Grand Forks Weather in 1981

Historical record of Grand Forks, North Dakota weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Grand Forks Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F July 6
Lowest temperature -18 °F February 11
Highest daily low 69 °F July 7
Lowest daily high -5 °F February 10
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches September 6
Most daily snow 3.0 inches November 26
Total annual precipitation 20.0 inches -
Total annual snow 21.5 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Grand Forks in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 95 °F Jul 6
2 94 °F Aug 13
2 94 °F Jul 7
4 93 °F Jul 5
5 91 °F Sep 10
5 91 °F Jul 8
7 90 °F Sep 12
7 90 °F Aug 11
9 89 °F Aug 12
9 89 °F Jul 9
Lowest Temperatures in Grand Forks in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 -18 °F February 11
2 -17 °F February 10
2 -17 °F January 4
4 -15 °F January 3
5 -13 °F December 31
5 -13 °F December 30
5 -13 °F February 12
8 -11 °F December 19
9 -10 °F December 29
9 -10 °F December 28
9 -10 °F February 9
9 -10 °F January 10
January 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
28 4 0.08 1.0
6 -5 0.00 0.0
-3 -15 0.00 0.0
5 -17 0.00 0.0
27 4 0.00 0.0
26 -1 0.00 0.0
5 -7 0.00 0.0
12 3 0.03 0.5
12 -7 0.00 0.0
10 -10 0.00 0.0
14 -7 0.00 0.0
33 12 0.00 0.0
38 13 0.00 0.0
29 10 0.00 0.0
13 4 0.00 0.0
19 3 0.00 0.0
40 18 0.00 0.0
37 14 0.00 0.0
29 18 0.00 0.0
32 10 0.00 0.0
40 17 0.00 0.0
42 17 0.00 0.0
43 24 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
36 24 0.07 1.0
27 5 0.00 0.0
16 -3 0.00 0.0
13 5 0.00 0.0
17 -7 0.00 0.0
23 1 0.00 0.0
26 15 0.00 0.0
February 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
16 -3 0.10 1.0
6 -5 0.00 0.0
11 -3 0.00 0.0
23 -5 0.00 0.0
24 18 0.02 0.5
25 16 0.00 0.0
23 8 0.10 1.5
8 -6 0.03 0.5
0 -10 0.00 0.0
-5 -17 0.00 0.0
-2 -18 0.00 0.0
12 -13 0.00 0.0
25 4 0.00 0.0
42 9 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
45 35 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
41 28 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
43 28 0.00 0.0
33 20 0.00 0.0
46 26 0.00 0.0
39 29 0.20 1.5
32 18 0.09 1.0
March 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
32 19 0.00 0.0
25 4 0.00 0.0
39 19 0.00 0.0
34 15 0.00 0.0
n/a 16 0.00 0.0
27 10 0.00 0.0
34 14 0.00 0.0
39 13 0.00 0.0
37 30 0.00 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
41 22 0.00 0.0
58 25 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
61 23 0.00 0.0
48 21 0.00 0.0
37 18 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.00 0.0
46 19 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
44 25 0.00 0.0
54 24 0.00 0.0
66 34 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.16 0.0
45 34 0.00 0.0
50 27 0.00 0.0
49 43 0.13 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
48 37 0.00 0.0
44 35 0.26 0.0
April 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
49 33 0.10 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
52 31 0.00 0.0
39 28 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.00 0.0
66 32 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
41 20 0.00 0.0
66 29 0.00 0.0
62 32 0.00 0.0
50 16 0.00 0.0
75 32 0.00 0.0
80 41 0.00 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
64 26 0.00 0.0
57 28 0.00 0.0
58 19 0.00 0.0
54 45 0.00 0.0
48 39 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.00 0.0
62 27 0.00 0.0
65 38 0.05 0.0
75 37 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.48 0.0
61 44 0.07 0.0
64 48 0.06 0.0
61 40 0.08 0.0
May 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
63 34 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
64 35 0.00 0.0
67 37 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
65 48 0.00 0.0
54 25 0.00 0.0
58 24 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.00 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
73 36 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
78 48 0.00 0.0
73 45 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.00 0.0
74 47 0.00 0.0
80 49 0.00 0.0
82 45 0.00 0.0
85 55 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
65 49 0.20 0.0
60 48 0.85 0.0
56 49 0.10 0.0
59 50 0.00 0.0
68 54 0.08 0.0
68 56 0.05 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
72 38 0.00 0.0
70 51 0.00 0.0
June 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
59 55 0.79 0.0
62 54 0.00 0.0
79 45 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.30 0.0
76 55 0.25 0.0
79 53 0.00 0.0
81 59 0.02 0.0
71 53 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.02 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
75 60 1.03 0.0
69 55 0.20 0.0
68 49 0.04 0.0
78 47 0.05 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
68 52 0.00 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
72 53 0.93 0.0
69 50 0.02 0.0
68 52 0.29 0.0
76 52 0.09 0.0
76 54 0.02 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
78 63 0.14 0.0
78 64 0.19 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
July 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 61 0.00 0.0
80 63 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
93 62 0.00 0.0
95 67 0.00 0.0
94 69 0.00 0.0
91 64 0.00 0.0
89 52 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.25 0.0
85 64 0.15 0.0
88 62 0.07 0.0
88 58 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.27 0.0
74 61 0.01 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
85 56 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
72 57 0.01 0.0
81 55 0.06 0.0
79 60 0.02 0.0
72 46 0.00 0.0
77 43 0.00 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.60 0.0
August 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 58 0.00 0.0
88 66 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.72 0.0
87 60 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.09 0.0
76 61 0.30 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
77 61 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
83 51 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
89 62 0.00 0.0
94 61 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.08 0.0
78 51 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
81 52 0.00 0.0
85 54 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
88 66 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
78 66 0.02 0.0
77 67 1.48 0.0
78 66 0.01 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.23 0.0
September 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 45 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
70 n/a 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.00 0.0
77 n/a 2.28 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
81 50 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
91 54 0.00 0.0
87 57 0.00 0.0
90 55 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
67 34 0.00 0.0
81 44 0.00 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
71 39 0.01 0.0
67 48 0.00 0.0
63 48 0.00 0.0
62 50 1.19 0.0
62 42 0.00 0.0
65 48 0.00 0.0
63 52 0.11 0.0
54 43 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.82 0.0
October 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 36 0.19 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
62 48 0.18 0.0
54 46 0.13 0.0
51 49 0.29 0.0
59 36 0.05 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
65 48 0.00 0.0
60 48 0.24 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
69 51 0.00 0.0
62 50 0.97 0.0
n/a 42 0.00 0.0
55 37 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
69 41 0.00 0.0
64 43 0.19 0.0
46 33 0.02 0.0
65 31 0.00 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
34 25 0.11 3.0
31 26 0.05 1.0
30 16 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.00 0.0
32 22 0.00 0.0
56 24 0.00 0.0
47 29 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
56 48 0.10 0.0
61 44 0.01 0.0
November 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
66 35 0.00 0.0
67 32 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
61 46 0.00 0.0
54 36 0.00 0.0
64 31 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
48 16 0.00 0.0
43 32 0.00 0.0
56 26 0.00 0.0
62 36 0.00 0.0
54 42 0.00 0.0
59 44 0.00 0.0
52 43 0.23 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
40 34 0.00 0.0
34 29 0.00 0.0
29 24 0.00 0.0
25 18 0.00 0.0
29 16 0.00 0.0
28 24 0.00 0.0
36 27 0.04 0.5
34 30 0.00 0.0
34 31 0.08 1.0
32 29 0.17 3.0
33 21 0.00 0.0
29 24 0.00 0.0
31 24 0.00 0.0
34 28 0.00 0.0
December 1981 Grand Forks Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
33 24 0.10 0.5
31 23 0.00 0.0
31 24 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
21 5 0.00 0.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
30 28 0.00 0.0
28 12 0.00 0.0
18 3 0.00 0.0
26 11 0.00 0.0
32 25 0.00 0.0
30 17 0.00 0.0
26 10 0.00 0.0
14 0 0.00 0.0
11 -4 0.00 0.0
7 -6 0.00 0.0
7 -4 0.00 0.0
3 -8 0.00 0.0
5 -11 0.00 0.0
21 5 0.05 0.5
36 21 0.00 0.0
31 10 0.02 0.5
14 5 0.09 1.0
18 2 0.01 0.5
15 -7 0.00 0.0
18 -3 0.00 0.0
18 4 0.06 1.0
7 -10 0.00 0.0
0 -10 0.00 0.0
1 -13 0.02 0.5
-1 -13 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Grand Forks location