Pittsfield Weather in 1961

Historical record of Pittsfield, Massachusetts weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.

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1961 Pittsfield Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	89 °F	September 4
Lowest temperature	-17 °F	January 23
Highest daily low	69 °F	July 24
Lowest daily high	5 °F	February 1
Most daily precipitation	1.0 inches	July 25
Most daily snow	9.1 inches	February 4
Total annual precipitation	33.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	90.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Pittsfield in 1961?

The highest temperature recorded in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1961 was 89 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Pittsfield in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	89 °F	Sep 4
1	89 °F	Sep 3
1	89 °F	Sep 2
1	89 °F	Sep 1
5	88 °F	Jun 13
6	87 °F	Sep 11
6	87 °F	Jul 23
6	87 °F	Jul 2
9	86 °F	Sep 24
10	85 °F	Sep 10
10	85 °F	Sep 5
10	85 °F	Jul 25
10	85 °F	Jul 21
10	85 °F	Jul 3

What was the coldest temperature in Pittsfield in 1961?

The lowest temperature recorded in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1961 was -17 °F which happened on Jan 23.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Pittsfield in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-17 °F	January 23
2	-16 °F	January 22
3	-15 °F	February 2
4	-14 °F	February 3
5	-13 °F	February 1
6	-10 °F	December 31
7	-9 °F	January 25
7	-9 °F	January 21
9	-6 °F	December 30
9	-6 °F	January 28

January 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	33	18	0.42	5.2
January 2	26	5	0.00	0.0
January 3	24	4	0.01	0.3
January 4	24	14	0.05	1.0
January 5	26	12	0.00	0.0
January 6	40	8	0.00	0.0
January 7	45	27	0.00	0.0
January 8	40	13	0.00	0.0
January 9	17	6	0.00	0.0
January 10	26	4	0.00	0.0
January 11	37	-2	0.00	0.0
January 12	31	10	0.00	0.0
January 13	38	3	0.00	0.0
January 14	49	26	0.00	0.0
January 15	32	21	0.09	1.8
January 16	30	20	0.17	3.4
January 17	34	12	0.00	0.0
January 18	34	7	0.00	0.0
January 19	13	2	0.00	0.0
January 20	7	-4	0.36	6.1
January 21	15	-9	0.00	0.0
January 22	19	-16	0.00	0.0
January 23	17	-17	0.00	0.0
January 24	17	-5	0.02	0.3
January 25	10	-9	0.00	0.0
January 26	13	-2	0.12	2.0
January 27	15	-5	0.00	0.0
January 28	20	-6	0.00	0.0
January 29	25	0	0.00	0.0
January 30	19	-4	0.00	0.0
January 31	21	2	0.03	0.3

February 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	5	-13	0.00	0.0
February 2	8	-15	0.00	0.0
February 3	24	-14	0.00	0.0
February 4	26	13	0.37	9.1
February 5	29	5	0.00	0.0
February 6	32	19	0.00	0.0
February 7	32	10	0.00	0.0
February 8	43	0	0.00	0.0
February 9	42	21	0.00	0.0
February 10	37	25	0.01	0.1
February 11	31	10	0.00	0.0
February 12	30	10	0.00	0.0
February 13	34	1	0.00	0.0
February 14	45	25	0.15	0.4
February 15	33	18	0.04	0.2
February 16	31	9	0.05	1.0
February 17	34	1	0.18	0.0
February 18	42	33	0.17	0.0
February 19	57	29	0.03	0.0
February 20	33	20	0.00	0.0
February 21	39	12	0.00	0.0
February 22	50	21	0.04	0.0
February 23	39	33	0.23	0.0
February 24	53	37	0.00	0.0
February 25	47	35	0.79	0.0
February 26	45	30	0.34	2.3
February 27	49	24	0.00	0.0
February 28	35	21	0.01	0.2

March 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	33	15	0.06	0.6
March 2	42	25	0.03	0.3
March 3	55	25	0.00	0.0
March 4	42	35	0.13	0.0
March 5	49	33	0.09	0.0
March 6	45	33	0.31	0.0
March 7	39	27	0.01	0.0
March 8	31	20	0.12	1.3
March 9	34	19	0.50	6.4
March 10	21	12	0.00	0.0
March 11	29	7	0.00	0.0
March 12	37	24	0.00	0.0
March 13	46	18	0.03	0.6
March 14	32	27	0.33	3.6
March 15	43	29	0.03	0.3
March 16	34	11	0.00	0.0
March 17	18	4	0.00	0.0
March 18	39	2	0.00	0.0
March 19	33	24	0.04	0.4
March 20	36	15	0.00	0.0
March 21	43	10	0.00	0.0
March 22	46	13	0.00	0.0
March 23	45	29	0.05	0.1
March 24	43	30	0.09	0.4
March 25	38	29	0.08	0.0
March 26	45	24	0.00	0.0
March 27	60	30	0.00	0.0
March 28	70	34	0.06	0.0
March 29	43	30	0.08	0.0
March 30	33	24	0.03	0.3
March 31	47	22	0.00	0.0

April 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	38	31	0.08	0.1
April 2	37	29	0.02	0.2
April 3	39	28	0.00	0.0
April 4	46	29	0.00	0.0
April 5	47	29	0.00	0.0
April 6	42	29	0.19	1.0
April 7	43	30	0.02	0.0
April 8	43	29	0.00	0.0
April 9	53	23	0.00	0.0
April 10	40	32	0.45	5.5
April 11	38	32	0.10	0.4
April 12	52	32	0.02	0.0
April 13	36	31	0.18	3.6
April 14	39	31	0.00	0.0
April 15	59	28	0.00	0.0
April 16	39	34	0.65	0.2
April 17	50	31	0.05	0.0
April 18	50	31	0.10	0.0
April 19	38	26	0.05	0.4
April 20	57	24	0.00	0.0
April 21	64	25	0.00	0.0
April 22	64	48	0.38	0.0
April 23	64	46	0.12	0.0
April 24	51	44	0.07	0.0
April 25	59	48	0.30	0.0
April 26	62	38	0.04	0.0
April 27	57	36	0.00	0.0
April 28	62	36	0.07	0.0
April 29	40	35	0.47	0.0
April 30	50	34	0.00	0.0

May 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	58	26	0.00	0.0
May 2	44	32	0.51	0.0
May 3	47	30	0.01	0.1
May 4	57	35	0.04	0.0
May 5	58	32	0.00	0.0
May 6	64	28	0.24	0.0
May 7	55	44	0.23	0.0
May 8	75	49	0.09	0.0
May 9	75	53	0.48	0.0
May 10	60	41	0.16	0.0
May 11	70	37	0.00	0.0
May 12	61	52	0.24	0.0
May 13	77	55	0.00	0.0
May 14	83	57	0.00	0.0
May 15	82	56	0.00	0.0
May 16	73	44	0.11	0.0
May 17	61	41	0.00	0.0
May 18	62	40	0.00	0.0
May 19	51	43	0.00	0.0
May 20	55	36	0.00	0.0
May 21	67	36	0.02	0.0
May 22	62	46	0.07	0.0
May 23	60	41	0.00	0.0
May 24	66	43	0.01	0.0
May 25	77	50	0.00	0.0
May 26	63	36	0.67	0.0
May 27	41	36	0.41	0.0
May 28	73	39	0.00	0.0
May 29	67	n/a	0.23	0.0
May 30	n/a	36	0.03	0.0
May 31	70	29	0.00	0.0

June 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	73	48	0.00
June 2	80	58	0.05
June 3	68	44	0.00
June 4	71	41	0.00
June 5	79	46	0.00
June 6	80	52	0.00
June 7	73	47	0.00
June 8	78	53	0.87
June 9	72	60	0.29
June 10	77	56	0.93
June 11	82	54	0.01
June 12	84	65	0.00
June 13	88	62	0.07
June 14	72	45	0.02
June 15	63	40	0.00
June 16	67	36	0.00
June 17	74	40	0.00
June 18	77	45	0.00
June 19	77	47	0.00
June 20	80	61	0.00
June 21	68	54	0.60
June 22	71	62	0.35
June 23	78	56	0.01
June 24	69	50	0.38
June 25	73	46	0.03
June 26	68	50	0.00
June 27	74	49	0.00
June 28	79	47	0.00
June 29	84	53	0.00
June 30	81	61	0.00

July 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	77	55	0.00
July 2	87	51	0.45
July 3	85	57	0.70
July 4	66	49	0.00
July 5	70	41	0.00
July 6	73	45	0.00
July 7	76	45	0.00
July 8	70	56	0.20
July 9	72	51	0.00
July 10	74	47	0.00
July 11	79	48	0.00
July 12	84	61	0.00
July 13	82	57	0.00
July 14	71	62	0.60
July 15	65	61	0.28
July 16	77	60	0.96
July 17	80	59	0.55
July 18	81	59	0.06
July 19	79	55	0.00
July 20	78	62	0.00
July 21	85	61	0.00
July 22	84	64	0.00
July 23	87	60	0.00
July 24	84	69	0.00
July 25	85	65	1.02
July 26	80	61	0.00
July 27	82	58	0.00
July 28	83	55	0.00
July 29	76	63	0.00
July 30	83	59	0.07
July 31	82	63	0.04

August 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	75	52	0.00
August 2	66	49	0.14
August 3	70	58	0.42
August 4	79	61	0.00
August 5	79	59	0.00
August 6	77	61	0.00
August 7	78	60	0.00
August 8	80	56	0.00
August 9	84	59	0.00
August 10	83	58	0.05
August 11	80	60	0.00
August 12	78	56	0.00
August 13	65	46	0.00
August 14	68	40	0.00
August 15	79	44	0.00
August 16	77	51	0.00
August 17	73	44	0.00
August 18	78	43	0.00
August 19	82	49	0.00
August 20	80	54	0.01
August 21	66	58	0.36
August 22	74	61	0.02
August 23	67	57	0.05
August 24	77	61	0.04
August 25	82	68	0.13
August 26	77	66	0.36
August 27	81	64	0.01
August 28	78	59	0.00
August 29	76	57	0.04
August 30	77	59	0.00
August 31	80	63	0.04

September 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	89	61	0.00
September 2	89	67	0.37
September 3	89	65	0.00
September 4	89	65	0.00
September 5	85	64	0.00
September 6	83	65	0.00
September 7	75	62	0.00
September 8	79	61	0.02
September 9	83	60	0.00
September 10	85	56	0.00
September 11	87	57	0.00
September 12	84	62	0.05
September 13	79	65	0.00
September 14	80	62	0.07
September 15	71	48	0.35
September 16	65	42	0.00
September 17	65	37	0.00
September 18	72	33	0.00
September 19	76	39	0.00
September 20	75	56	0.05
September 21	65	59	0.81
September 22	80	57	0.00
September 23	83	54	0.00
September 24	86	57	0.00
September 25	75	63	0.00
September 26	76	56	0.00
September 27	70	45	0.00
September 28	67	46	0.00
September 29	58	37	0.00
September 30	66	31	0.00

October 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	69	48	0.00
October 2	67	51	0.05
October 3	58	45	0.51
October 4	46	37	0.05
October 5	60	32	0.00
October 6	73	37	0.00
October 7	75	42	0.00
October 8	70	48	0.00
October 9	72	53	0.00
October 10	75	47	0.00
October 11	67	51	0.00
October 12	71	49	0.00
October 13	74	49	0.00
October 14	60	36	0.53
October 15	39	30	0.00
October 16	46	29	0.00
October 17	63	32	0.00
October 18	75	36	0.00
October 19	75	39	0.00
October 20	69	44	0.00
October 21	60	44	0.00
October 22	54	39	0.00
October 23	53	36	0.00
October 24	58	31	0.00
October 25	67	26	0.00
October 26	58	37	0.04
October 27	43	28	0.00
October 28	54	25	0.00
October 29	68	46	0.00
October 30	63	51	0.11
October 31	59	44	0.00

November 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	47	27	0.00	0.0
November 2	50	22	0.00	0.0
November 3	65	43	0.00	0.0
November 4	62	53	0.03	0.0
November 5	64	54	0.59	0.0
November 6	54	47	0.59	0.0
November 7	48	32	1.00	0.0
November 8	45	27	0.00	0.0
November 9	34	26	0.00	0.0
November 10	33	20	0.00	0.0
November 11	40	21	0.00	0.0
November 12	53	21	0.12	0.0
November 13	58	40	0.08	0.0
November 14	57	44	0.54	0.0
November 15	54	29	0.00	0.0
November 16	49	23	0.31	0.0
November 17	56	33	0.02	0.0
November 18	37	27	0.00	0.0
November 19	37	19	0.00	0.0
November 20	32	20	0.21	4.2
November 21	33	28	0.00	0.0
November 22	35	31	0.00	0.0
November 23	38	34	0.00	0.0
November 24	41	37	0.59	0.0
November 25	44	28	0.00	0.0
November 26	51	24	0.00	0.0
November 27	47	25	0.07	0.0
November 28	26	17	0.11	1.1
November 29	28	22	0.01	0.1
November 30	36	21	0.00	0.0

December 1961 Pittsfield Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	35	20	0.00	0.0
December 2	43	24	0.00	0.0
December 3	42	22	0.00	0.0
December 4	43	18	0.09	0.0
December 5	48	33	0.23	0.0
December 6	39	23	0.00	0.0
December 7	38	25	0.07	0.6
December 8	32	23	0.18	3.9
December 9	29	15	0.00	0.0
December 10	36	24	0.07	0.2
December 11	37	30	0.00	0.0
December 12	35	31	0.09	0.1
December 13	40	22	0.12	0.0
December 14	33	15	0.00	0.0
December 15	28	0	0.05	0.5
December 16	23	-3	0.00	0.0
December 17	24	10	0.35	5.0
December 18	34	24	0.55	0.0
December 19	34	31	0.49	4.0
December 20	32	25	0.17	1.0
December 21	28	21	0.07	1.4
December 22	25	15	0.00	0.0
December 23	26	15	0.02	0.3
December 24	25	15	0.22	2.7
December 25	26	12	0.00	0.0
December 26	34	19	0.00	0.0
December 27	39	26	0.00	0.0
December 28	35	21	0.55	5.8
December 29	26	8	0.00	0.0
December 30	17	-6	0.01	0.4
December 31	27	-10	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Pittsfield Municipal Airport	location
1894–1948	Pittsfield	location