Galesburg Weather in 1961

Historical record of Galesburg, Illinois weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.

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1961 Galesburg Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	93 °F	July 4
Lowest temperature	-10 °F	December 28
Highest daily low	76 °F	July 30
Lowest daily high	6 °F	January 27
Most daily precipitation	4.9 inches	September 13
Most daily snow	3.6 inches	December 23
Total annual precipitation	39.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	20.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Galesburg in 1961?

The highest temperature recorded in Galesburg, Illinois in 1961 was 93 °F which happened 3 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Galesburg in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	93 °F	Jul 4
1	93 °F	Jun 29
1	93 °F	Jun 10
4	92 °F	Sep 2
4	92 °F	Aug 28
4	92 °F	Jul 31
4	92 °F	Jul 30
4	92 °F	Jun 28
4	92 °F	Jun 12
10	91 °F	Jul 29
10	91 °F	Jun 11

What was the coldest temperature in Galesburg in 1961?

The lowest temperature recorded in Galesburg, Illinois in 1961 was -10 °F which happened on Dec 28.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Galesburg in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-10 °F	December 28
2	-8 °F	January 25
2	-8 °F	January 24
4	-6 °F	December 13
5	-5 °F	January 21
6	-4 °F	January 23
6	-4 °F	January 22
8	-2 °F	January 28
8	-2 °F	January 27
10	-1 °F	December 29
10	-1 °F	January 26

January 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	30	26	0.00	0.0
January 2	33	20	0.08	1.0
January 3	22	4	0.00	0.0
January 4	43	10	0.00	0.0
January 5	45	28	0.00	0.0
January 6	52	28	0.00	0.0
January 7	41	24	0.00	0.0
January 8	29	13	0.00	0.0
January 9	36	13	0.00	0.0
January 10	47	23	0.00	0.0
January 11	47	22	0.00	0.0
January 12	49	22	0.00	0.0
January 13	54	32	0.00	0.0
January 14	43	33	0.00	0.0
January 15	35	32	0.00	0.0
January 16	33	28	0.00	0.0
January 17	50	28	0.00	0.0
January 18	35	24	0.04	0.4
January 19	27	10	0.00	0.0
January 20	20	2	0.01	0.0
January 21	11	-5	0.00	0.0
January 22	13	-4	0.00	0.0
January 23	28	-4	0.00	0.0
January 24	27	-8	0.00	0.0
January 25	16	-8	0.00	0.0
January 26	20	-1	0.08	2.1
January 27	6	-2	0.00	0.0
January 28	27	-2	0.00	0.0
January 29	19	0	0.00	0.0
January 30	25	4	0.00	0.0
January 31	40	8	0.00	0.0

February 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	28	17	0.00	0.0
February 2	20	11	0.08	1.4
February 3	24	7	0.04	2.4
February 4	26	9	0.00	0.0
February 5	29	7	0.00	0.0
February 6	31	21	0.00	0.0
February 7	38	19	0.00	0.0
February 8	44	18	0.00	0.0
February 9	41	21	0.00	0.0
February 10	32	24	0.00	0.0
February 11	44	27	0.00	0.0
February 12	50	29	0.00	0.0
February 13	42	29	0.00	0.0
February 14	53	27	0.00	0.0
February 15	53	30	0.00	0.0
February 16	51	27	0.00	0.0
February 17	52	43	0.00	0.0
February 18	52	23	0.34	0.0
February 19	35	16	0.00	0.0
February 20	44	22	0.00	0.0
February 21	53	29	0.00	0.0
February 22	48	37	0.21	0.0
February 23	51	34	0.10	0.0
February 24	35	22	0.00	0.0
February 25	39	21	0.00	0.0
February 26	45	25	0.00	0.0
February 27	41	29	0.00	0.0
February 28	48	25	0.00	0.0

March 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	48	26	0.00	0.0
March 2	65	30	0.00	0.0
March 3	62	33	0.00	0.0
March 4	73	42	0.25	0.0
March 5	42	33	0.00	0.0
March 6	50	33	0.78	0.0
March 7	42	30	0.30	0.0
March 8	37	27	0.78	0.7
March 9	39	26	0.00	0.0
March 10	48	21	0.00	0.0
March 11	52	34	0.00	0.0
March 12	44	34	0.42	0.0
March 13	49	35	0.32	0.0
March 14	56	32	0.00	0.0
March 15	43	28	0.00	0.0
March 16	45	22	0.00	0.0
March 17	43	23	0.00	0.0
March 18	33	27	0.21	0.0
March 19	42	32	0.00	0.0
March 20	43	30	0.33	0.0
March 21	42	36	0.05	0.0
March 22	41	35	0.00	0.0
March 23	42	35	0.00	0.0
March 24	44	36	0.00	0.0
March 25	64	35	0.00	0.0
March 26	69	44	0.00	0.0
March 27	62	39	0.55	0.0
March 28	43	32	0.00	0.0
March 29	44	28	0.00	0.0
March 30	53	22	0.00	0.0
March 31	53	35	0.00	0.0

April 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	40	20	0.00
April 2	47	20	0.00
April 3	53	23	0.00
April 4	58	29	0.00
April 5	46	34	0.00
April 6	44	30	0.00
April 7	49	30	0.00
April 8	50	29	0.00
April 9	48	32	0.05
April 10	53	26	0.02
April 11	49	39	0.11
April 12	48	39	0.07
April 13	57	31	0.00
April 14	65	41	0.16
April 15	48	30	0.00
April 16	34	21	0.30
April 17	44	32	0.15
April 18	53	33	0.00
April 19	68	38	0.00
April 20	68	49	0.31
April 21	70	45	0.10
April 22	67	46	0.08
April 23	74	48	0.00
April 24	75	48	0.44
April 25	51	40	0.05
April 26	67	33	0.00
April 27	67	43	0.08
April 28	53	35	0.03
April 29	52	31	0.05
April 30	66	40	0.00

May 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	56	36	0.00
May 2	60	32	0.00
May 3	63	31	0.00
May 4	62	42	0.00
May 5	58	45	0.61
May 6	76	49	0.08
May 7	72	51	0.04
May 8	68	49	0.00
May 9	61	41	0.00
May 10	70	36	0.00
May 11	75	49	0.00
May 12	82	57	0.00
May 13	83	62	0.00
May 14	80	59	0.19
May 15	60	51	0.01
May 16	65	37	0.00
May 17	57	52	0.04
May 18	61	52	0.00
May 19	67	43	0.00
May 20	69	52	0.05
May 21	76	45	0.00
May 22	69	41	0.00
May 23	73	37	0.00
May 24	77	42	0.00
May 25	74	41	0.02
May 26	57	38	0.00
May 27	72	38	0.00
May 28	73	48	0.00
May 29	73	51	0.00
May 30	77	46	0.00
May 31	87	61	0.00

June 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	87	66	0.18
June 2	82	58	0.67
June 3	76	50	0.00
June 4	82	51	0.00
June 5	87	58	0.00
June 6	87	67	0.00
June 7	85	65	0.17
June 8	82	64	0.00
June 9	86	62	0.00
June 10	93	64	0.00
June 11	91	67	0.00
June 12	92	68	0.00
June 13	87	70	0.00
June 14	73	57	0.00
June 15	70	51	0.00
June 16	72	43	0.00
June 17	78	47	0.00
June 18	83	51	0.00
June 19	85	59	0.47
June 20	73	56	0.00
June 21	80	49	0.00
June 22	86	62	0.00
June 23	75	56	0.00
June 24	75	49	0.27
June 25	78	50	0.00
June 26	79	59	0.00
June 27	86	61	0.00
June 28	92	68	0.00
June 29	93	68	0.00
June 30	81	67	1.12

July 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	79	65	1.26
July 2	84	64	0.02
July 3	83	55	0.00
July 4	93	59	0.04
July 5	75	66	0.26
July 6	83	60	0.00
July 7	86	57	0.00
July 8	75	53	0.00
July 9	81	52	0.00
July 10	82	57	0.00
July 11	83	60	0.00
July 12	83	63	0.90
July 13	79	62	0.63
July 14	81	61	0.22
July 15	82	59	0.03
July 16	81	60	0.00
July 17	83	62	0.00
July 18	86	67	0.00
July 19	86	66	0.53
July 20	86	61	0.00
July 21	77	65	2.05
July 22	83	68	0.35
July 23	81	63	0.68
July 24	85	68	0.00
July 25	87	63	0.00
July 26	86	65	0.00
July 27	85	67	0.70
July 28	88	68	0.22
July 29	91	71	0.00
July 30	92	76	0.00
July 31	92	74	0.00

August 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	89	71	0.05
August 2	87	70	0.00
August 3	87	67	0.42
August 4	88	64	0.02
August 5	86	60	0.03
August 6	82	63	0.00
August 7	84	60	0.00
August 8	87	67	0.00
August 9	87	71	0.11
August 10	86	66	1.27
August 11	81	64	0.23
August 12	83	58	0.00
August 13	82	54	0.00
August 14	82	56	0.00
August 15	85	60	0.00
August 16	87	62	0.00
August 17	88	65	0.00
August 18	88	66	0.00
August 19	79	61	0.10
August 20	76	52	0.00
August 21	77	52	0.00
August 22	73	57	0.00
August 23	71	53	0.00
August 24	79	55	0.00
August 25	81	55	0.00
August 26	87	61	0.00
August 27	90	69	0.00
August 28	92	65	0.00
August 29	90	65	0.00
August 30	90	65	0.00
August 31	89	70	0.00

September 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	84	68	0.00
September 2	92	73	0.00
September 3	81	69	0.02
September 4	82	64	0.00
September 5	82	65	0.00
September 6	87	58	0.00
September 7	90	62	0.00
September 8	89	69	0.07
September 9	90	69	0.00
September 10	89	71	0.00
September 11	90	68	0.29
September 12	87	64	1.18
September 13	72	55	4.90
September 14	57	45	0.00
September 15	69	40	0.00
September 16	73	43	0.00
September 17	74	47	0.00
September 18	75	51	0.00
September 19	74	51	0.00
September 20	75	53	0.00
September 21	81	61	0.18
September 22	88	61	0.00
September 23	65	51	2.45
September 24	58	51	0.40
September 25	65	46	0.36
September 26	68	40	0.00
September 27	69	43	0.00
September 28	58	34	0.00
September 29	68	40	0.00
September 30	72	41	0.39

October 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	52	38	0.00
October 2	60	33	0.00
October 3	70	37	0.00
October 4	73	42	0.00
October 5	75	52	0.00
October 6	76	52	0.00
October 7	73	50	0.00
October 8	77	54	0.00
October 9	80	61	0.00
October 10	72	63	0.13
October 11	75	50	0.33
October 12	80	49	0.00
October 13	69	43	0.37
October 14	56	37	0.00
October 15	71	36	0.00
October 16	78	45	0.00
October 17	79	52	0.00
October 18	68	43	0.37
October 19	51	37	0.00
October 20	48	41	0.00
October 21	48	41	0.04
October 22	54	41	0.00
October 23	59	38	0.19
October 24	60	34	0.00
October 25	55	38	0.00
October 26	55	31	0.00
October 27	59	39	0.00
October 28	58	45	0.64
October 29	73	55	1.00
October 30	61	49	0.23
October 31	64	43	0.00

November 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	63	47	0.04
November 2	76	53	1.05
November 3	53	28	0.00
November 4	49	29	0.00
November 5	42	28	0.00
November 6	36	28	0.00
November 7	50	25	0.00
November 8	38	24	0.00
November 9	59	23	0.00
November 10	57	32	0.00
November 11	60	42	0.00
November 12	57	49	0.02
November 13	53	41	0.05
November 14	45	39	0.00
November 15	47	41	0.74
November 16	n/a	31	0.89
November 17	40	23	0.00
November 18	35	19	0.00
November 19	35	29	0.03
November 20	38	31	0.00
November 21	39	33	0.68
November 22	44	36	0.07
November 23	49	34	0.00
November 24	51	27	0.00
November 25	59	37	0.00
November 26	61	41	0.00
November 27	42	24	0.00
November 28	37	18	0.00
November 29	45	19	0.00
November 30	48	26	0.00

December 1961 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	49	34	0.00	0.0
December 2	57	31	0.00	0.0
December 3	62	37	0.00	0.0
December 4	59	30	0.05	0.0
December 5	41	20	0.00	0.0
December 6	43	30	0.00	0.0
December 7	34	16	0.00	0.0
December 8	33	12	0.00	0.0
December 9	30	24	0.05	2.4
December 10	30	8	0.00	0.0
December 11	27	8	0.10	0.4
December 12	27	3	0.00	0.0
December 13	17	-6	0.00	0.0
December 14	30	7	0.00	0.0
December 15	27	4	0.00	0.0
December 16	32	22	0.10	0.0
December 17	35	28	0.00	0.0
December 18	31	28	0.10	1.6
December 19	33	24	0.09	1.0
December 20	25	17	0.00	0.0
December 21	35	21	0.00	0.0
December 22	37	23	0.40	2.4
December 23	32	20	0.22	3.6
December 24	30	5	0.00	0.0
December 25	30	4	0.00	0.0
December 26	32	18	0.05	0.6
December 27	20	3	0.02	0.5
December 28	13	-10	0.00	0.0
December 29	15	-1	0.00	0.0
December 30	18	2	0.00	0.0
December 31	23	9	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1895–2024	Galesburg	location