Winston-Salem Weather in 1981

Historical record of Winston-Salem, North Carolina weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.

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1981 Winston-Salem Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	July 10
Lowest temperature	2 °F	January 12
Highest daily low	77 °F	July 14
Lowest daily high	25 °F	January 12
Most daily precipitation	3.1 inches	July 24
Most daily snow	4.6 inches	March 23
Total annual precipitation	41.2 inches	-
Total annual snow	10.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Winston-Salem in 1981?

The highest temperature recorded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1981 was 97 °F which happened 3 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Winston-Salem in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Jul 10
1	97 °F	Jul 9
1	97 °F	Jun 22
4	96 °F	Jul 13
4	96 °F	Jun 25
6	95 °F	Jul 14
6	95 °F	Jun 21
6	95 °F	Jun 15
9	94 °F	Jun 16
10	93 °F	Aug 5
10	93 °F	Jul 21
10	93 °F	Jul 20
10	93 °F	Jul 8
10	93 °F	Jun 14
10	93 °F	Jun 10
10	93 °F	Jun 9

What was the coldest temperature in Winston-Salem in 1981?

The lowest temperature recorded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1981 was 2 °F which happened on Jan 12.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Winston-Salem in 1981

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	2 °F	January 12
2	6 °F	January 31
2	6 °F	January 5
4	8 °F	January 11
5	10 °F	January 13
5	10 °F	January 4
7	12 °F	February 12
7	12 °F	February 1
9	13 °F	December 21
9	13 °F	February 5
9	13 °F	February 4

January 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	49	34	0.00	0.0
January 2	46	30	0.00	0.0
January 3	44	23	0.00	0.0
January 4	41	10	0.00	0.0
January 5	37	6	0.00	0.0
January 6	42	17	0.00	0.0
January 7	42	23	0.09	0.0
January 8	35	15	0.00	0.0
January 9	34	22	0.00	0.0
January 10	35	15	0.00	0.0
January 11	29	8	0.00	0.0
January 12	25	2	0.00	0.0
January 13	33	10	0.00	0.0
January 14	45	26	0.00	0.0
January 15	47	25	0.00	0.0
January 16	43	20	0.00	0.0
January 17	34	17	0.00	0.0
January 18	51	17	0.00	0.0
January 19	58	24	0.00	0.0
January 20	50	28	0.00	0.0
January 21	42	30	0.37	0.0
January 22	54	29	0.00	0.0
January 23	50	30	0.00	0.0
January 24	54	27	0.00	0.0
January 25	62	28	0.00	0.0
January 26	63	38	0.00	0.0
January 27	54	44	0.05	0.0
January 28	52	37	0.00	0.0
January 29	58	30	0.00	0.0
January 30	41	14	0.15	2.4
January 31	38	6	0.00	0.0

February 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	55	12	0.00
February 2	60	24	0.52
February 3	30	16	0.00
February 4	36	13	0.00
February 5	35	13	0.00
February 6	46	21	0.00
February 7	47	22	0.22
February 8	50	30	0.00
February 9	44	18	0.00
February 10	57	33	0.38
February 11	62	19	1.09
February 12	29	12	0.00
February 13	39	14	0.00
February 14	52	25	0.00
February 15	59	30	0.00
February 16	64	35	0.00
February 17	65	47	0.00
February 18	68	54	0.06
February 19	58	53	1.23
February 20	59	51	0.01
February 21	65	49	0.00
February 22	62	46	0.00
February 23	59	43	0.10
February 24	55	36	0.00
February 25	65	28	0.00
February 26	63	36	0.00
February 27	62	28	0.00
February 28	74	37	0.00

March 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	65	49	0.00	0.0
March 2	59	39	0.00	0.0
March 3	53	32	0.00	0.0
March 4	50	28	0.74	0.0
March 5	57	40	0.02	0.0
March 6	52	36	0.00	0.0
March 7	48	34	0.00	0.0
March 8	52	27	0.00	0.0
March 9	54	32	0.00	0.0
March 10	56	30	0.00	0.0
March 11	57	34	0.00	0.0
March 12	55	30	0.00	0.0
March 13	65	30	0.02	0.0
March 14	52	32	0.00	0.0
March 15	65	20	0.00	0.0
March 16	54	28	0.03	0.0
March 17	63	23	0.00	0.0
March 18	54	36	0.00	0.0
March 19	42	29	0.00	0.0
March 20	45	22	0.00	0.0
March 21	58	30	0.00	0.0
March 22	41	33	0.50	3.0
March 23	43	32	0.62	4.6
March 24	54	33	0.00	0.0
March 25	64	30	0.00	0.0
March 26	68	32	0.00	0.0
March 27	73	47	0.00	0.0
March 28	66	33	0.00	0.0
March 29	69	44	0.00	0.0
March 30	71	58	0.66	0.0
March 31	82	46	0.00	0.0

April 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	77	56	0.00
April 2	80	52	0.00
April 3	83	50	0.00
April 4	78	60	0.00
April 5	67	52	0.32
April 6	60	40	0.00
April 7	63	36	0.00
April 8	71	42	0.00
April 9	64	56	0.21
April 10	73	49	0.00
April 11	82	58	0.00
April 12	81	59	0.00
April 13	66	49	0.00
April 14	74	48	0.00
April 15	67	47	0.00
April 16	72	38	0.00
April 17	65	58	0.10
April 18	83	58	0.00
April 19	80	45	0.01
April 20	66	50	0.29
April 21	62	42	0.00
April 22	73	44	0.00
April 23	76	60	0.04
April 24	72	49	0.01
April 25	67	41	0.00
April 26	76	38	0.00
April 27	89	53	0.00
April 28	87	56	0.00
April 29	82	59	0.00
April 30	75	54	0.15

May 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	73	52	0.00
May 2	65	41	0.00
May 3	71	35	0.00
May 4	83	42	0.00
May 5	83	49	0.00
May 6	80	57	0.00
May 7	66	44	0.20
May 8	70	39	0.00
May 9	63	48	0.00
May 10	67	56	0.03
May 11	77	57	0.36
May 12	71	48	0.00
May 13	76	41	0.00
May 14	82	51	0.00
May 15	79	52	0.00
May 16	72	45	0.00
May 17	73	54	0.00
May 18	79	50	0.00
May 19	53	46	0.50
May 20	49	45	1.20
May 21	75	46	0.00
May 22	82	46	0.00
May 23	83	51	0.00
May 24	87	55	0.00
May 25	88	56	0.00
May 26	82	61	0.00
May 27	76	61	0.35
May 28	77	62	0.09
May 29	82	60	0.00
May 30	88	59	0.00
May 31	90	65	0.05

June 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	80	63	0.38
June 2	84	60	0.26
June 3	84	68	0.11
June 4	86	71	0.00
June 5	91	70	0.00
June 6	84	73	0.63
June 7	86	67	0.00
June 8	88	67	0.00
June 9	93	70	0.00
June 10	93	75	0.00
June 11	84	73	0.00
June 12	81	67	0.25
June 13	89	70	0.33
June 14	93	70	0.00
June 15	95	73	0.00
June 16	94	70	0.00
June 17	92	71	0.73
June 18	75	66	0.00
June 19	87	70	0.00
June 20	90	69	0.00
June 21	95	70	0.00
June 22	97	75	0.00
June 23	92	72	0.00
June 24	91	70	0.00
June 25	96	70	0.23
June 26	85	65	0.00
June 27	81	56	0.00
June 28	83	53	0.00
June 29	86	54	0.00
June 30	85	63	0.00

July 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	83	62	0.38
July 2	73	63	0.47
July 3	73	66	1.45
July 4	84	64	0.00
July 5	88	69	0.00
July 6	84	73	0.07
July 7	90	70	0.00
July 8	93	72	0.00
July 9	97	72	0.00
July 10	97	77	0.00
July 11	92	73	0.00
July 12	90	73	0.00
July 13	96	75	0.00
July 14	95	77	0.01
July 15	90	69	0.00
July 16	84	66	0.67
July 17	87	71	0.00
July 18	88	67	0.00
July 19	88	73	0.00
July 20	93	72	0.55
July 21	93	71	0.00
July 22	89	66	0.00
July 23	85	67	0.00
July 24	84	70	3.06
July 25	84	71	0.02
July 26	92	70	0.00
July 27	92	70	0.76
July 28	92	68	1.55
July 29	88	65	0.00
July 30	78	59	0.00
July 31	81	63	0.00

August 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	80	62	0.00
August 2	83	65	0.01
August 3	84	68	0.06
August 4	90	69	0.00
August 5	93	71	0.00
August 6	84	69	0.21
August 7	87	70	0.00
August 8	83	72	0.40
August 9	87	69	0.00
August 10	87	73	0.00
August 11	87	72	0.00
August 12	83	66	0.40
August 13	84	63	0.00
August 14	83	62	0.00
August 15	86	67	0.00
August 16	87	71	0.03
August 17	73	59	0.00
August 18	78	55	0.00
August 19	66	61	0.39
August 20	74	60	0.00
August 21	78	55	0.00
August 22	78	59	0.00
August 23	82	57	0.00
August 24	87	67	0.00
August 25	83	63	0.00
August 26	80	59	0.00
August 27	83	59	0.00
August 28	84	62	0.00
August 29	81	63	0.42
August 30	81	69	0.68
August 31	86	66	0.00

September 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	83	68	0.73
September 2	85	70	0.13
September 3	85	69	0.00
September 4	77	70	0.01
September 5	72	70	1.05
September 6	76	69	2.37
September 7	81	64	0.80
September 8	81	61	0.10
September 9	78	55	0.00
September 10	79	54	0.00
September 11	85	58	0.00
September 12	86	63	0.00
September 13	87	60	0.00
September 14	88	63	0.00
September 15	88	68	0.42
September 16	79	64	0.74
September 17	72	57	0.00
September 18	70	53	0.00
September 19	68	47	0.00
September 20	77	46	0.00
September 21	79	50	0.00
September 22	81	53	0.00
September 23	69	49	0.00
September 24	74	42	0.00
September 25	74	45	0.00
September 26	78	50	0.00
September 27	82	54	0.00
September 28	78	52	0.00
September 29	73	42	0.00
September 30	82	51	0.00

October 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	86	63	0.01
October 2	68	41	0.27
October 3	64	34	0.00
October 4	72	39	0.00
October 5	76	50	0.00
October 6	86	53	0.06
October 7	70	48	0.00
October 8	68	41	0.00
October 9	63	40	0.00
October 10	62	48	0.00
October 11	60	48	0.00
October 12	62	44	0.00
October 13	62	39	0.00
October 14	65	41	0.00
October 15	71	41	0.00
October 16	77	52	0.00
October 17	68	43	0.00
October 18	70	50	0.20
October 19	58	34	0.00
October 20	64	30	0.00
October 21	70	33	0.00
October 22	73	42	0.00
October 23	63	48	0.39
October 24	51	35	0.01
October 25	46	39	0.55
October 26	70	46	1.02
October 27	75	54	1.12
October 28	73	51	0.00
October 29	65	52	0.00
October 30	53	52	0.00
October 31	58	46	0.00

November 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	62	50	0.00
November 2	73	47	0.00
November 3	73	49	0.00
November 4	74	50	0.00
November 5	71	54	0.05
November 6	67	46	0.00
November 7	62	36	0.00
November 8	64	30	0.00
November 9	68	37	0.00
November 10	54	40	0.00
November 11	64	43	0.00
November 12	56	35	0.00
November 13	54	28	0.00
November 14	63	32	0.00
November 15	70	31	0.00
November 16	61	34	0.00
November 17	62	46	0.00
November 18	66	41	0.00
November 19	71	36	0.00
November 20	66	38	0.00
November 21	45	26	0.00
November 22	47	23	0.00
November 23	50	19	0.00
November 24	48	36	0.28
November 25	54	33	0.00
November 26	59	29	0.00
November 27	66	48	0.00
November 28	59	39	0.00
November 29	51	30	0.00
November 30	41	25	0.02

December 1981 Winston-Salem Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	37	33	0.29	0.0
December 2	53	35	0.01	0.0
December 3	53	31	0.00	0.0
December 4	48	36	0.17	0.0
December 5	46	29	0.00	0.0
December 6	48	23	0.00	0.0
December 7	57	22	0.00	0.0
December 8	59	36	0.00	0.0
December 9	40	28	0.00	0.0
December 10	35	21	0.00	0.0
December 11	44	19	0.00	0.0
December 12	46	18	0.00	0.0
December 13	46	20	0.00	0.0
December 14	37	31	0.80	0.0
December 15	40	35	1.35	0.0
December 16	46	28	0.00	0.0
December 17	48	27	0.00	0.0
December 18	42	23	0.00	0.0
December 19	34	17	0.00	0.0
December 20	33	14	0.00	0.0
December 21	38	13	0.15	0.1
December 22	53	32	0.05	0.0
December 23	63	44	0.19	0.0
December 24	51	42	0.37	0.0
December 25	42	35	0.95	0.0
December 26	38	34	0.00	0.0
December 27	42	35	0.04	0.0
December 28	48	33	0.00	0.0
December 29	52	26	0.00	0.0
December 30	43	19	0.00	0.0
December 31	33	21	1.23	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1929–2024	Piedmont Triad International Airport	location
1899–1928	Winston Salem Reynolds Airport	location