Chattanooga Weather in 1981

Historical record of Chattanooga, Tennessee weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Chattanooga Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	August 5
Lowest temperature	8 °F	February 12
Highest daily low	76 °F	July 13
Lowest daily high	30 °F	January 12
Most daily precipitation	1.9 inches	February 10
Most daily snow	0.1 inches	December 21
Total annual precipitation	45.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	0.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Chattanooga in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1981 was 98 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Chattanooga in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Aug 5
1	98 °F	Jul 14
3	97 °F	Jul 23
3	97 °F	Jul 15
3	97 °F	Jul 12
3	97 °F	Jul 10
3	97 °F	Jun 25
8	96 °F	Aug 6
8	96 °F	Jul 24
8	96 °F	Jul 20
8	96 °F	Jul 16
8	96 °F	Jul 13
8	96 °F	Jul 8

What was the coldest temperature in Chattanooga in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1981 was 8 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Chattanooga in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	8 °F	February 12
1	8 °F	January 12
3	9 °F	December 20
4	13 °F	February 11
4	13 °F	January 11
4	13 °F	January 5
7	14 °F	December 19
7	14 °F	January 13
9	15 °F	February 13
9	15 °F	January 18

January 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	40	26	0.00
January 2	48	25	0.00
January 3	57	21	0.00
January 4	44	19	0.00
January 5	32	13	0.00
January 6	42	21	0.34
January 7	38	23	0.00
January 8	42	18	0.00
January 9	47	23	0.00
January 10	33	19	0.00
January 11	32	13	0.00
January 12	30	8	0.00
January 13	46	14	0.00
January 14	52	27	0.00
January 15	50	22	0.00
January 16	41	22	0.00
January 17	37	20	0.00
January 18	52	15	0.00
January 19	56	20	0.00
January 20	41	37	0.61
January 21	46	39	0.14
January 22	43	38	0.00
January 23	47	31	0.00
January 24	56	25	0.00
January 25	64	25	0.00
January 26	63	38	0.00
January 27	59	45	0.62
January 28	54	29	0.00
January 29	60	26	0.00
January 30	43	29	0.20
January 31	46	28	0.00

February 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	47	36	1.35
February 2	39	21	0.00
February 3	32	17	0.00
February 4	40	18	0.00
February 5	41	17	0.00
February 6	51	28	0.00
February 7	47	26	0.01
February 8	46	26	0.05
February 9	46	19	0.00
February 10	54	38	1.94
February 11	55	13	0.17
February 12	31	8	0.00
February 13	45	15	0.00
February 14	56	26	0.00
February 15	62	26	0.00
February 16	65	47	0.00
February 17	57	50	0.93
February 18	58	53	0.44
February 19	66	52	0.07
February 20	65	43	0.00
February 21	70	34	0.00
February 22	65	44	0.11
February 23	58	41	0.00
February 24	61	30	0.00
February 25	70	28	0.00
February 26	75	37	0.00
February 27	73	40	0.00
February 28	72	47	0.00

March 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	60	47	0.05
March 2	57	39	0.00
March 3	53	33	0.00
March 4	48	41	0.96
March 5	57	42	0.10
March 6	53	37	0.00
March 7	49	35	0.00
March 8	53	34	0.00
March 9	57	28	0.00
March 10	60	28	0.00
March 11	60	35	0.00
March 12	61	28	0.00
March 13	68	28	0.00
March 14	59	35	0.00
March 15	65	26	0.21
March 16	53	32	0.00
March 17	71	25	0.00
March 18	56	34	0.18
March 19	46	29	0.00
March 20	56	31	0.00
March 21	58	32	0.05
March 22	46	39	0.73
March 23	49	37	0.04
March 24	61	30	0.00
March 25	67	30	0.00
March 26	71	35	0.00
March 27	75	40	0.00
March 28	75	43	0.00
March 29	73	56	0.49
March 30	76	54	1.63
March 31	83	45	0.00

April 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	76	50	0.23
April 2	80	40	0.00
April 3	81	42	0.00
April 4	81	60	0.28
April 5	67	50	0.89
April 6	65	37	0.00
April 7	72	40	0.00
April 8	75	44	0.00
April 9	72	58	0.56
April 10	83	55	0.00
April 11	82	60	0.00
April 12	80	61	0.00
April 13	85	56	0.00
April 14	86	58	0.03
April 15	71	51	0.00
April 16	69	46	0.00
April 17	74	56	0.51
April 18	83	56	0.00
April 19	84	60	0.00
April 20	74	55	0.18
April 21	73	52	0.00
April 22	67	58	0.00
April 23	72	59	0.99
April 24	72	52	0.00
April 25	73	40	0.00
April 26	83	46	0.00
April 27	85	51	0.00
April 28	87	52	0.00
April 29	80	62	0.14
April 30	84	58	0.00

May 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	75	49	0.00
May 2	70	43	0.00
May 3	74	42	0.00
May 4	80	46	0.00
May 5	83	52	0.00
May 6	75	64	0.00
May 7	68	54	0.00
May 8	76	54	0.00
May 9	80	48	0.00
May 10	74	58	0.42
May 11	60	49	0.00
May 12	69	48	0.00
May 13	79	43	0.00
May 14	80	49	0.22
May 15	61	48	0.00
May 16	69	42	0.05
May 17	63	53	0.34
May 18	84	57	0.10
May 19	78	61	0.95
May 20	61	55	0.00
May 21	76	50	0.00
May 22	82	46	0.00
May 23	84	51	0.00
May 24	85	54	0.00
May 25	80	57	0.26
May 26	71	63	0.25
May 27	78	66	0.04
May 28	81	62	0.00
May 29	85	54	0.00
May 30	90	65	0.00
May 31	86	66	0.75

June 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	79	64	0.60
June 2	85	68	0.09
June 3	81	70	0.19
June 4	84	70	1.00
June 5	88	68	0.22
June 6	88	70	0.20
June 7	76	68	1.06
June 8	88	69	0.00
June 9	92	72	0.00
June 10	91	69	0.19
June 11	81	68	0.00
June 12	90	69	0.05
June 13	89	72	0.04
June 14	92	69	0.00
June 15	93	69	0.00
June 16	92	69	0.00
June 17	83	67	0.00
June 18	89	61	0.00
June 19	89	61	0.00
June 20	93	68	0.00
June 21	94	69	0.00
June 22	95	72	0.06
June 23	90	67	0.00
June 24	95	66	0.00
June 25	97	69	0.00
June 26	86	69	0.00
June 27	88	63	0.00
June 28	89	64	0.00
June 29	87	62	0.00
June 30	91	64	0.00

July 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	69	1.57
July 2	79	67	0.01
July 3	83	68	0.00
July 4	85	68	0.00
July 5	86	68	0.11
July 6	89	73	0.00
July 7	90	70	0.17
July 8	96	71	0.00
July 9	95	73	0.00
July 10	97	73	0.00
July 11	92	71	0.62
July 12	97	73	0.00
July 13	96	76	0.00
July 14	98	73	0.00
July 15	97	75	1.05
July 16	96	73	0.13
July 17	91	71	0.10
July 18	92	69	0.00
July 19	95	73	0.00
July 20	96	75	0.00
July 21	93	73	0.00
July 22	92	69	0.00
July 23	97	67	0.00
July 24	96	72	0.22
July 25	92	70	0.00
July 26	95	72	0.00
July 27	94	72	0.00
July 28	95	73	0.00
July 29	90	73	0.01
July 30	85	64	0.00
July 31	85	63	0.00

August 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	78	65	0.01
August 2	86	70	0.00
August 3	92	70	0.00
August 4	91	74	0.00
August 5	98	70	0.00
August 6	96	72	0.10
August 7	90	70	0.12
August 8	89	69	0.18
August 9	91	64	0.00
August 10	89	69	0.00
August 11	85	69	0.07
August 12	90	71	0.00
August 13	91	65	0.00
August 14	93	63	0.00
August 15	95	67	0.00
August 16	91	73	0.12
August 17	85	72	0.00
August 18	74	66	0.23
August 19	76	66	0.00
August 20	74	68	1.41
August 21	79	67	0.04
August 22	83	60	0.00
August 23	87	64	0.00
August 24	87	69	0.32
August 25	88	67	0.00
August 26	86	65	0.00
August 27	86	64	0.00
August 28	86	62	0.00
August 29	87	67	1.59
August 30	85	69	0.02
August 31	88	68	0.00

September 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	87	71	1.09
September 2	87	70	0.00
September 3	80	72	0.60
September 4	87	73	0.00
September 5	85	72	0.00
September 6	85	70	0.00
September 7	87	68	0.00
September 8	81	63	0.00
September 9	79	60	0.00
September 10	83	54	0.00
September 11	86	58	0.00
September 12	87	61	0.00
September 13	88	60	0.00
September 14	85	65	0.08
September 15	79	68	0.97
September 16	80	62	0.00
September 17	71	53	0.00
September 18	61	47	0.00
September 19	70	42	0.00
September 20	74	45	0.00
September 21	78	48	0.00
September 22	84	49	0.00
September 23	76	57	0.00
September 24	78	49	0.00
September 25	82	48	0.00
September 26	83	53	0.00
September 27	86	54	0.00
September 28	82	54	0.00
September 29	82	47	0.00
September 30	85	50	0.00

October 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	89	52	0.03
October 2	64	47	0.00
October 3	71	40	0.00
October 4	77	40	0.00
October 5	82	49	0.00
October 6	87	55	0.00
October 7	71	53	0.00
October 8	73	43	0.00
October 9	62	46	0.32
October 10	62	55	0.24
October 11	69	54	0.00
October 12	70	53	0.00
October 13	72	49	0.00
October 14	68	46	0.01
October 15	70	57	0.00
October 16	76	57	0.00
October 17	82	59	0.00
October 18	71	52	0.41
October 19	61	38	0.00
October 20	68	32	0.00
October 21	74	36	0.00
October 22	65	47	0.00
October 23	61	40	0.42
October 24	56	35	0.00
October 25	50	46	0.65
October 26	62	49	0.72
October 27	63	51	0.00
October 28	69	49	0.00
October 29	76	47	0.00
October 30	73	43	0.00
October 31	70	48	0.00

November 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	72	51	0.00
November 2	73	52	0.00
November 3	75	50	0.00
November 4	76	57	0.00
November 5	69	52	1.60
November 6	64	47	0.00
November 7	63	38	0.00
November 8	66	32	0.00
November 9	69	37	0.00
November 10	68	37	0.00
November 11	62	38	0.00
November 12	64	37	0.00
November 13	61	32	0.00
November 14	66	31	0.00
November 15	68	31	0.00
November 16	59	45	0.07
November 17	63	41	0.00
November 18	67	33	0.00
November 19	70	40	0.20
November 20	59	37	0.00
November 21	44	28	0.00
November 22	49	25	0.00
November 23	53	27	0.41
November 24	52	40	0.06
November 25	58	32	0.00
November 26	67	31	0.00
November 27	65	53	1.22
November 28	56	39	0.00
November 29	49	37	0.02
November 30	48	42	1.27

December 1981 Chattanooga Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	51	46	0.95	0.0
December 2	52	36	0.00	0.0
December 3	54	34	0.01	0.0
December 4	49	39	0.02	0.0
December 5	50	30	0.00	0.0
December 6	45	28	0.00	0.0
December 7	60	27	0.00	0.0
December 8	60	37	0.00	0.0
December 9	41	27	0.00	0.0
December 10	38	24	0.00	0.0
December 11	42	24	0.00	0.0
December 12	48	27	0.00	0.0
December 13	46	22	0.00	0.0
December 14	43	38	1.08	0.0
December 15	43	36	0.02	0.0
December 16	45	23	0.00	0.0
December 17	50	31	0.20	0.0
December 18	31	19	0.00	0.0
December 19	32	14	0.00	0.0
December 20	34	9	0.00	0.0
December 21	34	16	0.46	0.1
December 22	59	33	0.31	0.0
December 23	60	40	0.17	0.0
December 24	41	38	0.39	0.0
December 25	44	37	0.31	0.0
December 26	43	40	0.00	0.0
December 27	56	38	0.00	0.0
December 28	47	31	0.02	0.0
December 29	46	30	0.00	0.0
December 30	47	28	0.00	0.0
December 31	42	35	1.08	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1940–2024	Chattanooga Lovell Airport	location
1879–1939	Chattanooga	location