Sacramento Weather in 1981

Historical record of Sacramento, California weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Sacramento Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	105 °F	August 7
Lowest temperature	31 °F	February 4
Highest daily low	73 °F	June 19
Lowest daily high	41 °F	January 11
Most daily precipitation	2.1 inches	November 12
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	22.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Sacramento in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Sacramento, California in 1981 was 105 °F which happened on August 7.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Sacramento in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	105 °F	Aug 7
2	104 °F	Aug 8
3	102 °F	Aug 28
3	102 °F	Aug 27
3	102 °F	Aug 6
6	101 °F	Jul 21
6	101 °F	Jul 14
6	101 °F	Jun 22
6	101 °F	Jun 19
10	100 °F	Jul 25
10	100 °F	Jul 15
10	100 °F	Jun 27
10	100 °F	Jun 26
10	100 °F	Jun 4

What was the coldest temperature in Sacramento in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Sacramento, California in 1981 was 31 °F which happened on Feb 4.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	31 °F	February 4
2	32 °F	February 3
2	32 °F	February 1
2	32 °F	January 25
5	33 °F	January 13
6	34 °F	January 31
6	34 °F	January 14
8	35 °F	January 24
9	36 °F	December 2
9	36 °F	April 3
9	36 °F	March 30

January 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	42	39	0.00
January 2	43	37	0.00
January 3	50	41	0.07
January 4	61	42	0.00
January 5	54	37	0.00
January 6	46	38	0.00
January 7	46	41	0.00
January 8	46	41	0.00
January 9	42	39	0.00
January 10	41	38	0.00
January 11	41	38	0.00
January 12	50	38	0.00
January 13	59	33	0.00
January 14	60	34	0.00
January 15	62	39	0.00
January 16	61	47	0.02
January 17	62	48	0.04
January 18	61	46	0.00
January 19	60	49	0.00
January 20	56	46	0.02
January 21	61	50	0.00
January 22	59	49	1.23
January 23	55	45	0.42
January 24	52	35	0.00
January 25	54	32	0.00
January 26	49	40	0.42
January 27	52	44	1.38
January 28	54	46	0.86
January 29	52	40	0.10
January 30	52	38	0.00
January 31	53	34	0.00

February 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	53	32	0.00
February 2	59	37	0.00
February 3	58	32	0.00
February 4	58	31	0.00
February 5	55	39	0.00
February 6	54	40	0.00
February 7	51	39	0.00
February 8	50	42	0.07
February 9	60	42	0.01
February 10	57	40	0.01
February 11	64	50	0.04
February 12	64	45	0.00
February 13	62	49	0.24
February 14	66	52	0.08
February 15	65	46	0.00
February 16	66	41	0.05
February 17	64	50	0.00
February 18	70	42	0.00
February 19	65	48	0.00
February 20	60	44	0.00
February 21	65	38	0.00
February 22	69	39	0.00
February 23	64	40	0.00
February 24	56	38	0.10
February 25	54	38	0.11
February 26	54	38	0.10
February 27	57	37	0.00
February 28	54	37	0.06

March 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	57	44	0.00
March 2	58	44	0.00
March 3	56	38	0.00
March 4	50	42	0.66
March 5	62	39	0.00
March 6	58	38	0.00
March 7	62	43	0.00
March 8	65	42	0.00
March 9	68	40	0.00
March 10	69	40	0.00
March 11	67	44	0.00
March 12	60	44	0.00
March 13	55	41	0.01
March 14	58	45	0.00
March 15	50	46	0.94
March 16	59	40	0.00
March 17	61	40	0.00
March 18	55	44	0.95
March 19	57	46	0.38
March 20	55	39	0.14
March 21	62	48	0.08
March 22	62	45	0.00
March 23	64	40	0.00
March 24	65	41	0.00
March 25	61	48	0.39
March 26	59	42	0.00
March 27	67	41	0.00
March 28	68	39	0.00
March 29	63	41	0.00
March 30	61	36	0.00
March 31	61	38	0.00

April 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	60	45	0.00
April 2	66	41	0.00
April 3	65	36	0.00
April 4	70	40	0.00
April 5	76	43	0.00
April 6	68	43	0.00
April 7	69	44	0.00
April 8	66	39	0.00
April 9	70	41	0.00
April 10	64	43	0.00
April 11	64	40	0.00
April 12	70	39	0.00
April 13	75	37	0.00
April 14	77	42	0.00
April 15	72	42	0.00
April 16	76	43	0.00
April 17	76	48	0.00
April 18	60	48	0.15
April 19	53	45	0.50
April 20	62	39	0.00
April 21	73	44	0.00
April 22	80	50	0.00
April 23	83	54	0.00
April 24	75	49	0.00
April 25	66	46	0.01
April 26	64	40	0.00
April 27	78	45	0.00
April 28	90	49	0.00
April 29	88	57	0.00
April 30	90	57	0.00

May 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	87	51	0.00
May 2	74	44	0.00
May 3	75	43	0.00
May 4	72	42	0.00
May 5	75	44	0.00
May 6	74	43	0.00
May 7	79	41	0.00
May 8	83	47	0.00
May 9	84	53	0.00
May 10	84	48	0.00
May 11	85	60	0.00
May 12	85	53	0.00
May 13	80	48	0.00
May 14	74	50	0.00
May 15	73	50	0.00
May 16	74	43	0.00
May 17	79	46	0.00
May 18	66	48	0.50
May 19	64	44	0.00
May 20	72	42	0.00
May 21	76	48	0.00
May 22	83	50	0.00
May 23	87	54	0.00
May 24	86	58	0.00
May 25	79	58	0.00
May 26	81	54	0.00
May 27	93	54	0.00
May 28	93	54	0.00
May 29	84	52	0.00
May 30	87	54	0.00
May 31	92	53	0.00

June 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
June 1	79	54
June 2	85	56
June 3	91	54
June 4	100	63
June 5	99	62
June 6	90	61
June 7	90	57
June 8	83	58
June 9	83	53
June 10	85	52
June 11	85	55
June 12	77	49
June 13	77	52
June 14	83	57
June 15	93	58
June 16	98	61
June 17	92	60
June 18	97	61
June 19	101	73
June 20	97	65
June 21	99	62
June 22	101	66
June 23	95	58
June 24	96	57
June 25	95	54
June 26	100	59
June 27	100	58
June 28	95	59
June 29	87	55
June 30	88	54

July 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
July 1	89	53
July 2	92	53
July 3	97	57
July 4	94	58
July 5	93	63
July 6	89	57
July 7	90	56
July 8	97	56
July 9	93	61
July 10	90	57
July 11	88	55
July 12	89	54
July 13	95	55
July 14	101	61
July 15	100	61
July 16	89	54
July 17	84	54
July 18	92	53
July 19	98	55
July 20	99	59
July 21	101	59
July 22	99	59
July 23	98	56
July 24	98	58
July 25	100	56
July 26	96	58
July 27	91	57
July 28	92	57
July 29	91	57
July 30	87	55
July 31	86	53

August 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
August 1	85	55
August 2	88	57
August 3	88	58
August 4	91	57
August 5	98	57
August 6	102	63
August 7	105	63
August 8	104	63
August 9	93	60
August 10	84	56
August 11	85	59
August 12	87	58
August 13	85	57
August 14	90	56
August 15	94	59
August 16	98	58
August 17	92	57
August 18	80	56
August 19	80	57
August 20	87	53
August 21	92	55
August 22	93	56
August 23	81	56
August 24	85	55
August 25	89	55
August 26	95	55
August 27	102	57
August 28	102	62
August 29	97	57
August 30	87	58
August 31	97	57

September 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	96	61	0.00
September 2	92	57	0.00
September 3	85	55	0.00
September 4	89	52	0.00
September 5	93	56	0.00
September 6	91	53	0.00
September 7	88	53	0.00
September 8	91	54	0.00
September 9	88	54	0.00
September 10	92	54	0.00
September 11	94	54	0.00
September 12	85	56	0.00
September 13	81	57	0.00
September 14	85	54	0.00
September 15	86	53	0.00
September 16	86	54	0.00
September 17	88	52	0.00
September 18	88	56	0.00
September 19	85	57	0.00
September 20	87	55	0.00
September 21	86	51	0.00
September 22	83	51	0.00
September 23	80	48	0.00
September 24	71	51	0.25
September 25	71	53	0.00
September 26	83	52	0.00
September 27	78	58	0.00
September 28	77	54	0.00
September 29	77	51	0.00
September 30	87	51	0.00

October 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	85	51	0.00
October 2	72	56	0.01
October 3	71	50	0.00
October 4	71	46	0.00
October 5	80	49	0.00
October 6	82	53	0.00
October 7	72	55	0.51
October 8	73	49	0.00
October 9	79	52	0.00
October 10	73	57	0.43
October 11	71	50	0.01
October 12	69	48	0.00
October 13	68	43	0.00
October 14	73	46	0.00
October 15	79	47	0.00
October 16	77	44	0.00
October 17	80	48	0.00
October 18	85	48	0.00
October 19	84	53	0.00
October 20	85	51	0.00
October 21	85	51	0.00
October 22	86	52	0.00
October 23	86	51	0.00
October 24	79	52	0.00
October 25	76	52	0.00
October 26	71	53	0.00
October 27	72	57	0.41
October 28	70	57	1.20
October 29	69	51	0.00
October 30	72	47	0.00
October 31	76	46	0.00

November 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	77	47	0.00
November 2	79	47	0.00
November 3	77	50	0.00
November 4	74	50	0.00
November 5	66	56	0.07
November 6	75	54	0.00
November 7	75	51	0.00
November 8	73	52	0.00
November 9	74	49	0.00
November 10	72	60	0.00
November 11	73	53	0.00
November 12	68	60	2.08
November 13	65	61	1.73
November 14	67	59	0.00
November 15	73	61	0.01
November 16	72	62	0.28
November 17	68	52	0.19
November 18	65	48	0.00
November 19	64	47	0.00
November 20	67	56	0.00
November 21	63	57	0.68
November 22	69	60	0.02
November 23	72	61	0.03
November 24	66	46	0.00
November 25	61	46	0.00
November 26	55	49	n/a
November 27	55	49	1.00
November 28	62	46	0.00
November 29	62	38	0.00
November 30	57	41	0.00

December 1981 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	58	39	0.00
December 2	48	36	0.00
December 3	47	39	0.00
December 4	49	40	0.00
December 5	47	44	0.00
December 6	46	41	0.00
December 7	49	41	0.00
December 8	48	40	0.00
December 9	49	40	0.07
December 10	59	40	0.00
December 11	57	38	0.00
December 12	51	38	0.09
December 13	66	46	0.07
December 14	67	53	0.00
December 15	62	50	0.00
December 16	51	39	0.00
December 17	51	48	0.00
December 18	54	49	0.49
December 19	61	54	0.91
December 20	64	51	0.31
December 21	59	46	0.02
December 22	53	40	0.00
December 23	55	40	0.00
December 24	54	39	0.00
December 25	50	37	0.00
December 26	56	45	0.00
December 27	59	39	0.00
December 28	51	40	0.11
December 29	51	46	1.01
December 30	56	48	0.00
December 31	52	47	0.20

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Sacramento Executive Airport	location
1877–1947	Sacramento 5 ESE	location