Amherst May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 2000
Lowest temperature 26 °F 1968
Lowest daily high 46 °F 1947
Highest daily low 61 °F 1999
Most precipitation 1.33 inches 1994
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.8 °F
Average low 42.3 °F
Chance precipitation 40.2%
Chance snow 0.1%
Amherst May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 45 0.03 0.0
2022 54 41 0.00 0.0
2021 63 44 0.00 0.0
2020 64 39 0.00 0.0
2019 73 49 0.04 0.0
2018 72 44 0.00 0.0
2017 60 41 0.13 0.0
2016 57 47 0.07 0.0
2015 83 48 0.00 0.0
2014 67 37 0.00 0.0
2013 79 45 0.00 0.0
2012 74 44 0.20 0.0
2011 69 43 0.00 n/a
2010 70 47 0.44 0.0
2009 71 45 n/a 0.0
2008 75 44 0.07 0.0
2007 69 36 0.00 0.0
2006 69 37 0.00 0.0
2005 49 43 0.00 0.0
2004 80 37 0.00 0.0
2003 76 51 0.14 0.0
2002 78 52 0.00 0.0
2001 68 32 0.00 0.0
2000 91 52 0.00 0.0
1999 68 61 0.02 0.0
1998 70 57 0.28 0.0
1997 50 29 0.00 0.0
1996 65 32 0.00 0.0
1995 60 n/a 0.00 0.0
1994 71 37 1.33 0.0
1993 70 42 0.00 0.0
1992 61 35 0.00 0.0
1991 65 39 0.00 0.0
1990 61 39 0.12 0.0
1989 64 37 0.00 0.0
1988 72 35 0.00 0.0
1987 74 35 0.00 0.0
1986 58 47 0.06 0.0
1985 69 42 0.00 0.0
1984 71 53 0.43 0.0
1983 70 45 0.00 0.0
1982 75 48 n/a 0.0
1981 66 29 0.00 0.0
1980 60 46 0.33 0.0
1979 76 45 0.00 0.0
1978 73 37 0.00 0.0
1977 69 31 0.00 0.0
1976 54 40 0.22 0.0
1975 70 40 0.00 0.0
1974 62 29 0.00 0.0
1973 68 48 0.00 0.0
1972 67 43 0.31 0.0
1971 71 38 0.13 0.0
1970 72 38 0.00 0.0
1969 59 45 0.04 0.0
1968 67 26 0.00 0.0
1967 55 35 0.42 0.0
1966 51 38 0.06 0.0
1965 57 n/a 0.00 0.0
1964 86 44 0.00 0.0
1963 80 44 0.04 0.0
1962 49 35 0.02 0.0
1961 69 51 0.00 0.0
1960 71 57 0.00 0.0
1959 64 42 0.00 0.0
1958 51 43 0.29 0.0
1957 82 54 0.00 0.0
1956 54 32 0.00 0.0
1955 68 50 0.09 0.0
1954 50 46 0.73 0.0
1953 72 58 0.59 0.0
1952 70 35 0.00 0.0
1951 69 48 0.00 0.0
1950 58 34 0.00 0.0
1949 72 39 0.00 0.0
1948 51 43 0.29 0.0
1947 46 36 0.00 0.0
1946 56 40 0.17 0.0
1945 60 41 0.25 0.0
1944 65 44 0.00 0.0
1943 80 52 0.42 0.0
1942 61 45 0.00 0.0
1941 74 58 0.31 0.0
1940 69 43 0.00 0.0
1939 75 45 0.00 0.0
1938 66 43 0.00 0.0
1937 57 46 0.00 0.0
1936 91 53 0.00 0.0
1935 66 44 0.00 0.0
1934 62 36 0.00 0.0
1933 61 35 0.00 0.0
1932 66 48 0.10 0.0
1931 72 58 0.97 0.0
1930 86 61 0.04 0.0
1929 52 37 0.00 0.0
1928 65 36 0.00 0.0
1927 74 33 0.00 0.0
1926 68 38 0.00 0.0
1925 56 32 0.00 n/a
1924 70 53 0.00 n/a
1923 76 46 0.00 n/a
1922 68 49 0.00 n/a
1921 77 40 0.00 n/a
1920 52 44 0.90 n/a
1919 70 50 0.00 n/a
1918 72 45 0.00 n/a
1917 53 40 0.00 0.0
1916 74 49 0.12 n/a
1915 75 57 0.31 n/a
1914 66 48 0.04 n/a
1913 68 38 0.00 n/a
1912 55 48 0.22 n/a
1911 82 44 0.00 n/a
1910 70 46 0.04 n/a
1909 74 46 0.00 n/a
1908 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1907 70 47 0.04 n/a
1906 58 42 0.00 n/a
1905 72 39 0.00 0.0
1904 76 52 0.65 n/a
1903 76 38 0.00 n/a
1902 69 44 0.00 n/a
1901 78 50 0.00 n/a
1900 66 37 0.48 n/a
1899 72 48 0.00 n/a
1898 57 43 0.00 n/a
1897 61 33 0.00 n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 83 60 0.21 n/a
1894 72 53 0.00 n/a
1893 67 30 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 91 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 2000
1 91 °F 1936
3 86 °F 1964
3 86 °F 1930
5 83 °F 2015
5 83 °F 1895
7 82 °F 1911
7 82 °F 1957
9 80 °F 2004
9 80 °F 1943
9 80 °F 1963
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 26 °F which happened in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1968
2 29 °F 1997
2 29 °F 1981
2 29 °F 1974
5 30 °F 1893
6 31 °F 1977
7 32 °F 1925
7 32 °F 1996
7 32 °F 1956
7 32 °F 2001
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1947
2 49 °F 2005
2 49 °F 1962
4 50 °F 1997
4 50 °F 1954
6 51 °F 1958
6 51 °F 1966
6 51 °F 1948
9 52 °F 1929
9 52 °F 1920
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.33 inches which happened in 1994.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.33 inches 1994
2 0.97 inches 1931
3 0.90 inches 1920
4 0.73 inches 1954
5 0.65 inches 1904
6 0.59 inches 1953
7 0.48 inches 1900
8 0.44 inches 2010
9 0.43 inches 1984
10 0.42 inches 1967
10 0.42 inches 1943
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Amherst location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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