Amherst Weather in 1981

Historical record of Amherst, Massachusetts weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Amherst Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	94 °F	July 9
Lowest temperature	-27 °F	January 14
Highest daily low	71 °F	July 10
Lowest daily high	12 °F	January 4
Most daily precipitation	1.8 inches	February 24
Most daily snow	6.0 inches	December 15
Total annual precipitation	39.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	26.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Amherst in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1981 was 94 °F which happened on July 9.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Amherst in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	94 °F	Jul 9
2	93 °F	Jul 10
2	93 °F	Jul 8
4	92 °F	Jul 11
5	91 °F	Jul 12
5	91 °F	Jul 7
7	90 °F	Jun 20
8	89 °F	Aug 12
8	89 °F	Aug 5
8	89 °F	Aug 4
8	89 °F	Jul 13
8	89 °F	Jun 17

What was the coldest temperature in Amherst in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1981 was -27 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Amherst in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-27 °F	January 14
1	-27 °F	January 13
3	-18 °F	January 12
4	-12 °F	January 11
5	-11 °F	December 21
6	-8 °F	January 9
7	-7 °F	January 5
8	-5 °F	January 18
9	-4 °F	January 15
9	-4 °F	January 4

January 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	22	7	0.00	0.0
January 2	31	16	0.02	1.0
January 3	26	-2	0.01	0.0
January 4	12	-4	0.00	0.0
January 5	22	-7	0.00	0.0
January 6	28	6	0.00	0.0
January 7	35	22	0.17	2.0
January 8	30	9	0.00	0.0
January 9	21	-8	0.00	0.0
January 10	23	9	0.00	0.0
January 11	23	-12	0.00	0.0
January 12	23	-18	0.00	0.0
January 13	23	-27	0.00	0.0
January 14	20	-27	0.00	0.0
January 15	23	-4	0.00	0.0
January 16	25	13	0.01	0.1
January 17	22	9	0.08	2.0
January 18	27	-5	0.00	0.0
January 19	42	8	0.00	0.0
January 20	41	20	0.00	0.0
January 21	37	2	0.00	0.0
January 22	32	4	0.00	0.0
January 23	40	14	0.00	0.0
January 24	36	17	0.00	0.0
January 25	37	0	0.00	0.0
January 26	41	21	0.00	0.0
January 27	47	26	0.00	0.0
January 28	46	25	0.00	0.0
January 29	40	21	0.20	1.0
January 30	27	4	0.00	0.0
January 31	31	-1	0.00	0.0

February 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	36	0	0.00	0.0
February 2	56	35	1.42	0.0
February 3	51	20	0.08	0.0
February 4	22	7	0.00	0.0
February 5	20	4	0.00	0.0
February 6	33	2	0.00	0.0
February 7	38	11	0.00	0.0
February 8	39	26	0.50	0.0
February 9	39	21	0.17	1.0
February 10	38	8	0.00	0.0
February 11	62	31	0.40	0.0
February 12	62	18	0.83	0.0
February 13	28	9	0.00	0.0
February 14	42	9	0.00	0.0
February 15	44	16	0.00	0.0
February 16	49	27	0.00	0.0
February 17	60	36	0.04	0.0
February 18	66	27	0.00	0.0
February 19	66	29	0.00	0.0
February 20	65	48	0.72	0.0
February 21	59	50	0.43	0.0
February 22	58	44	0.02	0.0
February 23	48	33	0.00	0.0
February 24	45	36	1.75	0.0
February 25	46	31	0.38	0.0
February 26	42	30	0.69	0.0
February 27	44	36	0.10	0.0
February 28	44	21	0.05	0.0

March 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	46	32	0.00	n/a
March 2	47	30	0.00	n/a
March 3	40	23	0.00	n/a
March 4	38	15	0.00	n/a
March 5	37	20	0.00	n/a
March 6	37	25	0.00	n/a
March 7	40	30	0.02	n/a
March 8	40	32	0.00	n/a
March 9	41	30	0.00	n/a
March 10	42	19	0.00	n/a
March 11	43	21	0.00	n/a
March 12	41	19	0.02	n/a
March 13	50	25	0.00	n/a
March 14	51	23	0.00	n/a
March 15	52	17	0.00	n/a
March 16	52	28	0.00	n/a
March 17	38	17	0.00	n/a
March 18	38	4	0.00	n/a
March 19	36	8	0.00	n/a
March 20	38	12	0.00	n/a
March 21	41	25	0.00	n/a
March 22	46	31	0.00	n/a
March 23	n/a	n/a	0.00	n/a
March 24	48	15	0.00	n/a
March 25	48	22	0.00	n/a
March 26	55	20	0.00	n/a
March 27	55	35	0.20	n/a
March 28	57	22	0.00	n/a
March 29	78	36	0.00	n/a
March 30	78	53	0.00	n/a
March 31	65	51	0.00	n/a

April 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	64	32	0.00
April 2	62	33	0.72
April 3	72	28	0.00
April 4	73	52	0.00
April 5	63	52	0.03
April 6	64	37	0.60
April 7	58	28	0.00
April 8	69	30	0.00
April 9	69	46	0.24
April 10	66	35	0.09
April 11	65	35	0.85
April 12	61	34	0.00
April 13	66	27	0.00
April 14	57	34	0.42
April 15	53	33	0.06
April 16	60	25	0.00
April 17	61	33	0.01
April 18	72	53	0.00
April 19	68	35	0.00
April 20	62	28	0.00
April 21	52	29	0.00
April 22	55	21	0.00
April 23	55	27	0.09
April 24	64	38	0.55
April 25	53	44	0.06
April 26	61	40	0.00
April 27	65	37	0.00
April 28	66	45	0.00
April 29	72	50	0.20
April 30	68	48	0.56

May 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	65	38	0.00
May 2	64	46	0.35
May 3	66	42	0.00
May 4	71	43	0.00
May 5	71	53	0.00
May 6	75	49	0.00
May 7	72	35	0.00
May 8	66	29	0.00
May 9	67	31	0.00
May 10	65	36	0.02
May 11	68	50	0.07
May 12	67	60	0.50
May 13	66	45	0.17
May 14	70	36	0.00
May 15	72	49	0.00
May 16	72	53	0.81
May 17	64	44	0.30
May 18	62	30	0.00
May 19	66	30	0.00
May 20	70	34	0.00
May 21	75	37	0.00
May 22	76	41	0.00
May 23	72	38	0.00
May 24	81	40	0.00
May 25	85	39	0.00
May 26	87	55	0.00
May 27	85	61	0.00
May 28	85	65	0.00
May 29	77	61	0.45
May 30	80	62	0.00
May 31	80	64	0.32

June 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	73	43	0.00
June 2	60	50	0.00
June 3	66	48	0.00
June 4	84	62	0.23
June 5	84	60	0.00
June 6	87	60	0.00
June 7	81	59	0.26
June 8	72	40	0.00
June 9	74	59	0.28
June 10	77	58	0.00
June 11	76	51	0.09
June 12	76	50	0.00
June 13	76	53	0.10
June 14	85	57	0.00
June 15	77	59	0.05
June 16	86	65	0.00
June 17	89	68	0.01
June 18	84	48	0.00
June 19	83	55	0.00
June 20	90	62	0.14
June 21	n/a	58	0.73
June 22	83	48	0.15
June 23	80	61	1.02
June 24	80	44	0.00
June 25	81	62	0.72
June 26	78	59	0.03
June 27	79	46	0.00
June 28	83	43	0.00
June 29	86	48	0.00
June 30	87	50	0.00

July 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	84	61	0.00
July 2	82	68	0.02
July 3	83	64	0.06
July 4	81	66	0.01
July 5	80	65	1.14
July 6	88	65	0.35
July 7	91	64	0.00
July 8	93	68	0.00
July 9	94	67	0.00
July 10	93	71	0.00
July 11	92	57	0.00
July 12	91	60	0.00
July 13	89	66	0.01
July 14	87	59	0.00
July 15	83	52	0.00
July 16	85	48	0.00
July 17	87	52	0.00
July 18	88	56	0.00
July 19	87	48	0.03
July 20	88	67	0.28
July 21	88	66	0.63
July 22	82	64	0.02
July 23	78	49	0.00
July 24	80	47	0.00
July 25	78	56	0.00
July 26	80	60	0.00
July 27	83	54	0.14
July 28	81	48	0.00
July 29	83	63	0.42
July 30	78	48	0.00
July 31	85	47	0.00

August 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	86	47	0.00
August 2	86	58	0.00
August 3	88	57	0.00
August 4	89	63	0.00
August 5	89	62	0.40
August 6	80	58	0.11
August 7	81	49	0.00
August 8	87	50	0.00
August 9	80	48	0.15
August 10	88	62	0.00
August 11	88	58	0.00
August 12	89	64	0.06
August 13	88	59	0.00
August 14	86	55	0.00
August 15	85	54	0.00
August 16	84	65	0.45
August 17	84	47	0.00
August 18	80	40	0.00
August 19	81	42	0.00
August 20	82	41	0.00
August 21	85	42	0.00
August 22	85	40	0.00
August 23	85	46	0.00
August 24	83	46	0.12
August 25	71	58	0.07
August 26	75	40	0.00
August 27	80	48	0.00
August 28	83	48	0.00
August 29	83	40	0.00
August 30	81	59	0.00
August 31	79	58	0.00

September 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	78	60	0.18
September 2	77	58	0.00
September 3	75	58	0.02
September 4	75	59	0.00
September 5	79	44	0.00
September 6	76	45	0.00
September 7	79	47	0.00
September 8	77	60	0.00
September 9	79	50	0.76
September 10	72	35	0.00
September 11	76	49	0.05
September 12	83	43	0.00
September 13	86	45	0.19
September 14	86	48	0.00
September 15	86	59	0.55
September 16	n/a	n/a	0.43
September 17	71	50	0.00
September 18	71	53	0.05
September 19	63	49	0.26
September 20	69	45	0.14
September 21	69	34	0.00
September 22	65	49	0.00
September 23	60	49	0.47
September 24	57	45	0.17
September 25	72	41	0.03
September 26	73	45	0.00
September 27	79	53	0.00
September 28	78	41	0.23
September 29	61	30	0.00
September 30	57	33	0.00

October 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	57	31	0.00
October 2	60	40	0.50
October 3	59	43	0.16
October 4	59	32	0.01
October 5	60	44	0.00
October 6	60	35	0.02
October 7	59	43	0.14
October 8	60	36	0.03
October 9	58	30	0.00
October 10	57	28	0.00
October 11	56	23	0.00
October 12	n/a	n/a	0.00
October 13	62	21	0.00
October 14	68	22	0.00
October 15	68	24	0.00
October 16	68	35	0.00
October 17	68	33	0.00
October 18	65	26	0.00
October 19	60	38	1.37
October 20	58	33	0.00
October 21	67	40	0.00
October 22	70	35	0.00
October 23	70	55	0.55
October 24	63	33	1.40
October 25	64	22	0.00
October 26	54	43	0.70
October 27	56	46	0.88
October 28	65	51	0.34
October 29	59	40	0.00
October 30	57	28	0.00
October 31	56	26	0.00

November 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	n/a	n/a	0.00
November 2	68	29	0.00
November 3	68	30	0.00
November 4	62	24	0.00
November 5	64	24	0.00
November 6	65	46	0.31
November 7	58	28	0.00
November 8	50	26	0.00
November 9	56	21	0.00
November 10	52	24	0.00
November 11	54	36	0.00
November 12	53	29	0.00
November 13	50	15	0.00
November 14	53	23	0.00
November 15	53	33	0.04
November 16	54	44	0.03
November 17	53	47	0.04
November 18	54	41	0.60
November 19	53	37	0.00
November 20	50	39	0.40
November 21	45	32	0.15
November 22	45	25	0.00
November 23	41	26	0.00
November 24	42	16	0.00
November 25	42	21	0.00
November 26	42	22	0.00
November 27	51	28	0.00
November 28	53	36	0.00
November 29	42	27	0.00
November 30	40	23	0.00

December 1981 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	38	12	0.00	0.0
December 2	41	28	1.18	0.0
December 3	40	38	0.03	0.0
December 4	47	21	0.00	0.0
December 5	n/a	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 6	45	24	0.05	3.5
December 7	43	24	0.00	0.0
December 8	43	21	0.03	1.0
December 9	33	23	0.02	1.0
December 10	31	21	0.00	0.0
December 11	40	23	0.00	0.0
December 12	38	28	0.00	0.0
December 13	41	9	0.00	0.0
December 14	38	17	0.00	0.0
December 15	36	27	0.74	6.0
December 16	38	30	1.06	2.0
December 17	38	20	0.00	0.0
December 18	32	24	0.20	2.0
December 19	30	10	0.00	0.0
December 20	24	3	0.00	0.0
December 21	32	-11	0.00	0.0
December 22	34	22	0.10	0.0
December 23	36	18	0.56	0.0
December 24	40	20	0.00	0.0
December 25	40	20	0.00	0.0
December 26	43	4	0.00	0.0
December 27	31	18	0.08	0.0
December 28	44	12	0.25	4.0
December 29	43	17	0.11	0.0
December 30	39	12	0.00	0.0
December 31	36	-2	0.00	0.0

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Amherst	location