Santa Barbara Weather in 1981

Historical record of Santa Barbara, California weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Santa Barbara Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 100 °F June 16
Lowest temperature 35 °F February 2
Highest daily low 63 °F July 8
Lowest daily high 54 °F December 6
Most daily precipitation 1.9 inches March 1
Most daily snow none -
Total annual precipitation 18.1 inches -
Total annual snow none -
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 100 °F Jun 16
2 95 °F Jun 15
3 92 °F Jun 14
4 91 °F Jun 13
5 90 °F Jun 12
6 87 °F Oct 19
6 87 °F Oct 18
8 86 °F Jun 11
8 86 °F Jun 9
10 85 °F Nov 2
10 85 °F Jul 3
10 85 °F Jun 18
10 85 °F Apr 28
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 35 °F February 2
1 35 °F January 26
3 36 °F December 24
3 36 °F February 27
3 36 °F February 4
3 36 °F February 3
3 36 °F February 1
8 37 °F November 30
8 37 °F November 29
8 37 °F November 5
8 37 °F January 25
8 37 °F January 7
January 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
64 40 0.00
64 40 0.00
68 48 0.00
62 44 0.00
74 38 0.00
72 39 0.00
67 37 0.00
62 42 0.00
66 40 0.00
73 38 0.00
68 46 0.00
72 48 0.01
68 44 0.00
67 44 0.00
63 45 0.00
64 44 0.00
65 42 0.00
69 41 0.00
65 42 0.00
63 54 0.00
63 51 0.00
63 50 0.70
62 46 0.30
67 41 0.00
64 37 0.00
61 35 0.00
59 47 1.32
62 46 0.73
58 43 0.70
59 41 0.00
63 40 0.00
February 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
61 36 0.00
65 35 0.00
63 36 0.00
60 36 0.00
61 38 0.00
60 43 0.00
60 42 0.00
55 49 1.22
67 51 0.68
62 46 0.00
61 48 0.00
64 48 0.00
71 45 0.00
71 46 0.00
74 45 0.00
77 47 0.00
80 54 0.00
79 46 0.00
75 46 0.00
73 46 0.00
75 40 0.00
77 40 0.00
65 39 0.00
62 40 0.00
57 38 1.01
58 38 0.00
61 36 0.00
57 44 0.58
March 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
60 51 1.90
60 49 1.33
69 43 0.00
58 47 1.68
58 44 0.57
60 42 0.00
62 45 0.00
65 43 0.00
72 44 0.00
73 53 0.00
63 48 0.00
63 47 0.00
60 44 0.00
60 38 0.00
63 43 0.00
67 44 0.00
64 45 0.00
61 45 0.00
57 50 0.93
60 41 0.00
57 51 0.23
64 52 0.19
71 46 0.00
71 47 0.00
70 48 0.00
62 49 0.00
67 46 0.00
60 46 0.00
61 46 0.00
61 40 0.00
64 42 0.00
April 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
60 42 0.00
64 42 0.00
66 46 0.00
65 43 0.00
76 43 0.00
69 46 0.00
60 44 0.00
62 44 0.00
61 45 0.00
61 47 0.00
63 43 0.00
63 44 0.00
63 43 0.00
60 47 0.00
60 51 0.00
63 51 0.00
62 50 0.00
59 51 0.24
56 45 0.16
66 40 0.00
72 48 0.00
69 51 0.00
64 54 0.00
60 54 0.00
61 54 0.00
68 52 0.00
83 49 0.00
85 56 0.00
83 55 0.00
70 57 0.00
May 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
64 58 0.00
67 50 0.00
67 43 0.00
67 48 0.00
69 45 0.00
68 47 0.00
74 47 0.00
71 49 0.00
76 52 0.00
73 55 0.00
68 54 0.00
64 55 0.00
66 55 0.00
68 52 0.00
70 50 0.00
75 51 0.00
70 47 0.00
70 48 0.00
67 51 0.00
68 49 0.00
67 45 0.00
67 49 0.00
68 51 0.00
68 54 0.00
66 58 0.00
69 56 0.00
70 51 0.00
67 56 0.00
67 54 0.00
69 56 0.00
67 56 0.00
June 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
65 55 0.00
69 56 0.00
72 51 0.00
84 58 0.00
71 61 0.00
72 58 0.00
68 59 0.00
69 59 0.00
86 56 0.00
73 55 0.00
86 55 0.00
90 58 0.00
91 63 0.00
92 55 0.00
95 52 0.00
100 53 0.00
82 56 0.00
85 58 0.00
76 60 0.00
72 59 0.00
73 60 0.00
77 57 0.00
76 59 0.00
78 58 0.00
76 55 0.00
74 60 0.00
72 59 0.00
72 56 0.00
69 55 0.00
72 60 0.00
July 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
69 59 0.00
71 55 0.00
85 51 0.00
80 61 0.00
79 63 0.00
78 62 0.00
76 63 0.00
76 63 0.00
71 62 0.00
74 60 0.00
76 55 0.00
79 55 0.00
80 61 0.00
80 55 0.00
78 62 0.00
75 62 0.00
75 61 0.00
76 57 0.00
72 58 0.00
74 58 0.00
74 59 0.00
71 59 0.00
72 58 0.00
71 55 0.00
69 58 0.00
72 56 0.00
71 56 0.00
69 56 0.00
70 58 0.00
70 57 0.00
72 57 0.00
August 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
73 52 0.00
78 54 0.00
77 56 0.00
74 58 0.00
73 56 0.00
71 58 0.00
74 60 0.00
70 60 0.00
71 59 0.00
76 61 0.00
74 60 0.00
72 59 0.00
76 58 0.00
75 55 0.00
74 56 0.00
76 62 0.00
74 57 0.00
73 61 0.00
75 59 0.00
81 53 0.00
82 54 0.00
76 55 0.00
76 57 0.00
78 52 0.00
84 56 0.00
84 61 0.00
83 59 0.00
74 59 0.00
71 58 0.00
69 57 0.00
73 58 0.00
September 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
71 57 0.00
71 57 0.00
71 57 0.00
68 57 0.00
69 59 0.00
73 58 0.00
73 57 0.00
76 57 0.00
77 56 0.00
70 59 0.00
72 59 0.00
72 59 0.00
74 59 0.00
75 55 0.00
77 56 0.00
79 57 0.00
82 57 0.00
76 56 0.00
79 57 0.00
74 55 0.00
69 54 0.00
70 52 0.00
73 56 0.00
70 53 0.00
73 49 0.00
68 56 0.00
68 56 0.00
69 54 0.00
70 54 0.00
70 48 0.00
October 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
73 57 0.17
69 51 0.00
67 58 0.00
69 51 0.00
70 48 0.00
73 49 0.00
79 50 0.00
71 50 0.00
72 50 0.00
69 52 0.00
72 50 0.00
66 44 0.00
66 39 0.00
64 42 0.00
67 42 0.00
67 41 0.00
79 41 0.00
87 47 0.00
87 49 0.00
72 48 0.00
64 50 0.00
64 49 0.00
64 45 0.00
61 50 0.00
66 50 0.00
63 51 0.00
67 46 0.00
65 50 0.68
70 48 0.02
73 47 0.00
76 41 0.00
November 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
83 42 0.00
85 45 0.00
71 43 0.00
63 49 0.00
63 37 0.01
65 48 0.00
67 50 0.00
74 47 0.00
67 44 0.00
72 43 0.00
71 45 0.00
65 49 0.00
65 54 0.11
64 58 0.54
67 59 0.00
67 57 0.00
71 53 0.02
68 43 0.00
70 43 0.00
68 40 0.00
68 42 0.00
69 49 0.00
60 50 0.00
66 50 0.00
67 45 0.00
59 41 0.28
58 40 0.78
58 42 0.23
64 37 0.00
64 37 0.00
December 1981 Santa Barbara Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
67 41 0.00
67 40 0.00
70 40 0.00
65 44 0.00
61 42 0.00
54 39 0.00
60 38 0.00
68 39 0.00
58 43 0.00
63 46 0.00
62 42 0.00
63 43 0.00
62 47 0.00
72 42 0.00
70 41 0.00
67 43 0.00
66 42 0.00
63 45 0.00
63 48 0.00
61 46 0.02
66 50 0.00
69 49 0.00
65 41 0.00
62 36 0.00
62 38 0.00
60 40 0.00
71 46 0.00
65 40 0.00
62 39 0.20
62 49 0.48
58 47 0.04
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1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
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