Waterloo May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1934
Lowest temperature 28 °F 1976
Lowest daily high 44 °F 1938
Highest daily low 69 °F 1963
Most precipitation 1.47 inches 1988
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.4 °F
Average low 45.4 °F
Chance precipitation 39.1%
Chance snow 0.5%
Waterloo May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 59 0.36 0.0
2022 63 52 1.19 0.0
2021 56 31 0.91 0.0
2020 55 32 0.00 0.0
2019 64 42 0.98 0.0
2018 81 52 0.00 0.0
2017 75 45 0.00 0.0
2016 72 38 0.00 0.0
2015 66 56 0.00 0.0
2014 79 59 0.03 0.0
2013 78 48 0.06 0.0
2012 65 46 0.02 0.0
2011 75 43 0.01 0.0
2010 51 34 0.00 0.0
2009 71 48 0.39 0.0
2008 65 40 0.00 0.0
2007 76 56 0.00 0.0
2006 74 53 0.01 0.0
2005 79 61 0.08 0.0
2004 86 51 0.15 0.0
2003 57 40 1.20 0.0
2002 83 51 0.02 0.0
2001 75 50 0.00 0.0
2000 75 59 0.19 0.0
1999 54 42 0.00 0.0
1998 69 54 0.00 0.0
1997 64 45 0.00 0.0
1996 71 50 0.00 0.0
1995 63 52 0.31 0.0
1994 67 39 0.00 0.0
1993 85 68 0.00 0.0
1992 81 40 0.00 0.0
1991 72 49 0.14 0.0
1990 77 58 0.43 0.0
1989 63 47 0.12 0.0
1988 71 50 1.47 0.0
1987 81 40 0.00 0.0
1986 78 56 0.08 0.0
1985 81 44 0.00 0.0
1984 55 38 0.00 0.0
1983 60 32 0.00 0.0
1982 74 47 0.00 0.0
1981 60 47 0.00 0.0
1980 59 35 0.00 0.0
1979 82 55 0.00 0.0
1978 61 48 0.06 0.0
1977 74 41 0.00 0.0
1976 74 28 0.00 0.0
1975 67 48 0.00 0.0
1974 45 40 0.00 0.0
1973 73 53 0.03 0.0
1972 63 42 0.00 0.0
1971 66 37 0.00 0.0
1970 82 57 0.00 0.0
1969 59 43 0.08 0.0
1968 71 45 0.02 0.0
1967 61 44 0.00 0.0
1966 55 39 0.10 0.0
1965 73 60 0.26 0.0
1964 80 52 0.18 0.0
1963 89 69 0.00 0.0
1962 59 46 0.00 0.0
1961 62 45 0.00 0.0
1960 50 34 0.00 0.0
1959 68 39 0.00 0.0
1958 73 40 0.00 0.0
1957 84 58 0.00 0.0
1956 67 40 0.00 0.0
1955 62 34 0.00 0.0
1954 53 30 0.00 0.0
1953 80 45 0.00 0.0
1952 55 44 1.10 0.0
1951 74 45 0.00 0.0
1950 52 39 0.94 0.0
1949 62 42 0.00 0.0
1948 57 39 n/a 0.0
1947 56 33 0.00 0.0
1946 70 35 0.00 0.0
1945 52 35 0.00 0.0
1944 59 44 n/a 0.0
1943 64 37 0.00 0.0
1942 73 39 n/a 0.0
1941 60 42 0.00 0.0
1940 69 47 0.12 0.0
1939 72 57 n/a 0.0
1938 44 38 1.00 0.0
1937 73 49 n/a 0.0
1936 86 61 0.00 0.0
1935 72 52 n/a 0.0
1934 90 54 n/a 0.0
1933 61 45 n/a 0.0
1932 68 50 1.11 0.0
1931 52 30 n/a 0.0
1930 78 45 0.15 0.0
1929 61 47 0.00 0.0
1928 84 48 0.00 0.0
1927 67 54 n/a 0.0
1926 85 57 0.00 0.0
1925 63 31 n/a 0.0
1924 56 42 0.83 0.0
1923 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1922 71 56 n/a 0.0
1921 74 49 n/a 0.0
1920 78 42 0.00 0.0
1919 62 41 0.00 0.0
1918 75 52 0.04 0.0
1917 62 38 n/a 0.0
1916 88 47 n/a 0.0
1915 65 39 0.00 0.0
1914 56 37 n/a 0.0
1913 66 43 0.00 0.0
1912 73 49 0.00 0.0
1911 79 60 0.00 0.0
1910 58 43 0.00 0.0
1909 71 48 0.00 0.0
1908 60 40 0.00 0.0
1907 65 41 0.00 0.0
1906 62 39 n/a 0.0
1905 73 39 0.38 0.0
1904 77 50 n/a 0.0
1903 65 41 0.00 0.0
1902 79 52 n/a 0.0
1901 63 50 0.12 0.0
1900 75 56 0.03 0.0
1899 74 50 0.00 0.0
1898 78 38 0.00 0.0
1897 80 52 n/a 0.0
1896 89 60 0.00 0.0
1895 86 53 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 90 °F which happened in 1934.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1934
2 89 °F 1963
2 89 °F 1896
4 88 °F 1916
5 86 °F 1936
5 86 °F 2004
5 86 °F 1895
8 85 °F 1926
8 85 °F 1993
10 84 °F 1957
10 84 °F 1928
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 28 °F which happened in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1976
2 30 °F 1931
2 30 °F 1954
4 31 °F 2021
4 31 °F 1925
6 32 °F 2020
6 32 °F 1983
8 33 °F 1947
9 34 °F 2010
9 34 °F 1960
9 34 °F 1955
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1938
2 45 °F 1974
3 50 °F 1960
4 51 °F 2010
5 52 °F 1945
5 52 °F 1931
5 52 °F 1950
8 53 °F 1954
9 54 °F 1999
10 55 °F 1966
10 55 °F 1952
10 55 °F 1984
10 55 °F 2020
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 1.47 inches which happened in 1988.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.47 inches 1988
2 1.20 inches 2003
3 1.19 inches 2022
4 1.11 inches 1932
5 1.10 inches 1952
6 1.00 inches 1938
7 0.98 inches 2019
8 0.94 inches 1950
9 0.91 inches 2021
10 0.83 inches 1924
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1950–2024 Waterloo Municipal Airport location
1895–1950 Waterloo location