Seattle May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 84 °F 1987
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1999
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1916
Highest daily low 56 °F 1987
Most precipitation 0.58 inches 1905
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 63.6 °F
Average low 46.8 °F
Chance precipitation 39.5%
Chance snow 0%
Seattle May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 50 0.01 0.0
2022 55 40 0.02 0.0
2021 59 44 0.00 0.0
2020 80 50 0.00 0.0
2019 75 50 0.00 0.0
2018 75 50 0.03 0.0
2017 64 46 0.00 0.0
2016 66 48 0.03 0.0
2015 75 47 0.00 0.0
2014 57 49 0.54 0.0
2013 67 52 0.00 0.0
2012 65 49 0.00 0.0
2011 58 44 0.02 0.0
2010 65 42 0.00 0.0
2009 58 43 0.00 0.0
2008 59 43 0.00 n/a
2007 73 49 0.00 n/a
2006 59 41 0.01 n/a
2005 61 48 0.09 n/a
2004 63 47 0.15 n/a
2003 60 42 0.00 n/a
2002 55 38 0.00 n/a
2001 58 47 0.00 n/a
2000 54 46 0.12 n/a
1999 51 36 0.00 n/a
1998 54 49 0.00 n/a
1997 74 42 0.00 n/a
1996 55 41 0.00 0.0
1995 67 51 0.00 0.0
1994 73 49 0.00 0.0
1993 60 45 0.00 0.0
1992 57 47 0.03 0.0
1991 55 43 0.00 0.0
1990 63 39 0.00 0.0
1989 68 47 0.00 0.0
1988 70 46 0.00 0.0
1987 84 56 0.00 0.0
1986 62 46 0.00 0.0
1985 55 40 0.04 0.0
1984 60 47 0.13 0.0
1983 53 42 0.25 0.0
1982 56 42 0.13 0.0
1981 64 42 0.01 0.0
1980 61 47 0.00 0.0
1979 63 44 0.00 0.0
1978 67 44 0.00 0.0
1977 64 50 0.03 0.0
1976 76 53 0.00 0.0
1975 70 42 0.00 0.0
1974 60 46 0.00 0.0
1973 56 44 0.26 0.0
1972 58 49 0.24 0.0
1971 59 45 0.00 0.0
1970 56 45 0.23 0.0
1969 84 52 0.00 0.0
1968 71 45 0.00 0.0
1967 57 45 0.01 0.0
1966 70 50 0.00 0.0
1965 63 37 0.00 0.0
1964 57 47 0.00 0.0
1963 61 40 0.00 0.0
1962 52 45 0.27 0.0
1961 55 46 0.32 0.0
1960 61 40 0.00 0.0
1959 59 46 0.00 0.0
1958 70 48 0.00 0.0
1957 63 52 0.00 0.0
1956 70 46 0.00 0.0
1955 58 38 0.06 0.0
1954 71 47 0.00 0.0
1953 55 42 0.03 0.0
1952 54 45 0.03 0.0
1951 64 48 0.00 0.0
1950 61 41 0.00 0.0
1949 77 47 0.00 0.0
1948 54 42 0.02 0.0
1947 66 53 0.02 0.0
1946 58 50 0.00 0.0
1945 73 49 0.00 0.0
1944 53 48 0.19 0.0
1943 67 42 0.00 0.0
1942 65 52 0.00 0.0
1941 63 46 0.04 0.0
1940 72 n/a 0.01 0.0
1939 64 49 0.00 0.0
1938 59 50 0.04 0.0
1937 62 49 0.13 0.0
1936 74 45 0.00 0.0
1935 72 46 0.00 0.0
1934 61 47 0.00 0.0
1933 57 45 0.05 0.0
1932 65 47 0.00 0.0
1931 58 46 0.00 0.0
1930 62 40 0.00 0.0
1929 54 47 0.51 0.0
1928 64 50 0.00 0.0
1927 56 46 0.00 0.0
1926 57 43 0.21 0.0
1925 56 45 0.00 0.0
1924 72 48 0.00 0.0
1923 75 51 0.02 0.0
1922 50 37 0.03 0.0
1921 56 42 0.00 0.0
1920 62 49 0.03 0.0
1919 63 46 0.00 0.0
1918 52 39 0.23 0.0
1917 67 44 0.00 0.0
1916 48 40 0.37 0.0
1915 67 45 0.00 0.0
1914 62 47 0.00 0.0
1913 60 51 0.03 0.0
1912 63 50 0.00 0.0
1911 59 45 0.06 0.0
1910 68 48 0.00 0.0
1909 65 41 0.01 0.0
1908 55 41 0.16 0.0
1907 58 48 0.00 0.0
1906 79 48 0.00 0.0
1905 57 41 0.58 0.0
1904 54 45 0.00 0.0
1903 56 46 0.05 0.0
1902 66 53 0.01 0.0
1901 51 45 0.03 0.0
1900 67 51 0.54 0.0
1899 60 48 0.06 0.0
1898 63 45 0.00 0.0
1897 56 45 0.00 0.0
1896 56 40 0.20 0.0
1895 56 41 0.05 0.0
1894 50 38 0.18 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 84 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1987.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 84 °F 1969
1 84 °F 1987
3 80 °F 2020
4 79 °F 1906
5 77 °F 1949
6 76 °F 1976
7 75 °F 2018
7 75 °F 2019
7 75 °F 2015
7 75 °F 1923
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 36 °F which happened in 1999.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1999
2 37 °F 1965
2 37 °F 1922
4 38 °F 1955
4 38 °F 1894
4 38 °F 2002
7 39 °F 1990
7 39 °F 1918
9 40 °F 1985
9 40 °F 2022
9 40 °F 1896
9 40 °F 1930
9 40 °F 1960
9 40 °F 1963
9 40 °F 1916
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1916
2 50 °F 1894
2 50 °F 1922
4 51 °F 1901
4 51 °F 1999
6 52 °F 1962
6 52 °F 1918
8 53 °F 1983
8 53 °F 1944
10 54 °F 1904
10 54 °F 1948
10 54 °F 1929
10 54 °F 1998
10 54 °F 2000
10 54 °F 1952
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 0.58 inches which happened in 1905.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.58 inches 1905
2 0.54 inches 2014
2 0.54 inches 1900
4 0.51 inches 1929
5 0.37 inches 1916
6 0.32 inches 1961
7 0.27 inches 1962
8 0.26 inches 1973
9 0.25 inches 1983
10 0.24 inches 1972
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location