Boston May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1964
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1956
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1912
Highest daily low 65 °F 1964
Most precipitation 1.36 inches 1931
Most snow 0.9 inches 1938
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 63.5 °F
Average low 47.6 °F
Chance precipitation 38.5%
Chance snow 0.2%
Boston May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 52 0.00 0.0
2022 54 42 0.00 0.0
2021 55 46 0.00 0.0
2020 57 43 0.25 0.0
2019 61 50 0.00 0.0
2018 60 45 0.00 0.0
2017 55 44 0.00 0.0
2016 63 46 0.02 0.0
2015 71 46 0.00 0.0
2014 62 48 0.00 0.0
2013 66 53 0.37 0.0
2012 58 50 0.16 0.0
2011 57 49 0.00 0.0
2010 61 49 1.20 0.0
2009 76 56 0.00 0.0
2008 77 57 0.04 0.0
2007 80 47 0.00 0.0
2006 58 46 0.00 0.0
2005 49 42 0.05 0.0
2004 57 45 0.00 0.0
2003 58 46 0.12 0.0
2002 67 51 0.00 0.0
2001 74 42 0.00 0.0
2000 86 56 0.05 0.0
1999 56 50 0.25 0.0
1998 58 50 0.00 0.0
1997 63 43 0.00 0.0
1996 56 45 0.06 0.0
1995 62 43 0.00 0.0
1994 57 49 0.44 0.0
1993 70 50 0.00 0.0
1992 49 44 0.11 0.0
1991 69 51 0.00 0.0
1990 57 47 0.00 0.0
1989 58 45 0.00 0.0
1988 52 43 0.00 0.0
1987 55 47 0.00 0.0
1986 48 42 0.00 0.0
1985 57 44 0.02 0.0
1984 61 52 0.54 0.0
1983 75 54 0.01 0.0
1982 77 46 0.00 0.0
1981 63 44 0.00 0.0
1980 51 45 0.62 0.0
1979 69 53 0.00 0.0
1978 71 52 0.00 0.0
1977 57 45 0.00 0.0
1976 62 48 0.00 0.0
1975 70 50 0.00 0.0
1974 62 42 0.00 0.0
1973 69 44 0.00 0.0
1972 54 44 0.45 0.0
1971 63 44 0.25 0.0
1970 71 48 0.00 0.0
1969 61 49 0.17 0.0
1968 60 45 0.00 0.0
1967 55 39 0.07 0.0
1966 51 44 0.46 0.0
1965 68 45 0.00 0.0
1964 87 65 0.00 0.0
1963 79 56 0.00 0.0
1962 57 44 0.00 0.0
1961 55 45 0.00 0.0
1960 55 50 0.36 0.0
1959 68 49 0.00 0.0
1958 51 43 0.92 0.0
1957 85 65 0.00 0.0
1956 55 34 0.00 0.0
1955 65 50 0.29 0.0
1954 48 45 1.04 0.0
1953 67 51 0.00 0.0
1952 73 46 0.00 0.0
1951 72 50 0.00 0.0
1950 58 35 0.00 0.0
1949 70 48 0.00 0.0
1948 56 46 0.17 0.0
1947 48 40 0.00 0.0
1946 59 45 0.40 0.0
1945 71 49 0.08 0.0
1944 70 53 0.01 0.0
1943 76 55 0.14 0.0
1942 55 44 0.00 0.0
1941 74 56 0.38 0.0
1940 71 50 0.00 0.0
1939 65 47 0.00 0.0
1938 68 49 0.01 0.9
1937 48 44 0.01 0.0
1936 83 55 0.00 0.0
1935 58 43 0.00 0.0
1934 62 43 0.00 0.0
1933 61 40 0.00 0.0
1932 58 50 0.00 0.0
1931 70 48 1.36 0.0
1930 72 54 0.89 0.0
1929 57 42 0.00 0.0
1928 57 43 0.00 0.0
1927 62 44 0.00 0.0
1926 68 42 0.00 0.0
1925 59 43 0.00 0.0
1924 56 48 0.14 0.0
1923 79 55 0.00 0.0
1922 70 53 0.00 0.0
1921 58 49 0.00 0.0
1920 55 48 0.59 0.0
1919 71 56 0.00 0.0
1918 77 51 0.03 0.0
1917 52 42 0.00 0.0
1916 72 53 0.00 0.0
1915 74 60 0.02 0.0
1914 55 46 0.46 0.0
1913 56 47 0.00 0.0
1912 47 43 0.62 0.0
1911 81 58 0.10 0.0
1910 76 56 0.00 0.0
1909 55 44 0.00 0.0
1908 49 43 0.38 0.0
1907 62 48 0.00 0.0
1906 60 48 0.00 0.0
1905 68 49 0.00 0.0
1904 78 57 0.00 0.0
1903 63 49 0.00 0.0
1902 72 53 0.00 0.0
1901 68 52 0.00 0.0
1900 67 42 0.06 0.0
1899 62 48 0.00 0.0
1898 50 42 0.00 0.0
1897 62 39 0.00 0.0
1896 70 40 0.00 0.0
1895 87 63 0.00 0.0
1894 76 59 0.00 0.0
1893 62 43 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 87 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1964.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1964
1 87 °F 1895
3 86 °F 2000
4 85 °F 1957
5 83 °F 1936
6 81 °F 1911
7 80 °F 2007
8 79 °F 1923
8 79 °F 1963
10 78 °F 1904
What's the all-time low for Boston on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 34 °F which happened in 1956.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1956
2 35 °F 1950
3 39 °F 1897
3 39 °F 1967
5 40 °F 1947
5 40 °F 1896
5 40 °F 1933
8 42 °F 1926
8 42 °F 1900
8 42 °F 1986
8 42 °F 1974
8 42 °F 2005
8 42 °F 1929
8 42 °F 2001
8 42 °F 1898
8 42 °F 2022
8 42 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1912
2 48 °F 1986
2 48 °F 1954
2 48 °F 1937
2 48 °F 1947
6 49 °F 2005
6 49 °F 1908
6 49 °F 1992
9 50 °F 1898
10 51 °F 1966
10 51 °F 1980
10 51 °F 1958
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.36 inches which happened in 1931.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.36 inches 1931
2 1.20 inches 2010
3 1.04 inches 1954
4 0.92 inches 1958
5 0.89 inches 1930
6 0.62 inches 1980
6 0.62 inches 1912
8 0.59 inches 1920
9 0.54 inches 1984
10 0.46 inches 1966
10 0.46 inches 1914
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.9 inches 1938
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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