New York City May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 2000
Lowest temperature 36 °F 2020
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1962
Highest daily low 70 °F 2000
Most precipitation 3.02 inches 2013
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.9 °F
Average low 51.6 °F
Chance precipitation 37.4%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 58 0.00 0.0
2022 58 45 0.00 0.0
2021 55 48 0.05 0.0
2020 57 36 0.45 0.0
2019 71 55 0.00 0.0
2018 74 53 0.00 0.0
2017 57 44 0.00 0.0
2016 66 49 0.16 0.0
2015 82 56 0.00 0.0
2014 59 53 0.41 0.0
2013 63 55 3.02 0.0
2012 66 55 0.04 0.0
2011 74 52 0.00 0.0
2010 76 49 0.04 0.0
2009 74 56 0.00 0.0
2008 73 63 0.03 0.0
2007 72 47 0.00 0.0
2006 63 53 0.00 0.0
2005 64 49 0.00 0.0
2004 61 48 0.00 0.0
2003 60 53 0.19 0.0
2002 72 55 0.00 0.0
2001 66 47 0.00 0.0
2000 91 70 0.00 0.0
1999 63 54 0.08 0.0
1998 57 54 0.28 0.0
1997 64 44 0.05 0.0
1996 65 46 0.08 0.0
1995 67 45 0.00 0.0
1994 62 50 0.69 0.0
1993 73 53 0.00 0.0
1992 54 47 0.74 0.0
1991 75 50 0.00 0.0
1990 72 50 0.00 0.0
1989 57 43 0.00 0.0
1988 65 49 0.00 0.0
1987 69 52 0.00 0.0
1986 70 50 0.00 0.0
1985 66 53 0.00 0.0
1984 69 55 0.48 0.0
1983 71 47 0.07 0.0
1982 67 51 0.00 0.0
1981 67 49 0.00 0.0
1980 56 48 0.50 0.0
1979 81 60 0.00 0.0
1978 60 47 0.21 0.0
1977 64 39 0.10 0.0
1976 63 42 0.00 0.0
1975 75 47 0.00 0.0
1974 65 43 0.00 0.0
1973 58 49 0.23 0.0
1972 66 49 0.08 0.0
1971 59 48 0.95 0.0
1970 72 50 0.03 0.0
1969 69 54 0.39 0.0
1968 63 47 0.00 0.0
1967 59 40 0.01 0.0
1966 61 51 0.43 0.0
1965 60 47 0.00 0.0
1964 87 65 0.00 0.0
1963 85 58 0.00 0.0
1962 49 43 0.06 0.0
1961 67 51 0.14 0.0
1960 62 55 0.22 0.0
1959 71 52 0.00 0.0
1958 58 45 0.03 0.0
1957 83 59 0.00 0.0
1956 60 38 0.00 0.0
1955 75 51 0.09 0.0
1954 52 48 1.05 0.0
1953 79 59 0.16 0.0
1952 72 46 0.00 0.0
1951 76 54 0.00 0.0
1950 62 40 0.00 0.0
1949 71 52 0.00 0.0
1948 52 48 0.01 0.0
1947 50 37 0.00 0.0
1946 59 43 0.05 0.0
1945 61 48 0.18 0.0
1944 71 47 0.00 0.0
1943 89 65 0.03 0.0
1942 66 51 0.00 0.0
1941 76 59 0.59 0.0
1940 73 57 0.00 0.0
1939 72 52 0.00 0.0
1938 66 55 0.00 0.0
1937 56 50 0.00 0.0
1936 91 57 0.00 0.0
1935 70 47 0.00 0.0
1934 68 50 0.00 0.0
1933 59 50 0.00 0.0
1932 56 49 0.15 0.0
1931 65 56 0.98 0.0
1930 85 69 0.13 0.0
1929 60 42 0.00 0.0
1928 62 46 0.00 0.0
1927 66 50 0.00 0.0
1926 73 54 0.00 0.0
1925 65 43 0.00 0.0
1924 64 49 1.00 0.0
1923 68 51 0.10 0.0
1922 72 53 0.00 0.0
1921 74 51 0.00 0.0
1920 53 49 0.81 0.0
1919 73 59 0.00 0.0
1918 79 55 0.00 0.0
1917 52 43 0.00 0.0
1916 76 56 0.39 0.0
1915 79 59 0.01 0.0
1914 60 49 0.02 0.0
1913 65 51 0.00 0.0
1912 54 48 0.81 0.0
1911 67 55 0.05 0.0
1910 64 56 0.09 0.0
1909 69 55 0.00 0.0
1908 57 51 0.07 0.0
1907 68 56 0.00 0.0
1906 61 46 0.00 0.0
1905 66 52 0.00 0.0
1904 74 59 0.00 0.0
1903 74 49 0.00 0.0
1902 70 53 0.00 0.0
1901 65 55 0.00 0.0
1900 77 50 0.06 0.0
1899 63 57 0.00 0.0
1898 54 40 1.36 0.0
1897 66 40 0.00 0.0
1896 68 47 0.00 0.0
1895 84 66 0.00 0.0
1894 77 61 0.00 0.0
1893 63 46 0.00 0.0
1892 62 42 0.00 0.0
1891 63 42 0.00 0.0
1890 59 45 0.16 0.0
1889 71 50 0.00 0.0
1888 57 51 0.00 0.0
1887 62 51 0.00 0.0
1886 56 51 2.33 0.0
1885 55 49 0.16 0.0
1884 51 46 0.04 0.0
1883 81 57 0.20 0.0
1882 58 42 0.10 0.0
1881 76 50 0.00 0.0
1880 68 54 0.00 0.0
1879 69 49 0.00 0.0
1878 74 54 0.01 0.0
1877 55 48 0.01 0.0
1876 83 63 0.24 0.0
1875 53 47 0.13 0.0
1874 69 41 0.00 0.0
1873 54 46 0.15 0.0
1872 85 66 0.00 0.0
1871 56 42 0.00 0.0
1870 56 49 0.00 0.0
1869 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 91 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1936
1 91 °F 2000
3 89 °F 1943
4 87 °F 1964
5 85 °F 1963
5 85 °F 1872
5 85 °F 1930
8 84 °F 1895
9 83 °F 1957
9 83 °F 1876
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 36 °F which happened in 2020.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 2020
2 37 °F 1947
3 38 °F 1956
4 39 °F 1977
5 40 °F 1898
5 40 °F 1897
5 40 °F 1950
5 40 °F 1967
9 41 °F 1874
10 42 °F 1929
10 42 °F 1882
10 42 °F 1871
10 42 °F 1892
10 42 °F 1976
10 42 °F 1891
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1962
2 50 °F 1947
3 51 °F 1884
4 52 °F 1954
4 52 °F 1917
4 52 °F 1948
7 53 °F 1875
7 53 °F 1920
9 54 °F 1992
9 54 °F 1912
9 54 °F 1873
9 54 °F 1898
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 3.02 inches which happened in 2013.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.02 inches 2013
2 2.33 inches 1886
3 1.36 inches 1898
4 1.05 inches 1954
5 1.00 inches 1924
6 0.98 inches 1931
7 0.95 inches 1971
8 0.81 inches 1912
8 0.81 inches 1920
10 0.74 inches 1992
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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