Washington D.C. Weather in 1981

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

Jump to Month:

Year:

1981 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	July 9
Lowest temperature	11 °F	January 13
Highest daily low	82 °F	July 9
Lowest daily high	22 °F	January 12
Most daily precipitation	1.6 inches	July 4
Most daily snow	2.7 inches	January 1
Total annual precipitation	30.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	5.9 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1981 was 98 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Jul 9
1	98 °F	Jun 25
3	97 °F	Jul 20
3	97 °F	Jun 22
3	97 °F	Jun 15
6	96 °F	Jun 16
7	95 °F	Jul 19
8	94 °F	Sep 14
8	94 °F	Aug 5
8	94 °F	Jul 21
8	94 °F	Jul 8

What was the coldest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1981 was 11 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	11 °F	January 13
1	11 °F	January 12
3	13 °F	January 4
4	14 °F	January 5
5	15 °F	January 11
5	15 °F	January 9
7	16 °F	December 21
7	16 °F	February 12
7	16 °F	January 10
10	17 °F	January 8

January 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	34	27	0.14	2.7
January 2	40	27	0.00	0.0
January 3	40	25	0.00	0.0
January 4	25	13	0.00	0.0
January 5	29	14	0.00	0.0
January 6	42	18	0.00	0.0
January 7	41	20	0.05	0.6
January 8	27	17	0.00	0.0
January 9	31	15	0.00	0.0
January 10	29	16	0.00	0.0
January 11	27	15	0.00	0.0
January 12	22	11	0.00	0.0
January 13	26	11	0.00	0.0
January 14	37	24	0.00	0.0
January 15	39	30	0.08	0.9
January 16	42	27	0.00	0.0
January 17	33	21	0.00	0.0
January 18	42	18	0.00	0.0
January 19	56	35	0.00	0.0
January 20	56	38	0.00	0.0
January 21	43	33	0.11	0.0
January 22	54	32	0.00	0.0
January 23	47	41	0.00	0.0
January 24	48	35	0.00	0.0
January 25	51	29	0.00	0.0
January 26	63	38	0.00	0.0
January 27	55	44	0.00	0.0
January 28	53	38	0.00	0.0
January 29	45	33	0.00	0.0
January 30	36	25	0.00	0.0
January 31	41	20	0.00	0.0

February 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	55	25	0.00
February 2	60	31	0.72
February 3	31	20	0.00
February 4	34	18	0.00
February 5	33	18	0.00
February 6	49	26	0.00
February 7	49	29	0.00
February 8	46	28	0.29
February 9	41	25	0.00
February 10	60	30	0.01
February 11	66	28	0.61
February 12	28	16	0.00
February 13	38	20	0.00
February 14	50	28	0.00
February 15	56	29	0.00
February 16	60	33	0.00
February 17	64	47	0.00
February 18	76	42	0.00
February 19	66	52	0.20
February 20	62	50	0.30
February 21	58	49	0.09
February 22	60	55	0.02
February 23	63	46	0.58
February 24	53	41	0.00
February 25	52	40	0.00
February 26	56	41	0.00
February 27	64	38	0.00
February 28	68	41	0.00

March 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	60	45	0.00
March 2	52	39	0.00
March 3	47	34	0.00
March 4	50	32	0.06
March 5	42	38	0.35
March 6	48	37	0.01
March 7	48	33	0.00
March 8	50	35	0.00
March 9	52	42	0.00
March 10	55	37	0.00
March 11	56	39	0.00
March 12	57	35	0.00
March 13	71	41	0.00
March 14	50	35	0.00
March 15	66	33	0.00
March 16	62	33	0.16
March 17	54	28	0.00
March 18	37	28	0.00
March 19	45	29	0.00
March 20	48	28	0.00
March 21	51	34	0.01
March 22	56	33	0.00
March 23	52	40	0.00
March 24	64	40	0.00
March 25	60	39	0.00
March 26	68	37	0.00
March 27	70	47	0.00
March 28	70	41	0.00
March 29	80	50	0.00
March 30	67	60	0.90
March 31	85	57	0.00

April 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	74	57	0.45
April 2	74	56	0.00
April 3	86	48	0.00
April 4	82	66	0.00
April 5	75	58	0.28
April 6	58	48	0.00
April 7	67	40	0.00
April 8	78	48	0.00
April 9	69	60	0.27
April 10	73	49	0.00
April 11	82	57	0.02
April 12	73	49	0.31
April 13	57	47	0.03
April 14	73	49	0.14
April 15	62	46	0.00
April 16	71	41	0.00
April 17	69	59	0.07
April 18	83	60	0.00
April 19	70	51	0.00
April 20	66	48	0.06
April 21	59	39	0.00
April 22	70	44	0.00
April 23	82	59	0.52
April 24	72	52	0.00
April 25	60	48	0.00
April 26	68	43	0.00
April 27	75	58	0.00
April 28	85	57	0.27
April 29	85	62	0.06
April 30	67	57	0.15

May 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	60	52	0.58
May 2	66	51	0.00
May 3	71	45	0.00
May 4	79	49	0.00
May 5	75	53	0.00
May 6	70	54	0.01
May 7	68	47	0.00
May 8	70	48	0.00
May 9	75	48	0.00
May 10	69	61	0.23
May 11	73	65	0.88
May 12	71	52	0.14
May 13	73	47	0.00
May 14	84	60	0.00
May 15	75	62	0.62
May 16	71	56	0.00
May 17	77	53	0.00
May 18	64	52	0.18
May 19	55	51	0.30
May 20	71	51	0.05
May 21	80	49	0.00
May 22	87	58	0.00
May 23	84	57	0.00
May 24	85	63	0.00
May 25	90	64	0.00
May 26	88	69	0.00
May 27	86	71	0.08
May 28	78	68	0.24
May 29	82	67	0.00
May 30	87	66	0.11
May 31	82	68	0.00

June 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	71	63	0.28
June 2	73	64	0.52
June 3	84	66	0.01
June 4	86	72	0.02
June 5	88	71	0.00
June 6	85	75	0.02
June 7	85	69	0.00
June 8	88	65	0.00
June 9	91	76	0.03
June 10	87	68	0.46
June 11	82	70	0.00
June 12	85	70	0.00
June 13	88	75	0.40
June 14	91	76	0.07
June 15	97	73	0.00
June 16	96	80	0.00
June 17	85	71	0.00
June 18	87	67	0.00
June 19	90	75	0.26
June 20	84	74	0.11
June 21	91	70	0.03
June 22	97	74	0.01
June 23	87	71	0.00
June 24	90	74	0.00
June 25	98	74	0.33
June 26	79	66	0.00
June 27	84	60	0.00
June 28	86	62	0.00
June 29	89	65	0.00
June 30	89	73	0.00

July 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	86	72	0.54
July 2	85	71	0.02
July 3	81	73	0.14
July 4	80	70	1.59
July 5	82	70	0.01
July 6	85	74	0.00
July 7	92	74	0.00
July 8	94	76	0.00
July 9	98	82	0.00
July 10	93	79	0.00
July 11	92	73	0.00
July 12	93	73	0.00
July 13	91	78	0.57
July 14	92	74	0.00
July 15	86	67	0.00
July 16	79	69	0.00
July 17	88	70	0.00
July 18	93	70	0.00
July 19	95	74	0.00
July 20	97	80	0.76
July 21	94	76	0.20
July 22	85	74	0.00
July 23	84	68	0.00
July 24	80	70	0.02
July 25	77	72	1.03
July 26	89	76	0.09
July 27	90	74	0.00
July 28	87	76	0.72
July 29	84	68	0.00
July 30	84	61	0.00
July 31	87	66	0.00

August 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	85	69	0.00
August 2	86	67	0.00
August 3	85	74	0.08
August 4	89	73	0.00
August 5	94	76	0.00
August 6	79	71	0.15
August 7	86	67	0.00
August 8	87	77	0.05
August 9	91	74	0.00
August 10	92	75	0.00
August 11	93	74	0.64
August 12	84	72	0.72
August 13	85	68	0.00
August 14	88	69	0.00
August 15	89	73	0.38
August 16	88	71	0.00
August 17	78	62	0.00
August 18	81	58	0.00
August 19	79	64	0.00
August 20	81	65	0.00
August 21	81	60	0.00
August 22	73	65	0.00
August 23	85	59	0.00
August 24	90	66	0.00
August 25	83	67	0.00
August 26	83	64	0.00
August 27	87	67	0.00
August 28	91	69	0.00
August 29	87	68	0.00
August 30	82	74	0.69
August 31	83	73	0.31

September 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	86	72	0.00
September 2	85	73	0.00
September 3	81	72	0.00
September 4	76	70	0.00
September 5	76	69	0.00
September 6	83	69	0.00
September 7	82	71	0.00
September 8	80	66	0.08
September 9	80	59	0.00
September 10	82	56	0.00
September 11	90	64	0.00
September 12	93	69	0.00
September 13	92	70	0.00
September 14	94	70	0.00
September 15	84	70	1.21
September 16	71	65	0.34
September 17	76	65	0.06
September 18	68	63	0.04
September 19	69	54	0.00
September 20	73	53	0.00
September 21	80	60	0.00
September 22	82	62	0.18
September 23	68	52	0.00
September 24	73	51	0.00
September 25	76	54	0.00
September 26	80	58	0.00
September 27	84	61	0.03
September 28	72	54	0.00
September 29	72	49	0.00
September 30	71	61	0.00

October 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	87	60	0.20
October 2	66	52	0.02
October 3	64	48	0.00
October 4	71	44	0.00
October 5	83	55	0.00
October 6	80	59	0.59
October 7	66	57	0.00
October 8	64	50	0.00
October 9	64	47	0.00
October 10	63	46	0.00
October 11	64	52	0.00
October 12	65	49	0.00
October 13	65	43	0.00
October 14	68	42	0.00
October 15	68	44	0.00
October 16	76	52	0.00
October 17	64	43	0.00
October 18	69	51	0.45
October 19	59	41	0.00
October 20	64	37	0.00
October 21	73	45	0.00
October 22	75	54	0.00
October 23	68	51	0.57
October 24	55	42	0.00
October 25	57	42	0.33
October 26	65	56	0.84
October 27	71	58	0.64
October 28	74	54	0.00
October 29	60	50	0.00
October 30	60	50	0.00
October 31	59	53	0.00

November 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	67	53	0.00
November 2	76	52	0.00
November 3	70	50	0.00
November 4	74	47	0.00
November 5	70	49	0.08
November 6	67	48	0.19
November 7	57	48	0.00
November 8	67	47	0.00
November 9	66	41	0.00
November 10	54	44	0.00
November 11	60	45	0.00
November 12	54	39	0.00
November 13	57	35	0.00
November 14	59	44	0.00
November 15	67	53	0.00
November 16	68	47	0.00
November 17	58	49	0.01
November 18	59	47	0.00
November 19	64	41	0.00
November 20	66	49	0.00
November 21	50	41	0.00
November 22	48	34	0.00
November 23	47	32	0.00
November 24	43	34	0.01
November 25	46	31	0.00
November 26	52	31	0.00
November 27	71	48	0.00
November 28	50	43	0.00
November 29	51	38	0.00
November 30	49	34	0.00

December 1981 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	44	33	0.46	0.0
December 2	56	44	0.04	0.0
December 3	53	44	0.00	0.0
December 4	52	41	0.04	0.0
December 5	50	39	0.02	0.0
December 6	50	38	0.00	0.0
December 7	46	35	0.00	0.0
December 8	56	40	0.00	0.0
December 9	42	32	0.00	0.0
December 10	41	31	0.00	0.0
December 11	44	33	0.00	0.0
December 12	47	31	0.00	0.0
December 13	44	28	0.00	0.0
December 14	40	32	0.84	0.1
December 15	41	36	0.79	1.2
December 16	40	32	0.09	0.4
December 17	45	29	0.00	0.0
December 18	40	25	0.00	0.0
December 19	32	19	0.00	0.0
December 20	33	18	0.00	0.0
December 21	36	16	0.00	0.0
December 22	45	33	0.08	0.0
December 23	66	41	0.00	0.0
December 24	53	33	0.00	0.0
December 25	43	33	0.00	0.0
December 26	39	31	0.01	0.0
December 27	41	34	0.05	0.0
December 28	49	31	0.00	0.0
December 29	44	32	0.00	0.0
December 30	39	23	0.00	0.0
December 31	43	21	0.38	0.0

Next Year >

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2024	Washington Reagan Airport	location
1851–1945	Washington D.C.	location