Waterloo Weather in 1981

Historical record of Waterloo, Iowa weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Waterloo Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 94 °F July 12
Lowest temperature -17 °F February 11
Highest daily low 74 °F July 8
Lowest daily high -1 °F February 11
Most daily precipitation 1.3 inches February 22
Most daily snow 8.4 inches February 22
Total annual precipitation 29.6 inches -
Total annual snow 26.7 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 94 °F Jul 12
2 90 °F Jul 8
2 90 °F Jun 13
4 89 °F Sep 10
4 89 °F Jul 11
4 89 °F Jun 28
4 89 °F Jun 5
4 89 °F Apr 27
9 88 °F Sep 11
9 88 °F Jul 7
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 -17 °F February 11
2 -16 °F January 11
3 -11 °F December 19
4 -10 °F February 3
5 -9 °F January 10
6 -8 °F December 18
6 -8 °F February 10
6 -8 °F January 12
9 -7 °F February 12
10 -6 °F February 2
10 -6 °F January 4
January 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
32 19 0.03 0.2
29 9 0.00 0.0
19 2 0.00 0.0
10 -6 0.00 0.0
28 0 0.00 0.0
31 7 0.04 0.4
11 -2 0.01 0.4
16 -5 0.00 0.0
14 -3 0.00 0.0
9 -9 0.07 2.0
8 -16 0.00 0.0
37 -8 0.00 0.0
31 9 0.00 0.0
29 8 0.00 0.0
26 6 0.00 0.0
15 1 0.00 0.0
41 0 0.00 0.0
50 20 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
46 17 0.00 0.0
40 15 0.00 0.0
48 17 0.00 0.0
52 17 0.00 0.0
58 20 0.00 0.0
57 34 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.00 0.0
31 10 0.00 0.0
23 4 0.00 0.0
23 -2 0.00 0.0
30 -1 0.00 0.0
31 16 0.08 0.9
February 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
26 1 0.03 0.3
4 -6 0.00 0.0
12 -10 0.00 0.0
13 -3 0.00 0.0
27 -1 0.03 0.3
30 17 0.00 0.0
28 3 0.00 0.0
15 0 0.01 0.2
14 5 0.03 0.5
6 -8 0.35 4.1
-1 -17 0.00 0.0
25 -7 0.00 0.0
36 3 0.00 0.0
48 20 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.03 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
60 30 0.00 0.0
59 24 0.00 0.0
46 36 0.29 0.0
40 32 1.32 8.4
35 29 0.05 0.5
44 24 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.00 0.0
37 30 0.22 0.0
54 33 0.08 0.0
40 31 0.00 0.0
March 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 29 0.00 0.0
33 20 0.00 0.0
37 18 0.04 0.0
43 30 0.01 0.0
39 24 0.00 0.0
33 19 0.00 0.0
37 15 0.00 0.0
44 19 0.00 0.0
47 24 0.00 0.0
49 21 0.00 0.0
49 24 0.00 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
43 24 0.00 0.0
56 19 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
50 20 0.00 0.0
43 22 0.00 0.0
39 19 0.00 0.0
44 19 0.00 0.0
46 22 0.00 0.0
50 24 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
60 23 0.00 0.0
64 25 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.06 0.0
58 29 0.00 0.0
61 25 0.00 0.0
76 47 0.01 0.0
69 46 0.13 0.0
53 39 0.00 0.0
73 40 0.00 0.0
April 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
61 36 0.00 0.0
82 40 0.00 0.0
72 53 0.80 0.0
55 35 0.04 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
60 23 0.00 0.0
74 42 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.21 0.0
68 32 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.03 0.0
65 54 0.05 0.0
64 47 0.74 0.0
67 49 0.18 0.0
54 34 0.00 0.0
62 28 0.00 0.0
58 44 0.25 0.0
72 47 0.00 0.0
65 36 0.00 0.0
56 43 0.17 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
53 31 0.00 0.0
64 47 0.94 0.0
50 41 0.00 0.0
61 41 0.00 0.0
71 37 0.00 0.0
76 46 0.00 0.0
89 56 0.25 0.0
66 49 0.49 0.0
67 45 0.04 0.0
66 45 0.01 0.0
May 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 37 0.00 0.0
69 35 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.57 0.0
68 58 0.06 0.0
65 47 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
64 33 0.00 0.0
60 47 0.00 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
64 30 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.05 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
77 43 0.00 0.0
77 43 0.00 0.0
61 53 0.00 0.0
62 47 0.00 0.0
73 38 0.00 0.0
80 39 0.00 0.0
83 48 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.05 0.0
80 61 0.92 0.0
62 51 0.00 0.0
67 48 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.00 0.0
77 56 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.40 0.0
77 59 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.00 0.0
79 47 0.00 0.0
June 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 53 0.00 0.0
78 65 0.43 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
89 62 0.00 0.0
82 55 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
68 52 0.38 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
85 59 0.12 0.0
90 66 0.07 0.0
85 65 0.54 0.0
73 60 0.89 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.42 0.0
73 55 0.53 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
84 51 1.25 0.0
79 62 0.52 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
81 57 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
78 65 0.08 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
July 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 56 0.00 0.0
82 63 0.00 0.0
82 64 0.34 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
84 51 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
94 71 0.00 0.0
85 72 0.00 0.0
86 61 1.15 0.0
80 61 0.25 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
86 69 0.00 0.0
85 69 0.16 0.0
82 65 0.25 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
74 63 0.01 0.0
75 63 0.58 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
78 67 0.08 0.0
72 60 0.00 0.0
65 55 0.70 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
August 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 64 0.25 0.0
77 63 0.55 0.0
84 60 0.00 0.0
87 70 0.00 0.0
79 67 0.89 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.13 0.0
79 59 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.47 0.0
85 69 0.48 0.0
82 61 0.04 0.0
68 51 0.00 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
72 46 0.00 0.0
73 47 0.00 0.0
78 43 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.20 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
72 62 0.31 0.0
74 61 0.04 0.0
78 65 0.59 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.17 0.0
84 65 0.01 0.0
September 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 54 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.00 0.0
76 45 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
79 53 0.00 0.0
71 53 0.30 0.0
74 50 0.00 0.0
82 46 0.00 0.0
89 59 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
85 49 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
68 49 0.00 0.0
59 41 0.04 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
68 35 0.00 0.0
79 46 0.00 0.0
76 39 0.00 0.0
70 52 0.00 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
66 42 0.00 0.0
70 50 0.72 0.0
65 55 1.21 0.0
71 50 0.86 0.0
63 39 0.00 0.0
64 32 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
October 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 35 0.00 0.0
56 25 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.25 0.0
63 45 0.00 0.0
63 50 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.00 0.0
60 29 0.00 0.0
61 29 0.00 0.0
56 39 0.07 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
60 46 0.00 0.0
64 53 0.15 0.0
61 51 0.47 0.0
60 36 0.06 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
67 45 0.41 0.0
48 31 0.00 0.0
61 25 0.00 0.0
63 44 0.00 0.0
50 33 0.03 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
35 21 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
41 23 0.00 0.0
51 19 0.00 0.0
63 26 0.00 0.0
61 32 0.00 0.0
64 43 0.00 0.0
71 48 0.00 0.0
61 52 0.32 0.0
November 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
57 49 0.00 0.0
59 53 0.02 0.0
65 49 0.07 0.0
60 47 0.29 0.0
55 35 0.09 0.0
58 31 0.00 0.0
65 28 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
42 20 0.00 0.0
55 25 0.00 0.0
52 24 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
60 31 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
57 37 0.28 0.0
58 33 0.00 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
58 33 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.36 1.5
30 21 0.00 0.0
23 11 0.00 0.0
35 11 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.34 0.0
38 31 0.00 0.0
39 32 0.00 0.0
40 30 0.01 0.0
34 26 0.00 0.0
36 20 0.00 0.0
39 16 0.00 0.0
36 23 0.40 1.8
December 1981 Waterloo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
35 29 0.27 1.0
29 21 0.00 0.0
34 21 0.07 0.6
33 8 0.00 0.0
31 14 0.00 0.0
39 27 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
33 18 0.00 0.0
26 11 0.00 0.0
29 7 0.00 0.0
36 21 0.00 0.0
32 20 0.00 0.0
34 31 0.03 0.3
31 8 0.04 0.4
15 7 0.00 0.0
11 -3 0.00 0.0
7 -4 0.00 0.0
6 -8 0.00 0.0
6 -11 0.00 0.0
32 -4 0.19 0.7
34 29 0.00 0.0
30 13 0.00 0.0
32 7 0.00 0.0
34 14 0.00 0.0
33 9 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.06 0.7
27 18 0.00 0.0
18 -1 0.00 0.0
21 -4 0.00 0.0
31 5 0.00 0.0
32 0 0.17 1.5
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1950–2024 Waterloo Municipal Airport location
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