Wilkes-Barre Weather in 1981

Historical record of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	92 °F	July 12
Lowest temperature	-13 °F	January 13
Highest daily low	74 °F	July 9
Lowest daily high	10 °F	January 12
Most daily precipitation	2.9 inches	February 11
Most daily snow	4.4 inches	February 8
Total annual precipitation	35.4 inches	-
Total annual snow	39.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilkes-Barre in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1981 was 92 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilkes-Barre in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	92 °F	Jul 12
1	92 °F	Jul 9
3	91 °F	Jul 8
3	91 °F	Jun 16
5	90 °F	Jul 11
6	89 °F	Jul 18
7	88 °F	Aug 11
7	88 °F	Jul 13
7	88 °F	Jul 7
7	88 °F	Jun 15

What was the coldest temperature in Wilkes-Barre in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1981 was -13 °F which happened on Jan 13.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilkes-Barre in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-13 °F	January 13
2	-10 °F	January 12
3	-9 °F	January 4
4	-5 °F	January 9
5	-2 °F	January 11
6	-1 °F	January 8
7	1 °F	January 10
8	2 °F	February 5
9	4 °F	January 3
10	5 °F	February 13

January 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	26	14	0.02	0.3
January 2	26	8	0.08	1.1
January 3	17	4	0.11	1.7
January 4	11	-9	0.00	0.0
January 5	26	11	0.00	0.0
January 6	27	11	0.18	2.7
January 7	31	9	0.10	1.9
January 8	15	-1	0.00	0.0
January 9	17	-5	0.01	0.3
January 10	17	1	0.00	0.0
January 11	12	-2	0.00	0.1
January 12	10	-10	0.00	0.0
January 13	15	-13	0.00	0.0
January 14	25	11	0.01	0.2
January 15	28	20	0.03	0.4
January 16	32	22	0.04	0.9
January 17	22	8	0.00	0.2
January 18	29	7	0.00	0.0
January 19	38	27	0.00	0.0
January 20	34	16	0.00	0.0
January 21	30	9	0.00	0.0
January 22	34	11	0.00	0.0
January 23	36	30	0.00	0.2
January 24	31	27	0.01	0.3
January 25	42	23	0.00	0.0
January 26	45	37	0.00	0.0
January 27	43	33	0.00	0.0
January 28	39	25	0.00	0.0
January 29	33	16	0.04	0.8
January 30	24	11	0.00	0.0
January 31	31	10	0.00	0.0

February 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	46	12	1.18	1.0
February 2	50	22	1.74	0.0
February 3	22	9	0.00	0.0
February 4	20	9	0.00	0.2
February 5	19	2	0.00	0.0
February 6	32	13	0.02	0.4
February 7	39	24	0.00	0.0
February 8	39	18	0.29	4.4
February 9	25	13	0.00	0.0
February 10	45	13	0.42	0.0
February 11	62	24	2.86	0.8
February 12	24	9	0.01	0.2
February 13	32	5	0.00	0.0
February 14	40	17	0.00	0.0
February 15	47	23	0.00	0.0
February 16	54	33	0.00	0.0
February 17	53	43	0.00	0.0
February 18	64	45	0.00	0.0
February 19	60	49	0.05	0.0
February 20	56	51	0.53	0.0
February 21	55	47	0.19	0.0
February 22	56	47	0.00	0.0
February 23	51	46	0.72	0.0
February 24	52	40	0.00	0.0
February 25	40	35	0.00	0.0
February 26	38	35	0.05	0.0
February 27	46	30	0.00	0.0
February 28	44	28	0.00	0.0

March 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	41	37	0.00	0.0
March 2	40	28	0.02	0.0
March 3	30	23	0.00	0.0
March 4	37	20	0.00	0.0
March 5	34	30	0.10	1.8
March 6	35	25	0.00	0.0
March 7	33	25	0.04	0.6
March 8	40	31	0.00	0.0
March 9	39	34	0.00	0.0
March 10	40	32	0.03	0.4
March 11	41	30	0.00	0.0
March 12	44	28	0.00	0.0
March 13	53	32	0.00	0.0
March 14	32	21	0.00	0.2
March 15	56	25	0.00	0.0
March 16	48	20	0.00	0.0
March 17	37	12	0.03	0.7
March 18	31	8	0.00	0.0
March 19	28	15	0.04	0.8
March 20	32	16	0.06	1.3
March 21	35	20	0.00	0.0
March 22	46	28	0.00	0.0
March 23	50	30	0.00	0.0
March 24	49	31	0.00	0.0
March 25	50	33	0.00	0.0
March 26	56	27	0.00	0.0
March 27	50	34	0.01	0.0
March 28	60	30	0.00	0.0
March 29	75	43	0.00	0.0
March 30	60	56	0.16	0.0
March 31	68	50	0.00	0.0

April 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	68	50	0.55
April 2	61	44	0.00
April 3	78	35	0.00
April 4	77	60	0.00
April 5	68	44	0.25
April 6	47	38	0.00
April 7	60	31	0.00
April 8	74	46	0.00
April 9	66	47	0.17
April 10	66	37	0.00
April 11	70	50	0.22
April 12	60	44	0.05
April 13	54	40	0.04
April 14	50	39	0.43
April 15	45	33	0.00
April 16	62	28	0.00
April 17	60	47	0.08
April 18	73	45	0.00
April 19	54	36	0.00
April 20	49	31	0.00
April 21	44	28	0.00
April 22	62	28	0.00
April 23	55	44	0.72
April 24	60	43	0.14
April 25	43	38	0.00
April 26	58	40	0.00
April 27	66	47	0.00
April 28	61	46	0.50
April 29	72	53	0.39
April 30	60	45	0.00

May 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	64	39	0.00
May 2	58	45	0.00
May 3	66	36	0.00
May 4	78	42	0.00
May 5	79	51	0.00
May 6	64	42	0.06
May 7	60	37	0.00
May 8	69	36	0.00
May 9	70	41	0.00
May 10	75	48	0.01
May 11	67	58	0.94
May 12	60	46	0.16
May 13	67	42	0.00
May 14	79	46	0.00
May 15	76	58	1.45
May 16	61	48	0.00
May 17	60	43	0.00
May 18	60	41	0.00
May 19	62	40	0.00
May 20	72	41	0.00
May 21	76	42	0.00
May 22	81	51	0.00
May 23	78	46	0.00
May 24	82	44	0.00
May 25	87	57	0.00
May 26	82	60	0.00
May 27	82	63	0.00
May 28	77	63	0.10
May 29	75	63	0.27
May 30	83	64	0.00
May 31	72	53	0.01

June 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	75	45	0.00
June 2	63	57	0.80
June 3	65	59	0.23
June 4	81	63	0.27
June 5	80	59	0.00
June 6	83	67	0.00
June 7	72	56	0.00
June 8	80	49	0.00
June 9	80	63	0.31
June 10	70	59	0.10
June 11	76	58	0.00
June 12	82	57	0.00
June 13	82	59	0.04
June 14	70	62	0.93
June 15	88	63	0.06
June 16	91	74	0.00
June 17	77	59	0.00
June 18	82	52	0.00
June 19	83	63	0.00
June 20	74	64	0.22
June 21	80	60	0.03
June 22	81	64	0.31
June 23	73	58	0.00
June 24	82	54	0.00
June 25	80	65	0.15
June 26	65	56	0.00
June 27	77	51	0.00
June 28	82	51	0.00
June 29	83	54	0.00
June 30	87	64	0.00

July 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	81	64	0.10
July 2	80	66	0.16
July 3	81	67	0.00
July 4	72	68	0.40
July 5	77	65	0.32
July 6	83	64	0.00
July 7	88	65	0.00
July 8	91	69	0.00
July 9	92	74	0.09
July 10	86	65	0.00
July 11	90	60	0.00
July 12	92	65	0.00
July 13	88	72	0.25
July 14	78	64	0.00
July 15	81	61	0.00
July 16	82	55	0.00
July 17	85	60	0.00
July 18	89	62	0.30
July 19	86	63	0.75
July 20	80	71	0.91
July 21	81	68	0.62
July 22	75	57	0.00
July 23	76	50	0.00
July 24	79	55	0.01
July 25	75	64	0.01
July 26	77	69	0.15
July 27	78	61	0.00
July 28	72	58	0.20
July 29	75	55	0.00
July 30	79	53	0.00
July 31	83	53	0.00

August 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	84	57	0.00
August 2	83	63	0.00
August 3	83	62	0.00
August 4	84	65	0.35
August 5	80	64	0.02
August 6	81	60	0.00
August 7	82	57	0.00
August 8	73	66	0.26
August 9	83	66	0.00
August 10	85	64	0.00
August 11	88	66	0.43
August 12	79	65	0.00
August 13	78	60	0.00
August 14	81	65	0.00
August 15	83	68	0.07
August 16	79	58	0.00
August 17	73	53	0.00
August 18	78	45	0.00
August 19	81	52	0.00
August 20	79	54	0.00
August 21	83	52	0.00
August 22	76	58	0.00
August 23	81	50	0.00
August 24	75	59	0.37
August 25	78	59	0.00
August 26	80	53	0.00
August 27	81	58	0.00
August 28	78	66	0.00
August 29	78	67	0.00
August 30	78	67	0.17
August 31	75	65	0.08

September 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	76	64	0.00
September 2	70	63	0.21
September 3	73	64	0.01
September 4	69	62	0.01
September 5	70	62	0.01
September 6	79	65	0.10
September 7	75	65	0.00
September 8	73	59	0.48
September 9	69	50	0.00
September 10	74	44	0.00
September 11	80	61	0.00
September 12	82	61	0.00
September 13	81	52	0.00
September 14	83	65	0.11
September 15	68	60	0.11
September 16	67	54	0.41
September 17	66	57	0.06
September 18	69	54	0.27
September 19	64	53	0.06
September 20	64	47	0.00
September 21	64	41	0.00
September 22	69	51	0.25
September 23	51	47	0.15
September 24	59	48	0.00
September 25	69	46	0.00
September 26	71	53	0.00
September 27	81	58	0.50
September 28	62	47	0.00
September 29	57	40	0.00
September 30	56	43	0.00

October 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	58	44	0.72
October 2	55	44	0.08
October 3	49	43	0.00
October 4	58	41	0.01
October 5	67	50	0.00
October 6	67	53	0.55
October 7	55	47	0.04
October 8	53	43	0.00
October 9	53	39	0.00
October 10	57	33	0.00
October 11	60	36	0.00
October 12	59	34	0.00
October 13	62	33	0.00
October 14	66	33	0.00
October 15	64	39	0.00
October 16	55	43	0.00
October 17	59	38	0.00
October 18	54	42	0.56
October 19	50	39	0.01
October 20	59	32	0.00
October 21	70	39	0.00
October 22	70	49	0.00
October 23	61	39	0.66
October 24	45	33	0.00
October 25	50	32	0.00
October 26	60	47	0.38
October 27	69	56	0.46
October 28	56	45	0.03
October 29	46	36	0.00
October 30	53	39	0.00
October 31	48	36	0.00

November 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	56	44	0.00	0.0
November 2	66	39	0.00	0.0
November 3	57	38	0.00	0.0
November 4	63	33	0.00	0.0
November 5	68	36	0.03	0.0
November 6	55	38	0.53	0.0
November 7	42	33	0.05	0.7
November 8	55	32	0.00	0.0
November 9	52	34	0.01	0.0
November 10	42	29	0.00	0.0
November 11	48	38	0.00	0.0
November 12	41	26	0.00	0.0
November 13	51	22	0.00	0.0
November 14	53	33	0.00	0.0
November 15	49	42	0.22	0.0
November 16	45	42	0.45	0.0
November 17	49	42	0.00	0.0
November 18	48	43	0.01	0.0
November 19	53	44	0.05	0.0
November 20	52	41	0.42	0.0
November 21	41	34	0.02	0.2
November 22	36	33	0.01	0.1
November 23	35	32	0.00	0.0
November 24	38	25	0.00	0.0
November 25	36	24	0.00	0.0
November 26	40	22	0.00	0.0
November 27	52	35	0.04	0.0
November 28	41	38	0.00	0.0
November 29	39	32	0.00	0.0
November 30	37	22	0.00	0.0

December 1981 Wilkes-Barre Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	42	22	0.65	0.4
December 2	43	38	0.00	0.0
December 3	42	32	0.00	0.0
December 4	41	29	0.00	0.0
December 5	38	29	0.03	0.2
December 6	31	25	0.01	0.3
December 7	39	29	0.00	0.0
December 8	38	31	0.22	0.2
December 9	31	24	0.03	0.4
December 10	25	22	0.01	0.3
December 11	28	22	0.01	0.3
December 12	32	28	0.00	0.0
December 13	28	19	0.00	0.0
December 14	33	18	0.35	4.2
December 15	33	29	0.23	3.4
December 16	34	27	0.08	1.5
December 17	28	23	0.13	1.5
December 18	28	10	0.00	0.1
December 19	22	7	0.00	0.0
December 20	21	10	0.00	0.1
December 21	27	6	0.00	0.1
December 22	35	24	0.13	0.4
December 23	46	34	0.15	0.0
December 24	40	34	0.00	0.0
December 25	36	24	0.00	0.0
December 26	33	21	0.00	0.0
December 27	37	28	0.05	0.4
December 28	41	30	0.00	0.0
December 29	38	28	0.00	0.0
December 30	34	21	0.00	0.0
December 31	36	19	0.05	0.4

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Wilkes-Barre International Airport	location
1893–1948	Wilkes-Barre	location