0.4
1934 57 43 0.52 0.0
1933 37 31 0.00 0.0
1932 40 31 0.07 1.7
1931 46 42 0.02 0.0
1930 28 20 0.00 0.9
1929 42 30 0.00 0.0
1928 34 29 0.00 0.0
1927 47 39 0.00 0.0
1926 52 41 0.98 0.0
1925 44 36 0.00 0.0
1924 43 36 0.29 0.0
1923 53 42 0.58 0.0
1922 39 29 0.30 0.0
1921 37 31 0.28 2.6
1920 52 44 0.16 0.0
1919 53 37 0.79 0.0
1918 49 43 0.06 0.0
1917 40 26 0.00 0.0
1916 38 23 0.00 0.0
1915 40 32 0.00 0.0
1914 47 39 0.29 0.0
1913 41 33 0.16 0.2
1912 45 42 0.00 0.0
1911 45 35 0.04 0.0
1910 42 38 0.00 0.0
1909 47 38 0.17 0.0
1908 48 39 0.49 0.0
1907 32 20 0.00 0.0
1906 42 36 0.29 0.0
1905 52 40 0.00 0.0
1904 49 43 0.72 0.0
1903 42 30 0.00 0.0
1902 46 37 0.01 0.0
1901 47 42 0.00 0.0
1900 54 44 0.13 0.0
1899 50 41 0.18 0.0
1898 46 40 0.09 0.0
1897 40 33 0.01 0.0
1896 33 26 0.06 0.5
1895 44 38 0.00 0.0
1894 39 33 0.20 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 57 °F which happened in 1934.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1934
2 56 °F 1944
2 56 °F 2018
4 55 °F 1940
4 55 °F 2019
4 55 °F 2011
7 54 °F 1981
7 54 °F 1900
7 54 °F 1978
7 54 °F 1971
7 54 °F 1974
7 54 °F 1976
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 13 °F which happened in 1950.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 13 °F 1950
2 19 °F 1943
3 20 °F 1907
3 20 °F 1930
5 22 °F 2024
5 22 °F 1954
7 23 °F 1916
8 24 °F 1937
9 25 °F 2013
10 26 °F 1896
10 26 °F 1984
10 26 °F 1949
10 26 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1950
2 28 °F 1930
3 29 °F 1954
4 32 °F 1907
5 33 °F 1896
6 34 °F 1943
6 34 °F 1937
6 34 °F 1928
6 34 °F 1948
10 35 °F 2012
10 35 °F 2007
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.78 inches which happened in 1958.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.78 inches 1958
2 0.98 inches 1926
3 0.80 inches 1974
4 0.79 inches 1919
5 0.72 inches 2006
5 0.72 inches 1904
7 0.66 inches 1982
8 0.58 inches 1923
9 0.57 inches 1980
10 0.52 inches 1934
10 0.52 inches 1998
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.5 inches 1954
2 3.0 inches 1969
3 2.6 inches 1921
4 1.7 inches 1932
5 0.9 inches 1930
6 0.7 inches 1950
7 0.6 inches 1937
8 0.5 inches 1896
9 0.4 inches 1935
10 0.2 inches 1951
10 0.2 inches 1913
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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