Altoona Weather in 1979

Historical record of Altoona, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Altoona Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	86 °F	August 1
Lowest temperature	-10 °F	February 18
Highest daily low	68 °F	August 1
Lowest daily high	5 °F	February 18
Most daily precipitation	2.3 inches	July 15
Most daily snow	8.0 inches	February 19
Total annual precipitation	51.4 inches	-
Total annual snow	31.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Altoona in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1979 was 86 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Altoona in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	86 °F	Aug 1
1	86 °F	May 9
3	85 °F	Jul 12
4	84 °F	Aug 10
4	84 °F	Aug 8
4	84 °F	Aug 5
4	84 °F	Jun 15
4	84 °F	May 10
9	83 °F	Aug 2
9	83 °F	Jul 15
9	83 °F	Jun 9
9	83 °F	May 8

What was the coldest temperature in Altoona in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1979 was -10 °F which happened on Feb 18.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Altoona in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-10 °F	February 18
2	-8 °F	February 17
3	-5 °F	February 14
3	-5 °F	February 11
5	-2 °F	February 13
5	-2 °F	January 3
7	0 °F	February 10
7	0 °F	January 19
9	1 °F	February 9
9	1 °F	January 9

January 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	53	36	0.32	0.0
January 2	48	7	0.60	0.0
January 3	7	-2	0.00	0.0
January 4	20	6	0.00	0.0
January 5	22	10	0.07	1.0
January 6	25	15	0.08	0.8
January 7	33	23	0.75	0.4
January 8	32	8	0.09	0.1
January 9	20	1	0.00	0.0
January 10	21	8	0.00	0.0
January 11	15	6	0.00	0.0
January 12	17	9	0.19	2.0
January 13	28	15	0.16	0.0
January 14	37	16	0.12	0.2
January 15	17	3	0.01	0.1
January 16	29	16	0.00	0.0
January 17	39	16	0.26	0.2
January 18	32	6	0.01	0.0
January 19	16	0	0.00	0.0
January 20	28	16	0.69	0.1
January 21	35	28	0.35	0.0
January 22	29	27	0.00	0.0
January 23	31	23	0.00	0.0
January 24	40	28	0.45	0.0
January 25	30	22	0.01	0.0
January 26	27	24	0.00	0.0
January 27	31	26	0.01	0.0
January 28	33	27	0.16	2.0
January 29	31	25	0.00	0.0
January 30	26	24	0.00	0.0
January 31	25	19	0.03	0.3

February 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	19	16	0.03	0.0
February 2	22	14	0.00	0.0
February 3	26	12	0.01	0.0
February 4	30	10	0.02	0.0
February 5	11	5	0.00	0.0
February 6	20	3	0.00	0.0
February 7	25	18	0.27	4.0
February 8	26	10	0.02	0.2
February 9	11	1	0.00	0.0
February 10	10	0	0.00	0.0
February 11	10	-5	0.00	0.0
February 12	12	4	0.35	3.0
February 13	14	-2	0.00	0.0
February 14	11	-5	0.08	0.8
February 15	16	10	0.10	1.0
February 16	23	4	0.13	1.2
February 17	9	-8	0.00	0.0
February 18	5	-10	0.27	4.0
February 19	26	3	0.30	8.0
February 20	35	3	0.00	0.0
February 21	47	22	0.13	0.0
February 22	42	33	0.00	0.0
February 23	38	35	0.21	0.0
February 24	36	34	0.41	0.0
February 25	36	34	0.59	0.0
February 26	36	32	0.35	1.0
February 27	33	26	0.04	0.0
February 28	45	25	0.00	0.0

March 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	46	35	0.00	0.0
March 2	41	33	0.00	0.0
March 3	40	31	0.00	0.0
March 4	48	37	0.94	0.0
March 5	50	39	0.73	0.0
March 6	42	33	0.00	0.0
March 7	48	25	0.00	0.0
March 8	51	30	0.00	0.0
March 9	55	29	0.00	0.0
March 10	48	35	0.06	0.0
March 11	35	17	0.02	0.0
March 12	36	18	0.00	0.0
March 13	57	24	0.00	0.0
March 14	56	26	0.02	0.2
March 15	26	13	0.00	0.0
March 16	41	17	0.00	0.0
March 17	56	34	0.00	0.0
March 18	61	35	0.00	0.0
March 19	54	29	0.00	0.0
March 20	61	28	0.00	0.0
March 21	62	31	0.00	0.0
March 22	68	36	0.00	0.0
March 23	65	47	0.00	0.0
March 24	56	42	1.64	0.0
March 25	45	34	0.00	0.0
March 26	35	26	0.01	0.0
March 27	36	27	0.00	0.0
March 28	49	20	0.00	0.0
March 29	75	44	0.02	0.0
March 30	77	55	0.00	0.0
March 31	68	54	0.05	0.0

April 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	62	49	0.41
April 2	53	45	0.38
April 3	51	36	0.01
April 4	39	34	0.56
April 5	48	38	0.00
April 6	48	25	0.10
April 7	42	25	0.00
April 8	42	27	0.01
April 9	37	32	0.40
April 10	50	31	0.00
April 11	58	29	0.00
April 12	57	42	0.12
April 13	49	38	0.10
April 14	59	37	0.19
April 15	48	39	0.17
April 16	43	38	0.01
April 17	50	36	0.00
April 18	58	35	0.00
April 19	59	36	0.00
April 20	66	31	0.00
April 21	73	40	0.00
April 22	76	51	0.00
April 23	72	49	0.00
April 24	69	50	0.00
April 25	76	57	0.00
April 26	63	56	0.33
April 27	57	44	0.35
April 28	58	36	0.00
April 29	49	34	0.00
April 30	62	31	0.00

May 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	56	37	0.00
May 2	67	29	0.00
May 3	59	51	0.67
May 4	57	41	0.20
May 5	58	36	0.00
May 6	70	38	0.00
May 7	80	47	0.00
May 8	83	58	0.00
May 9	86	61	0.00
May 10	84	61	0.46
May 11	80	59	0.05
May 12	75	63	0.33
May 13	63	52	0.01
May 14	69	48	0.00
May 15	69	48	0.03
May 16	62	45	0.00
May 17	67	38	0.00
May 18	71	39	0.00
May 19	68	55	0.13
May 20	68	56	0.00
May 21	67	51	0.06
May 22	70	40	0.00
May 23	60	53	0.96
May 24	64	52	0.99
May 25	59	47	0.39
May 26	49	40	0.03
May 27	54	40	0.33
May 28	62	43	0.17
May 29	60	45	0.04
May 30	73	46	0.08
May 31	68	49	0.00

June 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	69	61	0.10
June 2	77	61	0.00
June 3	63	55	0.09
June 4	77	49	0.00
June 5	79	59	0.02
June 6	74	56	0.00
June 7	81	57	0.00
June 8	81	65	0.18
June 9	83	64	0.00
June 10	81	67	0.13
June 11	70	49	0.04
June 12	65	43	0.00
June 13	71	41	0.00
June 14	74	44	0.00
June 15	84	54	0.00
June 16	82	59	0.00
June 17	81	60	0.14
June 18	68	55	0.00
June 19	77	49	0.00
June 20	75	48	0.00
June 21	62	55	0.21
June 22	81	57	0.04
June 23	76	52	0.00
June 24	62	48	0.00
June 25	73	41	0.00
June 26	73	44	0.00
June 27	76	49	0.00
June 28	76	56	0.01
June 29	78	52	0.49
June 30	72	60	0.40

July 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	71	58	0.03
July 2	63	59	0.03
July 3	76	55	0.00
July 4	60	51	0.70
July 5	63	47	0.00
July 6	70	42	0.00
July 7	75	46	0.00
July 8	76	50	0.00
July 9	76	56	0.00
July 10	69	60	0.17
July 11	80	59	0.00
July 12	85	65	0.00
July 13	82	63	0.38
July 14	81	65	0.00
July 15	83	66	2.26
July 16	79	64	0.79
July 17	82	63	0.00
July 18	77	61	0.02
July 19	81	56	0.00
July 20	72	62	0.00
July 21	78	63	0.00
July 22	79	65	1.09
July 23	78	62	0.83
July 24	81	64	0.00
July 25	78	67	1.00
July 26	82	65	0.13
July 27	78	60	0.00
July 28	72	62	0.23
July 29	67	62	0.80
July 30	78	62	0.00
July 31	82	60	0.00

August 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	86	68	0.01
August 2	83	66	0.00
August 3	81	61	0.00
August 4	82	61	0.00
August 5	84	64	0.00
August 6	79	63	0.01
August 7	82	56	0.00
August 8	84	67	0.22
August 9	80	65	0.00
August 10	84	66	0.08
August 11	67	58	1.92
August 12	59	50	0.92
August 13	72	46	0.00
August 14	69	56	0.00
August 15	59	50	0.00
August 16	68	47	0.00
August 17	68	45	0.00
August 18	67	59	0.19
August 19	80	63	0.00
August 20	74	60	0.00
August 21	69	55	0.65
August 22	74	50	0.00
August 23	72	66	0.07
August 24	82	67	2.12
August 25	77	62	0.00
August 26	72	59	0.38
August 27	78	63	0.06
August 28	80	58	0.22
August 29	80	63	0.22
August 30	81	65	0.00
August 31	81	60	0.00

September 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	78	56	0.00
September 2	79	65	0.63
September 3	80	64	0.00
September 4	81	59	0.00
September 5	72	65	1.69
September 6	78	67	0.36
September 7	76	55	0.12
September 8	63	52	0.00
September 9	65	42	0.00
September 10	73	45	0.00
September 11	71	59	0.00
September 12	71	55	0.00
September 13	71	62	0.10
September 14	77	51	0.37
September 15	60	44	0.00
September 16	65	41	0.00
September 17	71	41	0.00
September 18	75	48	0.01
September 19	64	43	0.00
September 20	63	38	0.00
September 21	62	54	1.25
September 22	58	51	0.13
September 23	63	42	0.00
September 24	64	38	0.00
September 25	67	41	0.00
September 26	72	51	0.00
September 27	69	48	0.00
September 28	61	57	0.45
September 29	68	59	0.05
September 30	71	62	0.00

October 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	66	56	0.11
October 2	68	57	0.70
October 3	60	53	0.79
October 4	65	52	0.00
October 5	62	46	1.35
October 6	55	40	0.03
October 7	49	42	0.01
October 8	56	41	0.18
October 9	59	41	0.15
October 10	41	36	0.04
October 11	48	33	0.06
October 12	51	40	0.18
October 13	47	34	0.01
October 14	43	31	0.00
October 15	56	30	0.00
October 16	56	42	0.00
October 17	54	45	0.25
October 18	65	42	0.00
October 19	70	41	0.00
October 20	75	52	0.00
October 21	78	56	0.00
October 22	77	55	0.00
October 23	65	41	0.53
October 24	42	39	0.00
October 25	41	34	0.01
October 26	38	32	0.00
October 27	46	28	0.00
October 28	60	39	0.08
October 29	55	37	0.00
October 30	59	31	0.00
October 31	53	36	0.00

November 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	59	46	0.00
November 2	58	42	1.15
November 3	48	36	0.03
November 4	49	33	0.00
November 5	50	26	0.00
November 6	57	36	0.00
November 7	48	37	0.01
November 8	50	35	0.00
November 9	53	42	0.25
November 10	56	44	0.12
November 11	44	34	0.00
November 12	46	30	0.00
November 13	43	36	0.10
November 14	39	30	0.00
November 15	39	28	0.09
November 16	42	34	0.02
November 17	58	38	0.00
November 18	66	45	0.00
November 19	62	38	0.00
November 20	68	44	0.00
November 21	64	39	0.00
November 22	67	47	0.00
November 23	70	45	0.00
November 24	63	52	0.29
November 25	64	49	0.00
November 26	64	48	1.17
November 27	54	41	0.00
November 28	52	32	0.00
November 29	33	23	0.02
November 30	28	23	0.00

December 1979 Altoona Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	36	26	0.00	0.0
December 2	30	21	0.05	1.0
December 3	36	19	0.00	0.0
December 4	43	31	0.00	0.0
December 5	56	30	0.00	0.0
December 6	52	37	0.00	0.0
December 7	45	31	0.00	0.0
December 8	40	22	0.00	0.0
December 9	38	21	0.00	0.0
December 10	49	30	0.00	0.0
December 11	63	41	0.00	0.0
December 12	60	39	0.05	0.0
December 13	39	29	0.58	0.0
December 14	33	22	0.00	0.0
December 15	35	17	0.00	0.0
December 16	45	25	0.00	0.0
December 17	26	12	0.00	0.0
December 18	24	10	0.00	0.0
December 19	29	21	0.00	0.0
December 20	26	20	0.04	0.0
December 21	31	25	0.00	0.0
December 22	38	27	0.00	0.0
December 23	48	34	0.00	0.0
December 24	50	40	0.62	0.0
December 25	48	35	0.51	0.0
December 26	35	30	0.02	0.2
December 27	32	29	0.00	0.0
December 28	35	29	0.00	0.0
December 29	40	26	0.00	0.0
December 30	45	22	0.00	0.0
December 31	40	19	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Altoona-Blair County Airport	location
1893–1948	Altoona Horseshoe Curve	location