Athens Weather in 1979

Historical record of Athens, Alabama weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Athens Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	July 19
Lowest temperature	6 °F	January 9
Highest daily low	69 °F	July 29
Lowest daily high	23 °F	January 3
Most daily precipitation	2.5 inches	March 4
Most daily snow	0.4 inches	February 17
Total annual snow	0.4 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Athens in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Athens, Alabama in 1979 was 95 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Athens in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Jul 19
1	95 °F	Jul 16
1	95 °F	Jul 5
1	95 °F	Jul 4
5	94 °F	Aug 20
5	94 °F	Aug 8
7	93 °F	Jun 20
8	92 °F	Sep 1
8	92 °F	Aug 19
8	92 °F	Aug 11
8	92 °F	Aug 9
8	92 °F	Aug 7
8	92 °F	Aug 1
8	92 °F	Jul 18
8	92 °F	Jul 17
8	92 °F	Jul 14
8	92 °F	Jun 19

What was the coldest temperature in Athens in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Athens, Alabama in 1979 was 6 °F which happened on Jan 9.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Athens in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	6 °F	January 9
2	9 °F	February 9
2	9 °F	January 15
2	9 °F	January 3
5	10 °F	February 10
5	10 °F	February 1
5	10 °F	January 10
8	12 °F	February 11
8	12 °F	January 4
10	14 °F	December 18
10	14 °F	February 2
10	14 °F	January 25

January 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	68	n/a	1.50
January 2	61	16	1.10
January 3	23	9	0.00
January 4	35	12	0.00
January 5	49	21	0.00
January 6	36	28	n/a
January 7	56	30	n/a
January 8	55	16	0.00
January 9	31	6	0.00
January 10	29	10	0.00
January 11	39	15	0.00
January 12	44	21	0.00
January 13	46	27	0.20
January 14	47	17	0.00
January 15	30	9	0.00
January 16	31	15	0.00
January 17	47	28	0.00
January 18	45	34	0.16
January 19	50	36	n/a
January 20	50	35	n/a
January 21	47	29	n/a
January 22	47	24	0.00
January 23	45	26	0.00
January 24	37	24	0.30
January 25	26	14	0.00
January 26	41	16	0.00
January 27	37	24	n/a
January 28	39	25	0.00
January 29	39	16	0.00
January 30	41	18	0.00
January 31	40	20	0.00

February 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	n/a	10	0.00	0.0
February 2	30	14	0.00	0.0
February 3	41	17	n/a	0.0
February 4	40	n/a	0.00	0.0
February 5	45	22	0.00	0.0
February 6	41	26	0.00	0.0
February 7	34	29	n/a	0.0
February 8	34	25	0.00	0.0
February 9	43	9	0.00	0.0
February 10	42	10	0.00	0.0
February 11	43	12	0.00	0.0
February 12	50	16	0.00	0.0
February 13	50	30	0.00	0.0
February 14	52	37	0.00	0.0
February 15	61	45	0.00	0.0
February 16	71	36	0.00	0.0
February 17	44	24	0.40	0.4
February 18	35	25	0.00	0.0
February 19	35	18	0.00	0.0
February 20	37	21	0.00	0.0
February 21	52	23	n/a	0.0
February 22	66	49	0.00	0.0
February 23	70	54	0.00	0.0
February 24	68	60	n/a	0.0
February 25	69	48	n/a	0.0
February 26	48	28	0.00	0.0
February 27	43	26	0.00	0.0
February 28	59	28	0.00	0.0

March 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	64	41	0.00
March 2	70	47	0.00
March 3	75	40	0.00
March 4	68	51	2.50
March 5	69	26	0.00
March 6	58	26	0.00
March 7	58	31	0.00
March 8	62	35	0.00
March 9	52	27	0.00
March 10	63	30	0.00
March 11	53	28	0.54
March 12	47	26	0.00
March 13	68	30	0.00
March 14	70	51	0.00
March 15	59	34	0.00
March 16	56	31	0.00
March 17	60	33	0.00
March 18	71	35	0.00
March 19	76	47	0.00
March 20	78	47	0.00
March 21	78	50	0.00
March 22	79	56	0.00
March 23	71	41	0.74
March 24	71	38	0.00
March 25	50	29	0.00
March 26	49	22	0.00
March 27	59	24	0.00
March 28	59	40	0.00
March 29	69	47	0.00
March 30	79	52	0.00
March 31	73	50	0.00

April 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	79	51	0.40
April 2	76	54	1.50
April 3	68	46	0.10
April 4	67	50	1.70
April 5	66	44	0.00
April 6	68	45	0.00
April 7	64	36	0.00
April 8	78	44	0.00
April 9	78	47	0.31
April 10	52	39	0.00
April 11	76	41	0.00
April 12	80	60	2.00
April 13	73	58	2.00
April 14	76	52	0.00
April 15	71	43	0.00
April 16	75	41	0.00
April 17	75	42	0.00
April 18	78	41	0.00
April 19	73	42	0.00
April 20	75	n/a	0.00
April 21	81	n/a	0.00
April 22	73	n/a	0.00
April 23	73	61	0.18
April 24	76	60	0.35
April 25	72	n/a	0.05
April 26	72	n/a	0.00
April 27	70	42	0.00
April 28	72	40	0.00
April 29	62	42	0.00
April 30	70	n/a	0.00

May 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	76	n/a	0.00
May 2	80	n/a	0.00
May 3	79	50	0.00
May 4	86	n/a	1.10
May 5	73	49	0.13
May 6	58	49	0.00
May 7	79	51	0.00
May 8	79	n/a	0.00
May 9	81	n/a	0.00
May 10	78	61	0.00
May 11	88	n/a	0.00
May 12	88	59	n/a
May 13	75	51	n/a
May 14	75	50	0.00
May 15	85	n/a	0.00
May 16	85	n/a	0.00
May 17	78	45	0.00
May 18	83	n/a	0.00
May 19	85	55	0.00
May 20	82	57	0.00
May 21	86	n/a	0.00
May 22	81	60	0.00
May 23	83	63	0.00
May 24	78	60	1.45
May 25	66	43	0.00
May 26	69	39	0.00
May 27	74	n/a	0.00
May 28	67	56	0.67
May 29	82	58	0.00
May 30	83	n/a	0.00
May 31	84	63	1.45

June 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	84	63	0.00
June 2	86	64	0.00
June 3	88	63	0.70
June 4	82	54	0.00
June 5	81	60	0.00
June 6	83	63	1.27
June 7	78	64	0.90
June 8	87	65	0.00
June 9	90	67	0.00
June 10	90	68	0.00
June 11	89	50	0.37
June 12	79	48	0.00
June 13	81	50	0.00
June 14	83	51	0.00
June 15	88	54	0.00
June 16	85	51	0.00
June 17	88	51	0.00
June 18	89	52	0.00
June 19	92	58	0.00
June 20	93	60	0.00
June 21	89	64	0.00
June 22	89	59	0.10
June 23	89	62	0.00
June 24	90	65	0.45
June 25	90	54	0.14
June 26	71	58	0.00
June 27	80	53	0.00
June 28	80	56	0.00
June 29	87	56	0.00
June 30	82	59	0.00

July 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	90	63	0.00
July 2	88	n/a	0.00
July 3	89	n/a	0.00
July 4	95	n/a	0.00
July 5	95	n/a	0.00
July 6	87	69	0.00
July 7	86	63	0.00
July 8	82	n/a	0.10
July 9	76	62	0.18
July 10	78	61	0.00
July 11	79	63	0.09
July 12	77	n/a	0.00
July 13	82	62	0.00
July 14	92	62	0.00
July 15	91	n/a	0.63
July 16	95	62	0.00
July 17	92	n/a	0.00
July 18	92	64	0.00
July 19	95	65	0.00
July 20	88	n/a	0.00
July 21	84	67	2.36
July 22	78	64	0.00
July 23	86	n/a	0.00
July 24	88	66	0.00
July 25	88	n/a	0.00
July 26	87	66	0.00
July 27	89	65	0.00
July 28	86	n/a	0.00
July 29	87	69	0.00
July 30	90	65	0.00
July 31	91	65	0.00

August 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	92	66	0.00
August 2	90	67	0.00
August 3	88	65	0.00
August 4	89	61	0.00
August 5	89	60	0.00
August 6	90	61	0.00
August 7	92	63	0.00
August 8	94	64	0.00
August 9	92	65	0.00
August 10	90	65	0.00
August 11	92	60	0.00
August 12	90	61	0.00
August 13	85	49	0.00
August 14	88	50	0.00
August 15	86	51	0.00
August 16	89	51	0.00
August 17	88	57	0.00
August 18	85	62	0.00
August 19	92	62	0.00
August 20	94	62	0.00
August 21	91	63	0.00
August 22	88	62	1.20
August 23	89	61	0.45
August 24	88	62	0.15
August 25	86	64	0.05
August 26	83	68	0.00
August 27	85	64	0.00
August 28	88	65	0.03
August 29	89	68	0.00
August 30	81	62	0.35
August 31	90	58	0.80

September 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	92	61	0.00
September 2	88	61	2.00
September 3	89	62	0.00
September 4	89	61	0.00
September 5	79	61	0.00
September 6	89	62	0.00
September 7	86	58	0.00
September 8	83	57	0.00
September 9	81	58	0.00
September 10	81	55	0.00
September 11	81	59	0.00
September 12	83	61	0.00
September 13	80	60	n/a
September 14	79	62	n/a
September 15	74	47	0.00
September 16	75	47	0.00
September 17	78	50	0.00
September 18	68	56	0.00
September 19	76	58	0.00
September 20	79	58	0.21
September 21	78	59	1.25
September 22	78	54	0.00
September 23	77	45	0.00
September 24	75	51	0.00
September 25	76	53	0.00
September 26	76	51	0.00
September 27	76	52	0.00
September 28	78	56	0.00
September 29	74	48	0.00
September 30	82	48	0.00

October 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0
October 2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

November 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	75	49	1.55
November 2	58	41	0.22
November 3	61	33	0.00
November 4	61	29	0.00
November 5	62	33	0.00
November 6	65	33	0.00
November 7	65	34	0.00
November 8	66	33	0.00
November 9	64	36	n/a
November 10	67	39	n/a
November 11	65	33	0.00
November 12	n/a	35	0.00
November 13	n/a	36	0.00
November 14	n/a	33	0.00
November 15	n/a	25	0.00
November 16	66	29	0.00
November 17	66	32	0.00
November 18	62	33	0.00
November 19	72	35	0.00
November 20	74	41	0.00
November 21	n/a	54	0.00
November 22	68	n/a	0.00
November 23	72	55	n/a
November 24	61	38	n/a
November 25	68	38	0.83
November 26	69	39	0.72
November 27	69	37	0.00
November 28	68	34	n/a
November 29	n/a	25	0.00
November 30	n/a	16	0.00

December 1979 Athens Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	n/a	16	0.00
December 2	n/a	20	0.00
December 3	n/a	17	0.00
December 4	50	19	0.00
December 5	55	22	0.00
December 6	61	30	0.00
December 7	66	30	0.00
December 8	64	28	0.00
December 9	48	28	0.00
December 10	56	29	0.00
December 11	58	33	0.00
December 12	69	36	0.00
December 13	68	44	0.54
December 14	67	33	0.00
December 15	n/a	29	0.00
December 16	55	31	0.00
December 17	46	20	0.00
December 18	44	14	0.00
December 19	42	21	0.00
December 20	n/a	24	0.00
December 21	n/a	35	0.00
December 22	61	41	0.00
December 23	58	43	0.00
December 24	62	44	1.20
December 25	56	38	0.30
December 26	48	35	0.00
December 27	44	36	0.00
December 28	46	33	0.00
December 29	57	28	0.00
December 30	44	37	n/a
December 31	44	38	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1991–2024	Athens	location
1955–1991	Athens 2	location