San Luis Obispo May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1934
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1986
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1964
Highest daily low 58 °F 2009
Most precipitation 1.15 inches 1998
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.2 °F
Average low 48.2 °F
Chance precipitation 11.8%
San Luis Obispo May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 67 48 0.00 n/a
2022 73 46 0.00 n/a
2021 76 48 0.00 n/a
2020 74 51 0.00 0.0
2019 64 51 0.00 0.0
2018 71 50 0.00 0.0
2017 72 52 0.00 0.0
2016 68 56 0.00 0.0
2015 65 53 0.00 0.0
2014 69 49 0.00 0.0
2013 68 54 0.00 0.0
2012 77 48 0.00 0.0
2011 82 53 0.00 n/a
2010 68 45 0.00 n/a
2009 76 58 0.01 n/a
2008 65 47 0.00 n/a
2007 71 46 0.00 n/a
2006 65 45 0.00 n/a
2005 67 56 0.99 n/a
2004 76 49 0.00 n/a
2003 67 50 0.00 n/a
2002 68 46 0.00 n/a
2001 74 40 0.00 n/a
2000 67 45 0.00 n/a
1999 80 43 0.00 n/a
1998 74 53 1.15 0.0
1997 81 52 0.00 0.0
1996 83 n/a 0.00 0.0
1995 63 48 0.00 0.0
1994 72 47 0.06 0.0
1993 69 46 0.00 0.0
1992 73 53 0.00 0.0
1991 80 48 0.00 0.0
1990 85 48 0.00 0.0
1989 84 54 0.00 0.0
1988 62 39 0.00 0.0
1987 90 52 n/a 0.0
1986 65 37 0.00 0.0
1985 80 45 0.00 0.0
1984 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1983 63 44 0.00 0.0
1982 72 52 0.00 0.0
1981 67 41 0.00 0.0
1980 71 50 0.00 0.0
1979 72 46 0.00 0.0
1978 76 47 0.00 0.0
1977 69 46 0.00 0.0
1976 62 48 0.00 0.0
1975 57 44 0.00 0.0
1974 58 47 0.00 0.0
1973 63 40 0.00 0.0
1972 64 50 0.00 0.0
1971 59 48 0.00 0.0
1970 67 48 0.00 0.0
1969 64 41 0.00 0.0
1968 62 49 0.00 0.0
1967 64 46 0.00 0.0
1966 67 42 0.00 0.0
1965 64 40 0.00 0.0
1964 56 40 0.07 0.0
1963 67 44 0.00 0.0
1962 80 48 0.00 0.0
1961 65 41 0.00 0.0
1960 63 46 0.00 0.0
1959 64 44 0.00 0.0
1958 74 47 0.00 0.0
1957 82 51 0.00 0.0
1956 68 53 0.00 0.0
1955 64 44 0.00 0.0
1954 68 47 0.00 0.0
1953 86 52 0.00 0.0
1952 68 41 0.00 0.0
1951 68 49 0.00 0.0
1950 61 48 0.00 0.0
1949 69 51 0.00 0.0
1948 79 57 0.00 0.0
1947 70 48 0.00 0.0
1946 79 51 0.00 0.0
1945 62 53 0.00 0.0
1944 75 45 0.00 0.0
1943 62 45 0.00 n/a
1942 75 55 0.00 n/a
1941 75 51 n/a n/a
1940 67 50 0.01 n/a
1939 59 49 0.00 n/a
1938 66 45 n/a n/a
1937 66 44 0.00 n/a
1936 73 48 0.00 n/a
1935 80 45 0.00 n/a
1934 93 50 0.00 n/a
1933 69 43 0.00 n/a
1932 69 50 0.00 n/a
1931 72 51 0.00 n/a
1930 61 40 0.16 n/a
1929 77 43 0.00 n/a
1928 86 52 0.00 n/a
1927 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1922 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1919 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1915 n/a n/a 0.88 n/a
1914 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1913 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1912 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1911 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1910 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1909 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1903 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1902 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1893 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for San Luis Obispo on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 93 °F which happened in 1934.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1934
2 90 °F 1987
3 86 °F 1953
3 86 °F 1928
5 85 °F 1990
6 84 °F 1989
7 83 °F 1996
8 82 °F 1957
8 82 °F 2011
10 81 °F 1997
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 37 °F which happened in 1986.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1986
2 39 °F 1988
3 40 °F 2001
3 40 °F 1973
3 40 °F 1965
3 40 °F 1930
3 40 °F 1964
8 41 °F 1969
8 41 °F 1952
8 41 °F 1981
8 41 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1964
2 57 °F 1975
3 58 °F 1974
4 59 °F 1971
4 59 °F 1939
6 61 °F 1950
6 61 °F 1930
8 62 °F 1968
8 62 °F 1976
8 62 °F 1988
8 62 °F 1945
8 62 °F 1943
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 1.15 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.15 inches 1998
2 0.99 inches 2005
3 0.88 inches 1915
4 0.16 inches 1930
5 0.07 inches 1964
6 0.06 inches 1994
7 0.01 inches 1940
7 0.01 inches 2009
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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