Santa Barbara May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1941
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1930
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1922
Highest daily low 66 °F 1941
Most precipitation 1.17 inches 1977
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.1 °F
Average low 50.5 °F
Chance precipitation 7.8%
Santa Barbara May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 72 49 0.00 n/a
2022 77 49 0.00 n/a
2021 68 49 0.00 n/a
2020 72 54 0.00 n/a
2019 65 49 0.00 n/a
2018 70 48 0.00 n/a
2017 74 45 0.00 n/a
2016 67 50 0.00 n/a
2015 65 48 0.00 n/a
2014 67 48 0.00 n/a
2013 70 51 0.00 n/a
2012 83 53 0.00 n/a
2011 70 49 0.00 n/a
2010 79 50 0.00 n/a
2009 80 54 0.00 n/a
2008 64 43 0.00 n/a
2007 87 49 0.00 n/a
2006 63 50 0.00 n/a
2005 67 49 0.00 n/a
2004 75 49 0.00 n/a
2003 70 47 0.00 n/a
2002 65 43 0.00 n/a
2001 70 52 0.00 n/a
2000 72 58 0.00 n/a
1999 64 45 0.00 n/a
1998 69 54 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 66 48 0.00 0.0
1994 72 50 0.02 0.0
1993 86 54 0.00 0.0
1992 68 54 0.00 0.0
1991 83 53 0.00 0.0
1990 69 55 0.00 0.0
1989 82 55 0.00 0.0
1988 66 41 0.00 0.0
1987 71 59 0.00 0.0
1986 68 45 0.00 0.0
1985 63 49 0.00 0.0
1984 86 52 0.00 0.0
1983 71 47 0.00 0.0
1982 67 53 0.00 0.0
1981 71 49 0.00 0.0
1980 64 48 0.00 0.0
1979 69 54 0.04 0.0
1978 77 50 0.00 0.0
1977 63 52 1.17 0.0
1976 66 51 0.00 0.0
1975 61 47 0.00 0.0
1974 63 53 0.00 0.0
1973 65 46 0.00 0.0
1972 69 45 0.00 0.0
1971 67 48 0.00 0.0
1970 66 49 0.00 0.0
1969 70 51 0.00 0.0
1968 62 51 0.00 0.0
1967 72 54 0.00 0.0
1966 62 56 0.07 0.0
1965 65 43 0.00 0.0
1964 66 46 0.00 0.0
1963 70 58 0.19 0.0
1962 67 51 0.00 0.0
1961 73 42 0.00 0.0
1960 77 54 0.00 0.0
1959 68 51 0.00 0.0
1958 65 53 0.00 0.0
1957 64 49 0.14 0.0
1956 65 47 0.41 0.0
1955 67 50 0.00 0.0
1954 61 51 0.01 0.0
1953 74 53 0.00 0.0
1952 68 45 0.00 0.0
1951 69 49 0.00 0.0
1950 79 44 0.00 0.0
1949 75 51 0.00 0.0
1948 76 48 0.00 0.0
1947 72 53 0.00 0.0
1946 66 55 0.00 0.0
1945 63 55 0.03 0.0
1944 64 52 0.00 0.0
1943 71 46 0.00 0.0
1942 64 43 0.00 0.0
1941 98 66 0.00 0.0
1940 90 45 0.00 0.0
1939 64 51 0.00 0.0
1938 77 47 0.00 0.0
1937 71 43 0.00 0.0
1936 81 47 0.00 0.0
1935 66 48 0.00 0.0
1934 76 56 0.00 0.0
1933 76 44 0.00 0.0
1932 78 47 0.08 0.0
1931 74 58 0.00 0.0
1930 64 39 0.00 0.0
1929 70 45 0.00 0.0
1928 68 52 0.43 0.0
1927 72 44 0.00 n/a
1926 74 46 0.00 n/a
1925 66 52 0.00 0.0
1924 80 55 n/a n/a
1923 92 57 n/a n/a
1922 56 49 0.45 n/a
1921 64 41 n/a n/a
1920 58 52 n/a n/a
1919 65 52 0.00 n/a
1918 65 45 n/a n/a
1917 68 49 0.00 0.0
1916 80 46 0.00 n/a
1915 69 51 n/a n/a
1914 65 47 n/a n/a
1913 65 45 0.00 n/a
1912 62 54 0.22 n/a
1911 68 44 0.00 0.0
1910 75 54 0.00 0.0
1909 64 44 0.00 n/a
1908 75 48 0.00 n/a
1907 72 44 0.00 n/a
1906 62 53 0.02 n/a
1905 69 43 0.00 n/a
1904 67 54 0.00 n/a
1903 60 53 0.01 n/a
1902 72 53 0.00 n/a
1901 60 52 0.00 n/a
1900 76 53 0.00 n/a
1899 63 50 0.00 n/a
1898 65 49 0.00 n/a
1897 71 47 0.00 n/a
1896 68 45 0.00 n/a
1895 75 54 0.00 n/a
1894 63 52 0.00 n/a
1893 59 51 0.06 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 98 °F which happened in 1941.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1941
2 92 °F 1923
3 90 °F 1940
4 87 °F 2007
5 86 °F 1993
5 86 °F 1984
7 83 °F 1991
7 83 °F 2012
9 82 °F 1989
10 81 °F 1936
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 39 °F which happened in 1930.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1930
2 41 °F 1988
2 41 °F 1921
4 42 °F 1961
5 43 °F 1937
5 43 °F 2002
5 43 °F 1942
5 43 °F 2008
5 43 °F 1965
5 43 °F 1905
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1922
2 58 °F 1920
3 59 °F 1893
4 60 °F 1901
4 60 °F 1903
6 61 °F 1975
6 61 °F 1954
8 62 °F 1966
8 62 °F 1906
8 62 °F 1968
8 62 °F 1912
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 1.17 inches which happened in 1977.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.17 inches 1977
2 0.45 inches 1922
3 0.43 inches 1928
4 0.41 inches 1956
5 0.22 inches 1912
6 0.19 inches 1963
7 0.14 inches 1957
8 0.08 inches 1932
9 0.07 inches 1966
10 0.06 inches 1893
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location