Tower Weather in 1981

Historical record of Tower, Minnesota weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Tower Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 92 °F July 7
Lowest temperature -45 °F February 11
Highest daily low 66 °F July 8
Lowest daily high -9 °F January 4
Most daily precipitation 1.4 inches April 23
Most daily snow 5.0 inches November 26
Total annual precipitation 30.6 inches -
Total annual snow 46.5 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Tower in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 92 °F Jul 7
2 90 °F Jul 8
3 89 °F Jul 6
4 87 °F Jul 12
4 87 °F Jul 11
6 86 °F Jul 9
6 86 °F Jul 5
8 84 °F Sep 10
8 84 °F Jul 14
8 84 °F Jul 13
Lowest Temperatures in Tower in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 -45 °F February 11
2 -44 °F January 4
3 -39 °F February 12
4 -38 °F January 3
5 -35 °F February 3
6 -34 °F December 30
7 -32 °F January 8
8 -31 °F January 10
9 -28 °F February 10
9 -28 °F February 4
9 -28 °F January 11
9 -28 °F January 7
January 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
28 4 0.00 0.0
January 2
12 -19 0.00 0.0
January 3
-2 -38 0.00 0.0
January 4
-9 -44 0.00 0.0
January 5
11 -22 0.00 0.0
January 6
17 5 0.00 0.0
January 7
8 -28 0.00 0.0
January 8
2 -32 0.00 0.0
January 9
12 -13 0.00 0.0
January 10
1 -31 0.00 0.0
January 11
8 -28 0.00 0.0
January 12
27 -19 0.00 0.0
January 13
31 0 0.00 0.0
January 14
18 14 0.00 0.0
January 15
19 -7 0.05 1.0
January 16
12 -8 0.00 0.0
January 17
24 -4 0.00 0.0
January 18
36 2 0.00 0.0
January 19
47 -2 0.00 0.0
January 20
40 -8 0.00 0.0
January 21
35 -1 0.00 0.0
January 22
43 11 0.00 0.0
January 23
37 -3 0.00 0.0
January 24
45 8 0.00 0.0
January 25
47 29 0.00 0.0
January 26
49 14 0.00 0.0
January 27
18 -9 0.00 0.0
January 28
14 -1 0.00 0.0
January 29
12 -7 0.00 0.0
January 30
16 -22 0.00 0.0
January 31
25 9 0.00 0.0
February 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
25 2 0.33 5.0
February 2
7 -22 0.00 0.0
February 3
-8 -35 0.00 0.0
February 4
5 -28 0.00 0.0
February 5
11 -11 0.03 0.5
February 6
18 -2 0.05 1.0
February 7
21 7 0.06 1.0
February 8
22 -3 0.04 1.0
February 9
11 -20 0.00 0.0
February 10
3 -28 0.00 0.0
February 11
-7 -45 0.00 0.0
February 12
-3 -39 0.00 0.0
February 13
11 -27 0.00 0.0
February 14
25 -12 0.00 0.0
February 15
36 20 0.00 0.0
February 16
47 21 0.00 0.0
February 17
53 22 0.00 0.0
February 18
53 34 0.33 0.0
February 19
54 31 0.00 0.0
February 20
43 15 0.00 0.0
February 21
42 30 0.00 0.0
February 22
38 30 0.71 4.0
February 23
35 25 0.55 4.0
February 24
33 13 0.00 0.0
February 25
32 19 0.00 0.0
February 26
35 -2 0.00 0.0
February 27
36 16 0.00 0.0
February 28
31 25 0.19 1.0
March 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
33 8 0.00 0.0
March 2
30 2 0.00 0.0
March 3
26 -13 0.00 0.0
March 4
24 12 0.11 1.5
March 5
31 -14 0.00 0.0
March 6
23 -11 0.00 0.0
March 7
27 5 0.00 0.0
March 8
41 7 0.00 0.0
March 9
43 10 0.00 0.0
March 10
31 15 0.00 0.0
March 11
33 8 0.00 0.0
March 12
48 27 0.00 0.0
March 13
41 10 0.00 0.0
March 14
42 10 0.00 0.0
March 15
51 29 0.13 0.0
March 16
35 7 0.00 0.0
March 17
48 7 0.00 0.0
March 18
29 12 0.00 0.0
March 19
24 15 0.07 1.0
March 20
27 13 0.00 0.0
March 21
35 2 0.00 0.0
March 22
42 11 0.00 0.0
March 23
50 11 0.00 0.0
March 24
44 11 0.00 0.0
March 25
53 26 0.00 0.0
March 26
53 32 0.18 0.0
March 27
48 20 0.00 0.0
March 28
48 33 0.17 0.0
March 29
63 34 0.45 0.0
March 30
39 32 0.05 0.0
March 31
39 29 0.00 0.0
April 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
45 29 0.34 n/a
April 2
47 23 0.00 0.0
April 3
62 29 0.05 n/a
April 4
41 22 0.03 1.0
April 5
43 14 0.00 0.0
April 6
46 13 0.00 0.0
April 7
51 29 0.05 n/a
April 8
58 22 0.00 n/a
April 9
55 18 0.00 n/a
April 10
61 32 0.15 n/a
April 11
62 25 0.00 n/a
April 12
45 22 0.00 n/a
April 13
62 34 0.41 n/a
April 14
42 15 0.55 n/a
April 15
47 13 0.00 n/a
April 16
59 38 0.00 n/a
April 17
63 42 0.29 n/a
April 18
57 18 0.00 n/a
April 19
56 30 0.00 n/a
April 20
46 13 0.00 n/a
April 21
46 23 0.00 n/a
April 22
45 29 0.33 n/a
April 23
48 30 1.42 n/a
April 24
34 30 0.43 n/a
April 25
45 33 0.00 n/a
April 26
49 29 0.12 n/a
April 27
65 28 0.82 n/a
April 28
44 36 0.21 n/a
April 29
55 33 0.01 n/a
April 30
60 33 0.02 n/a
May 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
42 28 0.40 0.0
May 2
57 29 0.00 0.0
May 3
69 45 0.02 0.0
May 4
69 45 0.00 0.0
May 5
59 35 0.00 0.0
May 6
56 20 0.00 0.0
May 7
62 23 0.00 0.0
May 8
67 29 0.00 0.0
May 9
61 26 0.31 0.0
May 10
41 13 0.00 0.0
May 11
54 21 0.00 0.0
May 12
59 22 0.00 0.0
May 13
66 23 0.00 0.0
May 14
71 28 0.00 0.0
May 15
71 27 0.00 0.0
May 16
75 38 0.00 0.0
May 17
65 32 0.00 0.0
May 18
60 17 0.00 0.0
May 19
69 23 0.00 0.0
May 20
77 32 0.00 0.0
May 21
80 30 0.00 0.0
May 22
80 52 0.04 0.0
May 23
79 52 0.00 0.0
May 24
67 53 0.66 0.0
May 25
66 48 0.45 0.0
May 26
55 43 0.17 0.0
May 27
59 28 0.00 0.0
May 28
72 46 0.00 0.0
May 29
71 43 0.00 0.0
May 30
71 37 0.12 0.0
May 31
58 24 0.00 0.0
June 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
68 48 0.28 0.0
June 2
54 40 0.82 0.0
June 3
66 48 0.35 0.0
June 4
72 37 0.00 0.0
June 5
79 49 0.09 0.0
June 6
77 40 0.00 0.0
June 7
70 50 0.00 0.0
June 8
75 48 0.18 0.0
June 9
68 35 0.00 0.0
June 10
72 35 0.00 0.0
June 11
70 32 0.08 0.0
June 12
76 35 0.00 0.0
June 13
78 54 0.25 0.0
June 14
65 55 0.01 0.0
June 15
76 52 0.02 0.0
June 16
72 42 0.02 0.0
June 17
71 42 0.05 0.0
June 18
76 48 0.07 0.0
June 19
62 32 0.12 0.0
June 20
68 34 0.45 0.0
June 21
66 50 0.00 0.0
June 22
70 45 1.30 0.0
June 23
65 39 0.01 0.0
June 24
63 50 0.34 0.0
June 25
72 40 0.47 0.0
June 26
70 39 0.05 0.0
June 27
75 41 0.00 0.0
June 28
75 58 1.20 0.0
June 29
70 52 0.46 0.0
June 30
72 34 0.00 0.0
July 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
74 40 0.00 0.0
July 2
79 42 0.00 0.0
July 3
81 53 0.05 0.0
July 4
79 45 0.00 0.0
July 5
86 42 0.00 0.0
July 6
89 52 0.00 0.0
July 7
92 60 0.00 0.0
July 8
90 66 0.00 0.0
July 9
86 35 0.14 0.0
July 10
82 40 0.00 0.0
July 11
87 53 0.06 0.0
July 12
87 55 0.00 0.0
July 13
84 44 0.00 0.0
July 14
84 57 0.25 0.0
July 15
68 57 0.05 0.0
July 16
68 43 0.00 0.0
July 17
76 55 0.78 0.0
July 18
77 47 0.16 0.0
July 19
82 50 0.00 0.0
July 20
82 55 0.00 0.0
July 21
81 52 0.00 0.0
July 22
72 34 0.00 0.0
July 23
73 47 0.05 0.0
July 24
69 53 0.16 0.0
July 25
73 52 0.24 0.0
July 26
64 37 0.00 0.0
July 27
74 35 0.00 0.0
July 28
78 40 0.00 0.0
July 29
78 39 0.00 0.0
July 30
74 53 0.00 0.0
July 31
73 60 0.11 0.0
August 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
78 65 0.11 0.0
August 2
79 46 0.00 0.0
August 3
81 57 0.02 0.0
August 4
77 53 0.91 0.0
August 5
82 51 0.36 0.0
August 6
81 59 0.00 0.0
August 7
75 60 0.02 0.0
August 8
76 47 0.02 0.0
August 9
77 47 0.64 0.0
August 10
68 49 0.03 0.0
August 11
70 41 0.19 0.0
August 12
79 49 0.00 0.0
August 13
83 60 0.00 0.0
August 14
80 62 0.00 0.0
August 15
83 50 0.00 0.0
August 16
66 33 0.00 0.0
August 17
72 29 0.00 0.0
August 18
74 38 0.00 0.0
August 19
76 40 0.00 0.0
August 20
78 40 0.00 0.0
August 21
76 55 0.12 0.0
August 22
68 58 0.03 0.0
August 23
79 52 0.00 0.0
August 24
82 61 0.00 0.0
August 25
72 55 0.00 0.0
August 26
67 54 0.00 0.0
August 27
79 41 0.00 0.0
August 28
77 33 0.00 0.0
August 29
77 40 0.00 0.0
August 30
77 44 0.00 0.0
August 31
80 55 0.00 0.0
September 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
72 49 0.82 0.0
September 2
62 32 0.04 0.0
September 3
70 46 0.00 0.0
September 4
60 30 0.00 0.0
September 5
66 31 0.00 0.0
September 6
74 46 0.00 0.0
September 7
63 55 0.57 0.0
September 8
68 45 0.00 0.0
September 9
72 41 0.00 0.0
September 10
84 40 0.00 0.0
September 11
79 51 0.00 0.0
September 12
74 33 0.00 0.0
September 13
79 40 0.00 0.0
September 14
73 28 0.00 0.0
September 15
66 32 0.00 0.0
September 16
57 40 0.00 0.0
September 17
56 29 0.00 0.0
September 18
54 32 0.00 0.0
September 19
72 27 0.00 0.0
September 20
64 21 0.00 0.0
September 21
62 36 0.00 0.0
September 22
60 24 0.00 0.0
September 23
59 25 0.00 0.0
September 24
54 43 0.02 0.0
September 25
66 47 0.00 0.0
September 26
56 48 0.20 0.0
September 27
59 35 0.81 0.0
September 28
46 24 0.05 0.0
September 29
44 24 0.00 0.0
September 30
48 34 0.12 0.0
October 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
42 30 1.00 3.0
October 2
41 17 0.00 0.0
October 3
56 24 0.00 0.0
October 4
60 38 0.62 0.0
October 5
48 42 0.30 0.0
October 6
46 36 0.36 0.0
October 7
51 22 0.00 0.0
October 8
57 28 0.00 0.0
October 9
53 37 0.00 0.0
October 10
58 40 0.40 0.0
October 11
55 34 0.02 0.0
October 12
55 41 0.00 0.0
October 13
60 42 0.47 0.0
October 14
53 41 0.27 0.0
October 15
52 34 0.00 0.0
October 16
53 30 0.00 0.0
October 17
60 40 0.68 0.0
October 18
50 28 0.46 0.0
October 19
37 17 0.00 0.0
October 20
65 33 0.20 0.0
October 21
40 16 0.00 0.0
October 22
30 9 0.00 0.0
October 23
29 12 0.08 1.5
October 24
29 11 0.02 1.0
October 25
30 19 0.07 2.0
October 26
31 -1 0.00 0.0
October 27
43 23 0.00 0.0
October 28
44 23 0.00 0.0
October 29
45 33 0.00 0.0
October 30
57 43 0.00 0.0
October 31
59 38 0.00 0.0
November 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
55 19 0.00 0.0
November 2
68 27 0.00 0.0
November 3
62 21 0.00 0.0
November 4
63 24 0.00 0.0
November 5
58 35 0.00 0.0
November 6
41 21 0.00 0.0
November 7
49 18 0.00 0.0
November 8
60 22 0.00 0.0
November 9
35 5 0.00 0.0
November 10
35 22 0.00 0.0
November 11
38 21 0.00 0.0
November 12
57 23 0.00 0.0
November 13
58 35 0.00 0.0
November 14
60 36 0.00 0.0
November 15
51 28 0.00 0.0
November 16
51 39 0.00 0.0
November 17
51 32 0.00 0.0
November 18
36 25 0.00 0.0
November 19
30 22 0.00 0.0
November 20
26 18 0.04 1.0
November 21
26 13 0.00 0.0
November 22
29 -4 0.00 0.0
November 23
37 9 0.00 0.0
November 24
35 22 0.00 0.0
November 25
31 26 0.00 0.0
November 26
34 28 0.33 5.0
November 27
35 23 0.03 1.0
November 28
27 20 0.00 0.0
November 29
29 20 0.00 0.0
November 30
30 23 0.00 0.0
December 1981 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
39 12 0.00 0.0
December 2
31 24 0.01 1.0
December 3
29 21 0.00 0.0
December 4
31 8 0.00 0.0
December 5
27 3 0.00 0.0
December 6
31 5 0.00 0.0
December 7
31 22 0.00 0.0
December 8
28 17 0.00 0.0
December 9
20 -19 0.00 0.0
December 10
21 -16 0.00 0.0
December 11
21 -10 0.00 0.0
December 12
27 18 0.19 3.0
December 13
29 16 0.00 0.0
December 14
21 7 0.00 0.0
December 15
15 -10 0.00 0.0
December 16
9 -13 0.00 0.0
December 17
9 -20 0.00 0.0
December 18
7 -3 0.00 0.0
December 19
7 -13 0.00 0.0
December 20
18 -5 0.00 0.0
December 21
30 10 0.31 4.0
December 22
35 18 0.00 0.0
December 23
21 4 0.00 0.0
December 24
12 -8 0.00 0.0
December 25
13 1 0.00 0.0
December 26
18 -16 0.00 0.0
December 27
22 3 0.00 0.0
December 28
20 -14 0.00 0.0
December 29
6 -22 0.00 0.0
December 30
7 -34 0.00 0.0
December 31
6 -26 0.13 2.0
Weather Station Details
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1895–2024 Tower 2S location