Gainesville May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Gainesville, Florida for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1890–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 1977
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1992
Lowest daily high 61 °F 1928
Highest daily low 74 °F 1998
Most precipitation 4.45 inches 1966
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 86.0 °F
Average low 60.8 °F
Chance precipitation 19.8%
Chance snow 0%
Gainesville May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 88 58 0.00 0.0
2022 87 61 0.00 0.0
2021 81 47 0.00 0.0
2020 80 44 0.00 0.0
2019 90 67 0.00 0.0
2018 88 57 0.00 0.0
2017 87 56 0.00 0.0
2016 87 59 0.00 n/a
2015 88 57 0.00 n/a
2014 91 63 0.00 n/a
2013 82 52 0.00 n/a
2012 91 66 0.00 n/a
2011 91 53 0.00 n/a
2010 90 72 0.00 n/a
2009 92 60 0.00 n/a
2008 90 68 0.00 n/a
2007 80 52 0.00 n/a
2006 89 66 0.29 n/a
2005 82 53 0.00 n/a
2004 89 62 0.00 n/a
2003 91 66 0.00 0.0
2002 93 63 0.00 0.0
2001 82 60 0.01 0.0
2000 88 54 0.00 0.0
1999 88 60 0.00 0.0
1998 86 74 0.00 0.0
1997 87 60 0.00 0.0
1996 88 66 0.00 0.0
1995 90 60 0.00 0.0
1994 84 58 0.00 0.0
1993 84 61 0.00 0.0
1992 67 42 0.00 0.0
1991 89 70 0.00 0.0
1990 81 51 0.00 0.0
1989 78 47 0.00 0.0
1988 84 52 0.00 0.0
1987 81 63 0.18 0.0
1986 91 62 0.00 0.0
1985 89 61 0.00 0.0
1984 90 72 0.00 0.0
1983 85 55 0.00 0.0
1982 85 64 0.04 0.0
1981 86 56 0.00 0.0
1980 86 61 0.90 0.0
1979 83 66 0.55 0.0
1978 88 70 0.28 0.0
1977 95 69 0.00 0.0
1976 87 64 0.00 0.0
1975 91 66 0.00 0.0
1974 86 56 0.00 0.0
1973 86 66 0.00 0.0
1972 85 69 0.00 0.0
1971 89 57 0.00 0.0
1970 90 58 0.00 0.0
1969 89 65 0.00 0.0
1968 84 65 0.00 0.0
1967 89 62 0.00 0.0
1966 80 66 4.45 0.0
1965 87 58 0.00 0.0
1964 87 59 0.00 0.0
1963 90 59 0.00 0.0
1962 95 56 0.00 0.0
1961 88 65 0.00 0.0
1960 73 59 0.17 0.0
1959 94 65 0.00 0.0
1958 80 44 0.00 0.0
1957 78 58 0.00 0.0
1956 83 65 0.01 0.0
1955 95 57 0.00 0.0
1954 88 53 0.00 0.0
1953 81 57 1.40 0.0
1952 92 64 0.00 0.0
1951 82 55 0.00 0.0
1950 95 69 0.00 0.0
1949 90 64 0.00 0.0
1948 84 56 0.00 n/a
1947 88 64 0.00 n/a
1946 83 66 1.36 n/a
1945 81 58 0.00 n/a
1944 79 53 0.00 n/a
1943 90 63 0.00 n/a
1942 84 63 0.00 n/a
1941 88 65 1.77 n/a
1940 86 55 0.00 n/a
1939 85 63 0.78 n/a
1938 85 69 0.00 n/a
1937 86 61 0.00 n/a
1936 85 61 0.00 n/a
1935 84 70 0.00 n/a
1934 88 64 0.00 n/a
1933 89 70 0.00 n/a
1932 92 61 0.00 n/a
1931 88 63 0.00 n/a
1930 90 64 0.00 n/a
1929 94 68 0.00 n/a
1928 61 51 0.02 n/a
1927 94 62 0.00 n/a
1926 82 64 0.00 n/a
1925 89 56 0.00 n/a
1924 81 67 0.08 n/a
1923 84 64 0.00 n/a
1922 92 66 0.00 n/a
1921 86 51 0.00 n/a
1920 84 62 0.03 n/a
1919 90 66 0.00 n/a
1918 86 59 0.00 n/a
1917 84 64 0.60 n/a
1916 93 60 0.00 n/a
1915 95 67 0.05 n/a
1914 90 67 0.00 n/a
1913 86 61 0.00 n/a
1912 81 67 0.80 n/a
1911 76 48 0.00 n/a
1910 85 65 0.00 n/a
1909 88 63 0.00 n/a
1908 82 55 0.00 n/a
1907 87 66 1.33 n/a
1906 85 61 0.66 n/a
1905 94 71 0.02 n/a
1904 88 67 0.00 n/a
1903 77 63 1.40 n/a
1902 92 65 0.00 n/a
1901 87 59 0.00 n/a
1900 86 65 0.00 n/a
1899 93 69 0.00 n/a
1898 72 52 0.00 n/a
1897 84 60 0.00 n/a
1896 81 61 0.00 n/a
1895 88 65 0.00 n/a
1894 90 64 0.00 n/a
1893 92 67 0.02 n/a
1892 94 67 0.07 n/a
1891 75 56 0.17 n/a
What's the all-time high for Gainesville on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Gainesville history is 95 °F which has happened 5 times, most recently in 1977.
Highest Temperatures in Gainesville on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1962
1 95 °F 1915
1 95 °F 1955
1 95 °F 1977
1 95 °F 1950
6 94 °F 1927
6 94 °F 1892
6 94 °F 1929
6 94 °F 1905
6 94 °F 1959
What's the all-time low for Gainesville on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Gainesville history is 42 °F which happened in 1992.
Lowest Temperatures in Gainesville on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1992
2 44 °F 1958
2 44 °F 2020
4 47 °F 1989
4 47 °F 2021
6 48 °F 1911
7 51 °F 1928
7 51 °F 1921
7 51 °F 1990
10 52 °F 1988
10 52 °F 2013
10 52 °F 1898
10 52 °F 2007
Lowest High Temperatures in Gainesville on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1928
2 67 °F 1992
3 72 °F 1898
4 73 °F 1960
5 75 °F 1891
6 76 °F 1911
7 77 °F 1903
8 78 °F 1989
8 78 °F 1957
10 79 °F 1944
What's the most it has ever rained in Gainesville on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Gainesville history is 4.45 inches which happened in 1966.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Gainesville on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.45 inches 1966
2 1.77 inches 1941
3 1.40 inches 1903
3 1.40 inches 1953
5 1.36 inches 1946
6 1.33 inches 1907
7 0.90 inches 1980
8 0.80 inches 1912
9 0.78 inches 1939
10 0.66 inches 1906
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1984–2024 Gainesville Regional Airport location
1954–1983 Gainesville 3 WSW location
1890–1953 Gainesville University of Florida location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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