Bakersfield Weather in 1981

Historical record of Bakersfield, California weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Bakersfield Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 112 °F August 9
Lowest temperature 31 °F January 7
Highest daily low 80 °F August 9
Lowest daily high 46 °F January 9
Most daily precipitation 0.7 inches October 1
Most daily snow none -
Total annual precipitation 6.1 inches -
Total annual snow none -
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 112 °F Aug 9
2 110 °F Aug 8
3 108 °F Aug 28
3 108 °F Jun 27
3 108 °F Jun 22
3 108 °F Jun 21
3 108 °F Jun 5
8 107 °F Aug 29
8 107 °F Aug 7
8 107 °F Jul 22
8 107 °F Jul 21
8 107 °F Jun 26
8 107 °F Jun 24
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 31 °F January 7
2 32 °F January 2
3 33 °F December 25
3 33 °F January 26
5 34 °F January 1
6 35 °F December 24
6 35 °F February 5
6 35 °F February 4
6 35 °F February 1
10 36 °F February 6
January 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
49 34 0.00
53 32 0.00
65 43 0.00
54 44 0.00
49 44 0.00
54 39 0.00
57 31 0.00
50 38 0.00
46 43 0.00
49 38 0.00
53 40 0.00
65 43 0.00
65 40 0.00
70 43 0.00
74 45 0.00
68 50 0.00
67 48 0.00
73 43 0.00
74 43 0.00
72 42 0.00
79 49 0.00
76 60 0.00
63 50 0.12
58 43 0.00
53 38 0.00
56 33 0.00
69 47 0.21
62 52 0.02
55 47 0.58
57 40 0.00
57 37 0.00
February 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
55 35 0.00
60 40 0.00
60 37 0.00
62 35 0.00
63 35 0.00
54 36 0.00
54 45 0.00
55 42 0.20
54 50 0.31
65 51 0.00
65 51 0.00
68 48 0.00
70 48 0.00
71 51 0.00
64 52 0.00
64 50 0.00
70 54 0.00
69 56 0.00
70 52 0.00
61 45 0.00
73 40 0.00
78 42 0.00
81 43 0.00
64 49 0.00
60 43 0.22
59 43 0.02
68 38 0.00
63 50 0.03
March 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
60 47 0.25
63 43 0.00
63 48 0.00
64 44 0.00
50 45 0.38
65 47 0.00
64 50 0.00
67 47 0.00
70 51 0.00
71 50 0.00
73 50 0.00
72 50 0.30
57 47 0.13
59 43 0.00
68 44 0.00
60 52 0.00
66 50 0.00
75 43 0.00
65 51 0.32
64 47 0.01
70 51 0.06
67 55 0.03
65 50 0.00
73 51 0.00
76 51 0.00
59 48 0.64
61 47 0.03
70 47 0.00
71 48 0.00
64 45 0.00
71 45 0.00
April 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
62 48 0.09
57 49 0.25
66 42 0.00
74 43 0.00
81 50 0.00
82 53 0.00
73 53 0.00
75 50 0.00
74 48 0.00
77 52 0.00
72 48 0.00
73 47 0.00
78 49 0.00
82 54 0.00
84 56 0.00
82 55 0.00
81 56 0.00
64 54 0.18
63 54 0.04
65 52 0.00
70 53 0.00
83 56 0.00
96 60 0.00
89 62 0.00
84 58 0.00
67 55 0.00
75 48 0.00
89 58 0.00
100 62 0.00
101 68 0.00
May 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
94 67 0.00
85 60 0.00
77 52 0.00
80 54 0.00
78 51 0.00
78 53 0.00
82 53 0.00
85 54 0.00
90 62 0.00
94 65 0.00
91 63 0.00
91 64 0.00
90 63 0.00
84 59 0.00
74 55 0.00
72 50 0.00
83 55 0.00
84 59 0.00
68 56 0.04
71 55 0.00
79 51 0.00
84 56 0.00
89 62 0.00
92 66 0.00
79 67 0.00
87 63 0.13
86 67 0.01
94 68 0.00
98 70 0.00
92 64 0.00
92 64 0.00
June 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
98 66 0.00
91 67 0.00
93 64 0.00
100 71 0.00
108 75 0.00
99 73 0.00
95 68 0.00
96 70 0.00
91 66 0.00
92 63 0.00
93 66 0.00
84 58 0.00
83 54 0.00
84 55 0.00
98 65 0.00
106 66 0.00
97 70 0.00
99 69 0.00
104 73 0.00
105 79 0.00
108 77 0.00
108 76 0.00
104 77 0.00
107 73 0.00
105 74 0.00
107 77 0.00
108 74 0.00
106 77 0.00
103 74 0.00
103 73 0.00
July 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
102 75 0.00
101 73 0.00
102 72 0.00
102 75 0.00
100 73 0.00
104 75 0.00
91 72 0.00
97 69 0.00
100 73 0.00
99 70 0.00
98 67 0.00
94 65 0.00
94 64 0.00
101 68 0.00
106 76 0.00
104 72 0.00
99 72 0.00
99 68 0.00
104 70 0.00
104 74 0.00
107 74 0.00
107 75 0.00
106 72 0.00
105 72 0.00
106 73 0.00
103 73 0.00
103 71 0.00
103 73 0.00
106 74 0.00
101 73 0.00
100 70 0.00
August 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
98 65 0.00
97 67 0.00
94 65 0.00
94 66 0.00
97 70 0.00
102 73 0.00
107 78 0.00
110 79 0.00
112 80 0.00
105 79 0.00
100 72 0.00
100 74 0.00
101 70 0.00
98 73 0.00
98 73 0.00
99 74 0.00
103 75 0.00
101 76 0.00
89 66 0.00
87 62 0.00
92 67 0.00
99 68 0.00
97 67 0.00
88 63 0.00
90 65 0.00
96 72 0.00
100 75 0.00
108 72 0.00
107 76 0.00
100 73 0.00
97 69 0.00
September 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
101 72 0.00
100 70 0.00
97 70 0.00
96 67 0.00
100 72 0.00
100 72 0.00
100 72 0.00
99 74 0.00
98 72 0.00
99 72 0.00
102 72 0.00
101 75 0.00
97 71 0.00
95 70 0.00
96 68 0.00
95 70 0.00
92 70 0.00
96 70 0.00
94 68 0.00
96 69 0.00
88 66 0.00
85 65 0.00
90 62 0.00
88 59 0.00
82 57 0.00
84 58 0.00
87 61 0.00
79 62 0.00
78 65 0.00
71 59 0.00
October 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
79 62 0.70
80 58 0.00
75 60 0.00
75 55 0.00
77 54 0.00
87 55 0.00
80 61 0.00
73 55 0.00
77 55 0.00
78 55 0.02
68 54 0.01
69 47 0.00
69 48 0.00
70 47 0.00
71 47 0.00
74 50 0.00
79 47 0.00
82 52 0.00
89 56 0.00
86 56 0.00
85 56 0.00
85 57 0.00
84 56 0.00
80 57 0.00
85 55 0.00
71 52 0.00
72 54 0.00
66 55 0.10
66 47 0.00
67 44 0.00
77 44 0.00
November 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
77 47 0.00
83 50 0.00
77 51 0.00
77 51 0.00
72 51 0.00
69 54 0.00
70 57 0.00
73 50 0.00
75 52 0.00
74 53 0.00
73 52 0.00
79 51 0.00
75 59 0.00
71 58 0.00
77 53 0.00
78 56 0.00
68 50 0.00
64 45 0.00
68 45 0.00
68 44 0.00
70 45 0.00
72 49 0.00
76 49 0.00
66 48 0.00
59 42 0.00
61 38 0.20
59 42 0.07
52 48 0.14
59 44 0.00
57 39 0.00
December 1981 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
57 43 0.00
59 40 0.00
52 38 0.00
52 43 0.00
50 40 0.00
49 44 0.00
52 44 0.00
50 44 0.00
64 42 0.00
56 49 0.00
57 45 0.00
61 40 0.00
65 44 0.00
69 46 0.00
68 47 0.00
61 48 0.00
64 45 0.00
65 41 0.00
80 53 0.00
65 50 0.04
61 46 0.03
55 43 0.00
55 38 0.00
53 35 0.00
55 33 0.00
54 46 0.00
60 43 0.00
58 38 0.00
64 38 0.02
63 53 0.08
57 53 0.06
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location