NEWS: 1961

It's cloudy and 25 degrees at the official Baltimore weather station as 1961 begins.

In the first-ever American Football League (AFL) Championship game, the Houston Oilers defeat the Los Angeles Chargers, 24-16. Quarterback-and-kicker George Blanda throws three touchdown passes and kicks three points-after-touchdown as well as a field goal, being involved in all 24 of Houston's points.

Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, is renamed Tiger Stadium (as it is the home of the Detroit Tigers baseball team).

It's the beginning of International Health and Medical Research Year, as proclaimed by the United Nations.

Russia introduces new rubles with a value of $1.11 each.

Baltimore weather: Rain in the early to mid-morning; cloudy, then becomiing clear; breezy/windy much of the day (30 mph at 3:00 pm); High temp. 42 degrees F; Low temp. 34 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.87 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

A Hawaiian record-low temperature of 14° F (up to this point) is recorded on top of Haleakale mountain.

Gabrielle Carteris is born in Scottsdale, Arizona. She's is an actress and trade union leader. Her best known acting role was as Andrea Zuckerman during the early seasons of the 1990s television series Beverly Hills, 90210. In 2012, Carteris was elected as executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA, a trade union representing over 100,000 actors and other professionals mainly in the United States. She assumed the position of acting president of the union following the death of the previous president, Ken Howard, on March 23, 2016. On April 9, 2016, Carteris was elected SAG-AFTRA president by national board to serve out the remainder of Howard's term. She was re-elected to the position in August 2017 and August 2019 by full membership vote.

Todd Haynes is born in Los Angeles, California. He's a filmmaker. His films span four decades with consistent themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender roles.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy; High temp. 39 degrees F; Low temp. 25 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

The U.S. ends its diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy with snow flurries, then clear; High temp. 39 degrees F; Low temp. 28 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore gets 7.7 inches of snow in a storm that starts at about 3:00 in the afternoon and lasts the rest of the day.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy; snow (7.7 inches) from mid-morning through the rest of the day; windy/breezy from late morning onward (26 mph wind at 3:00 pm); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 18° F, Precip.: 0.80 inch (liquid).  7 inches of snow on the ground.

In the Baltimore area, snow falls from midnight to about 4:00 in the morning, a continuation from the previous day. Total snowfall from this two-day storm is about 8 to 9 inches.

"You're In The Picture," a television game show hosted by Jackie Gleason on CBS, is so awful that it airs just this one evening as a game show.  The next week in the same time slot, Jackie Gleason spends the whole half hour apologizing for the previous week's terrible show and talking about his other flubs.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.7") until 4:00 am, then becoming clear; windy/breezy all day (28 mph wind at 2:00 pm), High temp. 24° F; Low temp. 12° F, Precip.: 0.07 inch (liquid).  8 inches of snow on the ground.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy holds the first presidential news conference to be on TV and radio.

Baltimore weather: Clear; breezy/windy until evening (21 mph wind at 3:00 PM); High temp. 17° F; Low temp. 3° F, Precip.: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 2 degrees F, the lowest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any January 26th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; snow (4 inches) from mid-afternoon onward; High temp. 17° F; Low temp. 2° F, Precip.: 0.37 inch (liquid).  7 inches of snow on the ground.

Jackie Gleason again appears on the CBS Television show "You're In the Picture" which debuted January 20, 1961.  But it is not a game show this week.  Instead, Jackie Gleason apologizes for the awful "You're In The Picture" game show of January 20th and talks about his other flubs.  Beginning February 3, 1961, he changes the title to "The Jackie Gleason Show" and interviews guests in a talk-show format.  The talk show lasts until March 24, 1961.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with a trace of snow, then clear, then cloudy, then clear; High temp. 22° F; Low temp. 9° F, Precip.: Trace (liquid).  7 inches of snow on the ground.

The U.S. launches a chimpanzee named Ham into a suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida. He becomes the U.S.'s first non-human hominid in space. The flight lasts 16 minutes and 39 seconds, and the capsule with Ham the chimp inside splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean and is recovered. Ham survives the trip.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 12° F, Precip.: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1961 is 2.91 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1961 is 37.2 degrees F, well below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1961 is 18.0 degrees F, well below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 14.3 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station during January 1961, well above the normal of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"); High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 1 degree F, the lowest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any February 2nd (up to this point)  since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 18° F; Low temp. 1° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 4 degrees F, the lowest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any February 3rd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore receives 9.6 inches of snow in a storm that begins at about 10:00 in the morning and lasts the rest of the day.

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Aiirport in 1973) gets 9.6 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1961.

Baltimore weather: Snow (9.6 inches); High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 4° F; Precip.: 1.16 inches (liquid).  13 inches of snow on the ground.

Heavy snow falls in New England, including Boston.

Snow falls in Baltimore from midnight to about 5:00 in the morning, a continuation of the previous day's storm. Total snowfall for the two days is about 12 inches.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.1 inches); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch (liquid).  13 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.  9 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None.  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.2 inches) and rain; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.89 inch (liquid).  7 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.  7 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2 inches); High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace.  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

The United States launches the Explorer 9 satellite from Wallops Island, Virginia. This satellite studies the density and composition of the upper thermosphere and lower ionosphere. It consists of a 12-foot-diameter balloon with attached measuring instruments and transmitter, and it is deployed into a medium Earth orbit. Explorer 9 becomes the first satellite to confirm the daily bulge of Earth's upper atmosphere due to the Sun's daily heating of it. Explorer 9 will fall out of orbit on April 9, 1964.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.43 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.39 inch.

The U.S. Federal Communcations Commission authorizes the first full-scale trial of pay television. The trial will occur in Hartford, Connecticut.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.43 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1961 is 4.63 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1961 is 45.8 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1961 is 28.1 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 16.4 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport during February 1961, well above the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy signs an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.85 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.52 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.70 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.82 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1961 is 3.87 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1961 is 55.2 degrees F, above the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1961 is 34.7 degrees F, above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport during March 1961, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.94 inch.

In the Orioles' first game of the 1961 regular season, the brand-new Los Angeles Angels defeat the Orioles in Baltimore, 7-2. This is the first-ever Major League Baseball game for the Angels, who are part of an American League expansion (along with another Washington Senators franchise) in 1961 that expands the American League to 10 teams, the first expansion of the league since it began play with 8 teams in 1901. (Note: The Washington Senators franchise that existed in 1960 and earlier, moves to Minnesota for the 1961 season to become the Minnesota Twins. Meanwhile, Washington gets another Senators franchise as part of the 1961 American League expansion.)

Former SS (Schutzstaffel) officer Adolf Eichmann goes on trial in Israel for his role in the Nazi Holocaust.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person ever to orbit the Earth and to journey into outer space. He is on board the Vostok 1 spacecraft, which makes one orbit of Earth. His time in outer space is 1 hour and 48 minutes.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 1.37 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

About 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launch the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro. But Castro's forces neutralize the invasion by the third day.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 32 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any April 30th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1961 is 4.45 inches, above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1961 is 61.0 degrees F, well below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1961 is 38.9 degrees F, below the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

The first group of "Freedom Riders" leaves Washington, D.C., to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.48 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Jim Gentile of the Orioles becomes the first player in Major League history to hit grand slams (bases-loaded home runs) in two consecutive at-bats in the same game.  He does it in Minnesota as the Orioles beat the Twins, 13-5.  Jim Gentile gets 9 runs batted in during the game, an Orioles team record up to this point. Also at this point, Jim Gentile is the fourth player in Major League history to hit two grand slams in the same game.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then variable cloudiness, becoming cloudy; breezy/windy from mid-morning onward (23 mph wind max.); heavy rain shower in late evening; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.65 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Gary Cooper dies at age 60 in Los Angeles, CA.  He was an actor known for his strong, silent, and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as receiving an Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements in 1961. He was one of the top 10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years, and one of the top money-making stars for 18 years. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at No. 11 on its list of the 25 greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Cooper's career spanned 36 years, from 1925 to 1961, and included leading roles in 84 feature films. He was born Frank James Cooper on May 7, 1901 in Helena, Montana.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: HLight rain; igh temp. 78° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

The Board of Education of Baltimore County votes to racially integrate all remaining segregated Baltimore County public schools as of the start of the 1961-62 school year (September 7, 1961).

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rian; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 39 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 23rd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Freedom Riders (generally black people who challenged racial-segregation laws in the U.S. South) arrive at a bus terminal in Jackson, Mississippi, and enter areas designated for Whites only. They are charged with breaching the peace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy tells the U.S. Congress: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; heavy rain showers in the early afternoon, tapering to lighter rain later in the afternoon; breezy/windy much of the day (23 mph wind max.); High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 43 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 27th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: Trace.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 38 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 28th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1961 is 2.72 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1961 is 71.5 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1961 is 49.0 degrees F, below the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain from about 4:00 AM to 9:00 AM; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower in late afternoon (23 mph wind at 5:00 PM); High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: Heavy rain shower late in the afternoon; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 1.05 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain after midnight; heavy rain late in the evening; breezy/windy much of the day (21 mph wind at 11:000 PM); High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 1.67 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 50 degrees F, a tie for the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any June 16th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This low temperature ties the 50 F that was recorded in Baltimore on June 16, 1958.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.74 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

The Orioles and the Los Angeles Angels use a major-league record 16 pitchers combined in one game, eight by each team, as the Orioles defeat the Angels 9-8 on Ron Hansen's 14th-inning home run.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm early in the evening; breezy/windy in the afternoon and early evening (23 mph wind at 8:00 PM); High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.66 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain early in the morning; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1961 is 5.19 inches, above the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1961 is 82.5 degrees F,  the below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1961 is 60.2 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Diana Frances Spencer is born in Sandringham, Norfolk, England.  She becomes Diana, Princess of Wales, upon her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales, in 1981. They divorce in 1996. She dies at age 36 on August 31, 1997, from injuries she receives in a car accident that occurs just after midnight local time in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in mid-morning; a thunderstorm in late afternoon and early evening (30 mph wind at 6:00 PM); High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.39 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.53 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 55 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 10th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

In the first of two Major League Baseball All Star Games played in 1961, the National League defeats the American League 5-4 in 10 innings.  For the National League, Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates has two hits including a triple; George Altman of the Chicago Cubs hits a pinch-hit home run. For the American League, Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hits a home run. The game ends in the bottom of the 10th inning when Roberto Clemente hits a single against Hoyt Wilhelm of the Orioles, scoring Wilie Mays with the winning run. The game is played at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA, and the attendance is 44,153. (The second MLB All Star Game of 1961 is played on July 31.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain near 5:00 AM and in late afternoon and mid-to-late evening; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain late in the evening; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain in mid-to-late afternoon; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 1.20 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain in the evening; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

TWA becomes the first airline to offer regularly scheduled in-flight movies as it presents "By Love Possessed" in first class.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Sharon Bercher is born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder in the early evening; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore gets 1.73 inches of precipitation, the greatest amount for Baltimore on any July 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain from about 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM (22 mph wind); High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 1.73 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain near 5:00 AM; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

In the second of two Major League Baseball All Star Games played in 1961, the American League and the National League play to a 1-1 tie. Bill White of the St. Louis Cardinals gets two hits including a double, and drives in the only National League run. Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians hits a home run for the American League's only score. The game is called after 9 innings because of rain. It's the first MLB All Star Game to end in a tie. The game is played at Fenway Park in Boston, MA, and the attendance is 31,851.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1961 is 4.57 inches, above the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1961 is 86.6 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1961 is 66.4 degrees F, below the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 19-0 for the largest shutout score in a National League night game. Smoky Burgess hits 2 home runs and has 6 runs batted in; Dick Stuart hits a home run and drives in 5 runs, Roberto Clemente has 5 hits in 6 at-bats, including two doubles, with 2 runs batted in; and Bob Skinner hits 3 doubles and has 3 runs batted in. Meanwhile, pitcher Harvey Haddix of the Pirates pitches a complete game, allowing the Cardinals only 4 hits.

Baltimore weather: Light rain early in the afternoon; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A light rain shower in the afternoon; a thunderstorm in late evening (24 mph wind near midnight); High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.62 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm late in the evening; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Pitcher Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves scatters six hits to defeat the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, for his 300th career major-league victory.

Baltimore weather: Light rai n shower about 11:00 AM; light rain with thunder near 6:00 PM; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain late in the evening; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

East Germany seals off the border between Berlin's eastern and western sectors.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 51 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder late in the afternoon; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Milwaukee Braves 7-4 in the second game of a doubleheader to break their 23-game losing streak, the longest in the major leagues in the modern era (since 1900).

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 1.48 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Heavy rain shower late in the evening; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.72 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.54 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1961 is 4.31 inches, above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1961 is 84.2 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1961 is 65.0 degrees F, below the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain in late afternoon and early evening; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: A rain shower near 4:00 AM; a thunderstorm with heavy rain in late afternoon and early evening (32 mph wind at 6:00 PM); High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.28 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

It's the first day of school in Baltimore County Public Schools for the 1961-62 school year. For the first time, all public schools in Baltimore County are desegregated.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain near noon; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

In New York, the Orioles lose to the Yankees, 3-2.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

The Orioles defeat the Yankees, 3-2 (same score as the day before, but teams swapped).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles have the day off.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

In Baltimore, the Orioles defeat the Chicago White Sox, 3-2.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

In their final game of the 1961 season, the Orioles defeat the White Sox, 4-3 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. The game takes 2 hours and 15 minutes to play, and the attendance is 6,515. The Orioles finish the 1961 season with 95 wins and 67 losses, but in third place, 14 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1961 is 1.57 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1961 is 84.2 degrees F, above the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1961 is 62.1 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits his 61st home run of the season, breaking the record set by Babe Ruth (60 home runs) in 1927.

The final Major League Baseball standings for the 1961 season are:

American League final standings

National League final standings

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

The world's first all-electronic desktop calculator is introduced in London, England. It is the Sumlock ANITA Mk VIII. (A sister calculator, the ANITA Mk VII, is introduced 8 days later.) Each calculator weighs 33 pounds and has vacuum tubes and also cold-cathode tubes, Dekatrons (gas-filled decade-counting tubes), and Nixie tubes (the latter for the number display).

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; rain from mid-morning to mid-afternoon and in the evening; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to cloudy; light rain in the evening; breezy/windy from mid-morning to evening (21 mph wind at 3:00 PM); High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; rain from mid-afternoon to mid-evening; breezy from late afternoon into the evening (17 mph wind max.)High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.98 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Daryl G. Cooper is born in Buffalo, New York.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

2.39 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any October 21st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then cloudy; rain (heavy at midday) beginning in mid-morming and lasting the rest of the day; breezy/windy much of the day (21 mph at 11:00 AM); High temp. 63 degrees F; Low temp. 52 degrees F; Precipitation: 2.39 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain after midnight, then cloudy to mostly cloudy; breezy until evening (20 mph wind at 2:00 PM); High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy; light rain in late afternoon; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1961 is 3.70 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1961 is 70.9 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1961 is 44.4 degrees F, below the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 83 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 5th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; light rain in late evening; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain from midnight to about 6:00 AM; then cloudy, then becoming clear; breezy/windy from late morning through the afternoon (21 mph wind at 3:00 PM); High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy with light rain in the evening, then clearing; breezy/windy from late morning onward (23 mph wind at 1:00 PM); High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Catch-22, a novel by Joseph Heller, is first published. It is a satirical war novel which the author began writing in 1953. Often cited as one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century, it uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration, describing events from the points of view of different characters. The separate storylines are out of sequence so the timeline develops along with the plot.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather:Clear, becoming cloudy with light rain;  High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain from morning until early evening; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Samuel T. Rayburn dies at age 79 in Bonham, Texas. A lifelong Democrat, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Texas for more than 48 years: 1913 to 1961. He was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1940 to 1947, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1955 to 1961. He was born on January 6, 1882 in Kingston, Tennessee.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy; rain late in the afternoon; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain after midnight, then cloudy, becoming clear; breezy/windy from morning until early evening (21 mph wind max.); High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship INternational (now BWI) Airport for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; Snow (1.1 inches) in late evening; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

A snowstorm from midnight to 9:00 AM brings 2.1 inches of snow to Baltimore. It is mixed with rain and sleet in some parts of the Baltimore region.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2.1 inches) from just after midnight until about 9:00 AM, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; breezy in the afternoon (18 mph wind at 3:00 PM);High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Partly to mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; rain late in the evening; breezy in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain from midnight until about 8:00 AM, then cloudy, then becoming clear; breezy/windy from early morning onward (29 mph wind at 3:00 PM); High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.75 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain, becoming clear; breezy from late afternoon to late evening (20 mph wind at 8:00 PM); High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1961 is 1.98 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1961 is 57.3 degrees F, equal to the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1961 is 37.9 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A total of 3.2 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport during November 1961, well above the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3"), freezing rain and rain; High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.62 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Freezing rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.3 inches); High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (4.6 inches); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace.

Thieves gain entrance to a vault in the Hutzler's department store at Westview Shopping Center in Catonsville and escape with eight mink stoles, two mink jackets and two mink capes valued at $6,695. Heavy mesh screen is pried loose to let the thieves down into the fur vault.

Baltimore weather: Snow (one inch); High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

The U.S. economy has positive growth during all of 1961, with the economy getting stronger as the year goes on. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product gains more than 6 percent in 1961.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1961 is 2.85 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1961 is 42.4 degrees F, well below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1961 is 24.4 degrees F, well below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 7.2 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport during December 1961, above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1961 is 42.75 inches, which is 0.15 of an inch above the normal amount of 42.60 inches.