Bloomington-Normal Weather in 1961

Historical record of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.

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1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	93 °F	July 31
Lowest temperature	-7 °F	December 28
Highest daily low	75 °F	July 31
Lowest daily high	11 °F	January 22
Most daily precipitation	3.0 inches	September 14
Most daily snow	4.3 inches	February 3
Total annual precipitation	45.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	28.9 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Bloomington-Normal in 1961?

The highest temperature recorded in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois in 1961 was 93 °F which happened on July 31.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Bloomington-Normal in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	93 °F	Jul 31
2	92 °F	Aug 1
2	92 °F	Jun 11
4	91 °F	Sep 9
4	91 °F	Aug 28
4	91 °F	Jul 30
4	91 °F	Jun 30
4	91 °F	Jun 29
4	91 °F	Jun 12
10	90 °F	Sep 11
10	90 °F	Sep 10
10	90 °F	Sep 8
10	90 °F	Sep 7
10	90 °F	Sep 2
10	90 °F	Aug 31
10	90 °F	Aug 30
10	90 °F	Aug 29
10	90 °F	Aug 27
10	90 °F	Jul 29
10	90 °F	Jun 28
10	90 °F	Jun 13
10	90 °F	Jun 10

What was the coldest temperature in Bloomington-Normal in 1961?

The lowest temperature recorded in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois in 1961 was -7 °F which happened on Dec 28.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Bloomington-Normal in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-7 °F	December 28
2	-4 °F	January 27
2	-4 °F	January 25
4	-2 °F	January 28
4	-2 °F	January 22
6	-1 °F	January 21
7	0 °F	January 24
7	0 °F	January 23
9	2 °F	December 30
9	2 °F	December 29
9	2 °F	December 13

January 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	33	26	0.00	0.0
January 2	30	27	0.07	1.0
January 3	30	15	0.00	0.0
January 4	40	13	0.00	0.0
January 5	44	30	0.00	0.0
January 6	47	32	0.00	0.0
January 7	45	33	0.00	0.0
January 8	35	17	0.00	0.0
January 9	33	13	0.00	0.0
January 10	42	25	0.00	0.0
January 11	47	27	0.00	0.0
January 12	49	23	0.00	0.0
January 13	49	37	0.00	0.0
January 14	49	34	0.00	0.0
January 15	46	32	0.17	0.0
January 16	33	26	0.02	0.0
January 17	48	29	0.01	0.0
January 18	46	28	0.00	0.0
January 19	35	20	0.10	1.9
January 20	22	10	0.00	0.0
January 21	17	-1	0.01	0.5
January 22	11	-2	0.00	0.0
January 23	22	0	0.02	0.3
January 24	20	0	0.00	0.0
January 25	18	-4	0.00	0.0
January 26	20	7	0.08	1.0
January 27	16	-4	0.00	0.0
January 28	29	-2	0.00	0.0
January 29	25	4	0.00	0.0
January 30	22	8	0.00	0.0
January 31	40	12	0.00	0.0

February 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	40	19	0.00	0.0
February 2	27	12	0.00	0.0
February 3	20	9	0.42	4.3
February 4	30	19	0.00	0.0
February 5	29	6	0.00	0.0
February 6	30	22	0.00	0.0
February 7	36	25	0.00	0.0
February 8	40	19	0.00	0.0
February 9	40	22	0.00	0.0
February 10	41	25	0.00	0.0
February 11	40	27	0.00	0.0
February 12	50	38	0.00	0.0
February 13	48	41	0.00	0.0
February 14	52	30	0.00	0.0
February 15	55	38	0.00	0.0
February 16	53	28	0.00	0.0
February 17	54	45	0.38	0.0
February 18	62	42	0.34	0.0
February 19	43	20	0.00	0.0
February 20	42	24	0.00	0.0
February 21	53	29	0.00	0.0
February 22	53	37	0.08	0.0
February 23	61	42	0.08	0.0
February 24	61	29	0.00	0.0
February 25	34	23	0.00	0.0
February 26	50	26	0.00	0.0
February 27	45	33	0.00	0.0
February 28	49	30	0.00	0.0

March 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	50	33	0.00	0.0
March 2	65	31	0.00	0.0
March 3	64	33	0.00	0.0
March 4	73	52	0.48	0.0
March 5	60	37	0.00	0.0
March 6	52	38	0.41	0.0
March 7	46	32	0.00	0.0
March 8	43	30	0.47	0.3
March 9	41	26	0.10	2.5
March 10	47	25	0.00	0.0
March 11	55	35	0.00	0.0
March 12	52	33	0.28	0.0
March 13	55	39	1.20	0.0
March 14	48	34	0.02	0.0
March 15	48	35	0.00	0.0
March 16	43	26	0.00	0.0
March 17	41	22	0.00	0.0
March 18	39	28	0.52	0.0
March 19	38	32	0.06	0.0
March 20	45	30	0.00	0.0
March 21	45	40	0.26	0.0
March 22	44	38	0.02	0.0
March 23	43	35	0.00	0.0
March 24	47	37	0.00	0.0
March 25	61	32	0.00	0.0
March 26	70	46	0.00	0.0
March 27	68	52	0.00	0.0
March 28	55	38	0.00	0.0
March 29	46	30	0.00	0.0
March 30	52	26	0.00	0.0
March 31	50	36	0.00	0.0

April 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	48	28	0.00	0.0
April 2	45	21	0.00	0.0
April 3	52	27	0.00	0.0
April 4	59	31	0.00	0.0
April 5	58	41	0.00	0.0
April 6	49	33	0.00	0.0
April 7	52	28	0.00	0.0
April 8	50	28	0.00	0.0
April 9	49	32	0.55	2.0
April 10	50	29	0.13	0.0
April 11	50	37	0.00	0.0
April 12	48	39	0.20	0.0
April 13	55	33	0.00	0.0
April 14	65	41	0.04	0.0
April 15	64	39	0.02	0.0
April 16	40	26	0.06	0.8
April 17	40	30	0.26	1.8
April 18	55	33	0.00	0.0
April 19	65	38	0.00	0.0
April 20	68	44	0.00	0.0
April 21	75	51	0.00	0.0
April 22	74	46	1.91	0.0
April 23	68	45	0.00	0.0
April 24	73	61	0.00	0.0
April 25	75	42	0.03	0.0
April 26	65	37	0.00	0.0
April 27	62	47	0.08	0.0
April 28	59	35	0.13	0.0
April 29	53	35	0.00	0.0
April 30	63	41	0.00	0.0

May 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	62	36	0.00
May 2	61	34	0.00
May 3	63	37	0.00
May 4	67	38	0.00
May 5	66	45	0.19
May 6	77	50	0.89
May 7	77	55	0.00
May 8	68	57	1.88
May 9	58	45	0.08
May 10	64	40	0.00
May 11	74	47	0.00
May 12	79	57	0.00
May 13	80	61	0.00
May 14	81	65	0.00
May 15	79	55	0.39
May 16	67	42	0.02
May 17	67	51	0.00
May 18	66	54	0.03
May 19	68	41	0.00
May 20	68	50	0.03
May 21	73	52	0.00
May 22	70	38	0.00
May 23	70	38	0.00
May 24	77	44	0.00
May 25	76	51	0.02
May 26	69	35	0.39
May 27	69	36	0.00
May 28	72	48	0.01
May 29	70	55	0.01
May 30	76	n/a	0.00
May 31	87	58	0.16

June 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	86	69	0.00
June 2	86	62	0.00
June 3	82	49	0.29
June 4	82	51	0.00
June 5	85	59	0.00
June 6	88	67	0.01
June 7	84	59	0.68
June 8	84	66	0.14
June 9	81	61	0.23
June 10	90	62	0.00
June 11	92	66	0.00
June 12	91	70	0.00
June 13	90	73	0.09
June 14	78	62	0.44
June 15	65	51	0.00
June 16	71	46	0.00
June 17	77	50	0.00
June 18	82	56	0.00
June 19	82	60	0.00
June 20	82	54	0.43
June 21	75	n/a	0.00
June 22	83	60	0.00
June 23	83	54	0.00
June 24	79	50	0.00
June 25	78	52	0.19
June 26	81	57	0.00
June 27	86	63	0.00
June 28	90	67	0.00
June 29	91	71	0.00
June 30	91	73	0.00

July 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	87	67	0.00
July 2	85	68	0.79
July 3	81	56	0.00
July 4	89	59	0.24
July 5	89	66	0.00
July 6	82	63	0.02
July 7	84	56	0.00
July 8	81	51	0.00
July 9	80	52	0.00
July 10	84	58	0.00
July 11	85	65	0.00
July 12	85	68	0.03
July 13	84	65	0.72
July 14	84	68	0.03
July 15	85	64	0.00
July 16	84	64	0.00
July 17	85	64	0.00
July 18	89	70	0.00
July 19	89	68	0.61
July 20	86	67	0.00
July 21	86	68	1.36
July 22	85	68	0.25
July 23	84	67	1.15
July 24	85	69	0.00
July 25	85	68	0.00
July 26	85	66	0.00
July 27	85	68	0.65
July 28	87	68	0.42
July 29	90	68	0.00
July 30	91	72	0.00
July 31	93	75	0.00

August 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	92	73	0.00
August 2	88	71	0.16
August 3	87	67	0.02
August 4	85	64	2.72
August 5	84	62	0.48
August 6	80	63	0.00
August 7	84	65	0.00
August 8	86	65	0.00
August 9	86	72	0.00
August 10	85	69	0.06
August 11	80	70	0.07
August 12	82	63	0.00
August 13	83	57	0.00
August 14	84	60	0.00
August 15	85	60	0.00
August 16	87	65	0.00
August 17	86	65	0.00
August 18	88	65	0.00
August 19	85	67	0.00
August 20	75	53	0.00
August 21	75	54	0.00
August 22	75	53	0.00
August 23	69	60	0.00
August 24	76	57	0.00
August 25	80	57	0.00
August 26	86	63	0.00
August 27	90	68	0.00
August 28	91	69	0.00
August 29	90	67	0.01
August 30	90	66	0.00
August 31	90	73	0.00

September 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	89	69	0.00
September 2	90	65	1.32
September 3	88	72	0.98
September 4	86	67	0.66
September 5	88	69	0.00
September 6	87	68	0.00
September 7	90	63	0.00
September 8	90	69	0.00
September 9	91	71	0.00
September 10	90	72	0.00
September 11	90	72	0.00
September 12	89	70	1.91
September 13	84	72	1.13
September 14	81	52	2.95
September 15	70	41	0.00
September 16	75	46	0.00
September 17	76	48	0.00
September 18	77	53	0.00
September 19	77	52	0.00
September 20	78	58	0.00
September 21	85	65	0.00
September 22	88	69	0.00
September 23	88	60	0.16
September 24	70	60	2.47
September 25	69	50	1.35
September 26	69	42	0.00
September 27	77	52	0.00
September 28	70	39	0.00
September 29	71	39	0.00
September 30	77	61	0.61

October 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	62	40	0.02
October 2	54	35	0.00
October 3	67	40	0.01
October 4	73	49	0.01
October 5	74	53	0.00
October 6	77	54	0.00
October 7	76	51	0.00
October 8	78	53	0.00
October 9	80	60	0.00
October 10	80	59	0.00
October 11	78	62	0.19
October 12	82	51	0.00
October 13	82	52	0.04
October 14	56	46	0.00
October 15	70	36	0.00
October 16	77	47	0.00
October 17	77	52	0.00
October 18	76	53	0.00
October 19	75	39	0.24
October 20	47	36	0.19
October 21	48	43	0.01
October 22	57	43	0.01
October 23	58	47	0.08
October 24	60	35	0.03
October 25	58	48	0.01
October 26	53	33	0.00
October 27	58	32	0.00
October 28	56	46	0.18
October 29	72	52	0.04
October 30	71	61	0.44
October 31	63	45	0.01

November 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	59	47	0.03	0.0
November 2	78	56	0.00	0.0
November 3	74	32	1.09	0.0
November 4	48	28	0.00	0.0
November 5	45	33	0.00	0.0
November 6	41	29	0.00	0.0
November 7	51	27	0.00	0.0
November 8	47	26	0.00	0.0
November 9	58	25	0.00	0.0
November 10	57	31	0.00	0.0
November 11	59	44	0.00	0.0
November 12	58	49	0.00	0.0
November 13	61	46	0.03	0.0
November 14	47	41	0.02	0.0
November 15	49	41	0.00	0.0
November 16	63	39	0.36	0.0
November 17	41	28	0.00	0.0
November 18	40	21	0.00	0.0
November 19	37	29	0.09	2.3
November 20	39	24	0.00	0.0
November 21	39	31	0.00	0.0
November 22	44	35	1.08	0.0
November 23	45	40	0.10	0.0
November 24	50	30	0.00	0.0
November 25	57	38	0.00	0.0
November 26	60	47	0.00	0.0
November 27	57	33	0.00	0.0
November 28	36	23	0.00	0.0
November 29	42	21	0.00	0.0
November 30	47	29	0.00	0.0

December 1961 Bloomington-Normal Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	45	33	0.00	0.0
December 2	55	31	0.00	0.0
December 3	59	39	0.00	0.0
December 4	62	47	0.23	0.0
December 5	47	24	0.00	0.0
December 6	46	32	0.00	0.0
December 7	40	25	0.00	0.0
December 8	34	15	0.00	0.0
December 9	32	25	0.16	1.8
December 10	32	25	0.00	0.0
December 11	30	14	0.00	0.0
December 12	29	10	0.23	0.0
December 13	22	2	0.00	0.0
December 14	31	13	0.00	0.0
December 15	29	9	0.00	0.0
December 16	31	22	0.34	0.0
December 17	35	31	0.00	0.0
December 18	36	24	0.00	0.0
December 19	35	29	0.21	3.0
December 20	32	21	0.00	0.0
December 21	34	19	0.02	0.0
December 22	38	25	0.03	0.0
December 23	35	24	0.57	3.3
December 24	30	22	0.04	0.5
December 25	27	6	0.00	0.0
December 26	38	25	0.00	0.0
December 27	32	9	0.01	0.3
December 28	17	-7	0.03	0.5
December 29	16	2	0.01	0.5
December 30	20	2	0.00	0.3
December 31	26	9	0.00	0.0

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1977–2024	Normal 4NE	location
1893–1977	Bloomington Normal	location