Roanoke Weather in 1981

Historical record of Roanoke, Virginia weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Roanoke Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	August 5
Lowest temperature	4 °F	February 12
Highest daily low	74 °F	July 27
Lowest daily high	22 °F	January 12
Most daily precipitation	2.2 inches	September 3
Most daily snow	5.1 inches	March 22
Total annual precipitation	30.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	19.7 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Roanoke in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Roanoke, Virginia in 1981 was 95 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Roanoke in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Aug 5
1	95 °F	Jul 27
3	94 °F	Jul 28
4	93 °F	Aug 4
4	93 °F	Jul 10
4	93 °F	Jul 9
4	93 °F	Jun 25
4	93 °F	Jun 21
9	92 °F	Jul 20
9	92 °F	Jul 14
9	92 °F	Jun 15
9	92 °F	Jun 14

What was the coldest temperature in Roanoke in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Roanoke, Virginia in 1981 was 4 °F which happened on Feb 12.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Roanoke in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	4 °F	February 12
2	5 °F	January 12
3	7 °F	December 21
3	7 °F	January 5
5	8 °F	January 13
5	8 °F	January 11
7	9 °F	January 31
7	9 °F	January 4
9	10 °F	February 3
10	11 °F	December 20
10	11 °F	February 1
10	11 °F	January 8

January 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	39	28	0.03	0.3
January 2	40	28	0.00	0.0
January 3	47	25	0.00	0.0
January 4	35	9	0.00	0.0
January 5	34	7	0.00	0.0
January 6	41	12	0.07	0.7
January 7	38	20	0.03	0.3
January 8	28	11	0.00	0.0
January 9	30	19	0.00	0.0
January 10	29	13	0.00	0.0
January 11	24	8	0.00	0.0
January 12	22	5	0.00	0.0
January 13	35	8	0.00	0.0
January 14	47	25	0.00	0.0
January 15	42	30	0.00	0.0
January 16	40	21	0.00	0.0
January 17	29	20	0.00	0.0
January 18	45	21	0.00	0.0
January 19	58	32	0.00	0.0
January 20	49	36	0.00	0.0
January 21	41	31	0.15	0.0
January 22	52	30	0.00	0.0
January 23	45	35	0.00	0.0
January 24	51	32	0.00	0.0
January 25	57	23	0.00	0.0
January 26	62	30	0.00	0.0
January 27	55	42	0.00	0.0
January 28	49	32	0.00	0.0
January 29	48	29	0.00	0.0
January 30	37	22	0.01	0.1
January 31	41	9	0.00	0.0

February 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	40	11	0.03
February 2	46	20	0.72
February 3	25	10	0.00
February 4	32	13	0.00
February 5	33	12	0.00
February 6	45	21	0.00
February 7	49	22	0.00
February 8	48	24	0.03
February 9	44	18	0.00
February 10	40	27	0.52
February 11	60	14	0.55
February 12	28	4	0.00
February 13	37	12	0.00
February 14	53	19	0.00
February 15	55	22	0.00
February 16	60	25	0.00
February 17	59	43	0.10
February 18	67	40	0.01
February 19	55	49	0.25
February 20	55	46	0.03
February 21	58	40	0.00
February 22	58	40	0.00
February 23	55	37	0.18
February 24	48	36	0.00
February 25	60	34	0.00
February 26	58	33	0.00
February 27	63	28	0.00
February 28	73	34	0.01

March 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	57	43	0.00	0.0
March 2	49	34	0.00	0.0
March 3	48	30	0.00	0.0
March 4	42	23	0.30	0.0
March 5	52	37	0.14	0.0
March 6	44	32	0.00	0.0
March 7	42	30	0.00	0.0
March 8	49	26	0.00	0.0
March 9	48	25	0.00	0.0
March 10	49	24	0.00	0.0
March 11	52	30	0.00	0.0
March 12	57	32	0.00	0.0
March 13	67	41	0.00	0.0
March 14	47	32	0.00	0.0
March 15	65	30	0.00	0.0
March 16	53	28	0.02	0.0
March 17	56	27	0.00	0.0
March 18	47	31	0.04	0.4
March 19	38	26	0.00	0.0
March 20	40	24	0.03	0.9
March 21	50	30	0.00	0.0
March 22	39	26	0.56	5.1
March 23	47	31	0.41	4.0
March 24	54	29	0.00	0.0
March 25	58	29	0.00	0.0
March 26	65	28	0.00	0.0
March 27	67	46	0.01	0.0
March 28	64	30	0.00	0.0
March 29	73	42	0.00	0.0
March 30	70	54	0.79	0.0
March 31	80	53	0.00	0.0

April 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	70	51	0.00
April 2	75	47	0.00
April 3	80	39	0.00
April 4	74	54	0.00
April 5	69	47	0.30
April 6	55	36	0.00
April 7	62	26	0.00
April 8	73	33	0.00
April 9	69	55	0.17
April 10	67	47	0.00
April 11	81	50	0.00
April 12	80	61	0.01
April 13	62	44	0.01
April 14	70	44	0.36
April 15	65	44	0.00
April 16	72	33	0.00
April 17	66	52	0.19
April 18	80	60	0.00
April 19	75	48	0.00
April 20	66	45	0.49
April 21	60	33	0.00
April 22	71	36	0.00
April 23	75	56	0.00
April 24	64	45	0.00
April 25	60	45	0.00
April 26	70	34	0.00
April 27	85	55	0.00
April 28	86	53	0.00
April 29	74	61	0.00
April 30	68	54	0.22

May 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	66	46	0.00
May 2	63	40	0.00
May 3	70	32	0.00
May 4	81	38	0.00
May 5	83	47	0.00
May 6	75	58	0.00
May 7	68	45	0.03
May 8	68	35	0.00
May 9	68	45	0.00
May 10	62	55	0.18
May 11	76	55	0.42
May 12	64	42	0.00
May 13	76	37	0.00
May 14	80	48	0.00
May 15	71	53	0.28
May 16	67	49	0.00
May 17	73	44	0.00
May 18	60	49	0.41
May 19	51	46	0.91
May 20	58	46	0.04
May 21	76	42	0.00
May 22	80	50	0.00
May 23	81	50	0.00
May 24	85	53	0.00
May 25	86	56	0.00
May 26	83	58	0.00
May 27	71	62	1.08
May 28	69	61	1.01
May 29	78	60	0.00
May 30	85	55	0.00
May 31	81	65	0.20

June 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	67	58	0.34
June 2	80	58	0.04
June 3	81	66	0.01
June 4	82	68	0.11
June 5	86	66	0.00
June 6	77	66	1.08
June 7	82	61	0.00
June 8	86	58	0.00
June 9	90	72	0.00
June 10	90	74	0.00
June 11	84	64	0.00
June 12	87	63	0.00
June 13	88	71	0.00
June 14	92	71	0.00
June 15	92	70	0.00
June 16	91	67	0.00
June 17	80	66	0.00
June 18	78	61	0.00
June 19	85	63	0.00
June 20	85	64	0.00
June 21	93	62	0.00
June 22	90	69	0.00
June 23	88	65	0.00
June 24	89	59	0.00
June 25	93	67	0.36
June 26	81	57	0.00
June 27	79	49	0.00
June 28	81	50	0.00
June 29	85	51	0.00
June 30	80	60	0.55

July 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	79	60	0.10
July 2	77	62	0.05
July 3	73	64	0.43
July 4	85	63	0.02
July 5	85	63	0.32
July 6	83	69	0.34
July 7	89	66	0.00
July 8	90	65	0.00
July 9	93	71	0.00
July 10	93	73	0.00
July 11	89	70	0.00
July 12	91	69	0.00
July 13	90	68	0.00
July 14	92	74	0.03
July 15	87	62	0.00
July 16	76	65	0.37
July 17	87	73	0.00
July 18	86	68	0.00
July 19	86	68	0.27
July 20	92	72	0.06
July 21	88	70	0.00
July 22	87	67	0.00
July 23	82	61	0.05
July 24	73	65	0.14
July 25	82	64	0.02
July 26	91	70	0.00
July 27	95	74	0.00
July 28	94	70	0.61
July 29	85	60	0.00
July 30	79	58	0.00
July 31	80	54	0.05

August 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	87	55	0.00
August 2	87	64	0.00
August 3	90	66	0.00
August 4	93	68	0.00
August 5	95	71	0.00
August 6	84	70	0.13
August 7	90	67	0.00
August 8	87	69	0.75
August 9	88	64	0.00
August 10	87	65	0.00
August 11	91	67	0.00
August 12	84	62	0.09
August 13	84	55	0.00
August 14	86	57	0.00
August 15	90	63	0.04
August 16	91	68	0.00
August 17	80	64	0.00
August 18	78	53	0.00
August 19	71	60	0.00
August 20	80	57	0.00
August 21	78	51	0.00
August 22	79	56	0.00
August 23	85	53	0.00
August 24	89	58	0.00
August 25	85	59	0.00
August 26	81	57	0.00
August 27	86	56	0.00
August 28	88	59	0.00
August 29	81	55	0.00
August 30	83	68	0.24
August 31	87	67	0.07

September 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	82	69	0.26
September 2	83	69	0.00
September 3	80	70	2.23
September 4	70	65	1.17
September 5	75	65	0.00
September 6	80	64	0.21
September 7	79	62	0.00
September 8	77	63	0.04
September 9	75	52	0.00
September 10	79	47	0.00
September 11	85	59	0.00
September 12	85	59	0.00
September 13	85	57	0.00
September 14	85	60	0.00
September 15	75	66	0.46
September 16	76	60	0.15
September 17	67	52	0.00
September 18	66	50	0.00
September 19	64	50	0.00
September 20	77	52	0.00
September 21	76	51	0.00
September 22	80	50	0.00
September 23	69	49	0.00
September 24	74	41	0.00
September 25	74	41	0.00
September 26	80	47	0.00
September 27	83	51	0.00
September 28	74	50	0.00
September 29	73	41	0.00
September 30	78	48	0.00

October 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	85	56	0.32
October 2	60	43	0.00
October 3	64	41	0.00
October 4	72	35	0.00
October 5	79	51	0.00
October 6	85	58	0.00
October 7	65	51	0.00
October 8	68	46	0.00
October 9	64	36	0.00
October 10	56	40	0.01
October 11	58	49	0.00
October 12	57	50	0.00
October 13	61	41	0.00
October 14	66	34	0.00
October 15	74	40	0.00
October 16	71	52	0.00
October 17	67	36	0.00
October 18	69	50	0.01
October 19	52	30	0.00
October 20	65	26	0.00
October 21	72	34	0.00
October 22	73	42	0.00
October 23	63	40	0.34
October 24	46	32	0.00
October 25	46	39	0.13
October 26	55	43	1.35
October 27	69	53	1.72
October 28	67	49	0.00
October 29	60	46	0.00
October 30	51	47	0.02
October 31	53	44	0.00

November 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	61	46	0.00	0.0
November 2	70	43	0.00	0.0
November 3	70	46	0.00	0.0
November 4	72	46	0.00	0.0
November 5	68	47	0.00	0.0
November 6	59	41	0.00	0.0
November 7	55	38	0.00	0.0
November 8	62	36	0.00	0.0
November 9	61	34	0.00	0.0
November 10	50	34	0.00	0.0
November 11	62	29	0.00	0.0
November 12	52	31	0.00	0.0
November 13	52	26	0.00	0.0
November 14	61	25	0.00	0.0
November 15	65	33	0.00	0.0
November 16	59	40	0.00	0.0
November 17	58	45	0.00	0.0
November 18	58	41	0.00	0.0
November 19	67	34	0.00	0.0
November 20	60	34	0.03	0.0
November 21	38	31	0.00	0.0
November 22	39	27	0.00	0.0
November 23	48	18	0.00	0.0
November 24	35	31	0.65	4.0
November 25	48	28	0.00	0.0
November 26	52	24	0.00	0.0
November 27	63	39	0.00	0.0
November 28	49	31	0.00	0.0
November 29	49	29	0.00	0.0
November 30	39	21	0.00	0.0

December 1981 Roanoke Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	36	31	0.50	0.0
December 2	53	31	0.00	0.0
December 3	49	34	0.02	0.0
December 4	43	33	0.10	0.0
December 5	40	31	0.00	0.0
December 6	42	28	0.00	0.0
December 7	54	30	0.00	0.0
December 8	56	32	0.00	0.0
December 9	33	23	0.00	0.0
December 10	31	20	0.00	0.0
December 11	38	22	0.00	0.0
December 12	38	21	0.00	0.0
December 13	43	16	0.00	0.0
December 14	34	24	0.63	0.0
December 15	36	32	0.79	0.2
December 16	38	26	0.00	0.0
December 17	39	25	0.00	0.0
December 18	39	20	0.00	0.0
December 19	27	17	0.00	0.0
December 20	28	11	0.00	0.0
December 21	30	7	0.17	1.0
December 22	40	26	0.48	0.5
December 23	57	38	0.07	0.0
December 24	45	33	0.00	0.0
December 25	38	25	0.13	1.3
December 26	35	30	0.00	0.0
December 27	45	29	0.00	0.0
December 28	48	26	0.00	0.0
December 29	44	25	0.00	0.0
December 30	38	17	0.00	0.0
December 31	33	20	0.90	0.9

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Roanoke Regional Airport	location
1901–1947	Roanoke	location