Washington D.C. Weather in 1961

Historical record of Washington D.C. weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.
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1961 Washington D.C. Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F September 3
Lowest temperature 4 °F February 2
Highest daily low 76 °F August 11
Lowest daily high 17 °F February 2
Most daily precipitation 2.4 inches August 23
Most daily snow 7.0 inches February 3
Total annual precipitation 41.9 inches -
Total annual snow 34.1 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1961
Rank Temperature Date
1 95 °F Sep 3
2 94 °F Aug 16
2 94 °F Jul 22
4 93 °F Sep 2
4 93 °F Aug 29
4 93 °F Jul 25
4 93 °F Jul 24
4 93 °F Jul 23
4 93 °F Jul 21
4 93 °F Jul 2
4 93 °F Jul 1
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. in 1961
Rank Temperature Date
1 4 °F February 2
2 5 °F January 29
3 6 °F January 28
4 8 °F January 25
4 8 °F January 22
6 11 °F February 3
6 11 °F January 26
8 14 °F February 6
9 15 °F January 30
9 15 °F January 27
9 15 °F January 24
January 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 34 0.60 0.0
41 28 0.00 0.0
41 31 0.00 0.0
35 27 0.00 0.0
40 27 0.00 0.0
53 27 0.00 0.0
50 31 0.00 0.0
49 29 0.00 0.0
36 26 0.00 0.0
39 22 0.00 0.0
46 24 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.78 0.0
36 33 0.02 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
35 20 1.05 7.0
26 19 0.09 0.7
23 18 0.00 0.0
21 8 0.00 0.0
30 17 0.00 0.0
33 15 0.00 0.0
17 8 0.00 0.0
17 11 0.58 5.9
22 15 0.00 0.0
25 6 0.00 0.0
30 5 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
33 16 0.00 0.0
February 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
29 17 0.00 0.0
17 4 0.00 0.0
33 11 1.07 7.0
36 23 0.24 1.3
38 24 0.00 0.0
38 14 0.00 0.0
37 23 0.00 0.0
33 30 1.63 6.4
43 25 0.00 0.0
44 37 0.00 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
33 30 0.35 3.3
37 32 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.04 0.0
59 43 0.41 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
39 34 0.24 0.0
44 37 0.28 0.0
63 42 0.57 0.0
67 36 0.00 0.0
67 40 0.70 0.0
55 34 0.02 0.0
70 36 0.00 0.0
48 38 0.16 0.0
March 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
42 35 0.08 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.01 0.0
80 48 0.00 0.0
81 52 0.19 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
52 41 0.75 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
42 30 0.00 0.0
60 26 0.00 0.0
68 35 0.00 0.0
51 41 0.05 0.0
50 41 0.28 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
53 31 0.00 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
40 26 0.56 0.0
46 34 0.26 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
48 36 0.08 0.0
38 35 0.97 0.0
43 37 0.04 0.0
57 37 0.00 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
63 37 0.00 0.0
74 45 0.00 0.0
78 47 0.05 0.0
67 49 0.00 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
45 39 0.86 0.0
April 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 40 0.01 0.0
50 38 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
58 45 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
51 39 0.39 0.0
58 41 0.55 0.0
56 41 0.00 0.0
50 37 0.52 0.0
47 36 1.16 0.0
63 44 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.14 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
54 41 0.00 0.0
59 41 0.00 0.0
59 41 0.00 0.0
63 39 0.01 0.0
77 50 0.01 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
73 52 0.19 0.0
55 48 0.00 0.0
67 46 0.23 0.0
58 42 0.03 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
May 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 52 0.48 0.0
63 49 0.02 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
65 44 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
59 51 0.23 0.0
68 53 0.09 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
87 61 0.57 0.0
69 61 0.00 0.0
63 58 0.44 0.0
73 60 0.13 0.0
73 61 0.04 0.0
77 64 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.00 0.0
67 53 0.01 0.0
68 54 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.00 0.0
71 53 0.00 0.0
69 51 0.00 0.0
71 45 0.00 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
84 54 0.00 0.0
79 49 0.42 0.0
58 44 0.00 0.0
79 42 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.14 0.0
68 52 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.00 0.0
June 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 61 0.24 0.0
92 68 1.12 0.0
78 64 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
86 71 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.22 0.0
85 71 0.04 0.0
85 68 1.34 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
91 69 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.20 0.0
65 57 0.03 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.00 0.0
74 67 0.85 0.0
81 68 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
79 66 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.76 0.0
73 61 0.02 0.0
73 62 0.02 0.0
79 60 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
July 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
93 71 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.50 0.0
83 69 0.12 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
76 68 0.00 0.0
76 66 0.30 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.00 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
87 70 1.14 0.0
88 69 0.46 0.0
90 74 0.00 0.0
91 72 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.14 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
89 76 0.00 0.0
93 75 0.00 0.0
94 74 0.00 0.0
93 75 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.13 0.0
93 74 0.02 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
90 75 0.51 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
92 75 0.63 0.0
August 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 71 0.00 0.0
79 70 0.01 0.0
86 74 0.01 0.0
84 71 0.00 0.0
80 72 0.00 0.0
88 71 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
89 73 0.62 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
90 76 0.07 0.0
86 72 0.05 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
94 69 0.00 0.0
86 71 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
75 67 0.38 0.0
76 66 0.41 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
83 70 2.40 0.0
87 74 0.00 0.0
87 73 0.67 0.0
83 73 1.69 0.0
89 73 0.00 0.0
90 73 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
85 71 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
September 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
92 75 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
95 73 0.31 0.0
91 73 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
90 75 0.00 0.0
85 75 0.00 0.0
86 73 0.00 0.0
85 72 0.00 0.0
87 72 0.00 0.0
90 73 0.00 0.0
91 73 0.00 0.0
89 73 0.00 0.0
86 75 0.20 0.0
76 58 0.45 0.0
71 52 0.00 0.0
72 55 0.00 0.0
67 55 0.01 0.0
71 62 0.00 0.0
75 67 0.05 0.0
86 69 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
71 50 0.00 0.0
74 47 0.00 0.0
October 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 52 0.00 0.0
68 62 0.23 0.0
65 50 0.06 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
67 47 0.56 0.0
58 46 0.00 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
71 55 0.01 0.0
63 53 1.49 0.0
63 52 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
62 40 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
59 40 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
70 41 0.00 0.0
78 50 0.02 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
November 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 53 0.00 0.0
65 47 0.00 0.0
77 61 0.00 0.0
78 65 0.00 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
69 57 0.00 0.0
59 42 0.36 0.0
52 38 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
67 54 0.00 0.0
63 57 0.22 0.0
63 52 0.00 0.0
59 51 0.10 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.24 0.8
41 33 0.11 0.5
49 37 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.51 0.0
54 45 0.21 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
December 1961 Washington D.C. Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 31 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
55 34 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
39 30 0.00 0.0
33 22 0.34 0.6
36 31 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.20 0.0
45 41 0.43 0.0
47 24 0.00 0.0
36 22 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
33 19 0.48 0.0
37 30 0.27 0.0
43 36 0.61 0.0
43 39 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
41 33 0.00 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
42 27 0.26 0.0
35 31 0.13 0.5
39 29 0.00 0.0
42 24 0.00 0.0
55 29 0.00 0.0
41 28 0.16 0.1
29 21 0.00 0.0
33 19 0.00 0.0
40 20 0.00 0.0
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