Chapel Hill Weather in 1961

Historical record of Chapel Hill, North Carolina weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.

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1961 Chapel Hill Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	August 1
Lowest temperature	11 °F	January 22
Highest daily low	72 °F	August 29
Lowest daily high	25 °F	January 27
Most daily precipitation	1.7 inches	February 8
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	45.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Chapel Hill in 1961?

The highest temperature recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1961 was 95 °F which happened on August 1.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Aug 1
2	94 °F	Jul 23
3	93 °F	Sep 4
3	93 °F	Jul 27
3	93 °F	Jun 9
6	92 °F	Sep 26
6	92 °F	Sep 3
6	92 °F	Aug 30
6	92 °F	Aug 13
6	92 °F	Jul 31
6	92 °F	Jul 30
6	92 °F	Jul 26
6	92 °F	Jul 25
6	92 °F	Jul 24

What was the coldest temperature in Chapel Hill in 1961?

The lowest temperature recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1961 was 11 °F which happened on Jan 22.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	11 °F	January 22
2	12 °F	December 30
2	12 °F	January 26
4	13 °F	January 23
4	13 °F	January 10
6	14 °F	December 31
6	14 °F	January 25
8	15 °F	January 28
9	16 °F	December 26
9	16 °F	February 6
9	16 °F	January 27
9	16 °F	January 11

January 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	52	26	0.87
January 2	53	25	0.00
January 3	53	25	0.00
January 4	43	23	0.00
January 5	48	20	0.00
January 6	56	27	0.00
January 7	60	27	0.00
January 8	61	29	0.00
January 9	49	22	0.00
January 10	42	13	0.00
January 11	47	16	0.00
January 12	57	22	0.00
January 13	61	21	0.00
January 14	58	27	0.00
January 15	57	45	1.20
January 16	56	37	0.08
January 17	43	31	0.01
January 18	56	31	0.00
January 19	56	27	0.00
January 20	52	24	0.20
January 21	35	18	0.00
January 22	32	11	0.03
January 23	33	13	0.00
January 24	51	19	0.00
January 25	58	14	0.00
January 26	29	12	0.00
January 27	25	16	0.50
January 28	34	15	0.00
January 29	35	18	0.00
January 30	44	17	0.00
January 31	42	18	0.00

February 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	54	21	0.00
February 2	59	21	0.00
February 3	27	18	0.26
February 4	28	18	0.34
February 5	45	24	0.00
February 6	43	16	0.00
February 7	40	23	0.00
February 8	37	31	1.67
February 9	41	25	0.05
February 10	47	27	0.00
February 11	53	25	0.00
February 12	55	27	0.00
February 13	70	34	0.00
February 14	54	32	0.00
February 15	71	36	0.03
February 16	63	35	0.00
February 17	65	29	0.00
February 18	64	34	0.00
February 19	72	55	0.28
February 20	69	52	0.00
February 21	55	36	1.57
February 22	41	37	0.03
February 23	63	40	0.92
February 24	67	40	0.15
February 25	71	40	0.47
February 26	68	34	0.41
February 27	66	29	0.00
February 28	73	38	0.00

March 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	69	37	0.03
March 2	44	30	0.16
March 3	57	33	0.00
March 4	67	39	0.00
March 5	79	52	0.00
March 6	81	63	0.00
March 7	79	62	0.03
March 8	79	62	0.11
March 9	72	39	0.34
March 10	45	30	0.00
March 11	51	25	0.00
March 12	65	33	0.00
March 13	74	41	0.00
March 14	74	54	0.39
March 15	71	38	0.00
March 16	n/a	43	0.00
March 17	59	27	0.00
March 18	47	31	0.00
March 19	39	33	0.34
March 20	66	35	0.00
March 21	59	33	0.14
March 22	42	35	1.37
March 23	41	35	0.00
March 24	59	37	0.23
March 25	50	39	0.51
March 26	63	30	0.00
March 27	71	41	0.00
March 28	76	50	0.00
March 29	76	47	0.00
March 30	76	44	0.00
March 31	66	44	0.13

April 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	53	41	1.32
April 2	60	32	0.00
April 3	61	31	0.00
April 4	61	38	0.24
April 5	52	32	0.00
April 6	68	43	0.00
April 7	62	31	0.00
April 8	61	31	0.00
April 9	66	36	0.00
April 10	59	42	0.60
April 11	64	32	0.00
April 12	64	39	0.00
April 13	60	42	0.42
April 14	59	32	0.00
April 15	68	46	0.00
April 16	66	49	0.70
April 17	63	32	0.00
April 18	63	36	0.00
April 19	56	34	0.00
April 20	56	31	0.00
April 21	62	36	0.00
April 22	67	46	0.00
April 23	80	55	0.00
April 24	84	60	0.00
April 25	87	63	0.00
April 26	85	69	0.00
April 27	82	50	0.00
April 28	55	41	0.56
April 29	73	42	0.12
April 30	64	31	0.00

May 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	68	45	0.00
May 2	78	54	0.66
May 3	68	36	0.00
May 4	71	43	0.00
May 5	65	44	0.00
May 6	60	49	0.00
May 7	73	53	0.00
May 8	82	63	0.00
May 9	85	63	0.00
May 10	84	59	0.36
May 11	73	60	1.51
May 12	80	57	0.03
May 13	76	56	1.01
May 14	72	52	0.09
May 15	80	56	0.00
May 16	81	64	0.00
May 17	82	55	0.00
May 18	74	50	0.00
May 19	72	56	0.00
May 20	81	51	0.00
May 21	75	52	0.03
May 22	76	47	0.00
May 23	78	50	0.10
May 24	70	44	0.00
May 25	77	44	0.00
May 26	80	64	0.01
May 27	80	41	0.94
May 28	63	36	0.00
May 29	74	51	0.00
May 30	77	56	0.00
May 31	73	43	0.00

June 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	78	60	0.00
June 2	84	65	0.00
June 3	91	63	0.00
June 4	90	61	0.00
June 5	82	58	0.00
June 6	86	65	0.00
June 7	87	64	0.00
June 8	91	61	0.00
June 9	93	66	0.77
June 10	88	68	0.02
June 11	89	68	0.42
June 12	88	65	0.04
June 13	91	67	0.02
June 14	90	65	0.00
June 15	90	68	0.46
June 16	76	52	0.37
June 17	69	49	0.00
June 18	72	45	0.00
June 19	77	47	0.00
June 20	82	51	0.00
June 21	83	65	0.25
June 22	75	68	1.54
June 23	84	64	0.03
June 24	84	63	0.00
June 25	80	64	0.00
June 26	81	64	0.51
June 27	75	63	0.36
June 28	71	62	0.11
June 29	70	63	0.05
June 30	79	59	0.00

July 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	89	65	0.00
July 2	91	67	0.00
July 3	90	68	0.00
July 4	89	62	0.15
July 5	87	63	0.00
July 6	87	67	0.00
July 7	89	66	0.25
July 8	73	63	0.21
July 9	85	57	0.00
July 10	80	52	0.00
July 11	81	50	0.00
July 12	80	64	0.04
July 13	83	66	0.47
July 14	87	66	0.00
July 15	89	68	0.00
July 16	90	65	0.51
July 17	90	69	0.15
July 18	89	67	0.00
July 19	86	65	0.00
July 20	83	70	0.00
July 21	90	68	1.15
July 22	90	69	0.02
July 23	94	69	0.06
July 24	92	68	0.00
July 25	92	69	0.12
July 26	92	66	0.00
July 27	93	69	0.17
July 28	88	69	0.03
July 29	90	67	0.10
July 30	92	69	0.00
July 31	92	69	0.00

August 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	95	70	0.00
August 2	90	70	0.00
August 3	88	72	0.00
August 4	90	68	0.51
August 5	77	69	0.54
August 6	84	67	0.00
August 7	88	65	0.76
August 8	82	68	0.03
August 9	88	66	0.00
August 10	88	68	0.28
August 11	87	72	0.00
August 12	91	72	0.00
August 13	92	69	0.01
August 14	86	65	0.00
August 15	80	52	0.00
August 16	82	55	0.00
August 17	86	60	0.00
August 18	90	70	0.00
August 19	83	63	0.00
August 20	75	66	0.40
August 21	68	62	1.58
August 22	83	63	0.00
August 23	81	67	0.58
August 24	85	70	0.00
August 25	86	69	0.76
August 26	80	71	0.37
August 27	84	65	0.07
August 28	87	70	0.00
August 29	90	72	0.02
August 30	92	68	0.00
August 31	88	69	0.00

September 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	88	70	0.00
September 2	89	70	0.00
September 3	92	70	0.00
September 4	93	70	0.00
September 5	90	69	0.00
September 6	89	68	0.00
September 7	88	65	0.00
September 8	87	70	0.41
September 9	85	65	0.00
September 10	85	64	0.00
September 11	87	65	0.00
September 12	87	65	0.00
September 13	90	63	0.00
September 14	87	68	0.00
September 15	87	69	0.09
September 16	77	48	0.00
September 17	70	47	0.00
September 18	72	55	0.00
September 19	63	56	0.19
September 20	72	62	0.02
September 21	74	59	0.10
September 22	85	53	0.00
September 23	86	59	0.00
September 24	89	62	0.00
September 25	90	62	0.00
September 26	92	63	0.00
September 27	89	61	0.01
September 28	76	57	0.00
September 29	80	53	0.00
September 30	76	48	0.00

October 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	52	0.00
October 2	77	60	0.11
October 3	78	59	0.01
October 4	67	48	0.12
October 5	65	40	0.00
October 6	69	37	0.00
October 7	75	42	0.00
October 8	79	42	0.00
October 9	81	45	0.00
October 10	83	48	0.00
October 11	82	45	0.00
October 12	81	47	0.00
October 13	79	45	0.00
October 14	81	56	0.00
October 15	76	38	0.06
October 16	64	41	0.00
October 17	73	35	0.00
October 18	76	41	0.00
October 19	78	41	0.00
October 20	77	43	0.52
October 21	58	39	0.47
October 22	58	45	0.56
October 23	69	42	0.00
October 24	68	36	0.00
October 25	73	45	0.00
October 26	78	52	0.00
October 27	64	31	0.00
October 28	62	27	0.00
October 29	66	35	0.00
October 30	76	41	0.00
October 31	83	58	0.00

November 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	85	61	0.00
November 2	83	52	0.00
November 3	81	59	0.00
November 4	78	67	0.12
November 5	81	56	0.10
November 6	78	54	0.00
November 7	80	58	0.00
November 8	70	38	0.00
November 9	55	27	0.00
November 10	56	29	0.00
November 11	61	27	0.00
November 12	67	38	0.00
November 13	58	48	0.46
November 14	73	53	0.02
November 15	66	58	0.13
November 16	68	55	0.00
November 17	67	53	0.02
November 18	60	31	0.00
November 19	51	32	0.00
November 20	39	32	0.27
November 21	52	26	0.00
November 22	50	22	0.00
November 23	56	29	0.00
November 24	67	44	1.14
November 25	61	27	0.00
November 26	60	29	0.00
November 27	62	31	0.00
November 28	58	30	0.01
November 29	49	21	0.00
November 30	46	26	0.00

December 1961 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	57	26	0.00
December 2	61	29	0.00
December 3	65	39	0.01
December 4	62	33	0.00
December 5	65	39	0.00
December 6	65	39	0.02
December 7	50	35	0.01
December 8	57	30	0.00
December 9	45	22	0.00
December 10	39	30	0.08
December 11	48	32	0.73
December 12	49	45	0.95
December 13	58	45	0.67
December 14	51	23	0.00
December 15	43	25	0.00
December 16	52	30	0.00
December 17	37	31	0.59
December 18	64	34	0.98
December 19	72	44	0.22
December 20	54	31	0.02
December 21	51	23	0.00
December 22	44	23	0.00
December 23	53	25	0.03
December 24	42	33	0.23
December 25	45	23	0.00
December 26	41	16	0.00
December 27	54	21	0.00
December 28	58	33	0.48
December 29	43	18	0.00
December 30	36	12	0.00
December 31	41	14	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1891–2024	Chapel Hill 2W	location