Washington D.C. Weather in 1961

Historical record of Washington D.C., District of Columbia 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 42.0 inches -
Total annual snow 34.2 inches -
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
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location