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	-

What was the hottest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1961?

The highest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1961 was 95 °F which happened on September 3.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

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

What was the coldest temperature in Washington D.C. in 1961?

The lowest temperature recorded in Washington D.C. in 1961 was 4 °F which happened on Feb 2.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

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)
January 1	43	34	0.60	0.0
January 2	41	28	0.00	0.0
January 3	41	31	0.00	0.0
January 4	35	27	0.00	0.0
January 5	40	27	0.00	0.0
January 6	53	27	0.00	0.0
January 7	50	31	0.00	0.0
January 8	49	29	0.00	0.0
January 9	36	26	0.00	0.0
January 10	39	22	0.00	0.0
January 11	46	24	0.00	0.0
January 12	51	26	0.00	0.0
January 13	51	26	0.00	0.0
January 14	51	32	0.00	0.0
January 15	49	34	0.78	0.0
January 16	36	33	0.02	0.0
January 17	51	32	0.00	0.0
January 18	48	34	0.00	0.0
January 19	35	20	1.05	7.0
January 20	26	19	0.09	0.7
January 21	23	18	0.00	0.0
January 22	21	8	0.00	0.0
January 23	30	17	0.00	0.0
January 24	33	15	0.00	0.0
January 25	17	8	0.00	0.0
January 26	17	11	0.58	5.9
January 27	22	15	0.00	0.0
January 28	25	6	0.00	0.0
January 29	30	5	0.00	0.0
January 30	29	15	0.00	0.0
January 31	33	16	0.00	0.0

February 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	29	17	0.00	0.0
February 2	17	4	0.00	0.0
February 3	33	11	1.07	7.0
February 4	36	23	0.24	1.3
February 5	38	24	0.00	0.0
February 6	38	14	0.00	0.0
February 7	37	23	0.00	0.0
February 8	33	30	1.63	6.4
February 9	43	25	0.00	0.0
February 10	44	37	0.00	0.0
February 11	41	30	0.00	0.0
February 12	33	30	0.35	3.3
February 13	37	32	0.00	0.0
February 14	54	33	0.00	0.0
February 15	49	35	0.00	0.0
February 16	47	34	0.00	0.0
February 17	48	32	0.04	0.0
February 18	59	43	0.41	0.0
February 19	70	47	0.00	0.0
February 20	47	37	0.00	0.0
February 21	39	34	0.24	0.0
February 22	44	37	0.28	0.0
February 23	63	42	0.57	0.0
February 24	67	36	0.00	0.0
February 25	67	40	0.70	0.0
February 26	55	34	0.02	0.0
February 27	70	36	0.00	0.0
February 28	48	38	0.16	0.0

March 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	42	35	0.08
March 2	56	35	0.00
March 3	65	39	0.00
March 4	68	45	0.01
March 5	80	48	0.00
March 6	81	52	0.19
March 7	77	49	0.00
March 8	52	41	0.75
March 9	46	34	0.00
March 10	42	30	0.00
March 11	60	26	0.00
March 12	68	35	0.00
March 13	51	41	0.05
March 14	50	41	0.28
March 15	63	38	0.00
March 16	53	31	0.00
March 17	40	24	0.00
March 18	40	26	0.56
March 19	46	34	0.26
March 20	55	36	0.00
March 21	48	36	0.08
March 22	38	35	0.97
March 23	43	37	0.04
March 24	57	37	0.00
March 25	57	41	0.00
March 26	63	37	0.00
March 27	74	45	0.00
March 28	78	47	0.05
March 29	67	49	0.00
March 30	57	44	0.00
March 31	45	39	0.86

April 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	53	40	0.01
April 2	50	38	0.00
April 3	54	32	0.00
April 4	52	36	0.00
April 5	64	37	0.00
April 6	58	45	0.00
April 7	54	38	0.00
April 8	55	36	0.00
April 9	51	39	0.39
April 10	58	41	0.55
April 11	56	41	0.00
April 12	50	37	0.52
April 13	47	36	1.16
April 14	63	44	0.00
April 15	71	43	0.00
April 16	65	45	0.14
April 17	62	39	0.00
April 18	54	41	0.00
April 19	59	41	0.00
April 20	59	41	0.00
April 21	63	39	0.01
April 22	77	50	0.01
April 23	77	57	0.00
April 24	84	56	0.00
April 25	88	60	0.00
April 26	73	52	0.19
April 27	55	48	0.00
April 28	67	46	0.23
April 29	58	42	0.03
April 30	64	37	0.00

May 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	60	52	0.48
May 2	63	49	0.02
May 3	67	43	0.00
May 4	65	44	0.00
May 5	68	42	0.00
May 6	59	51	0.23
May 7	68	53	0.09
May 8	86	56	0.00
May 9	87	61	0.57
May 10	69	61	0.00
May 11	63	58	0.44
May 12	73	60	0.13
May 13	73	61	0.04
May 14	77	64	0.00
May 15	80	62	0.00
May 16	80	60	0.00
May 17	72	52	0.00
May 18	67	53	0.01
May 19	68	54	0.00
May 20	70	49	0.00
May 21	71	53	0.00
May 22	69	51	0.00
May 23	71	45	0.00
May 24	76	53	0.00
May 25	84	54	0.00
May 26	79	49	0.42
May 27	58	44	0.00
May 28	79	42	0.00
May 29	75	58	0.14
May 30	68	52	0.00
May 31	79	48	0.00

June 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	88	61	0.24
June 2	92	68	1.12
June 3	78	64	0.00
June 4	77	58	0.00
June 5	86	60	0.00
June 6	86	71	0.00
June 7	87	69	0.00
June 8	87	68	0.22
June 9	85	71	0.04
June 10	85	68	1.34
June 11	85	66	0.00
June 12	91	69	0.00
June 13	91	73	0.00
June 14	89	65	0.20
June 15	65	57	0.03
June 16	72	54	0.00
June 17	76	54	0.00
June 18	80	57	0.00
June 19	84	61	0.00
June 20	86	63	0.00
June 21	74	67	0.85
June 22	81	68	0.00
June 23	88	67	0.00
June 24	79	66	0.00
June 25	81	64	0.76
June 26	73	61	0.02
June 27	73	62	0.02
June 28	79	60	0.00
June 29	83	61	0.00
June 30	90	67	0.00

July 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	93	71	0.00
July 2	93	72	0.50
July 3	83	69	0.12
July 4	80	65	0.00
July 5	76	68	0.00
July 6	76	66	0.30
July 7	81	66	0.00
July 8	81	65	0.00
July 9	80	58	0.00
July 10	80	57	0.00
July 11	86	62	0.00
July 12	81	66	0.00
July 13	87	70	1.14
July 14	88	69	0.46
July 15	90	74	0.00
July 16	91	72	0.00
July 17	90	71	0.14
July 18	88	69	0.00
July 19	88	69	0.00
July 20	89	76	0.00
July 21	93	75	0.00
July 22	94	74	0.00
July 23	93	75	0.00
July 24	93	74	0.13
July 25	93	74	0.02
July 26	89	72	0.00
July 27	90	68	0.00
July 28	90	72	0.00
July 29	90	75	0.51
July 30	92	73	0.00
July 31	92	75	0.63

August 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	86	71	0.00
August 2	79	70	0.01
August 3	86	74	0.01
August 4	84	71	0.00
August 5	80	72	0.00
August 6	88	71	0.00
August 7	86	70	0.00
August 8	89	70	0.00
August 9	89	73	0.62
August 10	90	72	0.00
August 11	90	76	0.07
August 12	86	72	0.05
August 13	79	62	0.00
August 14	79	58	0.00
August 15	87	62	0.00
August 16	94	69	0.00
August 17	86	71	0.00
August 18	86	68	0.00
August 19	81	64	0.00
August 20	75	67	0.38
August 21	76	66	0.41
August 22	83	65	0.00
August 23	83	70	2.40
August 24	87	74	0.00
August 25	87	73	0.67
August 26	83	73	1.69
August 27	89	73	0.00
August 28	90	73	0.00
August 29	93	72	0.00
August 30	85	71	0.00
August 31	91	68	0.00

September 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	92	75	0.00
September 2	93	74	0.00
September 3	95	73	0.31
September 4	91	73	0.00
September 5	92	73	0.00
September 6	90	75	0.00
September 7	85	75	0.00
September 8	86	73	0.00
September 9	85	72	0.00
September 10	87	72	0.00
September 11	90	73	0.00
September 12	91	73	0.00
September 13	89	73	0.00
September 14	86	75	0.20
September 15	76	58	0.45
September 16	71	52	0.00
September 17	72	55	0.00
September 18	67	55	0.01
September 19	71	62	0.00
September 20	75	67	0.05
September 21	86	69	0.00
September 22	87	65	0.00
September 23	90	67	0.00
September 24	91	68	0.00
September 25	90	65	0.00
September 26	78	59	0.00
September 27	75	57	0.00
September 28	80	58	0.00
September 29	71	50	0.00
September 30	74	47	0.00

October 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	52	0.00
October 2	68	62	0.23
October 3	65	50	0.06
October 4	61	45	0.00
October 5	68	42	0.00
October 6	77	48	0.00
October 7	79	50	0.00
October 8	78	55	0.00
October 9	77	58	0.00
October 10	81	56	0.00
October 11	79	51	0.00
October 12	73	54	0.00
October 13	82	57	0.00
October 14	67	47	0.56
October 15	58	46	0.00
October 16	61	45	0.00
October 17	71	43	0.00
October 18	77	47	0.00
October 19	75	51	0.00
October 20	71	55	0.01
October 21	63	53	1.49
October 22	63	52	0.00
October 23	60	42	0.00
October 24	62	40	0.00
October 25	71	46	0.00
October 26	64	45	0.00
October 27	59	40	0.00
October 28	60	35	0.00
October 29	70	41	0.00
October 30	78	50	0.02
October 31	80	59	0.00

November 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	72	53	0.00	0.0
November 2	65	47	0.00	0.0
November 3	77	61	0.00	0.0
November 4	78	65	0.00	0.0
November 5	81	65	0.00	0.0
November 6	69	57	0.00	0.0
November 7	59	42	0.36	0.0
November 8	52	38	0.00	0.0
November 9	47	35	0.00	0.0
November 10	49	35	0.00	0.0
November 11	55	31	0.00	0.0
November 12	57	39	0.00	0.0
November 13	67	54	0.00	0.0
November 14	63	57	0.22	0.0
November 15	63	52	0.00	0.0
November 16	59	51	0.10	0.0
November 17	61	45	0.00	0.0
November 18	47	37	0.00	0.0
November 19	42	32	0.24	0.8
November 20	41	33	0.11	0.5
November 21	49	37	0.00	0.0
November 22	48	29	0.00	0.0
November 23	54	37	0.51	0.0
November 24	54	45	0.21	0.0
November 25	57	39	0.00	0.0
November 26	60	35	0.00	0.0
November 27	58	37	0.00	0.0
November 28	42	32	0.00	0.0
November 29	44	33	0.00	0.0
November 30	53	33	0.00	0.0

December 1961 Washington D.C. Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	53	31	0.00	0.0
December 2	49	34	0.00	0.0
December 3	57	39	0.00	0.0
December 4	55	34	0.00	0.0
December 5	61	36	0.00	0.0
December 6	49	34	0.00	0.0
December 7	50	34	0.00	0.0
December 8	39	30	0.00	0.0
December 9	33	22	0.34	0.6
December 10	36	31	0.00	0.0
December 11	47	34	0.20	0.0
December 12	45	41	0.43	0.0
December 13	47	24	0.00	0.0
December 14	36	22	0.00	0.0
December 15	38	24	0.00	0.0
December 16	33	19	0.48	0.0
December 17	37	30	0.27	0.0
December 18	43	36	0.61	0.0
December 19	43	39	0.00	0.0
December 20	48	34	0.00	0.0
December 21	41	33	0.00	0.0
December 22	40	28	0.00	0.0
December 23	42	27	0.26	0.0
December 24	35	31	0.13	0.5
December 25	39	29	0.00	0.0
December 26	42	24	0.00	0.0
December 27	55	29	0.00	0.0
December 28	41	28	0.16	0.1
December 29	29	21	0.00	0.0
December 30	33	19	0.00	0.0
December 31	40	20	0.00	0.0

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2023	Washington Reagan Airport	location
1851–1945	Washington D.C.	location