Raleigh May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Raleigh, North Carolina for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1940
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1989
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1917
Highest daily low 68 °F 1930
Most precipitation 2.10 inches 1960
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 77.3 °F
Average low 54.7 °F
Chance precipitation 32.8%
Chance snow 0%
Raleigh May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 85 65 0.00 0.0
2022 53 47 0.01 0.0
2021 74 42 0.00 0.0
2020 70 44 0.05 0.0
2019 83 62 0.00 0.0
2018 77 53 0.00 0.0
2017 71 43 0.00 0.0
2016 82 60 0.00 0.0
2015 81 57 0.00 0.0
2014 89 55 0.00 0.0
2013 72 52 0.18 0.0
2012 80 61 0.00 0.0
2011 71 53 0.12 0.0
2010 90 62 0.00 0.0
2009 82 62 0.00 0.0
2008 77 65 0.07 0.0
2007 69 50 0.04 0.0
2006 56 48 0.00 0.0
2005 78 47 0.00 0.0
2004 80 61 0.00 0.0
2003 89 66 0.00 0.0
2002 86 62 0.00 0.0
2001 76 46 0.00 0.0
2000 87 61 0.00 0.0
1999 81 57 0.00 0.0
1998 78 59 0.09 0.0
1997 80 44 0.05 0.0
1996 78 53 0.00 0.0
1995 77 45 0.00 0.0
1994 72 47 0.54 0.0
1993 80 60 0.00 0.0
1992 64 47 0.31 0.0
1991 79 51 0.00 0.0
1990 81 51 0.00 0.0
1989 68 36 0.00 0.0
1988 79 50 0.00 0.0
1987 74 49 0.06 0.0
1986 82 62 0.00 0.0
1985 69 54 0.00 0.0
1984 86 53 0.63 0.0
1983 73 57 0.01 0.0
1982 73 61 0.00 0.0
1981 70 40 0.00 0.0
1980 68 47 0.00 0.0
1979 83 59 0.00 0.0
1978 70 53 0.52 0.0
1977 80 57 0.00 0.0
1976 65 41 0.14 0.0
1975 76 53 0.00 0.0
1974 75 45 0.00 0.0
1973 74 58 0.45 0.0
1972 69 55 0.36 0.0
1971 83 57 0.13 0.0
1970 83 45 0.00 0.0
1969 84 62 0.00 0.0
1968 73 44 0.00 0.0
1967 73 42 0.05 0.0
1966 83 58 0.00 0.0
1965 79 59 0.00 0.0
1964 89 58 0.00 0.0
1963 87 53 0.00 0.0
1962 90 56 0.00 0.0
1961 86 64 0.00 0.0
1960 68 50 2.10 0.0
1959 81 59 0.00 0.0
1958 71 44 0.00 0.0
1957 81 50 0.00 0.0
1956 63 41 0.00 0.0
1955 90 58 0.00 0.0
1954 72 52 0.11 0.0
1953 77 53 0.00 0.0
1952 80 56 0.27 0.0
1951 77 45 0.00 0.0
1950 71 47 0.00 0.0
1949 75 59 0.01 0.0
1948 73 44 0.00 0.0
1947 66 44 0.00 0.0
1946 67 48 0.00 0.0
1945 80 48 0.06 0.0
1944 74 44 0.00 0.0
1943 86 62 0.00 0.0
1942 70 54 0.00 0.0
1941 83 57 0.09 0.0
1940 96 67 0.01 0.0
1939 69 62 0.22 0.0
1938 78 66 0.01 0.0
1937 79 57 0.00 0.0
1936 90 60 0.00 0.0
1935 74 57 0.00 0.0
1934 78 60 0.00 0.0
1933 83 62 0.08 0.0
1932 92 66 0.08 0.0
1931 78 59 0.00 0.0
1930 91 68 0.00 0.0
1929 74 52 0.00 0.0
1928 54 44 0.86 0.0
1927 81 55 0.02 0.0
1926 90 64 0.00 0.0
1925 74 49 0.00 0.0
1924 80 60 0.17 0.0
1923 75 57 0.00 0.0
1922 82 60 0.00 0.0
1921 75 52 0.00 0.0
1920 67 55 0.24 0.0
1919 85 65 0.00 0.0
1918 74 64 0.01 0.0
1917 50 43 0.70 0.0
1916 91 65 0.00 0.0
1915 75 65 0.01 0.0
1914 76 58 0.00 0.0
1913 64 55 0.01 0.0
1912 82 66 0.00 0.0
1911 59 48 0.13 0.0
1910 71 59 1.87 0.0
1909 85 65 0.00 0.0
1908 67 50 0.00 0.0
1907 84 62 0.31 0.0
1906 67 43 0.00 0.0
1905 75 65 0.18 0.0
1904 80 58 0.00 0.0
1903 72 55 0.00 0.0
1902 75 63 0.06 0.0
1901 77 58 0.56 0.0
1900 88 62 0.00 0.0
1899 83 62 0.21 0.0
1898 56 44 0.09 0.0
1897 74 56 0.00 0.0
1896 71 46 0.00 0.0
1895 82 58 0.00 0.0
1894 83 64 0.00 0.0
1893 64 45 0.00 0.0
1892 70 54 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Raleigh on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 96 °F which happened in 1940.
Highest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1940
2 92 °F 1932
3 91 °F 1916
3 91 °F 1930
5 90 °F 1962
5 90 °F 1955
5 90 °F 2010
5 90 °F 1936
5 90 °F 1926
10 89 °F 2003
10 89 °F 2014
10 89 °F 1964
What's the all-time low for Raleigh on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Raleigh history is 36 °F which happened in 1989.
Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1989
2 40 °F 1981
3 41 °F 1976
3 41 °F 1956
5 42 °F 2021
5 42 °F 1967
7 43 °F 1917
7 43 °F 1906
7 43 °F 2017
10 44 °F 1947
10 44 °F 2020
10 44 °F 1958
10 44 °F 1997
10 44 °F 1968
10 44 °F 1928
10 44 °F 1948
10 44 °F 1944
10 44 °F 1898
Lowest High Temperatures in Raleigh on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1917
2 53 °F 2022
3 54 °F 1928
4 56 °F 1898
4 56 °F 2006
6 59 °F 1911
7 63 °F 1956
8 64 °F 1913
8 64 °F 1893
8 64 °F 1992
What's the most it has ever rained in Raleigh on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Raleigh history is 2.10 inches which happened in 1960.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Raleigh on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.10 inches 1960
2 1.87 inches 1910
3 0.86 inches 1928
4 0.70 inches 1917
5 0.63 inches 1984
6 0.56 inches 1901
7 0.54 inches 1994
8 0.52 inches 1978
9 0.45 inches 1973
10 0.36 inches 1972
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1944–2024 Raleigh Durham International Airport location
1940–1944 Raleigh Municipal Airport location
1892–1939 Raleigh State University location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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