New York City Weather in 1961

Historical record of New York City weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.
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1961 New York City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 97 °F July 22
Lowest temperature -2 °F February 2
Highest daily low 78 °F July 23
Lowest daily high 19 °F January 25
Most daily precipitation 2.1 inches February 4
Most daily snow 11.4 inches February 4
Total annual precipitation 39.3 inches -
Total annual snow 43.8 inches -
Highest Temperatures in New York City in 1961
Rank Temperature Date
1 97 °F Jul 22
2 96 °F Jun 13
3 95 °F Sep 2
3 95 °F Jul 2
5 94 °F Sep 12
5 94 °F Sep 4
5 94 °F Sep 1
8 93 °F Sep 5
8 93 °F Aug 10
8 93 °F Jul 23
8 93 °F Jul 21
8 93 °F Jun 30
Lowest Temperatures in New York City in 1961
Rank Temperature Date
1 -2 °F February 2
2 3 °F February 1
3 5 °F January 25
4 7 °F February 3
4 7 °F January 21
6 10 °F January 20
7 11 °F January 28
7 11 °F January 26
7 11 °F January 23
7 11 °F January 22
January 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 35 0.78 0.0
36 29 0.00 0.0
35 31 0.00 0.0
32 22 0.00 0.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
55 41 0.00 0.0
45 27 0.00 0.0
29 19 0.00 0.0
34 19 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.00 0.0
43 33 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
50 42 0.00 0.0
50 31 0.14 1.0
35 28 0.11 1.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
26 15 0.19 4.4
19 10 0.31 5.5
21 7 0.00 0.0
21 11 0.00 0.0
22 11 0.07 0.5
25 14 0.04 0.5
19 5 0.00 0.0
21 11 0.23 3.5
20 13 0.01 0.3
21 11 0.00 0.0
28 16 0.00 0.0
25 15 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
February 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
24 3 0.00 0.0
20 -2 0.00 0.0
28 7 0.52 6.0
34 28 2.10 11.4
40 21 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
41 23 0.00 0.0
36 25 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.00 0.0
42 34 0.00 0.0
34 25 0.00 0.0
32 25 0.00 0.0
36 27 0.00 0.0
49 36 0.08 0.0
44 36 0.00 0.0
39 30 0.05 0.8
42 30 0.00 0.0
48 40 0.28 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
43 33 0.00 0.0
41 33 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.23 0.0
48 42 0.09 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
57 45 0.57 0.0
54 36 0.00 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
54 36 0.04 0.0
March 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
40 33 0.32 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
55 44 0.00 0.0
70 39 0.04 0.0
44 37 0.18 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
41 32 0.69 0.6
41 31 0.09 0.2
34 22 0.00 0.0
41 19 0.00 0.0
54 34 0.00 0.0
39 34 0.18 0.4
42 36 0.82 0.0
55 39 0.00 0.0
45 23 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
43 18 0.09 0.0
37 33 0.49 0.0
47 34 0.00 0.0
44 31 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.01 0.0
41 36 0.94 0.0
49 37 0.00 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
59 37 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
73 47 0.22 0.0
60 45 0.03 0.0
46 35 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.13 0.0
April 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
44 34 0.12 0.0
46 36 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
56 39 0.00 0.0
53 44 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.00 0.0
51 37 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
46 39 0.98 0.0
52 43 0.00 0.0
55 41 0.05 0.0
41 36 0.48 0.0
54 40 0.00 0.0
59 43 0.00 0.0
49 42 1.25 0.0
55 42 0.00 0.0
44 38 0.75 0.0
43 38 0.08 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
67 44 0.00 0.0
72 53 0.27 0.0
72 53 0.00 0.0
64 52 0.14 0.0
82 49 0.35 0.0
76 50 0.05 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
60 48 0.11 0.0
56 42 0.45 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
May 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 46 0.11 0.0
61 46 0.14 0.0
60 46 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
68 49 0.38 0.0
64 47 0.16 0.0
67 51 0.14 0.0
71 52 0.04 0.0
71 62 0.00 0.0
63 51 0.05 0.0
62 51 0.15 0.0
70 55 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
70 60 0.24 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
70 51 0.00 0.0
59 47 0.03 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
66 53 0.40 0.0
68 51 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
78 47 1.11 0.0
47 41 0.61 0.0
77 43 0.03 0.0
71 54 0.01 0.0
68 46 0.00 0.0
79 47 0.00 0.0
June 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 63 0.01 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
79 61 0.12 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
75 59 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.00 0.0
80 69 0.07 0.0
88 69 0.16 0.0
84 67 0.00 0.0
88 68 0.00 0.0
96 75 0.00 0.0
88 53 0.52 0.0
66 54 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
72 65 0.65 0.0
73 65 0.96 0.0
82 68 0.00 0.0
76 60 0.05 0.0
78 62 0.15 0.0
80 61 0.02 0.0
77 61 0.15 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
93 68 0.00 0.0
July 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
90 66 0.00 0.0
95 72 0.08 0.0
86 72 0.00 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.04 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
89 67 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
76 65 0.14 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
69 66 1.04 0.0
84 68 0.01 0.0
89 73 0.00 0.0
91 74 0.00 0.0
90 75 0.00 0.0
82 69 1.17 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
97 76 0.00 0.0
93 78 0.00 0.0
91 75 0.58 0.0
92 76 0.00 0.0
91 76 0.00 0.0
89 74 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
76 70 0.75 0.0
92 69 0.00 0.0
88 74 1.11 0.0
August 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 69 0.00 0.0
73 68 0.01 0.0
71 66 0.64 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
80 68 0.00 0.0
81 70 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.05 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
91 71 0.00 0.0
93 77 0.00 0.0
88 75 0.01 0.0
89 76 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
86 67 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.00 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.50 0.0
77 64 0.57 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
75 68 0.30 0.0
85 70 0.03 0.0
88 76 0.00 0.0
85 75 0.82 0.0
90 74 0.20 0.0
88 73 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
September 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
94 71 0.00 0.0
95 75 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.00 0.0
94 70 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.00 0.0
78 67 0.00 0.0
79 66 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
94 73 0.00 0.0
88 74 0.00 0.0
87 72 0.09 0.0
76 55 0.32 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
71 49 0.00 0.0
67 58 0.01 0.0
72 65 0.23 0.0
72 64 1.05 0.0
88 66 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
81 70 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
October 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 57 0.00 0.0
74 64 0.19 0.0
65 53 0.71 0.0
58 45 0.01 0.0
67 42 0.00 0.0
79 53 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
71 62 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.00 0.0
74 61 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
70 44 0.91 0.0
52 43 0.02 0.0
57 43 0.00 0.0
70 45 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
59 50 0.03 0.0
57 48 0.03 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
69 48 0.00 0.0
63 48 0.00 0.0
58 44 0.00 0.0
61 40 0.00 0.0
72 51 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.31 0.0
76 62 0.00 0.0
November 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 44 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
70 57 0.00 0.0
77 61 0.00 0.0
78 62 0.00 0.0
67 56 0.00 0.0
61 46 0.33 0.0
55 40 0.00 0.0
46 35 0.00 0.0
43 32 0.00 0.0
50 31 0.00 0.0
62 42 0.06 0.0
63 55 0.00 0.0
62 57 0.40 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
56 42 0.59 0.0
62 43 0.04 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
41 34 0.50 0.0
44 35 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
56 46 0.79 0.0
56 42 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
54 36 0.00 0.0
36 30 0.00 0.0
40 32 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.00 0.0
December 1961 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 35 0.00 0.0
49 41 0.00 0.0
52 41 0.00 0.0
51 38 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
39 30 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.02 0.3
40 31 0.13 0.8
47 37 0.00 0.0
46 38 0.43 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
35 25 0.00 0.0
33 18 0.00 0.0
32 14 0.00 0.0
35 30 0.33 0.4
39 32 1.05 0.0
42 36 0.15 0.0
44 38 0.00 0.0
41 32 0.00 0.0
40 29 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.23 2.8
33 25 0.35 3.4
36 22 0.00 0.0
39 30 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.35 0.0
28 19 0.00 0.0
26 16 0.00 0.0
34 19 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location