Atlanta Weather in 1979

Historical record of Atlanta, Georgia weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Atlanta Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	August 7
Lowest temperature	10 °F	January 3
Highest daily low	76 °F	August 10
Lowest daily high	28 °F	February 18
Most daily precipitation	4.4 inches	April 13
Most daily snow	4.0 inches	February 18
Total annual precipitation	54.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	4.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Atlanta in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1979 was 97 °F which happened on August 7.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Atlanta in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Aug 7
2	96 °F	Aug 9
2	96 °F	Aug 8
4	95 °F	Aug 21
4	95 °F	Aug 10
4	95 °F	Jul 17
4	95 °F	Jul 3
8	94 °F	Aug 30
8	94 °F	Aug 20
8	94 °F	Aug 6
8	94 °F	Jul 5
8	94 °F	Jul 4

What was the coldest temperature in Atlanta in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1979 was 10 °F which happened on Jan 3.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Atlanta in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	10 °F	January 3
2	11 °F	January 9
3	15 °F	February 10
3	15 °F	January 4
3	15 °F	January 2
6	16 °F	January 8
7	17 °F	February 1
7	17 °F	January 15
9	18 °F	February 2
9	18 °F	January 25

January 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	66	52	0.79	0.0
January 2	52	15	0.20	0.0
January 3	31	10	0.00	0.0
January 4	41	15	0.00	0.0
January 5	47	26	0.01	0.0
January 6	51	34	0.04	0.0
January 7	60	45	0.48	0.0
January 8	46	16	0.00	0.0
January 9	41	11	0.00	0.0
January 10	48	19	0.00	0.0
January 11	52	24	0.00	0.0
January 12	42	34	0.87	0.0
January 13	43	35	0.07	0.0
January 14	50	22	0.04	0.0
January 15	44	17	0.00	0.0
January 16	54	28	0.00	0.0
January 17	63	33	0.00	0.0
January 18	60	38	0.01	0.0
January 19	43	32	0.26	0.0
January 20	46	31	1.20	0.0
January 21	56	30	0.11	0.0
January 22	41	28	0.00	0.0
January 23	49	28	0.77	0.0
January 24	46	24	0.07	0.2
January 25	40	18	0.00	0.0
January 26	54	27	0.00	0.0
January 27	43	34	0.03	0.0
January 28	34	28	0.00	0.0
January 29	47	25	0.00	0.0
January 30	53	27	0.06	0.0
January 31	36	25	0.02	0.0

February 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	35	17	0.00	0.0
February 2	49	18	0.00	0.0
February 3	41	32	0.06	0.0
February 4	52	36	0.00	0.0
February 5	39	29	0.00	0.0
February 6	34	30	1.20	0.2
February 7	41	30	0.20	0.0
February 8	51	26	0.00	0.0
February 9	39	22	0.02	0.0
February 10	47	15	0.00	0.0
February 11	56	22	0.00	0.0
February 12	63	32	0.00	0.0
February 13	56	29	0.00	0.0
February 14	66	41	0.00	0.0
February 15	71	49	0.00	0.0
February 16	62	33	0.00	0.0
February 17	38	28	0.11	0.2
February 18	28	21	1.42	4.0
February 19	45	24	0.00	0.0
February 20	51	28	0.32	0.0
February 21	52	40	0.04	0.0
February 22	56	47	0.35	0.0
February 23	67	56	0.29	0.0
February 24	68	55	1.04	0.0
February 25	62	34	0.66	0.0
February 26	37	33	0.00	0.0
February 27	62	34	0.00	0.0
February 28	65	39	0.00	0.0

March 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	72	49	0.01
March 2	73	48	0.00
March 3	63	58	0.79
March 4	71	59	1.14
March 5	62	40	0.00
March 6	59	35	0.00
March 7	64	34	0.00
March 8	54	37	0.01
March 9	66	31	0.00
March 10	62	40	0.22
March 11	51	35	0.01
March 12	69	29	0.00
March 13	72	42	0.00
March 14	66	47	0.07
March 15	59	36	0.00
March 16	59	39	0.00
March 17	68	43	0.00
March 18	74	50	0.00
March 19	80	52	0.00
March 20	81	54	0.00
March 21	80	61	0.00
March 22	65	58	0.00
March 23	73	57	0.87
March 24	58	41	0.07
March 25	47	33	0.00
March 26	61	28	0.00
March 27	73	40	0.00
March 28	78	51	0.00
March 29	77	52	0.00
March 30	78	56	0.00
March 31	74	58	0.00

April 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	80	56	0.00
April 2	73	63	0.00
April 3	68	56	1.17
April 4	75	56	1.79
April 5	66	43	0.00
April 6	74	41	0.00
April 7	78	41	0.00
April 8	66	56	0.32
April 9	67	45	0.10
April 10	70	36	0.00
April 11	72	60	0.00
April 12	70	62	1.68
April 13	64	60	4.44
April 14	72	48	0.00
April 15	76	47	0.00
April 16	74	48	0.00
April 17	77	50	0.00
April 18	78	47	0.00
April 19	75	52	0.00
April 20	81	56	0.00
April 21	82	56	0.00
April 22	76	60	0.00
April 23	77	63	0.00
April 24	77	62	0.00
April 25	66	61	1.22
April 26	74	61	1.14
April 27	69	53	0.00
April 28	67	44	0.00
April 29	68	42	0.00
April 30	75	47	0.00

May 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	79	52	0.00
May 2	78	58	0.00
May 3	80	64	0.00
May 4	83	63	0.11
May 5	79	62	0.11
May 6	76	59	0.00
May 7	81	61	0.00
May 8	77	64	0.25
May 9	79	67	0.33
May 10	88	69	0.00
May 11	85	67	0.00
May 12	85	64	0.16
May 13	78	58	0.07
May 14	78	53	0.00
May 15	83	54	0.00
May 16	80	60	0.00
May 17	80	60	0.00
May 18	81	59	0.00
May 19	85	59	0.00
May 20	86	62	0.05
May 21	86	67	0.02
May 22	86	65	0.00
May 23	75	66	0.19
May 24	78	52	0.08
May 25	64	46	0.00
May 26	74	43	0.00
May 27	74	55	0.02
May 28	81	59	0.12
May 29	78	66	0.76
May 30	84	66	0.00
May 31	80	66	0.16

June 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	84	66	0.00
June 2	89	68	0.00
June 3	82	69	0.15
June 4	84	64	0.00
June 5	85	63	0.00
June 6	78	68	0.17
June 7	87	68	0.33
June 8	87	72	0.00
June 9	86	72	0.00
June 10	89	68	0.00
June 11	79	61	0.00
June 12	83	57	0.00
June 13	85	64	0.00
June 14	83	62	0.00
June 15	77	63	0.00
June 16	80	65	0.00
June 17	87	65	0.00
June 18	92	67	0.00
June 19	93	73	0.00
June 20	83	72	0.00
June 21	84	70	0.00
June 22	90	70	0.38
June 23	92	70	0.00
June 24	82	71	0.22
June 25	72	64	0.00
June 26	79	65	0.00
June 27	83	66	0.00
June 28	84	68	0.00
June 29	85	68	0.00
June 30	88	70	0.21

July 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	89	65	0.00
July 2	93	68	0.00
July 3	95	72	0.15
July 4	94	73	0.00
July 5	94	76	0.00
July 6	82	70	0.00
July 7	71	67	0.00
July 8	67	64	0.15
July 9	69	66	0.35
July 10	72	67	0.09
July 11	82	68	0.02
July 12	87	72	0.32
July 13	90	74	0.00
July 14	91	72	0.00
July 15	92	73	0.00
July 16	93	71	0.00
July 17	95	75	0.00
July 18	90	72	0.38
July 19	86	71	0.00
July 20	88	71	1.40
July 21	88	70	0.17
July 22	84	71	0.01
July 23	87	72	0.12
July 24	84	72	0.30
July 25	82	72	0.16
July 26	83	71	0.00
July 27	90	71	0.00
July 28	90	72	0.00
July 29	91	74	0.00
July 30	93	74	0.00
July 31	93	74	0.00

August 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	93	73	0.00
August 2	89	74	0.06
August 3	93	72	0.00
August 4	92	74	0.00
August 5	93	73	0.00
August 6	94	74	0.00
August 7	97	74	0.00
August 8	96	75	0.00
August 9	96	75	0.00
August 10	95	76	0.00
August 11	87	70	1.09
August 12	81	67	0.01
August 13	83	65	0.00
August 14	85	68	0.00
August 15	89	64	0.00
August 16	78	66	0.00
August 17	81	64	0.00
August 18	88	69	0.00
August 19	92	70	0.00
August 20	94	73	0.00
August 21	95	75	0.00
August 22	89	71	0.93
August 23	81	71	0.12
August 24	85	72	0.98
August 25	83	71	1.14
August 26	84	71	0.98
August 27	87	72	0.00
August 28	88	70	0.96
August 29	89	72	0.84
August 30	94	72	0.00
August 31	91	69	0.17

September 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	85	71	0.13
September 2	90	71	0.00
September 3	86	71	0.00
September 4	84	72	0.00
September 5	90	72	0.00
September 6	90	73	0.00
September 7	88	70	0.00
September 8	85	68	0.00
September 9	81	66	0.00
September 10	80	61	0.00
September 11	85	63	0.00
September 12	80	69	0.23
September 13	84	72	0.21
September 14	80	63	0.00
September 15	82	59	0.00
September 16	74	65	0.05
September 17	65	62	1.14
September 18	70	62	0.37
September 19	83	67	0.00
September 20	75	67	0.00
September 21	78	66	0.64
September 22	75	58	0.00
September 23	71	56	0.00
September 24	65	59	0.00
September 25	71	60	0.00
September 26	72	64	0.14
September 27	71	67	1.29
September 28	84	67	1.88
September 29	82	66	0.00
September 30	83	64	0.00

October 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	81	60	0.00
October 2	78	57	0.00
October 3	77	52	0.00
October 4	67	52	1.23
October 5	68	45	0.00
October 6	74	44	0.00
October 7	74	52	0.00
October 8	83	51	0.00
October 9	79	57	0.00
October 10	67	47	0.09
October 11	68	43	0.00
October 12	81	51	0.00
October 13	71	46	0.00
October 14	65	38	0.00
October 15	69	42	0.00
October 16	77	49	0.00
October 17	77	59	0.00
October 18	79	58	0.00
October 19	78	61	0.00
October 20	77	63	0.00
October 21	83	64	0.00
October 22	82	64	0.00
October 23	69	47	0.32
October 24	65	41	0.00
October 25	68	39	0.00
October 26	67	43	0.00
October 27	73	46	0.00
October 28	76	47	0.00
October 29	64	58	0.53
October 30	67	58	0.00
October 31	68	61	0.00

November 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	73	60	0.14
November 2	60	50	0.90
November 3	61	44	0.00
November 4	61	37	0.00
November 5	64	39	0.00
November 6	69	45	0.00
November 7	67	41	0.00
November 8	68	41	0.00
November 9	75	49	0.00
November 10	67	51	1.19
November 11	56	47	0.44
November 12	59	46	0.00
November 13	54	42	0.00
November 14	54	34	0.00
November 15	60	31	0.00
November 16	67	39	0.00
November 17	73	41	0.00
November 18	70	41	0.00
November 19	73	44	0.00
November 20	79	48	0.00
November 21	73	50	0.00
November 22	74	54	0.00
November 23	76	60	0.15
November 24	63	53	1.19
November 25	69	58	1.18
November 26	61	44	0.00
November 27	71	43	0.00
November 28	55	39	0.00
November 29	40	27	0.00
November 30	44	21	0.00

December 1979 Atlanta Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	52	25	0.00
December 2	43	27	0.00
December 3	45	25	0.00
December 4	56	25	0.00
December 5	63	32	0.00
December 6	58	46	0.10
December 7	60	35	0.00
December 8	55	36	0.00
December 9	58	32	0.00
December 10	66	35	0.00
December 11	71	41	0.00
December 12	75	54	0.00
December 13	70	53	0.05
December 14	60	41	0.00
December 15	52	37	0.00
December 16	61	40	0.00
December 17	44	28	0.00
December 18	51	22	0.00
December 19	58	30	0.00
December 20	60	36	0.00
December 21	45	34	0.00
December 22	52	40	0.00
December 23	56	46	0.00
December 24	62	47	0.25
December 25	47	40	0.00
December 26	55	38	0.00
December 27	65	35	0.00
December 28	56	36	0.00
December 29	60	41	0.00
December 30	53	43	0.29
December 31	45	40	0.00

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1930–2024	Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport	location