Seattle May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1895
Lowest temperature 40 °F 2003
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1971
Highest daily low 59 °F 2006
Most precipitation 1.10 inches 1921
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.3 °F
Average low 48.2 °F
Chance precipitation 36.1%
Chance snow 0%
Seattle May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 78 55 0.00 0.0
2022 60 45 0.00 0.0
2021 77 50 0.00 0.0
2020 64 54 0.54 0.0
2019 64 53 0.13 0.0
2018 68 53 0.00 0.0
2017 54 45 0.15 0.0
2016 59 50 0.06 0.0
2015 60 52 0.00 0.0
2014 68 53 0.00 0.0
2013 71 54 0.00 0.0
2012 67 49 0.00 0.0
2011 56 43 0.00 0.0
2010 71 53 0.02 0.0
2009 76 46 0.00 0.0
2008 84 53 0.00 n/a
2007 65 46 0.00 n/a
2006 83 59 0.00 n/a
2005 62 49 0.01 n/a
2004 64 50 0.00 n/a
2003 55 40 0.37 n/a
2002 66 43 0.14 n/a
2001 59 44 0.01 n/a
2000 69 49 0.00 n/a
1999 56 46 0.06 n/a
1998 60 41 0.00 n/a
1997 75 53 0.00 n/a
1996 63 45 0.01 0.0
1995 61 52 0.00 0.0
1994 63 49 0.05 0.0
1993 75 51 0.00 0.0
1992 80 46 0.00 0.0
1991 70 50 0.08 0.0
1990 63 46 0.00 0.0
1989 66 51 0.00 0.0
1988 58 48 0.64 0.0
1987 64 41 0.00 0.0
1986 64 42 0.00 0.0
1985 84 49 0.00 0.0
1984 60 46 0.00 0.0
1983 60 46 0.00 0.0
1982 69 47 0.00 0.0
1981 63 45 0.00 0.0
1980 60 44 0.00 0.0
1979 66 51 0.02 0.0
1978 63 48 0.00 0.0
1977 53 47 0.20 0.0
1976 71 47 0.00 0.0
1975 66 46 0.00 0.0
1974 60 43 0.05 0.0
1973 77 52 0.00 0.0
1972 63 50 0.01 0.0
1971 51 41 0.31 0.0
1970 71 51 0.00 0.0
1969 69 49 0.00 0.0
1968 76 48 0.00 0.0
1967 79 49 0.00 0.0
1966 58 42 0.00 0.0
1965 53 43 0.20 0.0
1964 68 46 0.00 0.0
1963 67 46 0.00 0.0
1962 67 42 0.00 0.0
1961 70 45 0.00 0.0
1960 57 42 0.05 0.0
1959 58 42 0.00 0.0
1958 77 52 0.00 0.0
1957 73 48 0.00 0.0
1956 77 48 0.00 0.0
1955 56 45 0.00 0.0
1954 71 42 0.00 0.0
1953 59 47 0.00 0.0
1952 80 46 0.00 0.0
1951 74 46 0.00 0.0
1950 61 41 0.04 0.0
1949 59 45 0.00 0.0
1948 60 47 0.29 0.0
1947 63 49 0.02 0.0
1946 75 49 0.00 0.0
1945 59 50 0.58 0.0
1944 64 49 0.00 0.0
1943 60 47 0.00 0.0
1942 66 49 0.00 0.0
1941 57 50 0.86 0.0
1940 69 50 0.00 0.0
1939 67 52 0.01 0.0
1938 66 44 0.00 0.0
1937 59 51 0.06 0.0
1936 61 49 0.01 0.0
1935 63 46 0.13 0.0
1934 61 52 0.11 0.0
1933 59 46 0.00 0.0
1932 66 45 0.00 0.0
1931 58 46 0.17 0.0
1930 54 48 0.05 0.0
1929 61 48 0.00 0.0
1928 56 49 0.00 0.0
1927 65 48 0.19 0.0
1926 63 53 0.03 0.0
1925 83 56 0.00 0.0
1924 69 46 0.00 0.0
1923 57 48 0.12 0.0
1922 76 53 0.00 0.0
1921 59 48 1.10 0.0
1920 67 45 0.10 0.0
1919 55 46 0.08 0.0
1918 57 46 0.07 0.0
1917 58 40 0.00 0.0
1916 73 50 0.00 0.0
1915 71 45 0.00 0.0
1914 65 45 0.00 0.0
1913 58 44 0.01 0.0
1912 66 50 0.00 0.0
1911 56 47 0.00 0.0
1910 73 45 0.00 0.0
1909 54 46 0.05 0.0
1908 52 45 0.05 0.0
1907 65 49 0.00 0.0
1906 55 44 0.17 0.0
1905 56 45 0.31 0.0
1904 61 47 0.00 0.0
1903 58 45 0.08 0.0
1902 55 48 0.13 0.0
1901 61 53 0.90 0.0
1900 61 47 0.20 0.0
1899 54 43 0.24 0.0
1898 62 51 0.00 0.0
1897 77 50 0.00 0.0
1896 55 41 0.24 0.0
1895 87 56 0.00 0.0
1894 53 41 0.07 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 87 °F which happened in 1895.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1895
2 84 °F 1985
2 84 °F 2008
4 83 °F 2006
4 83 °F 1925
6 80 °F 1952
6 80 °F 1992
8 79 °F 1967
9 78 °F 2023
10 77 °F 2021
10 77 °F 1897
10 77 °F 1973
10 77 °F 1956
10 77 °F 1958
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 40 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2003.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 2003
1 40 °F 1917
3 41 °F 1998
3 41 °F 1950
3 41 °F 1896
3 41 °F 1987
3 41 °F 1894
3 41 °F 1971
9 42 °F 1959
9 42 °F 1960
9 42 °F 1966
9 42 °F 1954
9 42 °F 1986
9 42 °F 1962
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1971
2 52 °F 1908
3 53 °F 1894
3 53 °F 1977
3 53 °F 1965
6 54 °F 2017
6 54 °F 1899
6 54 °F 1909
6 54 °F 1930
10 55 °F 1919
10 55 °F 1902
10 55 °F 1906
10 55 °F 2003
10 55 °F 1896
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 1.10 inches which happened in 1921.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.10 inches 1921
2 0.90 inches 1901
3 0.86 inches 1941
4 0.64 inches 1988
5 0.58 inches 1945
6 0.54 inches 2020
7 0.37 inches 2003
8 0.31 inches 1971
8 0.31 inches 1905
10 0.29 inches 1948
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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