Tampa May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Tampa, Florida for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1890–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 2017
Lowest temperature 55 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 76 °F 1926
Highest daily low 76 °F 1994
Most precipitation 3.05 inches 1969
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 87.7 °F
Average low 70.2 °F
Chance precipitation 20.0%
Chance snow 0%
Tampa May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 89 74 0.00 0.0
2022 87 73 0.00 0.0
2021 89 67 0.00 0.0
2020 93 73 0.00 0.0
2019 89 70 0.00 0.0
2018 86 72 0.09 0.0
2017 96 73 0.00 0.0
2016 89 71 0.00 0.0
2015 92 72 0.00 0.0
2014 78 62 0.00 0.0
2013 86 70 0.00 0.0
2012 79 71 0.80 0.0
2011 78 68 0.00 0.0
2010 88 74 0.00 0.0
2009 90 71 0.53 0.0
2008 88 74 0.00 0.0
2007 89 69 0.00 0.0
2006 77 63 0.19 0.0
2005 86 70 0.00 0.0
2004 87 71 0.06 0.0
2003 89 73 0.00 0.0
2002 91 69 0.03 0.0
2001 85 70 0.00 0.0
2000 93 70 0.00 0.0
1999 86 64 0.00 0.0
1998 90 66 0.00 0.0
1997 81 73 0.00 0.0
1996 88 69 0.00 0.0
1995 94 74 0.00 0.0
1994 90 76 0.00 0.0
1993 85 62 0.00 0.0
1992 89 72 0.04 0.0
1991 92 74 0.00 0.0
1990 93 75 0.00 0.0
1989 93 64 0.00 0.0
1988 89 64 0.00 0.0
1987 88 68 1.89 0.0
1986 86 63 0.00 0.0
1985 95 71 0.00 0.0
1984 89 69 0.00 0.0
1983 84 72 0.00 0.0
1982 87 67 0.14 0.0
1981 87 61 0.00 0.0
1980 90 74 0.00 0.0
1979 84 68 0.00 0.0
1978 87 72 0.00 0.0
1977 86 64 0.00 0.0
1976 87 67 0.00 0.0
1975 91 73 0.03 0.0
1974 91 66 0.20 0.0
1973 78 55 0.00 0.0
1972 85 69 0.00 0.0
1971 83 64 0.00 0.0
1970 90 67 0.00 0.0
1969 88 68 3.05 0.0
1968 86 67 0.00 0.0
1967 90 71 0.27 0.0
1966 88 63 0.00 0.0
1965 89 59 0.00 0.0
1964 90 67 0.00 0.0
1963 89 69 0.00 0.0
1962 93 64 0.00 0.0
1961 86 67 0.00 0.0
1960 86 61 0.00 0.0
1959 85 70 0.00 0.0
1958 85 63 0.00 0.0
1957 85 69 0.01 0.0
1956 86 66 0.00 0.0
1955 87 63 0.00 0.0
1954 84 62 0.00 0.0
1953 88 68 0.00 0.0
1952 89 61 0.00 0.0
1951 86 62 0.00 0.0
1950 80 66 0.06 0.0
1949 90 66 0.00 0.0
1948 91 68 0.00 0.0
1947 89 67 0.00 0.0
1946 86 71 0.04 0.0
1945 90 68 0.00 0.0
1944 88 68 0.00 0.0
1943 90 73 0.00 0.0
1942 87 70 0.00 0.0
1941 86 63 0.00 0.0
1940 85 68 0.00 0.0
1939 80 64 0.14 0.0
1939 79 63 0.00 0.0
1938 87 69 0.00 0.0
1937 85 64 0.00 0.0
1936 86 69 0.00 0.0
1935 91 72 0.00 0.0
1934 86 75 0.00 0.0
1933 77 72 0.17 0.0
1932 90 66 0.04 0.0
1931 84 63 0.00 0.0
1930 89 70 0.00 0.0
1929 90 70 0.00 0.0
1928 84 66 0.00 0.0
1927 79 66 0.00 0.0
1926 76 60 0.00 0.0
1925 89 69 2.64 0.0
1924 79 69 0.00 0.0
1923 85 69 0.43 0.0
1922 86 73 0.00 0.0
1921 82 69 0.76 0.0
1920 81 69 0.00 0.0
1919 86 68 0.00 0.0
1918 86 67 0.45 0.0
1917 78 58 0.00 0.0
1916 82 73 0.00 0.0
1915 92 70 0.00 0.0
1914 89 71 0.00 0.0
1913 84 65 0.00 0.0
1912 80 69 0.16 0.0
1911 84 67 0.07 0.0
1910 85 65 0.00 0.0
1909 88 65 0.00 0.0
1908 90 72 0.00 0.0
1907 81 70 0.07 0.0
1906 85 65 0.03 0.0
1905 88 70 0.04 0.0
1904 86 66 0.00 0.0
1903 82 66 0.00 0.0
1902 88 67 0.25 0.0
1901 88 69 0.09 0.0
1900 84 67 0.00 0.0
1899 89 64 0.00 0.0
1898 90 66 0.00 0.0
1897 83 68 0.00 0.0
1896 89 70 0.00 0.0
1895 85 62 0.00 0.0
1894 85 65 0.00 0.0
1893 79 68 1.49 0.0
1892 88 67 0.00 n/a
1891 83 63 0.00 n/a
1890 87 72 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Tampa on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Tampa history is 96 °F which happened in 2017.
Highest Temperatures in Tampa on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 2017
2 95 °F 1985
3 94 °F 1995
4 93 °F 2000
4 93 °F 1990
4 93 °F 1989
4 93 °F 2020
4 93 °F 1962
9 92 °F 2015
9 92 °F 1915
9 92 °F 1991
What's the all-time low for Tampa on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Tampa history is 55 °F which happened in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in Tampa on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1973
2 58 °F 1917
3 59 °F 1965
4 60 °F 1926
5 61 °F 1952
5 61 °F 1960
5 61 °F 1981
8 62 °F 1951
8 62 °F 1993
8 62 °F 2014
8 62 °F 1954
8 62 °F 1895
Lowest High Temperatures in Tampa on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 76 °F 1926
2 77 °F 1933
2 77 °F 2006
4 78 °F 1973
4 78 °F 1917
4 78 °F 2011
4 78 °F 2014
8 79 °F 1924
8 79 °F 1927
8 79 °F 1893
8 79 °F 1939
8 79 °F 2012
What's the most it has ever rained in Tampa on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Tampa history is 3.05 inches which happened in 1969.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Tampa on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.05 inches 1969
2 2.64 inches 1925
3 1.89 inches 1987
4 1.49 inches 1893
5 0.80 inches 2012
6 0.76 inches 1921
7 0.53 inches 2009
8 0.45 inches 1918
9 0.43 inches 1923
10 0.27 inches 1967
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1940–2024 Tampa International Airport location
1890–1939 Tampa location