Minot Weather in 1981

Historical record of Minot, North Dakota weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Minot Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	102 °F	July 7
Lowest temperature	-21 °F	February 10
Highest daily low	70 °F	July 7
Lowest daily high	-5 °F	February 9
Most daily precipitation	1.7 inches	June 1
Most daily snow	7.0 inches	January 25
Total annual precipitation	15.2 inches	-
Total annual snow	29.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Minot in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Minot, North Dakota in 1981 was 102 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Minot in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	102 °F	Jul 7
1	102 °F	Jul 6
3	96 °F	Sep 10
4	95 °F	Aug 30
4	95 °F	Aug 13
6	94 °F	Aug 11
6	94 °F	Jul 5
6	94 °F	Jul 4
9	92 °F	Sep 9
9	92 °F	Aug 21
9	92 °F	Jul 9

What was the coldest temperature in Minot in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Minot, North Dakota in 1981 was -21 °F which happened on Feb 10.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Minot in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-21 °F	February 10
2	-19 °F	December 31
3	-18 °F	December 30
4	-15 °F	December 29
4	-15 °F	December 28
4	-15 °F	February 11
4	-15 °F	January 29
8	-14 °F	January 9
9	-13 °F	February 12
9	-13 °F	February 9
9	-13 °F	February 8

January 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	27	20	0.00	0.0
January 2	25	-4	0.00	0.0
January 3	11	-4	0.00	0.0
January 4	21	9	0.00	0.0
January 5	32	20	0.00	0.0
January 6	28	1	0.04	0.0
January 7	7	-3	0.28	2.8
January 8	18	-6	0.00	0.0
January 9	9	-14	0.01	0.1
January 10	6	-8	0.12	1.2
January 11	31	-8	0.00	0.0
January 12	33	23	0.00	0.0
January 13	32	21	0.00	0.0
January 14	27	20	0.00	0.0
January 15	25	7	0.00	0.0
January 16	24	6	0.00	0.0
January 17	31	16	0.00	0.0
January 18	33	17	0.00	0.0
January 19	30	9	0.00	0.0
January 20	26	6	0.00	0.0
January 21	36	22	0.00	0.0
January 22	40	18	0.00	0.0
January 23	48	26	0.00	0.0
January 24	39	27	0.00	0.0
January 25	33	20	0.70	7.0
January 26	29	-2	0.02	0.2
January 27	15	-3	0.00	0.0
January 28	15	-10	0.00	0.0
January 29	7	-15	0.00	0.0
January 30	23	-6	0.01	0.1
January 31	23	10	0.05	1.4

February 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	10	-4	0.00	0.0
February 2	9	-5	0.00	0.0
February 3	13	1	0.00	0.0
February 4	25	-3	0.03	0.3
February 5	25	15	0.01	0.1
February 6	23	15	0.06	0.6
February 7	19	-12	0.17	1.7
February 8	2	-13	0.01	0.1
February 9	-5	-13	0.00	0.0
February 10	-3	-21	0.00	0.0
February 11	2	-15	0.02	0.2
February 12	10	-13	0.00	0.0
February 13	26	6	0.00	0.0
February 14	42	20	0.00	0.0
February 15	42	36	0.00	0.0
February 16	49	36	0.00	0.0
February 17	48	37	0.00	0.0
February 18	46	33	0.00	0.0
February 19	50	33	0.00	0.0
February 20	43	32	0.00	0.0
February 21	45	33	0.00	0.0
February 22	45	29	0.00	0.0
February 23	50	29	0.00	0.0
February 24	36	24	0.00	0.0
February 25	32	23	0.00	0.0
February 26	44	26	0.00	0.0
February 27	34	27	0.05	0.5
February 28	34	26	0.00	0.0

March 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	31	17	0.00
March 2	31	10	0.00
March 3	43	25	0.00
March 4	36	22	0.00
March 5	34	20	0.00
March 6	28	15	0.00
March 7	38	16	0.00
March 8	43	21	0.00
March 9	46	19	0.00
March 10	47	27	0.00
March 11	59	30	0.00
March 12	50	25	0.00
March 13	48	22	0.00
March 14	56	31	0.00
March 15	50	29	0.00
March 16	65	31	0.00
March 17	35	22	0.00
March 18	42	21	0.00
March 19	41	20	0.00
March 20	47	21	0.00
March 21	40	20	0.00
March 22	45	15	0.00
March 23	55	26	0.00
March 24	56	28	0.05
March 25	45	28	0.00
March 26	46	23	0.00
March 27	52	27	0.16
March 28	47	34	0.00
March 29	56	30	0.00
March 30	55	32	0.00
March 31	44	30	0.00

April 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	67	22	0.00
April 2	58	37	0.00
April 3	43	26	0.00
April 4	48	23	0.00
April 5	56	28	0.00
April 6	55	40	0.00
April 7	53	27	0.00
April 8	53	24	0.00
April 9	62	33	0.00
April 10	59	29	0.00
April 11	43	26	0.00
April 12	61	31	0.01
April 13	43	24	0.00
April 14	54	18	0.00
April 15	76	40	0.00
April 16	82	50	0.00
April 17	55	36	0.00
April 18	71	31	0.00
April 19	49	22	0.00
April 20	63	19	0.00
April 21	66	42	0.00
April 22	57	36	0.00
April 23	65	26	0.00
April 24	78	38	0.00
April 25	68	45	0.00
April 26	70	41	0.00
April 27	57	47	0.48
April 28	60	43	0.15
April 29	60	40	0.00
April 30	59	38	0.00

May 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	68	31	0.00
May 2	77	55	0.00
May 3	67	45	0.00
May 4	63	37	0.00
May 5	64	36	0.00
May 6	66	39	0.00
May 7	60	38	0.02
May 8	52	28	0.06
May 9	49	22	0.00
May 10	60	32	0.03
May 11	64	40	0.00
May 12	59	46	0.00
May 13	68	43	0.00
May 14	70	39	0.00
May 15	70	39	0.00
May 16	65	39	0.00
May 17	70	47	0.00
May 18	73	44	0.00
May 19	76	43	0.00
May 20	82	46	0.00
May 21	81	55	0.00
May 22	68	43	0.09
May 23	43	36	0.32
May 24	47	36	0.18
May 25	52	47	0.05
May 26	58	49	0.00
May 27	64	48	0.01
May 28	81	53	0.00
May 29	74	46	0.01
May 30	72	39	0.00
May 31	76	46	0.00

June 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	58	51	1.70
June 2	70	46	0.01
June 3	76	46	0.00
June 4	75	57	0.10
June 5	75	54	0.00
June 6	78	56	0.00
June 7	72	51	0.00
June 8	69	51	0.00
June 9	67	48	0.10
June 10	71	48	0.12
June 11	73	43	0.00
June 12	76	51	0.09
June 13	66	54	0.61
June 14	67	51	0.00
June 15	57	50	0.17
June 16	77	51	0.00
June 17	65	48	0.13
June 18	66	46	0.00
June 19	62	44	0.00
June 20	73	46	0.16
June 21	70	51	0.54
June 22	70	47	0.00
June 23	70	54	0.62
June 24	71	53	0.01
June 25	75	54	0.00
June 26	81	49	0.00
June 27	86	62	0.00
June 28	73	53	0.10
June 29	74	49	0.00
June 30	91	54	0.00

July 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	91	68	0.00
July 2	78	60	0.17
July 3	84	55	0.00
July 4	94	61	0.00
July 5	94	67	0.00
July 6	102	67	0.00
July 7	102	70	0.01
July 8	77	55	0.00
July 9	92	52	0.00
July 10	79	55	0.09
July 11	75	62	0.09
July 12	87	61	0.00
July 13	82	63	0.01
July 14	69	59	0.32
July 15	80	57	0.01
July 16	79	55	0.00
July 17	79	55	0.00
July 18	76	54	0.23
July 19	82	54	0.01
July 20	86	59	0.29
July 21	79	51	1.25
July 22	82	60	0.02
July 23	84	64	0.00
July 24	72	55	0.00
July 25	66	50	0.00
July 26	73	46	0.00
July 27	76	55	0.00
July 28	78	52	0.00
July 29	89	61	0.00
July 30	87	65	0.02
July 31	81	55	0.00

August 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	88	52	0.28
August 2	84	56	0.00
August 3	85	61	0.00
August 4	87	57	0.00
August 5	80	60	0.28
August 6	80	57	0.00
August 7	88	60	0.08
August 8	79	58	0.00
August 9	77	51	0.00
August 10	86	59	0.00
August 11	94	64	0.00
August 12	86	58	0.00
August 13	95	61	0.00
August 14	83	58	0.00
August 15	67	52	0.24
August 16	80	50	0.00
August 17	83	61	0.00
August 18	87	62	0.01
August 19	90	67	0.00
August 20	89	61	0.00
August 21	92	60	0.00
August 22	87	65	0.12
August 23	70	61	0.05
August 24	80	55	0.00
August 25	76	59	0.46
August 26	81	57	0.00
August 27	81	53	0.00
August 28	81	53	0.00
August 29	89	56	0.00
August 30	95	62	0.13
August 31	62	42	0.04

September 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	72	38	0.00
September 2	80	51	0.00
September 3	65	41	0.00
September 4	74	45	0.00
September 5	73	60	0.02
September 6	74	55	0.18
September 7	78	51	0.00
September 8	89	53	0.00
September 9	92	62	0.00
September 10	96	60	0.00
September 11	81	55	0.00
September 12	89	58	0.00
September 13	78	48	0.00
September 14	66	48	0.21
September 15	64	39	0.00
September 16	63	33	0.00
September 17	72	41	0.00
September 18	87	51	0.00
September 19	77	44	0.00
September 20	66	41	0.17
September 21	71	44	0.00
September 22	72	52	0.00
September 23	71	49	0.00
September 24	68	37	0.00
September 25	60	45	0.80
September 26	53	45	0.00
September 27	56	37	0.00
September 28	56	35	0.00
September 29	49	34	0.00
September 30	49	42	0.13

October 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	51	38	0.00	0.0
October 2	63	38	0.00	0.0
October 3	48	43	0.18	0.0
October 4	49	43	0.01	0.0
October 5	53	35	0.00	0.0
October 6	59	34	0.00	0.0
October 7	66	42	0.00	0.0
October 8	68	45	0.00	0.0
October 9	64	41	0.00	0.0
October 10	70	40	0.00	0.0
October 11	66	40	0.02	0.0
October 12	59	37	0.32	0.0
October 13	44	37	0.00	0.0
October 14	47	31	0.00	0.0
October 15	63	36	0.00	0.0
October 16	67	44	0.00	0.0
October 17	49	36	0.03	0.0
October 18	48	35	0.00	0.0
October 19	64	39	0.00	0.0
October 20	46	26	0.00	0.0
October 21	39	21	0.00	0.0
October 22	26	19	0.00	0.0
October 23	35	11	0.00	0.0
October 24	34	25	0.02	0.2
October 25	34	12	0.00	0.0
October 26	61	30	0.00	0.0
October 27	38	23	0.00	0.0
October 28	61	29	0.00	0.0
October 29	65	30	0.00	0.0
October 30	50	41	0.05	0.0
October 31	58	36	0.00	0.0

November 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	65	38	0.00	0.0
November 2	63	30	0.00	0.0
November 3	69	43	0.00	0.0
November 4	64	38	0.00	0.0
November 5	54	28	0.00	0.0
November 6	62	37	0.00	0.0
November 7	61	33	0.00	0.0
November 8	37	18	0.00	0.0
November 9	55	19	0.00	0.0
November 10	54	34	0.00	0.0
November 11	62	36	0.00	0.0
November 12	67	38	0.00	0.0
November 13	59	38	0.00	0.0
November 14	51	27	0.00	0.0
November 15	55	38	0.00	0.0
November 16	48	26	0.00	0.0
November 17	37	21	0.00	0.0
November 18	30	21	0.54	5.4
November 19	22	19	0.00	0.0
November 20	21	17	0.00	0.0
November 21	37	15	0.00	0.0
November 22	35	21	0.26	1.6
November 23	35	31	0.00	0.0
November 24	33	29	0.00	0.0
November 25	31	24	0.05	0.5
November 26	26	22	0.05	1.0
November 27	25	23	0.00	0.0
November 28	27	22	0.00	0.0
November 29	28	19	0.00	0.0
November 30	32	18	0.00	0.0

December 1981 Minot Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	27	16	0.00	0.0
December 2	33	22	0.03	0.3
December 3	35	20	0.05	0.5
December 4	27	13	0.00	0.0
December 5	34	15	0.00	0.0
December 6	43	27	0.00	0.0
December 7	36	23	0.01	0.1
December 8	23	11	0.00	0.0
December 9	24	19	0.00	0.0
December 10	30	21	0.00	0.0
December 11	37	20	0.00	0.0
December 12	23	12	0.00	0.0
December 13	21	4	0.00	0.0
December 14	8	-2	0.00	0.0
December 15	12	-2	0.00	0.0
December 16	7	-7	0.00	0.0
December 17	6	-11	0.00	0.0
December 18	14	0	0.00	0.0
December 19	21	2	0.00	0.0
December 20	40	21	0.00	0.0
December 21	33	14	0.00	0.0
December 22	15	11	0.10	1.0
December 23	20	7	0.04	0.4
December 24	19	0	0.00	0.0
December 25	11	0	0.00	0.0
December 26	22	6	0.01	1.0
December 27	14	-7	0.00	0.0
December 28	-4	-15	0.02	0.2
December 29	-4	-15	0.00	0.0
December 30	-4	-18	0.01	0.1
December 31	1	-19	0.04	0.4

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Minot International Airport	location
1905–1948	Minot Experimental Station	location