New Bedford May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 2000
Lowest temperature 31 °F 1896
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1912
Highest daily low 69 °F 1930
Most precipitation 0.79 inches 1931
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.1 °F
Average low 44.4 °F
Chance precipitation 41.8%
New Bedford May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 73 49 0.12 n/a
2022 53 43 0.00 n/a
2021 55 42 0.00 n/a
2020 58 42 0.05 n/a
2019 64 41 0.00 n/a
2018 66 46 0.00 n/a
2017 56 35 0.00 n/a
2016 64 45 0.01 n/a
2015 77 48 0.00 n/a
2014 66 41 0.00 n/a
2013 71 50 0.27 n/a
2012 58 51 0.02 n/a
2011 61 48 0.00 n/a
2010 66 50 0.32 n/a
2009 71 50 0.00 n/a
2008 68 53 0.23 n/a
2007 67 38 0.00 n/a
2006 65 35 0.00 n/a
2005 50 41 0.02 n/a
2004 56 43 0.00 n/a
2003 53 46 0.13 n/a
2002 64 49 0.00 n/a
2001 64 33 0.00 n/a
2000 89 57 0.00 n/a
1999 66 53 0.20 n/a
1998 67 53 0.07 0.0
1997 64 40 0.00 0.0
1996 60 42 0.17 0.0
1995 60 42 0.00 0.0
1994 64 48 0.30 0.0
1993 70 46 0.00 0.0
1992 48 42 0.52 0.0
1991 70 48 0.00 0.0
1990 60 46 0.15 0.0
1989 54 44 0.00 0.0
1988 58 41 0.00 0.0
1987 64 46 0.02 0.0
1986 50 45 0.07 0.0
1985 56 45 0.00 0.0
1984 57 42 0.54 0.0
1983 63 49 0.00 0.0
1982 59 44 0.00 0.0
1981 64 44 0.00 0.0
1980 50 46 0.30 0.0
1979 68 50 0.00 0.0
1978 65 48 0.00 0.0
1977 58 45 0.00 0.0
1976 61 45 0.00 0.0
1975 64 52 0.00 0.0
1974 64 44 0.00 0.0
1973 63 46 0.00 0.0
1972 64 50 0.08 0.0
1971 60 50 0.61 0.0
1970 70 48 0.00 0.0
1969 57 50 0.33 0.0
1968 64 41 0.00 0.0
1967 55 41 0.14 0.0
1966 51 46 0.76 0.0
1965 58 46 0.00 0.0
1964 84 59 0.00 0.0
1963 63 52 0.00 0.0
1962 56 44 0.00 0.0
1961 58 50 0.00 0.0
1960 61 54 0.53 0.0
1959 68 52 0.00 0.0
1958 52 44 0.50 0.0
1957 84 59 0.00 0.0
1956 56 35 0.00 0.0
1955 61 50 0.23 0.0
1954 50 45 0.25 0.0
1953 61 52 0.04 0.0
1952 71 46 0.00 0.0
1951 69 47 0.00 0.0
1950 58 38 0.00 0.0
1949 69 49 0.00 0.0
1948 57 43 0.75 0.0
1947 50 41 0.08 0.0
1946 56 45 0.15 0.0
1945 62 48 0.00 0.0
1944 68 50 0.05 n/a
1943 74 56 0.01 n/a
1942 59 44 0.08 0.0
1941 58 53 0.15 n/a
1940 71 53 0.00 n/a
1939 63 48 0.00 n/a
1938 65 49 0.00 n/a
1937 54 48 0.04 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 59 47 0.00 0.0
1934 64 49 0.00 n/a
1933 55 45 0.00 0.0
1932 61 49 0.00 0.0
1931 66 53 0.79 0.0
1930 77 69 0.00 0.0
1929 56 41 0.00 0.0
1928 55 42 0.00 n/a
1927 58 45 0.00 n/a
1926 65 47 0.00 n/a
1925 60 43 0.00 n/a
1924 71 n/a 0.04 n/a
1923 72 52 0.00 n/a
1922 71 53 0.00 n/a
1921 60 43 0.00 n/a
1920 51 45 0.46 n/a
1919 73 53 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 50 40 n/a n/a
1916 63 50 0.09 n/a
1915 69 53 0.06 n/a
1914 56 48 0.63 n/a
1913 68 45 0.00 n/a
1912 47 44 0.38 n/a
1911 76 n/a 0.17 n/a
1910 71 52 0.00 n/a
1909 64 45 n/a n/a
1908 63 47 n/a n/a
1907 59 43 n/a n/a
1906 60 45 0.02 0.0
1905 66 44 0.00 n/a
1904 73 45 0.00 n/a
1903 71 45 0.00 n/a
1902 70 49 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 70 46 0.00 n/a
1898 52 38 n/a n/a
1897 57 36 n/a n/a
1896 61 31 n/a n/a
1895 74 54 n/a n/a
1894 74 53 n/a n/a
1893 63 40 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 89 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 2000
2 84 °F 1957
2 84 °F 1964
4 77 °F 2015
4 77 °F 1930
6 76 °F 1911
7 74 °F 1943
7 74 °F 1895
7 74 °F 1894
10 73 °F 2023
10 73 °F 1919
10 73 °F 1904
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 31 °F which happened in 1896.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1896
2 33 °F 2001
3 35 °F 1956
3 35 °F 2017
3 35 °F 2006
6 36 °F 1897
7 38 °F 1898
7 38 °F 1950
7 38 °F 2007
10 40 °F 1997
10 40 °F 1917
10 40 °F 1893
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1912
2 48 °F 1992
3 50 °F 1947
3 50 °F 1980
3 50 °F 1954
3 50 °F 1986
3 50 °F 1917
3 50 °F 2005
9 51 °F 1966
9 51 °F 1920
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 0.79 inches which happened in 1931.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.79 inches 1931
2 0.76 inches 1966
3 0.75 inches 1948
4 0.63 inches 1914
5 0.61 inches 1971
6 0.54 inches 1984
7 0.53 inches 1960
8 0.52 inches 1992
9 0.50 inches 1958
10 0.46 inches 1920
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location