Birmingham Weather in 1979

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

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1979 Birmingham Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	July 5
Lowest temperature	12 °F	January 9
Highest daily low	77 °F	July 30
Lowest daily high	31 °F	January 3
Most daily precipitation	4.6 inches	April 12
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	69.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Birmingham in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Birmingham, Alabama in 1979 was 99 °F which happened on July 5.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Birmingham in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Jul 5
2	96 °F	Jul 31
3	95 °F	Jul 4
4	94 °F	Aug 1
4	94 °F	Jul 3
6	93 °F	Aug 29
6	93 °F	Aug 8
6	93 °F	Aug 7
6	93 °F	Aug 5
6	93 °F	Aug 4
6	93 °F	Jul 30

What was the coldest temperature in Birmingham in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Birmingham, Alabama in 1979 was 12 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Birmingham in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	12 °F	January 9
1	12 °F	January 3
3	14 °F	February 10
3	14 °F	January 2
5	15 °F	January 15
6	16 °F	February 1
6	16 °F	January 8
8	17 °F	February 9
8	17 °F	February 2
10	19 °F	December 18
10	19 °F	January 14

January 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	66	33	1.12
January 2	33	14	0.00
January 3	31	12	0.00
January 4	42	20	0.00
January 5	45	33	0.00
January 6	57	44	0.25
January 7	62	33	1.21
January 8	33	16	0.00
January 9	36	12	0.00
January 10	44	21	0.00
January 11	46	23	0.00
January 12	43	37	0.03
January 13	50	41	0.05
January 14	41	19	0.00
January 15	43	15	0.00
January 16	50	25	0.00
January 17	66	47	0.05
January 18	63	46	0.00
January 19	51	46	0.47
January 20	52	48	1.73
January 21	51	35	0.18
January 22	45	33	0.00
January 23	54	33	0.73
January 24	39	24	0.01
January 25	38	20	0.00
January 26	51	29	0.00
January 27	43	35	0.01
January 28	39	27	0.00
January 29	43	25	0.00
January 30	49	27	0.10
January 31	36	22	0.00

February 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	35	16	0.00
February 2	46	17	0.00
February 3	45	35	0.00
February 4	49	38	0.00
February 5	38	31	0.00
February 6	43	34	0.81
February 7	45	34	0.17
February 8	47	31	0.00
February 9	37	17	0.00
February 10	47	14	0.00
February 11	59	23	0.00
February 12	60	32	0.00
February 13	60	30	0.00
February 14	63	45	0.00
February 15	76	55	0.00
February 16	64	31	0.00
February 17	41	31	0.46
February 18	36	33	0.58
February 19	48	29	0.00
February 20	52	33	0.11
February 21	60	49	0.04
February 22	67	55	0.00
February 23	70	59	0.41
February 24	67	59	1.81
February 25	65	33	0.31
February 26	49	33	0.00
February 27	62	29	0.00
February 28	63	39	0.00

March 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	69	45	0.04
March 2	77	44	0.00
March 3	68	60	4.10
March 4	68	41	0.02
March 5	54	35	0.00
March 6	61	32	0.00
March 7	66	36	0.00
March 8	50	34	0.00
March 9	67	33	0.00
March 10	56	41	0.20
March 11	53	34	0.00
March 12	72	32	0.00
March 13	72	43	0.00
March 14	64	42	0.09
March 15	56	31	0.00
March 16	62	35	0.00
March 17	71	46	0.00
March 18	76	47	0.00
March 19	80	47	0.00
March 20	79	50	0.17
March 21	73	57	0.01
March 22	73	56	0.15
March 23	76	46	0.40
March 24	57	40	0.00
March 25	48	33	0.00
March 26	62	27	0.00
March 27	75	38	0.00
March 28	81	45	0.00
March 29	80	53	0.00
March 30	80	60	0.00
March 31	69	62	0.51

April 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	78	61	0.01
April 2	69	60	1.40
April 3	73	55	0.64
April 4	73	52	0.50
April 5	68	42	0.00
April 6	75	40	0.00
April 7	80	45	0.00
April 8	69	57	0.33
April 9	70	40	0.00
April 10	73	37	0.00
April 11	82	67	0.00
April 12	75	60	4.61
April 13	77	56	3.29
April 14	74	46	0.00
April 15	79	45	0.00
April 16	80	45	0.00
April 17	81	49	0.00
April 18	81	53	0.00
April 19	80	52	0.00
April 20	84	51	0.00
April 21	76	58	0.00
April 22	78	66	0.43
April 23	75	62	0.00
April 24	71	65	0.32
April 25	65	62	1.65
April 26	77	55	0.57
April 27	70	47	0.00
April 28	66	44	0.00
April 29	69	42	0.00
April 30	77	47	0.00

May 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	79	49	0.00
May 2	81	68	0.13
May 3	79	67	0.00
May 4	72	64	0.50
May 5	79	58	0.00
May 6	79	55	0.00
May 7	84	58	0.00
May 8	82	68	0.00
May 9	81	71	0.02
May 10	86	70	0.00
May 11	86	68	0.45
May 12	80	65	1.30
May 13	66	51	0.12
May 14	77	48	0.00
May 15	85	52	0.00
May 16	81	55	0.00
May 17	84	56	0.00
May 18	83	57	0.00
May 19	83	65	0.27
May 20	87	64	0.00
May 21	86	66	0.00
May 22	86	67	0.00
May 23	79	60	0.54
May 24	72	50	0.00
May 25	67	45	0.00
May 26	75	41	0.00
May 27	70	52	0.03
May 28	75	64	0.05
May 29	81	65	1.30
May 30	81	70	0.35
May 31	84	69	1.58

June 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	86	71	0.30
June 2	87	68	0.00
June 3	83	69	0.32
June 4	78	64	0.00
June 5	84	60	0.00
June 6	82	71	0.32
June 7	87	70	0.00
June 8	88	74	0.07
June 9	88	72	0.00
June 10	91	67	0.00
June 11	78	57	0.00
June 12	83	54	0.00
June 13	85	58	0.00
June 14	84	64	0.00
June 15	80	60	0.00
June 16	83	59	0.00
June 17	89	60	0.00
June 18	92	64	0.00
June 19	92	66	0.00
June 20	88	67	0.07
June 21	83	67	0.00
June 22	91	65	0.00
June 23	88	68	0.00
June 24	88	68	0.11
June 25	69	63	0.00
June 26	83	65	0.00
June 27	83	63	0.00
June 28	85	64	0.00
June 29	87	64	0.00
June 30	92	65	0.00

July 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	91	57	0.00
July 2	92	66	0.93
July 3	94	69	0.00
July 4	95	71	0.00
July 5	99	73	0.02
July 6	90	71	0.09
July 7	82	71	0.75
July 8	74	70	0.04
July 9	82	69	0.76
July 10	83	71	3.01
July 11	77	71	1.25
July 12	87	74	0.00
July 13	88	71	0.36
July 14	89	71	0.00
July 15	91	73	0.00
July 16	92	70	0.00
July 17	92	71	0.00
July 18	87	70	0.00
July 19	86	72	0.00
July 20	81	72	1.15
July 21	80	70	0.47
July 22	87	70	0.00
July 23	92	76	0.03
July 24	86	77	0.15
July 25	86	75	0.62
July 26	86	74	0.00
July 27	89	73	0.00
July 28	89	77	0.34
July 29	91	77	0.01
July 30	93	77	0.00
July 31	96	73	0.00

August 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	94	71	0.03
August 2	91	70	0.00
August 3	92	71	0.00
August 4	93	71	0.00
August 5	93	69	0.00
August 6	92	66	0.00
August 7	93	69	0.00
August 8	93	72	0.01
August 9	92	71	0.00
August 10	89	73	0.00
August 11	88	70	0.86
August 12	79	61	0.00
August 13	82	56	0.00
August 14	84	59	0.00
August 15	85	59	0.00
August 16	84	66	0.00
August 17	80	64	0.00
August 18	87	68	0.00
August 19	92	68	0.00
August 20	92	71	0.00
August 21	92	69	0.03
August 22	89	70	0.00
August 23	86	71	0.00
August 24	87	70	0.01
August 25	86	72	0.00
August 26	87	72	0.53
August 27	86	70	0.00
August 28	87	70	0.02
August 29	93	69	0.43
August 30	92	69	0.38
August 31	88	67	0.00

September 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	90	70	1.31
September 2	82	68	0.01
September 3	88	71	1.15
September 4	87	68	0.00
September 5	89	68	0.00
September 6	87	67	0.00
September 7	87	63	0.00
September 8	83	61	0.00
September 9	82	62	0.00
September 10	82	63	0.00
September 11	84	62	0.00
September 12	83	69	0.00
September 13	77	67	1.50
September 14	75	58	0.00
September 15	78	55	0.00
September 16	77	59	0.00
September 17	66	63	2.26
September 18	74	64	0.00
September 19	71	67	0.00
September 20	75	68	0.44
September 21	86	68	0.00
September 22	75	58	0.00
September 23	76	56	0.00
September 24	71	61	0.00
September 25	76	59	0.00
September 26	79	59	0.03
September 27	69	66	3.70
September 28	73	60	0.00
September 29	80	60	0.00
September 30	82	59	0.00

October 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	82	59	0.00
October 2	74	55	0.00
October 3	77	49	0.00
October 4	69	53	1.47
October 5	70	47	0.00
October 6	77	48	0.00
October 7	79	48	0.00
October 8	84	52	0.00
October 9	79	53	0.00
October 10	63	46	0.10
October 11	72	44	0.00
October 12	83	57	0.00
October 13	68	45	0.00
October 14	68	39	0.00
October 15	72	44	0.00
October 16	78	49	0.00
October 17	80	59	0.00
October 18	81	61	0.00
October 19	85	60	0.00
October 20	84	61	0.00
October 21	86	67	0.00
October 22	81	59	0.48
October 23	68	44	0.00
October 24	67	39	0.00
October 25	68	40	0.00
October 26	73	44	0.00
October 27	75	47	0.00
October 28	83	52	0.00
October 29	72	59	0.00
October 30	77	61	0.00
October 31	78	66	0.00

November 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	71	52	0.95
November 2	65	43	0.00
November 3	61	40	0.00
November 4	64	33	0.00
November 5	68	36	0.00
November 6	68	43	0.00
November 7	63	40	0.00
November 8	68	45	0.00
November 9	77	58	1.89
November 10	58	48	0.45
November 11	51	43	0.06
November 12	56	41	0.00
November 13	57	39	0.00
November 14	55	33	0.00
November 15	60	31	0.00
November 16	70	39	0.00
November 17	70	39	0.00
November 18	69	39	0.00
November 19	74	44	0.00
November 20	77	46	0.00
November 21	75	47	0.00
November 22	76	62	0.00
November 23	67	48	1.36
November 24	58	44	0.40
November 25	70	47	0.36
November 26	63	39	0.00
November 27	71	41	0.00
November 28	62	35	0.04
November 29	40	26	0.00
November 30	43	20	0.00

December 1979 Birmingham Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	52	24	0.00
December 2	41	24	0.00
December 3	47	24	0.00
December 4	55	24	0.00
December 5	64	29	0.00
December 6	64	36	0.05
December 7	61	34	0.00
December 8	54	33	0.00
December 9	61	28	0.00
December 10	67	32	0.00
December 11	71	51	0.00
December 12	72	61	0.00
December 13	68	44	0.43
December 14	54	37	0.00
December 15	59	39	0.00
December 16	53	33	0.12
December 17	37	22	0.00
December 18	49	19	0.00
December 19	60	26	0.00
December 20	62	32	0.00
December 21	58	41	0.00
December 22	54	46	0.00
December 23	67	51	0.00
December 24	60	45	0.60
December 25	47	42	0.00
December 26	50	32	0.00
December 27	59	29	0.00
December 28	53	35	0.00
December 29	57	43	0.17
December 30	47	41	0.16
December 31	45	39	0.02

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1930–2024	Birmingham Airport	location