San Luis Obispo May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 2007
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1930
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1964
Highest daily low 59 °F 1941
Most precipitation 0.75 inches 1977
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.4 °F
Average low 48.4 °F
Chance precipitation 11.4%
San Luis Obispo May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 68 45 0.00 n/a
2022 64 45 0.00 n/a
2021 83 43 0.00 n/a
2020 87 51 0.00 0.0
2019 68 54 0.00 0.0
2018 79 50 0.00 0.0
2017 68 49 0.00 0.0
2016 73 49 0.00 0.0
2015 64 49 0.00 0.0
2014 71 47 0.00 0.0
2013 70 51 0.00 0.0
2012 78 48 0.00 0.0
2011 63 50 0.00 n/a
2010 67 46 0.00 n/a
2009 84 53 0.00 n/a
2008 64 47 0.00 n/a
2007 96 48 0.00 n/a
2006 72 47 0.01 n/a
2005 66 47 0.19 n/a
2004 78 50 0.01 n/a
2003 62 42 0.00 n/a
2002 71 42 0.00 n/a
2001 88 49 0.00 n/a
2000 71 54 0.01 n/a
1999 64 43 0.00 n/a
1998 67 50 0.00 0.0
1997 82 48 0.00 0.0
1996 70 46 0.00 0.0
1995 64 44 0.08 0.0
1994 58 48 0.55 0.0
1993 74 49 0.00 0.0
1992 72 54 0.00 0.0
1991 n/a 45 0.00 0.0
1990 78 46 0.00 0.0
1989 78 52 0.00 0.0
1988 61 42 0.13 0.0
1987 81 53 n/a 0.0
1986 65 42 0.00 0.0
1985 64 44 0.00 0.0
1984 94 55 0.00 0.0
1983 74 49 0.00 0.0
1982 68 47 0.00 0.0
1981 76 45 0.00 0.0
1980 70 47 0.00 0.0
1979 63 48 0.00 0.0
1978 80 51 0.00 0.0
1977 56 47 0.75 0.0
1976 71 45 0.00 0.0
1975 65 41 0.00 0.0
1974 70 46 0.00 0.0
1973 72 49 0.00 0.0
1972 61 44 0.00 0.0
1971 64 47 0.00 0.0
1970 62 42 0.00 0.0
1969 61 46 0.00 0.0
1968 69 45 0.00 0.0
1967 86 48 0.00 0.0
1966 75 51 0.00 0.0
1965 67 42 0.00 0.0
1964 53 43 0.00 0.0
1963 69 51 0.00 0.0
1962 72 51 0.00 0.0
1961 70 44 0.00 0.0
1960 80 50 0.00 0.0
1959 85 50 0.00 0.0
1958 63 50 0.00 0.0
1957 67 52 0.11 0.0
1956 68 41 0.00 0.0
1955 58 50 0.22 0.0
1954 64 50 0.00 0.0
1953 66 48 0.00 0.0
1952 65 43 0.04 0.0
1951 73 48 0.00 0.0
1950 65 41 0.00 0.0
1949 81 41 0.00 0.0
1948 60 48 0.00 0.0
1947 68 53 0.00 0.0
1946 67 50 0.00 0.0
1945 59 50 0.00 0.0
1944 70 50 0.00 0.0
1943 78 46 0.00 n/a
1942 62 48 0.00 n/a
1941 83 59 n/a n/a
1940 90 51 0.00 n/a
1939 68 49 0.00 n/a
1938 67 42 n/a n/a
1937 77 49 0.00 n/a
1936 86 49 0.00 n/a
1935 60 52 0.00 n/a
1934 83 51 0.00 n/a
1933 61 41 0.61 n/a
1932 72 50 0.00 n/a
1931 86 54 0.00 n/a
1930 62 34 0.00 n/a
1929 70 46 0.00 n/a
1928 66 52 0.12 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 n/a 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 0.08 n/a
What's the all-time high for San Luis Obispo on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 96 °F which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 2007
2 94 °F 1984
3 90 °F 1940
4 88 °F 2001
5 87 °F 2020
6 86 °F 1967
6 86 °F 1931
6 86 °F 1936
9 85 °F 1959
10 84 °F 2009
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 34 °F which happened in 1930.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1930
2 41 °F 1949
2 41 °F 1956
2 41 °F 1933
2 41 °F 1950
2 41 °F 1975
7 42 °F 1986
7 42 °F 1965
7 42 °F 2002
7 42 °F 1938
7 42 °F 1970
7 42 °F 2003
7 42 °F 1988
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1964
2 56 °F 1977
3 58 °F 1994
3 58 °F 1955
5 59 °F 1945
6 60 °F 1948
6 60 °F 1935
8 61 °F 1972
8 61 °F 1933
8 61 °F 1969
8 61 °F 1988
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 0.75 inches which happened in 1977.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.75 inches 1977
2 0.61 inches 1933
3 0.55 inches 1994
4 0.22 inches 1955
5 0.19 inches 2005
6 0.13 inches 1988
7 0.12 inches 1928
8 0.11 inches 1957
9 0.08 inches 1893
9 0.08 inches 1995
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location