Austin Weather in 1979

Historical record of Austin, Texas weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Austin Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	October 3
Lowest temperature	13 °F	January 2
Highest daily low	78 °F	July 31
Lowest daily high	30 °F	February 17
Most daily precipitation	5.6 inches	May 21
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	37.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Austin in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Austin, Texas in 1979 was 97 °F which happened 3 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Austin in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Oct 3
1	97 °F	Jun 30
1	97 °F	Jun 29
4	96 °F	Aug 22
4	96 °F	Aug 10
4	96 °F	Jul 17
7	95 °F	Sep 3
7	95 °F	Aug 21
7	95 °F	Jul 25
7	95 °F	Jul 13
7	95 °F	Jul 3
7	95 °F	Jul 2
7	95 °F	Jul 1

What was the coldest temperature in Austin in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Austin, Texas in 1979 was 13 °F which happened on Jan 2.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Austin in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	13 °F	January 2
2	18 °F	January 1
3	20 °F	January 14
3	20 °F	January 3
5	21 °F	January 8
6	22 °F	January 31
6	22 °F	January 9
8	23 °F	February 9
8	23 °F	January 15
10	24 °F	January 24

January 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	33	18	0.08
January 2	32	13	0.00
January 3	40	20	0.00
January 4	50	35	0.25
January 5	49	32	0.08
January 6	33	30	0.22
January 7	35	27	0.00
January 8	36	21	0.00
January 9	36	22	0.00
January 10	39	35	0.90
January 11	46	35	0.02
January 12	59	30	0.00
January 13	47	26	0.00
January 14	37	20	0.00
January 15	45	23	0.00
January 16	60	44	0.00
January 17	63	56	0.05
January 18	67	62	0.12
January 19	69	64	0.01
January 20	66	44	0.01
January 21	57	38	0.00
January 22	62	31	0.00
January 23	54	31	0.00
January 24	48	24	0.00
January 25	51	38	0.23
January 26	52	43	0.01
January 27	50	37	0.00
January 28	40	27	0.00
January 29	40	35	0.11
January 30	58	30	0.02
January 31	37	22	0.00

February 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	43	28	0.00
February 2	46	38	0.10
February 3	49	43	0.26
February 4	44	39	0.63
February 5	42	37	0.57
February 6	51	36	0.47
February 7	52	35	0.00
February 8	69	32	0.00
February 9	43	23	0.00
February 10	61	27	0.00
February 11	68	37	0.00
February 12	76	54	0.00
February 13	75	48	0.00
February 14	80	55	0.00
February 15	79	43	0.00
February 16	43	28	0.00
February 17	30	26	0.02
February 18	40	28	0.00
February 19	40	28	0.00
February 20	62	39	0.02
February 21	66	41	0.00
February 22	73	64	0.03
February 23	71	55	1.44
February 24	63	42	0.00
February 25	61	38	0.00
February 26	61	34	0.00
February 27	64	45	0.00
February 28	73	48	0.00

March 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	74	41	0.00
March 2	72	54	0.08
March 3	71	43	0.00
March 4	59	36	0.00
March 5	67	33	0.00
March 6	75	42	0.00
March 7	81	47	0.00
March 8	80	45	0.00
March 9	82	55	0.00
March 10	59	45	0.22
March 11	61	44	0.00
March 12	70	47	0.00
March 13	79	49	0.00
March 14	69	57	0.00
March 15	57	46	0.23
March 16	57	45	0.44
March 17	73	57	0.00
March 18	76	66	0.03
March 19	70	65	0.10
March 20	74	60	0.54
March 21	71	56	0.67
March 22	76	59	0.56
March 23	66	50	0.00
March 24	70	45	0.00
March 25	76	40	0.00
March 26	80	50	0.00
March 27	73	62	0.00
March 28	73	64	0.00
March 29	72	66	0.00
March 30	71	59	0.83
March 31	68	55	0.06

April 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	74	56	0.14
April 2	58	50	0.10
April 3	58	49	0.00
April 4	65	49	0.00
April 5	78	41	0.00
April 6	79	52	0.00
April 7	70	59	0.05
April 8	80	67	0.00
April 9	70	56	0.00
April 10	73	64	0.00
April 11	81	65	0.00
April 12	83	53	0.00
April 13	77	57	0.00
April 14	83	50	0.00
April 15	84	56	0.00
April 16	83	61	0.01
April 17	70	65	0.66
April 18	82	66	0.32
April 19	80	66	0.31
April 20	82	64	0.10
April 21	69	63	0.01
April 22	77	61	0.00
April 23	78	59	0.00
April 24	84	56	0.00
April 25	86	61	0.00
April 26	75	61	0.00
April 27	80	54	0.00
April 28	78	56	0.00
April 29	69	61	1.28
April 30	75	60	0.00

May 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	75	64	1.09
May 2	76	69	0.00
May 3	80	59	0.01
May 4	66	54	0.00
May 5	75	51	0.00
May 6	82	53	0.00
May 7	85	63	0.00
May 8	85	70	0.00
May 9	81	70	0.00
May 10	85	74	0.01
May 11	77	54	0.26
May 12	75	48	0.00
May 13	80	50	0.00
May 14	82	54	0.00
May 15	83	61	0.00
May 16	83	59	0.00
May 17	79	61	0.00
May 18	85	63	0.00
May 19	84	68	0.00
May 20	84	71	0.00
May 21	79	65	5.55
May 22	80	62	0.11
May 23	82	62	0.00
May 24	81	63	0.00
May 25	77	60	0.00
May 26	82	59	0.00
May 27	81	67	0.00
May 28	84	64	0.19
May 29	88	65	0.01
May 30	90	68	0.06
May 31	87	65	0.00

June 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	77	68	0.12
June 2	79	69	0.19
June 3	85	70	0.00
June 4	80	70	0.06
June 5	83	69	0.45
June 6	90	72	0.00
June 7	91	77	0.00
June 8	90	74	0.00
June 9	90	71	0.00
June 10	82	67	0.01
June 11	82	62	0.00
June 12	84	60	0.00
June 13	87	60	0.00
June 14	88	62	0.00
June 15	88	68	0.00
June 16	88	64	0.00
June 17	89	71	0.00
June 18	91	72	0.00
June 19	94	76	0.00
June 20	94	78	0.00
June 21	94	77	0.00
June 22	92	76	0.00
June 23	92	72	0.00
June 24	93	74	0.00
June 25	94	74	0.00
June 26	91	73	0.00
June 27	92	74	0.00
June 28	93	72	0.00
June 29	97	74	0.00
June 30	97	75	0.00

July 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	95	72	0.00
July 2	95	72	0.00
July 3	95	74	0.00
July 4	94	76	0.00
July 5	86	75	0.04
July 6	86	73	1.58
July 7	93	75	0.00
July 8	93	73	0.00
July 9	94	73	0.00
July 10	93	73	0.00
July 11	94	70	0.00
July 12	93	71	0.00
July 13	95	75	0.00
July 14	94	77	0.10
July 15	93	78	0.00
July 16	94	75	0.00
July 17	96	76	0.00
July 18	89	75	0.00
July 19	91	72	4.85
July 20	86	72	0.00
July 21	90	73	0.00
July 22	92	74	0.00
July 23	94	75	0.00
July 24	93	75	0.00
July 25	95	76	0.00
July 26	92	75	0.69
July 27	84	71	3.28
July 28	90	75	0.00
July 29	92	73	0.00
July 30	93	74	0.00
July 31	92	78	0.00

August 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	93	75	0.00
August 2	92	76	0.00
August 3	92	74	0.00
August 4	94	72	0.00
August 5	94	73	0.00
August 6	94	75	0.00
August 7	94	74	0.00
August 8	90	74	0.00
August 9	93	72	0.00
August 10	96	74	0.00
August 11	81	72	0.37
August 12	87	71	0.00
August 13	93	74	0.00
August 14	94	73	0.00
August 15	92	72	0.15
August 16	92	70	0.00
August 17	91	72	0.00
August 18	93	72	0.07
August 19	93	74	0.02
August 20	94	73	0.00
August 21	95	72	0.00
August 22	96	72	0.00
August 23	92	71	0.00
August 24	94	70	0.00
August 25	91	67	0.00
August 26	93	70	0.00
August 27	93	75	0.00
August 28	93	72	0.00
August 29	88	71	0.00
August 30	92	73	0.00
August 31	94	73	0.00

September 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	93	73	0.00
September 2	93	74	0.00
September 3	95	72	0.00
September 4	90	73	0.00
September 5	92	72	0.03
September 6	92	73	0.06
September 7	92	71	0.00
September 8	94	71	0.00
September 9	90	69	0.00
September 10	89	63	0.00
September 11	91	69	0.00
September 12	91	71	0.00
September 13	92	71	0.00
September 14	85	70	0.00
September 15	81	64	0.00
September 16	82	60	0.00
September 17	87	60	0.01
September 18	77	69	0.77
September 19	71	68	0.53
September 20	82	67	0.00
September 21	85	64	0.00
September 22	87	63	0.00
September 23	89	64	0.00
September 24	88	64	0.00
September 25	87	60	0.00
September 26	88	60	0.00
September 27	88	61	0.00
September 28	92	62	0.00
September 29	94	63	0.00
September 30	91	63	0.00

October 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	92	62	0.00
October 2	90	68	0.00
October 3	97	64	0.00
October 4	82	59	0.00
October 5	88	52	0.00
October 6	94	66	0.00
October 7	94	60	0.00
October 8	93	71	0.00
October 9	89	62	0.00
October 10	74	53	0.00
October 11	88	50	0.00
October 12	91	61	0.00
October 13	88	72	0.00
October 14	79	65	0.00
October 15	86	65	0.00
October 16	90	72	0.00
October 17	90	72	0.00
October 18	88	70	0.00
October 19	92	73	0.00
October 20	92	74	0.00
October 21	92	74	0.00
October 22	78	53	0.01
October 23	76	50	0.00
October 24	76	45	0.00
October 25	80	47	0.00
October 26	82	50	0.00
October 27	85	55	0.00
October 28	85	63	0.00
October 29	85	65	0.00
October 30	80	55	0.44
October 31	71	43	0.00

November 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	66	45	0.00
November 2	70	45	0.00
November 3	70	47	0.00
November 4	75	43	0.00
November 5	75	58	0.00
November 6	67	50	0.00
November 7	65	44	0.00
November 8	80	52	0.00
November 9	80	53	0.00
November 10	55	47	0.02
November 11	61	40	0.00
November 12	66	40	0.00
November 13	63	38	0.00
November 14	64	34	0.00
November 15	67	37	0.00
November 16	72	43	0.00
November 17	68	52	0.06
November 18	79	59	0.08
November 19	80	66	0.00
November 20	81	71	0.00
November 21	74	51	0.25
November 22	52	37	0.00
November 23	62	32	0.00
November 24	60	36	0.18
November 25	69	38	0.00
November 26	74	41	0.00
November 27	79	52	0.00
November 28	56	41	0.00
November 29	52	34	0.00
November 30	51	27	0.00

December 1979 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	61	25	0.00
December 2	62	35	0.00
December 3	64	39	0.00
December 4	70	35	0.00
December 5	73	42	0.00
December 6	64	45	0.00
December 7	71	35	0.00
December 8	71	40	0.00
December 9	71	38	0.00
December 10	66	53	0.01
December 11	76	65	0.00
December 12	71	38	0.98
December 13	46	38	0.09
December 14	54	42	0.00
December 15	59	44	0.01
December 16	65	33	0.00
December 17	43	26	0.00
December 18	58	25	0.00
December 19	62	39	0.00
December 20	72	46	0.00
December 21	67	60	0.02
December 22	70	64	0.00
December 23	67	49	1.07
December 24	65	43	0.00
December 25	70	36	0.00
December 26	71	40	0.00
December 27	71	54	0.00
December 28	61	52	1.22
December 29	57	40	0.00
December 30	54	35	0.00
December 31	57	36	0.00

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