Dubuque Weather in 1981

Historical record of Dubuque, Iowa weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Dubuque Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	July 12
Lowest temperature	-13 °F	February 11
Highest daily low	77 °F	July 12
Lowest daily high	-3 °F	February 11
Most daily precipitation	2.9 inches	August 14
Most daily snow	4.6 inches	February 10

What was the hottest temperature in Dubuque in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Dubuque, Iowa in 1981 was 98 °F which happened on July 12.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Dubuque in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Jul 12
2	92 °F	Aug 4
3	90 °F	Jul 8
4	89 °F	Jul 7
4	89 °F	Jun 5
6	88 °F	Aug 15
6	88 °F	Jul 13
6	88 °F	Jul 10
6	88 °F	Jul 6
10	87 °F	Jun 14

What was the coldest temperature in Dubuque in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Dubuque, Iowa in 1981 was -13 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Dubuque in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-13 °F	February 11
1	-13 °F	February 3
3	-10 °F	February 12
4	-8 °F	January 4
5	-7 °F	February 5
5	-7 °F	January 10
7	-6 °F	February 2
8	-5 °F	February 4
9	-3 °F	February 10
9	-3 °F	January 5

January 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	32	22	0.05	0.6
January 2	26	12	0.00	0.0
January 3	18	4	0.00	0.0
January 4	10	-8	0.00	0.0
January 5	26	-3	0.00	0.0
January 6	32	10	0.01	0.2
January 7	12	1	0.01	0.2
January 8	19	1	0.00	0.0
January 9	18	3	0.00	0.0
January 10	14	-7	0.04	0.4
January 11	17	0	0.00	0.0
January 12	33	-1	0.00	0.0
January 13	26	20	0.00	0.0
January 14	26	20	0.10	1.0
January 15	25	8	0.00	0.0
January 16	18	5	0.00	0.0
January 17	35	-1	0.00	0.0
January 18	46	24	0.00	0.0
January 19	50	25	0.00	0.0
January 20	47	22	0.00	0.0
January 21	38	24	0.00	0.0
January 22	48	22	0.00	0.0
January 23	51	21	0.00	0.0
January 24	56	26	0.00	0.0
January 25	56	37	0.00	0.0
January 26	39	34	0.00	0.0
January 27	34	18	0.00	0.0
January 28	25	8	0.01	0.1
January 29	27	6	0.00	0.0
January 30	31	6	0.00	0.0
January 31	33	15	0.12	1.2

February 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	31	11	0.03	0.4
February 2	11	-6	0.00	0.0
February 3	8	-13	0.00	0.0
February 4	9	-5	0.00	0.0
February 5	27	-7	0.04	0.4
February 6	26	17	0.02	0.2
February 7	29	8	0.03	0.3
February 8	17	2	0.01	0.1
February 9	17	7	0.04	0.4
February 10	12	-3	0.40	4.6
February 11	-3	-13	0.00	0.0
February 12	22	-10	0.00	0.0
February 13	34	5	0.00	0.0
February 14	42	18	0.00	0.0
February 15	47	29	0.00	0.0
February 16	59	34	0.00	0.0
February 17	61	34	0.00	0.0
February 18	61	37	0.00	0.0
February 19	58	31	0.00	0.0
February 20	61	30	0.00	0.0
February 21	48	32	0.16	0.0
February 22	42	33	1.34	0.0
February 23	36	33	0.02	0.1
February 24	50	29	0.00	0.0
February 25	46	28	0.00	0.0
February 26	37	28	0.00	0.0
February 27	53	31	0.29	0.0
February 28	40	32	0.00	0.0

March 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	43	27	0.00	0.0
March 2	32	21	0.00	0.0
March 3	37	15	0.00	0.0
March 4	45	31	0.00	0.0
March 5	39	26	0.00	0.0
March 6	31	22	0.00	0.0
March 7	40	16	0.00	0.0
March 8	45	19	0.00	0.0
March 9	47	23	0.00	0.0
March 10	44	27	0.10	1.0
March 11	44	20	0.00	0.0
March 12	56	28	0.00	0.0
March 13	44	29	0.00	0.0
March 14	50	20	0.00	0.0
March 15	61	34	0.00	0.0
March 16	45	21	0.00	0.0
March 17	42	28	0.00	0.0
March 18	37	18	0.00	0.0
March 19	38	21	0.00	0.0
March 20	46	24	0.00	0.0
March 21	51	26	0.00	0.0
March 22	52	26	0.00	0.0
March 23	59	23	0.00	0.0
March 24	61	30	0.00	0.0
March 25	57	31	0.00	0.0
March 26	60	37	0.00	0.0
March 27	58	32	0.00	0.0
March 28	74	42	0.00	0.0
March 29	63	47	0.31	0.0
March 30	54	43	0.00	0.0
March 31	78	40	0.00	0.0

April 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	59	39	0.00
April 2	81	38	0.00
April 3	71	54	0.73
April 4	55	36	0.39
April 5	50	35	0.00
April 6	57	26	0.00
April 7	71	42	0.00
April 8	59	41	1.12
April 9	64	33	0.00
April 10	74	47	0.39
April 11	62	50	0.02
April 12	58	43	0.51
April 13	69	48	0.70
April 14	51	39	0.02
April 15	56	30	0.00
April 16	56	40	0.06
April 17	74	52	0.00
April 18	63	46	0.00
April 19	54	42	0.20
April 20	48	31	0.00
April 21	52	28	0.00
April 22	61	49	0.18
April 23	49	38	0.03
April 24	48	38	0.00
April 25	57	37	0.05
April 26	67	44	0.00
April 27	82	49	0.00
April 28	68	47	0.71
April 29	58	45	0.25
April 30	63	45	0.36

May 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	57	42	0.00
May 2	61	39	0.00
May 3	74	51	0.00
May 4	66	59	0.12
May 5	61	50	0.00
May 6	57	36	0.00
May 7	61	33	0.00
May 8	55	42	0.04
May 9	65	42	0.13
May 10	48	35	0.04
May 11	61	35	0.00
May 12	58	34	0.00
May 13	63	45	0.02
May 14	56	44	0.02
May 15	73	40	0.00
May 16	69	46	0.00
May 17	59	47	0.00
May 18	61	43	0.00
May 19	68	42	0.00
May 20	77	39	0.00
May 21	81	43	0.00
May 22	77	56	0.00
May 23	71	61	0.33
May 24	63	51	0.17
May 25	75	50	0.00
May 26	77	50	0.01
May 27	78	56	0.00
May 28	82	56	0.10
May 29	82	66	0.07
May 30	77	59	0.00
May 31	77	56	0.00

June 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	82	55	0.00
June 2	81	57	0.00
June 3	75	60	0.03
June 4	81	54	0.00
June 5	89	63	0.00
June 6	83	61	0.00
June 7	83	59	0.00
June 8	83	59	0.00
June 9	71	52	0.39
June 10	78	55	0.00
June 11	82	54	0.00
June 12	81	59	1.20
June 13	84	66	0.20
June 14	87	67	0.08
June 15	77	66	2.33
June 16	68	57	0.00
June 17	77	51	0.00
June 18	80	61	0.00
June 19	77	58	0.00
June 20	79	60	0.10
June 21	66	58	0.72
June 22	75	56	0.00
June 23	78	51	1.10
June 24	81	61	0.39
June 25	80	58	0.00
June 26	79	57	0.00
June 27	77	57	0.00
June 28	86	68	0.00
June 29	85	69	0.13
June 30	82	61	0.00

July 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	57	0.00
July 2	80	64	0.00
July 3	82	64	0.00
July 4	80	69	0.00
July 5	82	67	0.00
July 6	88	64	0.00
July 7	89	63	0.00
July 8	90	67	0.00
July 9	85	70	0.00
July 10	88	58	0.00
July 11	83	70	0.00
July 12	98	77	0.00
July 13	88	74	0.45
July 14	81	70	0.00
July 15	80	60	0.52
July 16	83	63	0.00
July 17	81	62	0.00
July 18	86	68	0.00
July 19	81	70	0.00
July 20	82	65	0.02
July 21	78	63	0.00
July 22	75	61	0.00
July 23	74	60	0.04
July 24	83	61	0.00
July 25	77	66	0.13
July 26	69	62	0.00
July 27	62	53	0.53
July 28	66	52	0.00
July 29	77	48	0.00
July 30	78	59	0.00
July 31	82	59	0.00

August 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	83	62	0.00
August 2	76	63	1.63
August 3	86	60	0.00
August 4	92	67	0.00
August 5	78	67	1.01
August 6	86	62	0.13
August 7	76	60	0.26
August 8	83	63	0.00
August 9	85	63	0.00
August 10	79	58	0.00
August 11	80	54	0.00
August 12	85	55	0.00
August 13	81	61	0.00
August 14	78	65	2.90
August 15	88	62	0.00
August 16	67	53	0.00
August 17	75	48	0.00
August 18	75	47	0.00
August 19	76	53	0.00
August 20	78	49	0.00
August 21	77	57	0.00
August 22	78	59	0.00
August 23	80	58	0.00
August 24	82	64	0.06
August 25	83	63	0.20
August 26	80	65	0.66
August 27	78	64	0.00
August 28	73	62	1.27
August 29	76	63	0.00
August 30	82	60	0.40
August 31	84	64	1.13

September 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	72	61	0.00
September 2	74	54	0.00
September 3	77	56	0.00
September 4	n/a	56	n/a
September 5	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 6	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 7	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 8	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 9	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 10	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 11	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 12	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 13	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 14	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 15	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 16	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 17	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 18	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 19	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 20	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 21	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 22	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 23	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 24	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 25	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 26	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 27	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 28	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 29	n/a	n/a	n/a
September 30	n/a	n/a	n/a

October 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

November 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

December 1981 Dubuque Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
December 31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1951–2024	Dubuque Regional Airport	location
1938–1950	Dubuque L&D 11	location