Cedar Rapids Weather in 1981

Historical record of Cedar Rapids, Iowa weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Cedar Rapids Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 94 °F July 12
Lowest temperature -15 °F February 11
Highest daily low 78 °F July 13
Lowest daily high 3 °F February 11
Most daily precipitation 2.2 inches July 25
Most daily snow 2.5 inches December 31
Total annual precipitation 35.7 inches -
Total annual snow 13.3 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 94 °F Jul 12
2 92 °F Jul 13
3 90 °F Jun 5
4 88 °F Aug 4
4 88 °F Jul 8
4 88 °F Jun 28
4 88 °F Jun 14
8 87 °F Sep 10
8 87 °F Jul 10
8 87 °F Jul 7
8 87 °F Jul 6
8 87 °F Jun 13
8 87 °F Jun 6
Lowest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 -15 °F February 11
2 -8 °F February 12
3 -7 °F February 3
3 -7 °F January 11
5 -5 °F December 19
5 -5 °F February 2
5 -5 °F January 10
8 -4 °F January 4
9 -2 °F December 18
10 -1 °F January 8
January 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
35 27 0.02 0.2
30 13 0.00 0.0
28 5 0.00 0.0
13 -4 0.00 0.0
29 0 0.00 0.0
32 22 0.02 0.2
24 1 0.00 0.0
19 -1 0.02 0.3
18 3 0.00 0.0
13 -5 0.00 0.0
12 -7 0.03 0.2
39 0 0.00 0.0
36 17 0.00 0.0
30 16 0.00 0.0
29 11 0.00 0.0
21 5 0.00 0.0
41 3 0.00 0.0
52 23 0.00 0.0
49 33 0.00 0.0
50 25 0.00 0.0
39 22 0.00 0.0
49 22 0.00 0.0
54 22 0.00 0.0
58 25 0.00 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
36 25 0.00 0.0
28 8 0.00 0.0
29 3 0.00 0.0
33 4 0.00 0.0
33 13 0.00 0.0
February 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
33 9 0.13 1.6
10 -5 0.00 0.0
14 -7 0.00 0.0
14 0 0.00 0.0
26 1 0.03 0.5
32 13 0.00 0.0
34 19 0.00 0.0
20 1 0.00 0.0
20 8 0.00 0.0
14 2 0.20 2.5
3 -15 0.02 0.3
29 -8 0.00 0.0
39 8 0.00 0.0
47 21 0.00 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
63 36 0.00 0.0
66 37 0.00 0.0
65 44 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
61 27 0.00 0.0
53 34 0.05 0.0
45 32 1.78 2.0
35 31 0.14 0.2
49 27 0.00 0.0
49 30 0.00 0.0
42 30 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.31 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
March 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 28 0.00 0.0
44 23 0.00 0.0
38 17 0.00 0.0
44 33 0.05 0.0
40 29 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
39 16 0.00 0.0
45 18 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
49 27 0.00 0.0
54 20 0.00 0.0
62 41 0.00 0.0
50 23 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
40 20 0.00 0.0
43 22 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
61 24 0.00 0.0
65 27 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.00 0.0
61 27 0.00 0.0
75 43 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.31 0.0
59 46 0.02 0.0
77 45 0.00 0.0
April 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 46 0.00 0.0
84 42 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.01 0.0
71 39 1.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
60 25 0.00 0.0
72 46 0.00 0.0
67 47 0.93 0.0
66 34 0.03 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
72 56 0.27 0.0
63 43 0.59 0.0
72 52 0.63 0.0
65 37 0.56 0.0
58 29 0.00 0.0
60 44 0.05 0.0
76 56 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
64 44 0.12 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
62 48 0.28 0.0
61 41 0.00 0.0
59 36 0.00 0.0
69 38 0.00 0.0
78 45 0.00 0.0
86 53 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.33 0.0
63 47 0.08 0.0
66 45 0.06 0.0
May 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
61 43 0.00 0.0
66 35 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
76 59 0.07 0.0
66 52 0.12 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
63 33 0.00 0.0
61 46 0.00 0.0
65 48 0.04 0.0
62 37 0.02 0.0
64 33 0.00 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
63 45 0.04 0.0
62 47 0.10 0.0
76 43 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.02 0.0
59 46 0.01 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
77 39 0.00 0.0
78 45 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.00 0.0
74 62 0.03 0.0
73 56 0.16 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
81 59 0.01 0.0
81 64 0.07 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
81 47 0.00 0.0
June 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 55 0.00 0.0
76 61 0.01 0.0
77 59 0.06 0.0
83 56 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
80 67 0.10 0.0
72 55 0.66 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.77 0.0
88 76 0.00 0.0
85 66 1.36 0.0
72 56 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
80 63 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
77 60 0.16 0.0
80 55 0.01 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
80 62 1.69 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
85 72 0.20 0.0
82 65 0.05 0.0
July 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 57 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
81 67 0.13 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
87 57 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.70 0.0
94 77 0.00 0.0
92 78 0.01 0.0
85 74 0.09 0.0
82 61 0.92 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
84 71 0.00 0.0
82 67 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.02 0.0
78 64 0.00 0.0
74 60 0.27 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
79 67 2.20 0.0
71 62 0.10 0.0
66 57 0.75 0.0
66 51 0.16 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
August 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 61 0.00 0.0
76 66 1.68 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
84 70 1.01 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.02 0.0
80 63 0.00 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
86 68 1.24 0.0
85 67 0.81 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.08 0.0
80 63 0.00 0.0
80 68 0.02 0.0
74 66 0.36 0.0
75 65 0.01 0.0
76 64 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
83 62 1.65 0.0
September 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 59 0.06 0.0
72 58 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
75 56 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
73 58 0.59 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
83 56 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
72 55 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
68 39 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
66 43 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.50 0.0
65 55 1.32 0.0
75 61 1.48 0.0
68 50 0.00 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.02 0.0
85 57 0.00 0.0
October 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 47 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
57 33 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.57 0.0
68 49 0.10 0.0
67 51 0.00 0.0
61 35 0.00 0.0
62 35 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
63 49 0.12 0.0
64 38 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
67 53 0.05 0.0
63 58 1.01 0.0
63 50 0.05 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.25 0.0
61 41 0.04 0.0
59 27 0.00 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.02 0.0
48 28 0.00 0.0
44 23 0.00 0.0
39 20 0.00 0.0
54 35 0.00 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
67 28 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
66 41 0.00 0.0
70 48 0.00 0.0
64 52 0.10 0.0
November 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
58 49 0.10 0.0
57 52 0.10 0.0
65 45 0.06 0.0
57 53 0.96 0.0
55 42 0.06 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
64 30 0.00 0.0
54 39 0.00 0.0
43 21 0.00 0.0
56 23 0.00 0.0
54 26 0.00 0.0
54 28 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.00 0.0
63 34 0.00 0.0
58 40 0.20 0.0
59 35 0.23 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
55 34 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.08 0.5
33 25 0.08 0.8
25 12 0.00 0.0
33 14 0.00 0.0
36 25 0.42 0.0
45 28 0.01 0.0
37 31 0.01 0.0
44 35 0.20 0.0
36 30 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.00 0.0
40 17 0.00 0.0
35 26 0.20 0.0
December 1981 Cedar Rapids Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
37 31 0.24 0.0
33 20 0.02 0.0
35 18 0.04 0.4
35 21 0.00 0.0
31 16 0.00 0.0
45 26 0.02 0.0
48 31 0.00 0.0
35 27 0.00 0.0
31 24 0.00 0.0
33 11 0.00 0.0
37 24 0.00 0.0
31 19 0.01 0.1
38 29 0.00 0.0
35 14 0.00 0.0
24 10 0.00 0.0
20 6 0.00 0.0
18 4 0.00 0.0
18 -2 0.00 0.0
18 -5 0.00 0.0
27 1 0.00 0.0
34 23 0.10 1.0
34 25 0.00 0.0
36 12 0.00 0.0
38 16 0.00 0.0
39 15 0.00 0.0
39 28 0.00 0.0
37 24 0.00 0.0
26 11 0.01 0.0
23 0 0.00 0.0
30 7 0.00 0.0
34 13 0.17 2.5
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