Adelaide Weather in 1981

Historical record of Adelaide, South Australia weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Adelaide Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	42.6 °C	February 15
Lowest temperature	2.7 °C	August 29
Highest daily low	27.6 °C	January 14
Lowest daily high	12.0 °C	May 18
Most daily precipitation	3.3 cm	June 25
Total annual precipitation	53.7 cm	-

What was the hottest temperature in Adelaide in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Adelaide, South Australia in 1981 was 42.6 °C which happened on February 15.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Adelaide in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	42.6 °C	Feb 15
2	41.5 °C	Jan 25
3	41.3 °C	Feb 13
4	40.9 °C	Dec 30
5	40.6 °C	Feb 2
5	40.6 °C	Jan 13
7	39.0 °C	Jan 14
8	37.7 °C	Dec 4
9	37.6 °C	Feb 16
10	37.1 °C	Jan 15

What was the coldest temperature in Adelaide in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Adelaide, South Australia in 1981 was 2.7 °C which happened on Aug 29.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Adelaide in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	2.7 °C	August 29
2	3.0 °C	July 10
3	3.3 °C	July 17
4	3.9 °C	August 28
5	4.1 °C	June 16
6	4.4 °C	August 23
7	4.5 °C	September 5
7	4.5 °C	September 4
9	4.6 °C	July 27
10	5.0 °C	August 7
10	5.0 °C	July 13

January 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
January 1	34.1	17.4	0.00
January 2	36.1	19.7	0.00
January 3	28.4	21.6	0.00
January 4	26.4	12.9	0.00
January 5	30.8	15.3	0.00
January 6	33.0	19.5	0.00
January 7	35.6	20.7	0.00
January 8	31.4	24.0	0.00
January 9	35.0	23.3	0.04
January 10	25.4	17.8	0.84
January 11	29.1	14.5	0.00
January 12	32.5	14.9	0.00
January 13	40.6	20.4	0.00
January 14	39.0	27.6	0.00
January 15	37.1	25.5	0.00
January 16	37.0	22.5	0.00
January 17	33.6	22.3	0.00
January 18	26.4	20.6	0.00
January 19	29.6	14.3	0.00
January 20	33.6	13.8	0.00
January 21	23.4	20.4	0.00
January 22	22.6	14.6	0.00
January 23	29.6	12.3	0.00
January 24	35.2	18.8	0.00
January 25	41.5	19.5	0.00
January 26	35.9	26.1	0.00
January 27	25.2	18.6	1.14
January 28	22.0	14.4	0.00
January 29	26.8	15.1	0.00
January 30	30.1	14.9	0.00
January 31	32.0	15.4	0.00

February 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
February 1	35.2	20.1	0.00
February 2	40.6	23.3	0.00
February 3	34.1	24.9	0.00
February 4	23.8	18.6	0.02
February 5	22.0	15.7	0.02
February 6	23.9	17.0	0.00
February 7	27.4	13.2	0.00
February 8	34.8	18.1	0.00
February 9	24.0	19.5	0.00
February 10	23.0	13.9	0.00
February 11	27.4	13.8	0.00
February 12	33.0	11.9	0.00
February 13	41.3	20.7	0.00
February 14	35.3	23.2	0.28
February 15	42.6	23.2	0.00
February 16	37.6	23.7	0.00
February 17	29.5	23.4	0.00
February 18	24.6	16.2	0.00
February 19	25.6	14.7	0.00
February 20	24.5	14.8	0.00
February 21	22.9	14.6	0.00
February 22	25.0	11.8	0.00
February 23	29.0	10.8	0.00
February 24	30.6	13.5	0.00
February 25	29.8	13.8	0.00
February 26	33.8	14.4	0.00
February 27	35.5	18.5	0.00
February 28	22.8	19.5	0.00

March 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
March 1	19.6	14.3	1.66
March 2	20.6	15.0	1.52
March 3	21.6	14.4	0.28
March 4	21.0	14.2	0.14
March 5	22.4	11.4	0.00
March 6	29.2	16.1	0.00
March 7	33.3	20.9	0.00
March 8	22.6	17.4	0.00
March 9	20.4	14.8	0.10
March 10	19.2	15.0	0.00
March 11	20.8	13.0	0.00
March 12	22.0	10.2	0.00
March 13	19.5	12.1	0.04
March 14	19.6	12.2	0.00
March 15	21.0	13.8	0.00
March 16	20.5	10.9	0.00
March 17	26.0	10.2	0.00
March 18	31.3	13.0	0.00
March 19	24.2	17.7	0.00
March 20	20.5	15.6	0.34
March 21	18.3	10.2	0.02
March 22	19.9	8.1	0.00
March 23	26.3	8.5	0.00
March 24	21.7	16.0	0.00
March 25	22.0	9.6	0.00
March 26	22.6	12.9	0.00
March 27	24.5	14.6	0.10
March 28	25.0	13.5	0.02
March 29	27.0	12.7	0.00
March 30	24.3	12.0	0.00
March 31	24.2	11.1	0.00

April 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
April 1	26.2	11.7	0.00
April 2	29.4	14.6	0.00
April 3	30.0	16.7	0.02
April 4	30.6	17.7	0.00
April 5	27.1	17.1	0.00
April 6	23.6	10.2	0.00
April 7	26.0	7.5	0.00
April 8	31.9	8.7	0.00
April 9	24.1	13.8	0.00
April 10	23.8	7.3	0.00
April 11	31.9	16.0	0.00
April 12	20.5	19.1	0.06
April 13	20.0	11.4	0.00
April 14	20.3	15.0	0.04
April 15	25.1	12.4	0.00
April 16	19.6	13.5	0.00
April 17	19.6	16.2	0.00
April 18	23.2	9.2	0.00
April 19	20.5	9.4	0.00
April 20	22.0	9.3	0.00
April 21	21.8	8.8	0.00
April 22	29.0	10.4	0.00
April 23	26.6	11.9	0.00
April 24	21.1	15.6	0.02
April 25	19.4	8.0	0.00
April 26	26.9	10.0	0.00
April 27	22.0	16.9	0.02
April 28	18.7	6.6	0.00
April 29	19.1	10.7	0.00
April 30	21.5	8.6	0.00

May 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
May 1	24.3	11.2	0.00
May 2	23.0	13.4	0.00
May 3	19.7	10.2	0.00
May 4	26.4	8.5	0.00
May 5	23.1	12.6	0.00
May 6	16.2	12.9	0.50
May 7	17.3	7.2	0.26
May 8	18.5	11.8	0.08
May 9	17.0	13.7	0.84
May 10	18.2	11.6	0.00
May 11	18.6	14.1	0.00
May 12	19.1	6.5	0.00
May 13	21.0	7.5	0.00
May 14	21.2	7.6	0.00
May 15	23.7	9.0	0.00
May 16	22.3	15.0	0.00
May 17	15.6	11.9	0.00
May 18	12.0	9.6	0.00
May 19	12.6	9.0	0.00
May 20	16.4	7.0	0.00
May 21	15.6	10.3	0.00
May 22	14.6	10.9	0.06
May 23	15.8	8.1	0.00
May 24	16.0	11.5	0.14
May 25	17.3	9.6	0.50
May 26	16.9	8.0	0.02
May 27	16.6	11.6	0.82
May 28	19.1	8.7	0.00
May 29	18.1	10.0	0.42
May 30	16.9	12.0	0.00
May 31	16.9	12.6	1.04

June 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
June 1	16.2	10.0	0.30
June 2	16.8	9.6	1.10
June 3	16.6	12.2	0.06
June 4	14.3	10.5	0.10
June 5	15.5	5.9	0.08
June 6	15.8	9.0	0.04
June 7	14.3	7.1	0.02
June 8	16.9	10.0	0.36
June 9	17.8	11.0	0.00
June 10	14.9	9.2	0.28
June 11	15.9	10.5	0.80
June 12	16.0	9.6	0.20
June 13	16.0	9.5	0.04
June 14	16.4	12.0	0.24
June 15	15.1	6.1	0.02
June 16	15.6	4.1	0.00
June 17	14.6	5.1	0.00
June 18	16.0	9.0	0.32
June 19	15.9	7.6	0.06
June 20	15.5	5.8	0.00
June 21	16.2	10.0	0.00
June 22	12.4	7.4	0.62
June 23	12.7	6.0	3.30
June 24	14.2	6.5	0.24
June 25	12.9	6.4	3.34
June 26	15.1	9.3	0.48
June 27	16.0	10.5	1.70
June 28	16.7	9.1	0.00
June 29	16.6	7.7	0.00
June 30	18.5	10.5	0.08

July 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
July 1	14.5	9.7	0.00
July 2	14.1	8.0	1.54
July 3	13.6	7.6	0.90
July 4	13.6	8.0	1.06
July 5	13.0	7.0	0.00
July 6	14.0	8.5	0.24
July 7	13.0	8.4	0.00
July 8	13.1	7.3	0.10
July 9	12.6	9.2	0.34
July 10	14.1	3.0	0.00
July 11	12.8	8.0	0.30
July 12	13.9	7.4	0.18
July 13	14.2	5.0	0.22
July 14	15.0	7.5	0.00
July 15	15.8	8.2	0.00
July 16	17.6	8.2	0.00
July 17	20.0	3.3	0.00
July 18	20.3	8.0	0.00
July 19	20.2	10.5	0.00
July 20	20.5	8.2	0.00
July 21	12.3	10.5	1.80
July 22	14.2	8.0	0.98
July 23	20.1	10.7	0.00
July 24	14.5	9.9	0.82
July 25	15.0	7.4	0.06
July 26	13.7	7.9	0.10
July 27	14.1	4.6	0.02
July 28	12.7	8.4	0.46
July 29	14.3	7.5	0.28
July 30	13.9	5.4	0.18
July 31	15.7	7.3	0.00

August 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
August 1	14.9	8.7	0.00
August 2	14.3	10.7	1.10
August 3	14.7	10.8	0.68
August 4	14.6	7.9	0.58
August 5	16.8	8.7	0.04
August 6	13.4	5.8	0.02
August 7	16.9	5.0	0.00
August 8	13.4	9.5	0.94
August 9	13.9	8.0	0.58
August 10	13.8	8.8	0.14
August 11	16.6	9.0	0.00
August 12	14.6	8.0	0.22
August 13	13.6	8.6	0.28
August 14	14.4	9.9	0.56
August 15	17.9	7.3	0.00
August 16	16.3	10.1	0.00
August 17	14.1	9.8	0.06
August 18	15.1	8.9	0.32
August 19	17.0	11.3	0.06
August 20	17.6	11.0	0.72
August 21	13.6	5.2	0.54
August 22	14.5	10.4	0.14
August 23	15.0	4.4	0.10
August 24	18.3	5.6	0.00
August 25	18.7	7.5	0.00
August 26	15.2	11.2	0.00
August 27	13.7	5.8	0.00
August 28	12.3	3.9	0.00
August 29	14.5	2.7	0.00
August 30	12.5	6.5	0.68
August 31	13.6	7.4	0.44

September 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
September 1	14.7	8.0	0.04
September 2	14.6	9.2	0.10
September 3	15.0	9.3	0.00
September 4	14.3	4.5	0.00
September 5	18.4	4.5	0.00
September 6	20.1	9.3	0.00
September 7	21.8	8.0	0.00
September 8	26.0	14.9	0.00
September 9	24.1	7.4	0.00
September 10	28.3	13.2	0.00
September 11	15.7	11.6	0.00
September 12	16.1	11.5	0.00
September 13	15.7	12.5	0.00
September 14	22.6	5.5	0.00
September 15	25.6	11.4	0.00
September 16	27.0	10.4	0.00
September 17	28.3	14.7	0.00
September 18	16.2	12.9	0.00
September 19	18.3	10.0	0.02
September 20	28.9	8.6	0.02
September 21	16.7	14.2	0.00
September 22	18.6	5.9	0.00
September 23	14.4	10.0	0.30
September 24	14.7	10.1	0.10
September 25	16.1	9.6	0.70
September 26	16.7	10.2	0.04
September 27	15.6	8.6	1.20
September 28	16.1	11.4	0.38
September 29	22.1	5.7	0.00
September 30	22.4	15.4	0.00

October 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
October 1	25.6	8.6	0.00
October 2	20.5	10.5	0.06
October 3	14.6	9.0	0.74
October 4	17.5	10.0	0.08
October 5	24.4	7.7	0.00
October 6	27.0	14.7	0.00
October 7	19.3	12.8	0.00
October 8	26.7	5.8	0.00
October 9	17.7	13.8	0.00
October 10	17.2	8.2	0.00
October 11	18.7	6.1	0.00
October 12	25.0	6.1	0.00
October 13	30.0	12.3	0.00
October 14	17.1	12.2	0.08
October 15	17.2	6.7	0.00
October 16	20.3	6.0	0.00
October 17	18.1	6.9	0.00
October 18	25.5	9.0	0.00
October 19	20.8	13.6	0.00
October 20	15.6	11.5	0.00
October 21	16.9	8.2	1.62
October 22	16.6	10.2	0.00
October 23	17.9	8.0	0.00
October 24	21.6	6.5	0.00
October 25	28.2	9.5	0.00
October 26	32.7	12.6	0.00
October 27	17.5	17.0	0.00
October 28	20.4	11.2	0.78
October 29	21.0	9.5	0.00
October 30	21.2	8.7	0.00
October 31	23.8	9.5	0.00

November 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
November 1	23.6	9.3	0.00
November 2	30.6	13.9	0.00
November 3	27.7	21.3	0.00
November 4	18.9	13.3	0.18
November 5	17.5	11.7	0.00
November 6	20.5	7.7	0.00
November 7	27.0	14.5	0.00
November 8	29.8	18.6	0.00
November 9	21.6	17.6	0.64
November 10	18.4	14.5	1.56
November 11	18.0	13.0	0.02
November 12	18.2	11.5	0.00
November 13	20.0	10.1	0.00
November 14	16.3	13.2	0.00
November 15	16.8	10.1	0.16
November 16	17.2	7.4	0.36
November 17	16.5	8.5	0.04
November 18	18.6	9.5	0.00
November 19	21.6	12.0	0.00
November 20	21.3	10.0	0.00
November 21	30.9	8.9	0.00
November 22	34.8	19.2	0.00
November 23	26.6	22.1	0.00
November 24	22.7	11.5	0.00
November 25	31.1	10.4	0.00
November 26	34.0	18.7	0.08
November 27	34.8	21.3	0.00
November 28	24.6	17.6	0.00
November 29	21.1	10.7	0.00
November 30	22.0	11.0	0.00

December 1981 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
December 1	31.0	11.2	0.00
December 2	33.0	20.0	0.00
December 3	27.6	16.5	0.00
December 4	37.7	14.5	0.00
December 5	23.9	15.2	0.00
December 6	26.8	12.8	0.00
December 7	21.1	16.0	0.00
December 8	19.0	14.6	0.00
December 9	20.5	12.6	0.00
December 10	27.8	9.5	0.00
December 11	22.9	17.0	0.00
December 12	19.5	15.3	0.96
December 13	20.4	11.9	0.50
December 14	22.5	9.7	0.00
December 15	25.0	9.9	0.00
December 16	30.8	12.0	0.00
December 17	23.1	12.5	0.00
December 18	21.2	12.1	0.00
December 19	19.8	14.3	0.00
December 20	23.0	9.4	0.00
December 21	24.8	10.5	0.00
December 22	23.9	12.0	0.00
December 23	23.0	11.3	0.00
December 24	22.5	11.4	0.00
December 25	24.2	15.4	0.00
December 26	27.2	14.3	0.00
December 27	27.8	14.8	0.00
December 28	26.4	16.4	0.00
December 29	30.3	13.0	0.00
December 30	40.9	20.8	0.00
December 31	29.4	22.7	0.00

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Years	Station	Coordinates
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