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Thunder Bay Weather in 1981

Historical record of Thunder Bay, Ontario weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Thunder Bay Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 32.8 °C July 6
Lowest temperature -36.9 °C February 12
Highest daily low 17.6 °C July 31
Lowest daily high -25.1 °C January 3
Most daily precipitation 5.8 cm August 31
Most daily snow 23.0 cm February 22
Total annual precipitation 63.0 cm -
Total annual snow 149.1 cm -
What was the hottest temperature in Thunder Bay in 1981?
The highest temperature recorded in Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1981 was 32.8 °C which happened on July 6.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Highest Temperatures in Thunder Bay in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 32.8 °C Jul 6
2 32.3 °C Jul 10
3 32.0 °C Jul 7
4 31.2 °C Jul 8
4 31.2 °C Jul 5
6 30.8 °C Jul 31
7 30.4 °C Jul 12
8 30.2 °C Aug 14
9 29.3 °C May 21
9 29.3 °C May 20
What was the coldest temperature in Thunder Bay in 1981?
The lowest temperature recorded in Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1981 was -36.9 °C which happened on Feb 12.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Lowest Temperatures in Thunder Bay in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 -36.9 °C February 12
2 -32.5 °C February 11
3 -32.1 °C February 13
4 -31.8 °C January 2
5 -31.4 °C December 30
6 -31.3 °C January 4
7 -31.2 °C January 3
8 -29.9 °C February 10
9 -28.2 °C February 2
10 -27.9 °C January 8
January 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
January 1
 -2.6 -24.8 0.00 0.0
January 2
 -22.2 -31.8 0.00 0.0
January 3
 -25.1 -31.2 0.00 0.0
January 4
 -18.1 -31.3 0.00 0.0
January 5
 -10.5 -24.3 0.15 2.4
January 6
 -7.8 -22.9 0.04 0.4
January 7
 -16.0 -26.6 0.00 0.0
January 8
 -12.4 -27.9 0.00 0.0
January 9
 -14.2 -22.7 0.00 0.0
January 10
 -14.4 -25.7 0.00 0.0
January 11
 -11.2 -24.4 0.00 0.0
January 12
 -6.2 -16.2 0.00 0.0
January 13
 -6.2 -9.5 0.00 0.2
January 14
 -5.6 -14.2 0.04 1.3
January 15
 -11.0 -16.2 0.00 0.0
January 16
 -11.0 -15.8 0.00 0.0
January 17
 0.6 -18.9 0.00 0.0
January 18
 4.5 -8.3 0.00 0.0
January 19
 2.7 -15.4 0.00 0.0
January 20
 -4.2 -16.3 0.00 0.0
January 21
 2.9 -12.6 0.00 0.0
January 22
 2.1 -3.2 0.00 0.0
January 23
 4.3 -8.7 0.00 0.0
January 24
 -0.4 -14.1 0.00 0.0
January 25
 2.8 -7.8 0.00 0.0
January 26
 0.9 -20.0 0.09 1.2
January 27
 -10.5 -24.3 0.00 0.0
January 28
 -10.7 -21.3 0.06 0.8
January 29
 -8.1 -22.6 0.00 0.0
January 30
 -4.1 -21.6 0.00 0.0
January 31
 -1.6 -19.4 0.19 2.4
February 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
February 1
 -4.2 -21.4 0.52 6.4
February 2
 -20.3 -28.2 0.00 0.0
February 3
 -17.1 -26.2 0.00 0.0
February 4
 -13.6 -27.2 0.00 0.0
February 5
 -7.5 -17.8 0.04 0.8
February 6
 -7.8 -19.8 0.00 0.0
February 7
 -7.1 -18.0 0.13 2.6
February 8
 -11.1 -19.6 0.00 0.0
February 9
 -14.0 -25.3 0.00 0.2
February 10
 -18.9 -29.9 0.04 0.6
February 11
 -22.1 -32.5 0.00 0.0
February 12
 -15.6 -36.9 0.00 0.0
February 13
 -12.3 -32.1 0.12 1.5
February 14
 -3.6 -23.9 0.00 0.0
February 15
 6.6 -12.8 0.04 0.0
February 16
 9.1 -2.3 0.14 0.0
February 17
 8.0 -1.4 0.38 0.0
February 18
 4.2 0.6 0.31 0.0
February 19
 6.6 -2.0 0.00 0.0
February 20
 4.4 -1.2 0.00 0.0
February 21
 3.0 -1.3 0.00 0.0
February 22
 1.4 0.3 3.05 23.0
February 23
 2.9 -0.4 0.19 0.2
February 24
 0.6 -4.6 0.00 0.0
February 25
 -2.4 -5.6 0.00 0.0
February 26
 -4.0 -6.5 0.00 0.0
February 27
 -0.4 -4.4 0.57 3.8
February 28
 1.0 -5.8 0.03 0.3
March 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
March 1
 -0.3 -8.9 0.10 2.0
March 2
 -6.5 -16.4 0.00 0.0
March 3
 -5.7 -22.5 0.52 6.5
March 4
 -1.9 -17.1 0.00 0.0
March 5
 -6.0 -14.6 0.08 1.9
March 6
 -2.1 -16.8 0.00 0.0
March 7
 4.1 -5.7 0.00 0.0
March 8
 4.6 -0.9 0.00 0.0
March 9
 2.4 -3.8 0.02 0.6
March 10
 -1.0 -6.0 0.08 1.2
March 11
 5.8 -4.5 0.00 0.0
March 12
 4.6 -5.2 0.00 0.0
March 13
 -1.8 -8.0 0.00 0.0
March 14
 10.2 -7.8 0.00 0.0
March 15
 1.1 -11.7 0.00 0.0
March 16
 3.0 -13.2 0.00 0.2
March 17
 -2.2 -13.1 0.00 0.2
March 18
 -4.2 -8.2 0.00 0.0
March 19
 -1.7 -8.2 0.02 0.6
March 20
 -0.2 -4.4 0.00 0.0
March 21
 3.8 -3.8 0.00 0.0
March 22
 8.0 -6.0 0.00 0.0
March 23
 7.4 -4.9 0.00 0.0
March 24
 9.3 -6.9 0.00 0.0
March 25
 5.7 -7.7 0.00 0.0
March 26
 5.7 -3.0 0.00 0.0
March 27
 9.7 -5.6 0.00 0.0
March 28
 6.2 -3.1 1.28 0.0
March 29
 5.8 0.7 0.18 0.0
March 30
 6.4 2.3 0.16 0.0
March 31
 2.8 -0.5 0.87 0.0
April 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
April 1
 8.0 1.1 0.04 0.0
April 2
 7.0 -2.9 0.00 0.0
April 3
 5.0 -1.6 1.30 1.9
April 4
 -1.4 -6.8 0.50 5.6
April 5
 6.9 -5.1 0.00 0.0
April 6
 10.6 -7.3 0.00 0.0
April 7
 16.5 1.0 0.00 0.0
April 8
 12.6 -0.6 0.00 0.0
April 9
 16.6 -2.2 0.00 0.0
April 10
 18.5 1.2 0.22 0.0
April 11
 8.0 -2.0 0.00 0.0
April 12
 5.0 -4.5 0.00 0.0
April 13
 6.8 -1.6 1.07 0.0
April 14
 2.5 -5.4 0.00 0.0
April 15
 13.8 -7.4 0.00 0.0
April 16
 19.9 0.9 0.06 0.0
April 17
 18.4 -4.4 0.00 0.0
April 18
 9.5 -4.7 0.00 0.0
April 19
 6.2 -4.7 0.00 0.0
April 20
 3.4 -7.8 0.00 0.0
April 21
 6.9 -3.5 0.06 0.0
April 22
 3.1 1.3 0.24 0.0
April 23
 4.1 1.3 1.33 0.0
April 24
 8.2 0.5 0.00 0.0
April 25
 8.4 -1.4 0.00 0.0
April 26
 8.0 -1.0 0.06 0.2
April 27
 10.3 -2.2 0.02 0.0
April 28
 9.8 -0.9 0.00 0.0
April 29
 16.1 -2.4 0.04 0.0
April 30
 8.0 -1.2 0.00 0.0
May 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
May 1
 12.9 -3.4 0.00 0.0
May 2
 9.3 -1.2 1.58 0.0
May 3
 12.3 3.6 0.24 0.0
May 4
 10.7 6.1 0.10 0.0
May 5
 12.6 -0.9 0.08 0.0
May 6
 16.6 -2.3 0.00 0.0
May 7
 19.5 -1.2 0.00 0.0
May 8
 18.5 0.7 0.00 0.0
May 9
 6.7 -4.1 0.54 8.8
May 10
 7.9 -6.4 0.00 0.0
May 11
 14.6 -4.5 0.00 0.0
May 12
 17.4 -1.4 0.00 0.0
May 13
 18.0 2.3 0.00 0.0
May 14
 19.9 -0.2 0.00 0.0
May 15
 21.6 0.8 0.00 0.0
May 16
 9.9 -1.7 0.00 0.0
May 17
 12.5 -4.5 0.00 0.0
May 18
 18.7 -3.1 0.00 0.0
May 19
 24.8 -0.7 0.00 0.0
May 20
 29.3 5.8 0.00 0.0
May 21
 29.3 6.5 0.00 0.0
May 22
 17.7 5.6 0.00 0.0
May 23
 16.6 9.4 0.23 0.0
May 24
 12.8 9.4 2.33 0.0
May 25
 12.6 8.6 0.31 0.0
May 26
 16.8 3.2 0.00 0.0
May 27
 22.1 1.0 0.00 0.0
May 28
 23.3 5.7 0.06 0.0
May 29
 21.4 5.6 0.48 0.0
May 30
 14.5 2.2 0.00 0.0
May 31
 20.5 0.6 0.00 0.0
June 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
June 1
 9.5 6.5 2.35 0.0
June 2
 15.4 7.6 1.63 0.0
June 3
 19.4 10.9 3.10 0.0
June 4
 26.7 7.3 0.00 0.0
June 5
 27.4 10.0 0.19 0.0
June 6
 20.4 8.0 0.00 0.0
June 7
 13.0 4.4 1.06 0.0
June 8
 23.0 7.1 0.08 0.0
June 9
 21.4 8.0 0.24 0.0
June 10
 21.1 7.0 0.16 0.0
June 11
 24.5 5.3 0.28 0.0
June 12
 24.3 8.2 0.09 0.0
June 13
 13.5 10.0 0.85 0.0
June 14
 14.7 9.9 0.48 0.0
June 15
 23.4 12.0 0.00 0.0
June 16
 18.4 7.6 0.00 0.0
June 17
 23.4 6.0 0.46 0.0
June 18
 19.3 7.0 0.38 0.0
June 19
 21.1 2.6 0.00 0.0
June 20
 10.9 7.5 0.96 0.0
June 21
 16.6 8.5 0.00 0.0
June 22
 19.6 7.7 0.00 0.0
June 23
 19.8 5.0 0.00 0.0
June 24
 12.0 8.4 2.36 0.0
June 25
 21.0 9.4 0.00 0.0
June 26
 23.0 4.9 0.00 0.0
June 27
 22.2 8.4 0.00 0.0
June 28
 18.4 11.6 1.63 0.0
June 29
 24.9 9.1 0.72 0.0
June 30
 19.3 5.4 0.00 0.0
July 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
July 1
 19.9 5.8 0.00 0.0
July 2
 20.0 7.0 0.00 0.0
July 3
 16.6 12.3 0.32 0.0
July 4
 24.2 13.0 0.00 0.0
July 5
 31.2 11.3 0.00 0.0
July 6
 32.8 15.8 0.00 0.0
July 7
 32.0 15.0 0.00 0.0
July 8
 31.2 16.4 0.03 0.0
July 9
 29.2 12.7 0.00 0.0
July 10
 32.3 10.7 0.00 0.0
July 11
 28.4 15.3 0.00 0.0
July 12
 30.4 13.8 0.00 0.0
July 13
 28.3 14.1 0.00 0.0
July 14
 23.0 10.7 0.00 0.0
July 15
 22.5 7.9 0.00 0.0
July 16
 25.4 10.8 0.00 0.0
July 17
 19.8 13.8 0.32 0.0
July 18
 21.5 12.8 0.00 0.0
July 19
 23.4 12.8 0.00 0.0
July 20
 19.5 10.1 0.03 0.0
July 21
 21.2 5.2 0.00 0.0
July 22
 24.3 6.3 0.00 0.0
July 23
 24.3 5.9 0.00 0.0
July 24
 23.9 15.0 0.04 0.0
July 25
 19.4 8.2 0.00 0.0
July 26
 21.3 6.1 0.00 0.0
July 27
 24.2 6.0 0.00 0.0
July 28
 25.1 8.3 0.00 0.0
July 29
 27.7 9.1 0.00 0.0
July 30
 24.6 13.5 0.00 0.0
July 31
 30.8 17.6 0.00 0.0
August 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
August 1
 27.8 15.2 0.00 0.0
August 2
 24.0 10.2 0.00 0.0
August 3
 22.8 14.5 0.04 0.0
August 4
 27.6 15.2 0.02 0.0
August 5
 27.5 11.7 0.00 0.0
August 6
 19.1 16.3 0.36 0.0
August 7
 25.8 15.6 1.03 0.0
August 8
 27.7 13.8 0.19 0.0
August 9
 23.0 15.6 0.58 0.0
August 10
 22.0 12.0 0.00 0.0
August 11
 27.7 9.8 0.00 0.0
August 12
 27.1 12.9 0.00 0.0
August 13
 20.1 15.3 0.00 0.0
August 14
 30.2 14.9 0.35 0.0
August 15
 18.3 9.4 0.00 0.0
August 16
 23.5 5.8 0.00 0.0
August 17
 26.0 4.2 0.00 0.0
August 18
 26.4 7.8 0.00 0.0
August 19
 25.6 8.1 0.00 0.0
August 20
 27.2 8.0 0.00 0.0
August 21
 26.6 9.5 0.00 0.0
August 22
 26.5 9.8 0.00 0.0
August 23
 26.9 15.1 0.00 0.0
August 24
 19.7 7.7 0.00 0.0
August 25
 22.1 5.1 0.00 0.0
August 26
 25.0 11.0 0.00 0.0
August 27
 22.2 7.4 0.00 0.0
August 28
 22.3 6.1 0.00 0.0
August 29
 19.4 12.8 0.20 0.0
August 30
 22.8 14.0 0.00 0.0
August 31
 20.0 14.6 5.79 0.0
September 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
September 1
 18.2 10.1 0.03 0.0
September 2
 16.8 5.7 0.00 0.0
September 3
 23.3 6.8 0.00 0.0
September 4
 17.5 9.3 0.00 0.0
September 5
 16.1 2.3 0.00 0.0
September 6
 15.4 6.7 0.00 0.0
September 7
 20.9 8.5 1.36 0.0
September 8
 18.0 4.0 0.00 0.0
September 9
 28.5 3.0 0.00 0.0
September 10
 21.0 9.9 0.00 0.0
September 11
 25.1 7.0 0.04 0.0
September 12
 27.5 6.3 0.00 0.0
September 13
 23.0 9.0 0.04 0.0
September 14
 20.6 4.0 0.00 0.0
September 15
 12.5 1.5 0.00 0.0
September 16
 13.9 2.3 0.00 0.0
September 17
 17.0 4.5 0.00 0.0
September 18
 25.6 6.8 0.00 0.0
September 19
 14.9 4.2 0.00 0.0
September 20
 14.6 0.2 0.00 0.0
September 21
 11.5 -1.4 0.00 0.0
September 22
 11.1 -4.0 0.00 0.0
September 23
 15.8 -2.9 0.02 0.0
September 24
 18.8 7.5 0.13 0.0
September 25
 13.1 8.3 0.02 0.0
September 26
 16.5 10.4 0.94 0.0
September 27
 11.1 1.8 0.11 0.0
September 28
 10.2 -1.7 0.00 0.0
September 29
 7.5 0.9 0.00 0.0
September 30
 6.6 1.7 1.12 0.0
October 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
October 1
 3.9 -3.5 2.11 12.9
October 2
 11.1 -5.5 0.00 0.0
October 3
 11.2 -4.0 0.00 0.0
October 4
 8.6 6.6 0.31 0.0
October 5
 12.8 4.6 0.78 0.0
October 6
 10.3 3.1 0.12 0.0
October 7
 14.0 -1.1 0.00 0.0
October 8
 9.8 -0.8 0.05 0.0
October 9
 11.4 6.0 0.00 0.0
October 10
 8.5 6.8 0.16 0.0
October 11
 9.1 6.6 0.00 0.0
October 12
 12.4 6.1 0.00 0.0
October 13
 13.6 8.8 1.64 0.0
October 14
 11.8 7.3 0.15 0.0
October 15
 10.5 0.7 0.00 0.0
October 16
 14.7 -1.6 0.00 0.0
October 17
 11.7 4.5 0.86 0.0
October 18
 8.9 -3.4 0.06 0.0
October 19
 5.3 -8.3 0.14 1.4
October 20
 4.2 -5.3 0.06 0.6
October 21
 0.3 -5.1 0.00 0.2
October 22
 1.0 -5.5 0.32 3.9
October 23
 -1.9 -9.5 0.00 0.0
October 24
 1.4 -8.2 0.22 2.6
October 25
 1.1 -10.1 0.06 1.0
October 26
 5.7 -13.3 0.00 0.0
October 27
 9.2 -3.5 0.00 0.0
October 28
 4.8 -5.5 0.00 0.0
October 29
 8.0 4.1 0.10 0.0
October 30
 13.4 5.5 0.00 0.0
October 31
 13.9 2.0 0.00 0.0
November 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
November 1
 17.7 -5.6 0.00 0.0
November 2
 13.1 -2.3 0.00 0.0
November 3
 18.3 -4.9 0.00 0.0
November 4
 9.8 -3.3 0.00 0.0
November 5
 10.8 0.4 0.00 0.0
November 6
 6.1 -5.1 0.00 0.0
November 7
 15.2 -7.0 0.00 0.0
November 8
 7.5 -5.5 0.00 0.0
November 9
 2.8 -9.2 0.00 0.0
November 10
 5.3 -2.1 0.06 0.6
November 11
 1.9 -4.9 0.00 0.0
November 12
 12.5 -3.8 0.00 0.0
November 13
 13.7 -4.0 0.00 0.0
November 14
 10.0 0.9 0.00 0.0
November 15
 9.2 5.5 0.02 0.0
November 16
 7.6 0.6 0.18 0.0
November 17
 6.3 -0.4 0.00 0.0
November 18
 1.4 -1.2 0.00 0.0
November 19
 -1.0 -4.3 0.00 0.0
November 20
 -2.6 -6.0 0.06 0.6
November 21
 -3.0 -13.7 0.00 0.0
November 22
 -1.6 -14.6 0.00 0.0
November 23
 2.8 -13.4 0.00 0.0
November 24
 0.5 -8.7 0.03 0.6
November 25
 2.2 -1.4 0.50 1.6
November 26
 2.8 0.1 1.41 6.6
November 27
 0.2 -3.1 0.10 1.0
November 28
 -1.1 -5.6 0.00 0.0
November 29
 0.2 -3.6 0.00 0.0
November 30
 2.9 -6.9 0.00 0.0
December 1981 Thunder Bay Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
December 1
 2.4 -6.4 0.11 1.4
December 2
 0.2 -2.2 0.02 0.6
December 3
 -1.1 -5.7 0.37 4.7
December 4
 -1.3 -5.8 0.08 0.8
December 5
 -2.3 -12.3 0.00 0.0
December 6
 1.3 -10.5 0.00 0.0
December 7
 0.1 -5.1 0.00 0.0
December 8
 -3.9 -12.3 0.00 0.0
December 9
 -5.9 -15.3 0.00 0.0
December 10
 -7.2 -17.4 0.00 0.0
December 11
 -4.7 -18.8 0.00 0.0
December 12
 1.8 -6.8 0.08 1.2
December 13
 -0.8 -6.1 0.00 0.0
December 14
 -6.0 -10.3 0.03 0.3
December 15
 -8.5 -11.5 0.00 0.0
December 16
 -9.0 -16.6 0.00 0.0
December 17
 -9.2 -17.7 0.00 0.0
December 18
 -9.5 -17.1 0.00 0.0
December 19
 -10.8 -22.7 0.00 0.0
December 20
 -1.1 -22.1 0.30 3.0
December 21
 0.9 -3.0 0.18 2.0
December 22
 0.6 -7.5 0.16 2.5
December 23
 -6.5 -12.8 0.06 1.2
December 24
 -12.7 -22.9 0.00 0.0
December 25
 -10.4 -26.1 0.02 0.4
December 26
 -2.8 -26.0 0.40 4.9
December 27
 -0.6 -6.8 0.74 8.7
December 28
 -5.8 -19.9 0.00 0.0
December 29
 -13.4 -27.5 0.00 0.0
December 30
 -9.8 -31.4 0.28 3.6
December 31
 -8.8 -22.8 0.20 2.4
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