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Yellowknife Weather in 1981

Historical record of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories weather for the year 1981 based on NOAA data.
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1981 Yellowknife Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 28.6 °C July 16
Lowest temperature -41.7 °C December 31
Highest daily low 17.0 °C August 8
Lowest daily high -36.8 °C December 31
Most daily precipitation 1.6 cm June 17
Most daily snow 13.0 cm April 7
Total annual precipitation 26.9 cm -
Total annual snow 125.0 cm -
What was the hottest temperature in Yellowknife in 1981?
The highest temperature recorded in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in 1981 was 28.6 °C which happened on July 16.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Highest Temperatures in Yellowknife in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 28.6 °C Jul 16
2 28.2 °C Aug 7
3 27.8 °C Aug 9
4 26.6 °C Aug 8
5 26.5 °C Jul 12
6 26.3 °C Aug 6
7 26.2 °C Aug 23
7 26.2 °C Aug 21
9 25.6 °C Aug 10
10 25.5 °C Aug 3
What was the coldest temperature in Yellowknife in 1981?
The lowest temperature recorded in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in 1981 was -41.7 °C which happened on Dec 31.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Lowest Temperatures in Yellowknife in 1981
Rank Temperature Date
1 -41.7 °C December 31
2 -41.3 °C December 30
3 -41.1 °C February 11
4 -40.7 °C February 10
5 -37.7 °C December 24
6 -37.5 °C December 25
7 -37.1 °C February 12
8 -36.8 °C December 29
9 -36.5 °C February 13
10 -36.1 °C January 1
January 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
January 1
 -29.0 -36.1 0.52 6.6
January 2
 -19.1 -33.6 0.22 2.6
January 3
 -15.3 -19.1 0.00 0.0
January 4
 -13.2 -15.7 0.08 1.0
January 5
 -13.5 -25.2 0.00 0.0
January 6
 -18.6 -23.6 0.08 1.4
January 7
 -20.2 -28.2 0.00 0.0
January 8
 -27.9 -31.5 0.00 0.0
January 9
 -19.6 -30.7 0.00 0.0
January 10
 -15.3 -21.2 0.00 0.0
January 11
 -13.0 -19.7 0.00 0.0
January 12
 -8.8 -17.6 0.22 2.2
January 13
 -10.0 -20.4 0.00 0.0
January 14
 -11.1 -13.3 0.02 0.2
January 15
 -6.2 -11.6 0.00 0.0
January 16
 -4.6 -12.4 0.00 0.0
January 17
 -8.8 -13.4 0.00 0.0
January 18
 -12.4 -16.1 0.00 0.0
January 19
 -3.6 -14.2 0.00 0.0
January 20
 0.6 -5.2 0.00 0.0
January 21
 -0.7 -12.9 0.04 0.4
January 22
 0.7 -8.7 0.00 0.0
January 23
 -0.8 -4.0 0.02 0.0
January 24
 -3.5 -14.0 0.00 0.0
January 25
 -12.0 -16.2 0.00 0.4
January 26
 -9.2 -14.4 0.02 0.6
January 27
 -9.2 -13.1 0.04 0.6
January 28
 -7.5 -10.6 0.00 0.0
January 29
 -7.2 -19.1 0.00 0.2
January 30
 -18.8 -26.6 0.00 0.0
January 31
 -23.5 -29.5 0.00 0.0
February 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
February 1
 -16.0 -28.1 0.16 1.4
February 2
 -13.8 -16.6 0.00 0.0
February 3
 -12.2 -17.0 0.00 0.0
February 4
 -8.6 -19.9 0.00 0.0
February 5
 -9.0 -21.1 0.16 2.2
February 6
 -21.1 -30.8 0.00 0.0
February 7
 -22.8 -29.7 0.02 0.4
February 8
 -26.0 -31.9 0.00 0.0
February 9
 -28.7 -35.7 0.00 0.0
February 10
 -30.5 -40.7 0.00 0.0
February 11
 -32.1 -41.1 0.00 0.0
February 12
 -27.5 -37.1 0.00 0.0
February 13
 -26.1 -36.5 0.00 0.0
February 14
 -21.1 -27.8 0.34 4.4
February 15
 -21.8 -29.3 0.00 0.2
February 16
 -24.4 -28.9 0.10 1.6
February 17
 -21.0 -28.5 0.02 1.4
February 18
 -18.0 -21.6 0.14 2.6
February 19
 -17.4 -22.0 0.00 0.0
February 20
 -16.6 -22.6 0.12 1.6
February 21
 -13.0 -20.1 0.00 0.0
February 22
 -7.9 -18.3 0.00 0.0
February 23
 -10.2 -16.2 0.00 0.4
February 24
 -11.7 -14.5 0.00 0.0
February 25
 -8.2 -12.5 0.08 3.0
February 26
 -7.0 -16.1 0.00 0.0
February 27
 -8.0 -22.0 0.00 0.0
February 28
 -12.2 -20.4 0.00 0.0
March 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
March 1
 -9.3 -21.2 0.00 0.0
March 2
 -12.0 -15.4 0.00 0.0
March 3
 -8.5 -23.8 0.00 0.0
March 4
 -3.3 -9.6 0.34 3.4
March 5
 -3.9 -12.0 0.00 0.0
March 6
 -4.7 -17.2 0.00 0.0
March 7
 -6.2 -10.1 0.00 0.0
March 8
 -1.5 -14.2 0.00 0.0
March 9
 0.6 -14.1 0.00 0.0
March 10
 -0.8 -9.0 0.00 0.0
March 11
 -3.3 -13.9 0.00 0.0
March 12
 -3.3 -19.7 0.00 0.0
March 13
 1.7 -14.2 0.00 0.0
March 14
 -4.7 -12.8 0.00 0.0
March 15
 -1.2 -14.4 0.00 0.0
March 16
 -5.6 -16.3 0.00 0.0
March 17
 -9.6 -21.4 0.00 0.0
March 18
 -17.4 -25.7 0.00 0.2
March 19
 -19.9 -28.4 0.00 0.0
March 20
 -17.8 -29.1 0.04 0.4
March 21
 -11.1 -20.0 0.18 1.8
March 22
 -11.3 -21.2 0.00 0.0
March 23
 -10.2 -25.7 0.00 0.0
March 24
 -7.6 -20.9 0.00 0.0
March 25
 -2.4 -14.0 0.00 0.0
March 26
 -10.6 -16.4 0.08 0.8
March 27
 -8.8 -22.1 0.14 2.6
March 28
 -6.0 -18.4 0.00 0.2
March 29
 -3.4 -15.6 0.00 0.0
March 30
 -7.3 -15.5 0.00 0.2
March 31
 -2.3 -17.2 0.00 0.0
April 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
April 1
 -2.7 -11.1 0.00 0.4
April 2
 -5.8 -15.8 0.04 0.4
April 3
 -7.0 -18.9 0.00 0.0
April 4
 -8.6 -21.0 0.00 0.0
April 5
 -2.8 -19.2 0.00 0.0
April 6
 -5.8 -12.8 0.00 0.0
April 7
 -7.2 -11.8 1.10 13.0
April 8
 -5.5 -19.4 0.00 0.0
April 9
 -4.6 -19.9 0.02 0.6
April 10
 -8.1 -20.8 0.10 1.8
April 11
 -15.6 -24.4 0.00 0.0
April 12
 -14.6 -28.8 0.00 0.0
April 13
 -14.6 -32.6 0.00 0.0
April 14
 -12.1 -29.0 0.00 0.0
April 15
 -9.0 -25.5 0.00 0.0
April 16
 -10.8 -26.3 0.00 0.0
April 17
 -10.9 -20.0 0.00 0.0
April 18
 -11.9 -29.6 0.00 0.0
April 19
 -0.8 -19.5 0.00 0.0
April 20
 3.0 -5.8 0.00 0.0
April 21
 -0.7 -10.6 0.00 0.0
April 22
 -1.8 -14.2 0.17 3.0
April 23
 4.0 -5.2 0.04 0.4
April 24
 5.5 -6.4 0.00 0.0
April 25
 4.4 -1.8 0.00 0.0
April 26
 2.4 -5.6 0.00 0.0
April 27
 0.3 -3.0 0.00 0.0
April 28
 6.7 -1.5 0.00 0.0
April 29
 8.3 -1.7 0.02 0.0
April 30
 8.4 -0.7 0.00 0.0
May 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
May 1
 12.7 0.6 0.00 0.0
May 2
 10.5 -1.4 0.00 0.0
May 3
 9.8 -1.2 0.00 0.0
May 4
 11.3 0.6 0.00 0.0
May 5
 15.6 0.4 0.00 0.0
May 6
 14.6 0.8 0.00 0.0
May 7
 4.3 -4.4 0.00 0.0
May 8
 1.5 -8.4 0.00 0.0
May 9
 10.1 -6.6 0.00 0.0
May 10
 12.9 0.2 0.00 0.0
May 11
 18.4 3.0 0.00 0.0
May 12
 4.3 -0.7 0.00 0.0
May 13
 3.3 -2.4 0.02 0.4
May 14
 3.6 -4.8 0.00 0.0
May 15
 9.4 -1.6 0.00 0.0
May 16
 14.9 0.2 0.00 0.0
May 17
 19.3 7.5 0.04 0.0
May 18
 21.7 5.0 0.00 0.0
May 19
 18.7 9.7 0.00 0.0
May 20
 17.8 5.0 0.00 0.0
May 21
 13.5 3.0 0.00 0.0
May 22
 18.6 5.1 0.00 0.0
May 23
 19.3 10.8 0.00 0.0
May 24
 23.6 10.4 0.16 0.0
May 25
 24.2 8.8 0.00 0.0
May 26
 18.0 11.4 0.00 0.0
May 27
 20.3 7.6 0.00 0.0
May 28
 14.1 6.4 0.02 0.0
May 29
 13.0 3.0 0.00 0.0
May 30
 12.3 3.0 0.00 0.0
May 31
 16.7 6.2 0.00 0.0
June 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
June 1
 21.4 9.4 0.00 0.0
June 2
 25.4 11.5 0.00 0.0
June 3
 21.0 11.7 0.58 0.0
June 4
 12.3 7.8 0.00 0.0
June 5
 8.0 3.5 0.40 0.0
June 6
 19.0 3.4 0.00 0.0
June 7
 15.0 3.4 0.00 0.0
June 8
 16.6 7.4 0.00 0.0
June 9
 16.3 9.0 0.00 0.0
June 10
 17.8 9.2 0.00 0.0
June 11
 19.5 8.1 0.00 0.0
June 12
 21.6 7.6 0.00 0.0
June 13
 15.9 8.0 0.00 0.0
June 14
 17.5 5.4 0.00 0.0
June 15
 9.7 5.6 0.00 0.0
June 16
 11.6 5.7 0.30 0.0
June 17
 10.6 5.4 1.62 0.0
June 18
 14.3 6.5 0.08 0.0
June 19
 15.4 6.2 0.20 0.0
June 20
 18.4 7.4 0.00 0.0
June 21
 16.4 10.7 0.05 0.0
June 22
 19.8 10.1 0.00 0.0
June 23
 20.6 9.3 0.00 0.0
June 24
 21.2 11.3 0.09 0.0
June 25
 20.0 9.0 0.00 0.0
June 26
 19.5 10.5 0.00 0.0
June 27
 19.4 10.2 0.04 0.0
June 28
 20.2 11.5 0.14 0.0
June 29
 20.5 12.4 0.12 0.0
June 30
 23.0 12.2 0.00 0.0
July 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
July 1
 22.4 13.0 0.22 0.0
July 2
 22.8 13.2 0.00 0.0
July 3
 23.6 12.0 0.14 0.0
July 4
 13.6 9.7 0.57 0.0
July 5
 16.9 9.9 0.00 0.0
July 6
 22.7 10.5 0.26 0.0
July 7
 19.2 10.4 0.14 0.0
July 8
 21.0 11.9 0.22 0.0
July 9
 19.8 12.9 0.00 0.0
July 10
 19.9 10.4 0.00 0.0
July 11
 20.3 12.8 0.00 0.0
July 12
 26.5 12.9 0.00 0.0
July 13
 21.7 14.5 0.00 0.0
July 14
 22.7 13.1 0.00 0.0
July 15
 23.1 13.4 0.00 0.0
July 16
 28.6 14.9 0.10 0.0
July 17
 20.9 13.3 0.39 0.0
July 18
 19.7 12.0 0.00 0.0
July 19
 19.4 10.5 0.00 0.0
July 20
 22.6 13.9 0.04 0.0
July 21
 24.3 16.0 0.08 0.0
July 22
 19.3 14.1 0.00 0.0
July 23
 20.2 10.8 0.00 0.0
July 24
 23.2 9.3 0.00 0.0
July 25
 23.7 12.6 0.00 0.0
July 26
 22.4 14.3 0.02 0.0
July 27
 23.8 14.4 0.19 0.0
July 28
 17.7 9.4 0.00 0.0
July 29
 16.2 8.5 0.00 0.0
July 30
 22.3 13.2 0.06 0.0
July 31
 20.3 14.4 0.00 0.0
August 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
August 1
 21.9 11.1 0.00 0.0
August 2
 22.8 12.2 0.00 0.0
August 3
 25.5 16.4 0.00 0.0
August 4
 22.3 11.7 0.00 0.0
August 5
 24.8 14.7 0.00 0.0
August 6
 26.3 14.9 0.32 0.0
August 7
 28.2 15.7 0.00 0.0
August 8
 26.6 17.0 0.00 0.0
August 9
 27.8 16.4 0.00 0.0
August 10
 25.6 14.0 0.00 0.0
August 11
 17.2 10.7 0.00 0.0
August 12
 17.0 10.8 1.58 0.0
August 13
 18.4 11.5 0.00 0.0
August 14
 23.1 14.0 0.00 0.0
August 15
 23.8 13.8 0.00 0.0
August 16
 22.0 12.9 0.00 0.0
August 17
 24.7 12.2 0.00 0.0
August 18
 17.4 9.2 0.00 0.0
August 19
 20.4 12.0 0.04 0.0
August 20
 24.8 13.0 0.00 0.0
August 21
 26.2 13.0 0.00 0.0
August 22
 22.1 13.6 0.00 0.0
August 23
 26.2 13.4 0.00 0.0
August 24
 20.2 13.7 0.00 0.0
August 25
 23.2 12.3 0.00 0.0
August 26
 22.6 15.7 0.00 0.0
August 27
 24.4 15.5 0.00 0.0
August 28
 20.2 4.5 0.92 0.0
August 29
 8.4 2.7 0.00 0.0
August 30
 7.0 2.6 0.82 0.0
August 31
 11.4 2.7 0.00 0.0
September 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
September 1
 7.9 1.5 0.00 0.0
September 2
 5.4 -1.2 0.00 0.0
September 3
 7.7 -2.0 0.00 0.0
September 4
 6.5 0.2 0.08 0.6
September 5
 8.7 -1.4 0.00 0.0
September 6
 10.1 0.4 0.00 0.0
September 7
 12.2 1.4 0.00 0.0
September 8
 21.8 8.9 0.00 0.0
September 9
 10.8 6.3 0.80 0.0
September 10
 8.8 5.7 0.73 0.0
September 11
 8.0 4.6 1.23 0.0
September 12
 10.0 6.8 0.00 0.0
September 13
 8.4 5.6 0.00 0.0
September 14
 11.1 3.8 0.00 0.0
September 15
 13.8 4.5 0.00 0.0
September 16
 21.7 8.8 0.00 0.0
September 17
 17.4 7.1 0.00 0.0
September 18
 12.3 6.4 0.00 0.0
September 19
 15.3 8.7 0.00 0.0
September 20
 10.9 6.2 0.04 0.0
September 21
 8.8 3.7 0.87 0.0
September 22
 5.6 0.6 0.00 0.0
September 23
 4.1 -2.3 0.00 0.0
September 24
 4.3 -0.4 0.00 0.0
September 25
 6.0 -0.8 0.00 0.0
September 26
 5.5 1.4 0.00 0.0
September 27
 7.7 0.9 0.00 0.0
September 28
 7.8 2.6 0.02 0.0
September 29
 7.2 4.9 0.56 0.0
September 30
 10.4 3.1 0.00 0.0
October 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
October 1
 10.6 6.6 0.58 0.0
October 2
 6.6 3.9 0.32 0.0
October 3
 4.4 -0.7 0.98 0.2
October 4
 3.2 -2.1 0.00 0.0
October 5
 4.4 0.0 0.00 0.0
October 6
 5.4 -1.4 0.00 0.0
October 7
 4.4 -1.4 0.00 0.0
October 8
 5.8 0.9 0.00 0.0
October 9
 6.1 1.0 0.08 0.0
October 10
 4.3 2.6 0.58 0.0
October 11
 3.1 0.8 0.22 0.0
October 12
 4.2 -0.7 0.57 0.2
October 13
 2.3 -1.1 0.08 0.0
October 14
 3.1 -2.3 0.06 0.4
October 15
 1.4 -0.2 0.73 3.8
October 16
 1.7 -2.7 0.00 0.0
October 17
 -2.7 -9.3 0.00 0.0
October 18
 -4.5 -8.6 0.00 0.0
October 19
 -4.2 -10.9 0.00 0.0
October 20
 -4.4 -10.6 0.12 1.2
October 21
 -5.0 -8.9 0.02 0.8
October 22
 -1.2 -13.2 0.30 3.6
October 23
 -3.4 -14.5 0.20 2.0
October 24
 -8.8 -17.2 0.00 0.0
October 25
 -7.7 -15.3 0.00 0.0
October 26
 -6.6 -17.5 0.00 0.0
October 27
 -5.3 -8.9 0.00 0.0
October 28
 -0.7 -6.1 0.02 0.4
October 29
 0.8 -4.9 0.09 2.6
October 30
 1.4 -1.6 0.00 0.0
October 31
 1.5 -3.7 0.35 4.4
November 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
November 1
 -1.0 -7.1 0.02 0.2
November 2
 -6.5 -12.7 0.00 0.0
November 3
 -3.6 -11.2 0.02 0.6
November 4
 -3.2 -7.0 0.68 10.4
November 5
 3.8 -3.3 0.00 0.0
November 6
 4.3 -13.3 0.00 0.0
November 7
 -12.7 -22.0 0.00 0.0
November 8
 -3.6 -24.3 0.00 0.0
November 9
 -5.5 -9.3 0.00 0.0
November 10
 -5.6 -8.8 0.00 0.0
November 11
 -2.4 -6.0 0.00 0.0
November 12
 2.2 -3.2 0.00 0.0
November 13
 -2.4 -14.5 0.08 1.0
November 14
 -12.6 -21.6 0.02 0.4
November 15
 -8.2 -13.2 0.00 0.2
November 16
 -7.8 -10.7 0.00 0.0
November 17
 -8.3 -9.8 0.10 2.4
November 18
 -8.3 -19.7 0.12 1.7
November 19
 -10.7 -20.7 0.11 1.8
November 20
 -3.4 -10.9 0.43 6.5
November 21
 -7.2 -12.1 0.00 0.0
November 22
 -10.5 -12.3 0.02 0.4
November 23
 -12.2 -19.0 0.00 0.0
November 24
 -3.7 -22.4 0.00 0.0
November 25
 -4.4 -10.4 0.00 0.0
November 26
 -10.1 -24.2 0.05 0.5
November 27
 -4.7 -25.7 0.04 0.4
November 28
 -7.1 -14.1 0.02 0.2
November 29
 -7.7 -13.4 0.16 1.6
November 30
 -13.2 -24.6 0.00 0.0
December 1981 Yellowknife Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
December 1
 -8.8 -16.0 0.00 0.0
December 2
 -8.2 -11.5 0.00 0.0
December 3
 -7.9 -20.2 0.00 0.0
December 4
 -10.0 -22.5 0.00 0.0
December 5
 -10.9 -13.9 0.00 0.2
December 6
 -9.4 -13.7 0.00 0.0
December 7
 -9.6 -14.7 0.30 4.0
December 8
 -11.5 -22.8 0.00 0.0
December 9
 -14.9 -28.2 0.02 0.4
December 10
 -14.4 -20.1 0.02 0.4
December 11
 -14.1 -16.2 0.11 1.8
December 12
 -14.3 -17.6 0.08 1.2
December 13
 -16.8 -26.7 0.00 0.0
December 14
 -21.1 -28.4 0.00 0.0
December 15
 -21.0 -25.1 0.00 0.0
December 16
 -22.5 -26.3 0.00 0.0
December 17
 -12.8 -26.5 0.00 0.0
December 18
 -6.9 -16.1 0.00 0.0
December 19
 -7.3 -13.7 0.00 0.0
December 20
 -11.3 -14.0 0.00 0.0
December 21
 -12.3 -17.2 0.08 1.8
December 22
 -16.7 -21.2 0.07 0.7
December 23
 -15.2 -26.3 0.00 0.2
December 24
 -25.6 -37.7 0.00 0.0
December 25
 -27.3 -37.5 0.00 0.0
December 26
 -27.7 -34.7 0.00 0.0
December 27
 -23.5 -28.6 0.10 0.8
December 28
 -22.3 -28.6 0.00 0.0
December 29
 -22.3 -36.8 0.00 0.0
December 30
 -36.6 -41.3 0.00 0.0
December 31
 -36.8 -41.7 0.00 0.0
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