Watertown Weather in 1981

Historical record of Watertown, South Dakota weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Watertown Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 94 °F July 10
Lowest temperature -26 °F February 11
Highest daily low 71 °F July 13
Lowest daily high -2 °F February 10
Most daily precipitation 1.8 inches July 22
Most daily snow 2.8 inches January 31
Total annual precipitation 14.8 inches -
Total annual snow 17.5 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Watertown in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 94 °F Jul 10
2 93 °F Sep 10
2 93 °F Sep 9
4 92 °F Aug 12
5 91 °F Jul 7
5 91 °F Jul 6
5 91 °F Jul 5
8 90 °F Aug 21
8 90 °F Jul 17
8 90 °F Jun 23
Lowest Temperatures in Watertown in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 -26 °F February 11
2 -20 °F December 18
3 -19 °F February 10
4 -18 °F December 17
5 -16 °F December 19
6 -15 °F December 30
6 -15 °F January 11
8 -14 °F December 29
8 -14 °F December 16
8 -14 °F December 15
8 -14 °F January 10
8 -14 °F January 9
January 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
33 15 0.00 0.0
January 2
32 4 0.01 0.1
January 3
10 -12 0.00 0.0
January 4
17 2 0.00 0.0
January 5
37 14 0.00 0.0
January 6
31 -5 0.02 0.0
January 7
8 -4 0.03 0.3
January 8
17 -8 0.00 0.0
January 9
16 -14 0.00 0.0
January 10
8 -14 0.05 0.5
January 11
19 -15 0.00 0.0
January 12
37 10 0.00 0.0
January 13
39 17 0.00 0.0
January 14
27 20 0.00 0.0
January 15
20 -1 0.00 0.0
January 16
16 -5 0.00 0.0
January 17
39 10 0.00 0.0
January 18
44 10 0.00 0.0
January 19
42 16 0.00 0.0
January 20
33 10 0.00 0.0
January 21
47 8 0.00 0.0
January 22
54 15 0.00 0.0
January 23
57 22 0.00 0.0
January 24
65 25 0.00 0.0
January 25
44 30 0.00 0.0
January 26
33 23 0.05 0.5
January 27
23 3 0.00 0.0
January 28
18 3 0.00 0.0
January 29
15 -8 0.00 0.0
January 30
25 1 0.00 0.0
January 31
23 14 0.28 2.8
February 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
14 -4 0.02 0.2
February 2
9 -8 0.00 0.0
February 3
16 -3 0.00 0.0
February 4
18 -8 0.00 0.0
February 5
26 10 0.04 0.4
February 6
27 14 0.06 0.6
February 7
22 -4 0.02 0.2
February 8
9 -11 0.07 0.7
February 9
2 -11 0.02 0.2
February 10
-2 -19 0.08 0.8
February 11
6 -26 0.00 0.0
February 12
17 -6 0.00 0.0
February 13
44 14 0.00 0.0
February 14
44 23 0.00 0.0
February 15
44 28 0.00 0.0
February 16
54 25 0.00 0.0
February 17
55 33 0.00 0.0
February 18
56 32 0.00 0.0
February 19
56 28 0.05 0.0
February 20
57 27 0.00 0.0
February 21
45 28 0.00 0.0
February 22
45 27 0.00 0.0
February 23
51 23 0.00 0.0
February 24
47 21 0.00 0.0
February 25
43 22 0.00 0.0
February 26
44 20 0.15 0.0
February 27
34 31 0.38 0.0
February 28
32 26 0.00 0.0
March 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
42 16 0.00 0.0
March 2
32 11 0.00 0.0
March 3
52 25 0.00 0.0
March 4
37 19 0.00 0.0
March 5
40 17 0.00 0.0
March 6
31 15 0.00 0.0
March 7
40 11 0.00 0.0
March 8
43 18 0.00 0.0
March 9
44 25 0.00 0.0
March 10
44 19 0.00 0.0
March 11
57 20 0.00 0.0
March 12
55 25 0.00 0.0
March 13
43 18 0.00 0.0
March 14
67 18 0.00 0.0
March 15
53 22 0.00 0.0
March 16
60 18 0.00 0.0
March 17
39 22 0.00 0.0
March 18
41 15 0.00 0.0
March 19
39 19 0.00 0.0
March 20
43 12 0.00 0.0
March 21
48 25 0.00 0.0
March 22
57 22 0.00 0.0
March 23
60 29 0.00 0.0
March 24
60 31 0.07 0.0
March 25
60 30 0.00 0.0
March 26
48 26 0.00 0.0
March 27
64 32 0.00 0.0
March 28
58 45 0.14 0.0
March 29
57 40 0.53 0.0
March 30
57 38 0.04 0.0
March 31
44 33 0.53 0.0
April 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
58 36 0.00 0.0
April 2
69 36 0.00 0.0
April 3
48 33 0.26 0.0
April 4
46 26 0.00 0.0
April 5
51 23 0.00 0.0
April 6
67 32 0.00 0.0
April 7
62 39 0.00 0.0
April 8
58 35 0.00 0.0
April 9
67 34 0.05 0.0
April 10
65 38 0.00 0.0
April 11
46 34 0.05 0.0
April 12
71 35 0.00 0.0
April 13
47 27 0.00 0.0
April 14
53 20 0.00 0.0
April 15
65 33 0.00 0.0
April 16
76 49 0.00 0.0
April 17
68 39 0.00 0.0
April 18
55 30 0.35 0.0
April 19
57 34 0.00 0.0
April 20
55 27 0.00 0.0
April 21
72 42 0.06 0.0
April 22
58 39 0.20 0.0
April 23
60 31 0.00 0.0
April 24
71 29 0.00 0.0
April 25
75 47 0.00 0.0
April 26
75 48 0.00 0.0
April 27
81 48 0.00 0.0
April 28
62 46 0.00 0.0
April 29
64 47 0.05 0.0
April 30
65 41 0.00 0.0
May 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
62 32 0.00 0.0
May 2
86 48 0.00 0.0
May 3
68 54 0.00 0.0
May 4
57 41 0.00 0.0
May 5
64 31 0.00 0.0
May 6
62 36 0.00 0.0
May 7
64 43 0.00 0.0
May 8
67 45 0.00 0.0
May 9
49 26 0.00 0.0
May 10
56 21 0.00 0.0
May 11
64 38 0.00 0.0
May 12
57 43 0.00 0.0
May 13
68 32 0.00 0.0
May 14
72 35 0.00 0.0
May 15
75 40 0.00 0.0
May 16
66 59 0.00 0.0
May 17
64 45 0.00 0.0
May 18
67 39 0.00 0.0
May 19
73 30 0.00 0.0
May 20
76 40 0.00 0.0
May 21
79 50 0.00 0.0
May 22
81 58 0.45 0.0
May 23
70 44 0.00 0.0
May 24
48 42 0.16 0.0
May 25
55 46 0.00 0.0
May 26
62 52 0.00 0.0
May 27
71 51 0.22 0.0
May 28
67 53 0.04 0.0
May 29
71 52 0.00 0.0
May 30
71 46 0.00 0.0
May 31
84 53 0.00 0.0
June 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
81 60 0.03 0.0
June 2
68 57 0.29 0.0
June 3
76 54 0.00 0.0
June 4
79 53 0.00 0.0
June 5
80 54 0.00 0.0
June 6
85 46 0.10 0.0
June 7
83 59 0.00 0.0
June 8
75 53 0.10 0.0
June 9
69 55 0.12 0.0
June 10
75 48 0.00 0.0
June 11
68 56 0.20 0.0
June 12
72 52 0.03 0.0
June 13
81 62 0.42 0.0
June 14
68 53 0.49 0.0
June 15
67 49 0.02 0.0
June 16
77 49 0.00 0.0
June 17
75 58 0.00 0.0
June 18
71 53 0.00 0.0
June 19
68 51 0.07 0.0
June 20
71 46 0.00 0.0
June 21
75 52 0.15 0.0
June 22
76 51 0.00 0.0
June 23
90 55 0.00 0.0
June 24
80 58 0.00 0.0
June 25
80 56 0.00 0.0
June 26
85 48 0.00 0.0
June 27
82 65 0.05 0.0
June 28
81 69 0.08 0.0
June 29
80 59 0.00 0.0
June 30
84 53 0.00 0.0
July 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
87 59 0.00 0.0
July 2
81 62 0.00 0.0
July 3
84 63 0.67 0.0
July 4
83 56 0.00 0.0
July 5
91 56 0.00 0.0
July 6
91 63 0.00 0.0
July 7
91 71 0.00 0.0
July 8
81 58 0.00 0.0
July 9
85 49 0.00 0.0
July 10
94 64 0.33 0.0
July 11
89 66 0.27 0.0
July 12
80 67 0.05 0.0
July 13
84 71 0.00 0.0
July 14
89 68 0.00 0.0
July 15
80 64 0.00 0.0
July 16
83 62 0.06 0.0
July 17
90 60 0.00 0.0
July 18
82 58 0.00 0.0
July 19
85 62 0.57 0.0
July 20
83 61 0.00 0.0
July 21
82 61 0.35 0.0
July 22
80 61 1.79 0.0
July 23
84 58 0.00 0.0
July 24
85 64 0.00 0.0
July 25
69 55 0.00 0.0
July 26
71 54 0.08 0.0
July 27
67 51 0.02 0.0
July 28
68 49 0.00 0.0
July 29
69 58 0.00 0.0
July 30
81 65 0.00 0.0
July 31
87 70 0.05 0.0
August 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
84 65 0.28 0.0
August 2
89 64 0.00 0.0
August 3
84 62 0.41 0.0
August 4
79 63 0.00 0.0
August 5
85 67 0.00 0.0
August 6
81 62 0.00 0.0
August 7
82 59 0.00 0.0
August 8
81 57 0.00 0.0
August 9
74 53 0.00 0.0
August 10
78 50 0.00 0.0
August 11
85 62 0.00 0.0
August 12
92 56 0.00 0.0
August 13
84 62 0.00 0.0
August 14
84 66 0.00 0.0
August 15
79 56 0.00 0.0
August 16
69 52 0.00 0.0
August 17
74 44 0.00 0.0
August 18
77 48 0.00 0.0
August 19
81 51 0.00 0.0
August 20
84 59 0.00 0.0
August 21
90 62 0.00 0.0
August 22
82 65 0.00 0.0
August 23
81 64 0.00 0.0
August 24
80 60 0.04 0.0
August 25
76 60 0.03 0.0
August 26
73 58 0.11 0.0
August 27
73 59 0.00 0.0
August 28
74 47 0.00 0.0
August 29
79 58 0.00 0.0
August 30
86 61 0.00 0.0
August 31
73 55 0.00 0.0
September 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
73 47 0.00 0.0
September 2
81 45 0.00 0.0
September 3
69 47 0.00 0.0
September 4
76 44 0.00 0.0
September 5
83 55 0.00 0.0
September 6
78 61 0.25 0.0
September 7
76 54 0.00 0.0
September 8
83 47 0.00 0.0
September 9
93 54 0.00 0.0
September 10
93 50 0.00 0.0
September 11
82 55 0.00 0.0
September 12
87 48 0.00 0.0
September 13
83 52 0.00 0.0
September 14
68 43 0.00 0.0
September 15
62 41 0.00 0.0
September 16
57 36 0.00 0.0
September 17
66 30 0.00 0.0
September 18
78 40 0.00 0.0
September 19
78 40 0.00 0.0
September 20
78 47 0.00 0.0
September 21
74 45 0.00 0.0
September 22
69 46 0.00 0.0
September 23
65 49 0.05 0.0
September 24
69 47 0.00 0.0
September 25
71 55 0.00 0.0
September 26
64 51 0.00 0.0
September 27
62 38 0.00 0.0
September 28
73 39 0.00 0.0
September 29
70 46 0.00 0.0
September 30
56 45 0.01 0.0
October 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
53 29 0.00 0.0
October 2
63 28 0.00 0.0
October 3
56 47 0.11 0.0
October 4
56 49 0.02 0.0
October 5
51 44 0.54 0.0
October 6
58 36 0.00 0.0
October 7
63 34 0.00 0.0
October 8
65 45 0.00 0.0
October 9
60 39 0.00 0.0
October 10
72 34 0.00 0.0
October 11
67 46 0.00 0.0
October 12
56 52 0.05 0.0
October 13
57 44 0.64 0.0
October 14
52 38 0.00 0.0
October 15
59 31 0.00 0.0
October 16
62 35 0.01 0.0
October 17
56 39 0.22 0.0
October 18
43 30 0.00 0.0
October 19
64 29 0.00 0.0
October 20
49 36 0.00 0.0
October 21
39 23 0.00 0.0
October 22
32 22 0.03 0.3
October 23
32 18 0.00 0.0
October 24
45 30 0.03 0.3
October 25
38 24 0.03 0.3
October 26
61 27 0.00 0.0
October 27
57 33 0.00 0.0
October 28
67 47 0.00 0.0
October 29
65 44 0.00 0.0
October 30
58 38 0.00 0.0
October 31
61 30 0.00 0.0
November 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
62 27 0.00 0.0
November 2
63 23 0.00 0.0
November 3
61 31 0.00 0.0
November 4
60 41 0.00 0.0
November 5
49 34 0.00 0.0
November 6
62 32 0.00 0.0
November 7
63 29 0.00 0.0
November 8
44 16 0.00 0.0
November 9
43 12 0.00 0.0
November 10
57 27 0.00 0.0
November 11
58 25 0.00 0.0
November 12
61 32 0.00 0.0
November 13
62 35 0.00 0.0
November 14
60 33 0.00 0.0
November 15
60 37 0.00 0.0
November 16
57 29 0.00 0.0
November 17
56 23 0.00 0.0
November 18
38 26 0.05 1.0
November 19
26 19 0.02 0.2
November 20
25 8 0.02 0.2
November 21
23 10 0.00 0.0
November 22
36 14 0.00 0.0
November 23
33 29 0.22 0.8
November 24
33 28 0.00 0.0
November 25
34 31 0.00 0.0
November 26
32 25 0.03 0.3
November 27
26 21 0.00 0.0
November 28
30 21 0.02 0.2
November 29
31 25 0.00 0.0
November 30
33 26 0.16 1.6
December 1981 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
30 13 0.00 0.0
December 2
31 9 0.00 0.0
December 3
34 24 0.10 0.9
December 4
30 10 0.00 0.0
December 5
29 3 0.00 0.0
December 6
41 21 0.00 0.0
December 7
33 19 0.00 0.0
December 8
28 11 0.00 0.0
December 9
20 13 0.00 0.0
December 10
27 12 0.00 0.0
December 11
29 24 0.00 0.0
December 12
30 26 0.00 0.0
December 13
28 5 0.07 0.6
December 14
17 -7 0.07 0.7
December 15
10 -14 0.02 0.2
December 16
2 -14 0.00 0.0
December 17
5 -18 0.00 0.0
December 18
4 -20 0.00 0.0
December 19
12 -16 0.08 0.8
December 20
28 10 0.01 0.1
December 21
35 12 0.00 0.0
December 22
30 10 0.00 0.0
December 23
20 11 0.04 0.4
December 24
24 10 0.00 0.0
December 25
20 7 0.01 0.1
December 26
22 16 0.00 0.0
December 27
20 11 0.00 0.0
December 28
13 -8 0.00 0.0
December 29
10 -14 0.02 0.2
December 30
10 -15 0.09 0.9
December 31
8 -11 0.01 0.1
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Watertown Regional Airport location