Bristol Weather in 1979

Historical record of Bristol, Tennessee weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Bristol Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	89 °F	August 9
Lowest temperature	1 °F	February 10
Highest daily low	70 °F	August 10
Lowest daily high	18 °F	January 3
Most daily precipitation	1.6 inches	January 20
Most daily snow	7.9 inches	February 18
Total annual precipitation	43.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	30.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Bristol in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Bristol, Tennessee in 1979 was 89 °F which happened on August 9.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Bristol in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	89 °F	Aug 9
2	88 °F	Aug 28
2	88 °F	Aug 21
2	88 °F	Aug 10
2	88 °F	Aug 8
2	88 °F	Aug 7
7	87 °F	Aug 20
8	86 °F	Aug 31
8	86 °F	Aug 25
8	86 °F	Aug 19
8	86 °F	Aug 1
8	86 °F	Jul 24
8	86 °F	Jun 8

What was the coldest temperature in Bristol in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Bristol, Tennessee in 1979 was 1 °F which happened on Feb 10.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Bristol in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	1 °F	February 10
2	2 °F	February 2
3	5 °F	January 9
3	5 °F	January 3
5	6 °F	February 11
6	7 °F	January 4
7	9 °F	February 9
7	9 °F	January 2
9	10 °F	February 1
10	11 °F	December 3
10	11 °F	January 15

January 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	68	50	0.54	0.0
January 2	50	9	0.22	0.0
January 3	18	5	0.00	0.0
January 4	33	7	0.00	0.0
January 5	30	20	0.27	3.0
January 6	35	29	0.37	0.1
January 7	55	34	0.50	0.0
January 8	42	12	0.15	0.4
January 9	28	5	0.00	0.0
January 10	36	14	0.00	0.0
January 11	40	21	0.00	0.0
January 12	38	32	0.05	0.0
January 13	53	37	0.09	0.0
January 14	47	21	0.06	0.0
January 15	33	11	0.00	0.0
January 16	39	18	0.00	0.0
January 17	42	34	0.08	0.0
January 18	46	27	0.00	0.0
January 19	35	24	0.22	0.0
January 20	52	35	1.56	0.0
January 21	48	29	0.53	1.8
January 22	30	17	0.01	0.1
January 23	45	16	0.05	0.0
January 24	41	18	0.17	0.0
January 25	27	19	0.02	0.2
January 26	38	15	0.00	0.0
January 27	47	21	0.21	0.8
January 28	33	26	0.03	0.3
January 29	28	20	0.00	0.0
January 30	32	20	0.00	0.0
January 31	32	17	0.16	2.5

February 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	21	10	0.00	0.0
February 2	32	2	0.00	0.0
February 3	32	17	0.15	1.8
February 4	39	29	0.01	0.0
February 5	29	19	0.00	0.0
February 6	34	18	0.25	2.7
February 7	34	28	0.15	0.9
February 8	35	15	0.00	0.0
February 9	29	9	0.08	0.8
February 10	26	1	0.00	0.0
February 11	39	6	0.00	0.0
February 12	40	19	0.02	0.0
February 13	36	20	0.00	0.0
February 14	40	27	0.00	0.0
February 15	61	35	0.00	0.0
February 16	54	26	0.00	0.0
February 17	37	21	0.00	0.0
February 18	30	17	0.65	7.9
February 19	35	20	0.00	0.0
February 20	47	13	0.00	0.0
February 21	48	37	0.05	0.0
February 22	60	35	0.00	0.0
February 23	66	50	0.20	0.0
February 24	58	48	0.72	0.0
February 25	58	35	0.62	0.0
February 26	35	26	0.68	6.3
February 27	38	27	0.00	0.0
February 28	56	27	0.00	0.0

March 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	59	44	0.00	0.0
March 2	68	34	0.00	0.0
March 3	64	44	0.23	0.0
March 4	64	52	0.59	0.0
March 5	56	39	0.00	0.0
March 6	53	34	0.00	0.0
March 7	56	27	0.00	0.0
March 8	43	37	0.26	0.0
March 9	62	37	0.00	0.0
March 10	53	36	0.51	0.0
March 11	38	25	0.00	0.0
March 12	56	24	0.00	0.0
March 13	72	28	0.00	0.0
March 14	56	39	0.19	0.0
March 15	42	26	0.00	0.0
March 16	56	20	0.00	0.0
March 17	65	24	0.00	0.0
March 18	69	31	0.00	0.0
March 19	73	35	0.00	0.0
March 20	74	50	0.04	0.0
March 21	77	50	0.00	0.0
March 22	73	45	0.00	0.0
March 23	62	51	0.46	0.0
March 24	56	37	0.59	0.0
March 25	37	29	0.00	0.0
March 26	44	27	0.00	0.0
March 27	42	31	0.29	0.8
March 28	70	33	0.00	0.0
March 29	74	45	0.00	0.0
March 30	74	48	0.00	0.0
March 31	71	51	0.00	0.0

April 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	72	54	0.34
April 2	66	56	0.13
April 3	57	49	0.71
April 4	70	49	0.46
April 5	58	43	0.00
April 6	55	39	0.00
April 7	63	28	0.00
April 8	73	37	0.00
April 9	57	39	0.45
April 10	60	37	0.00
April 11	75	40	0.00
April 12	73	58	0.21
April 13	70	55	0.25
April 14	66	44	0.00
April 15	65	44	0.00
April 16	65	35	0.00
April 17	65	36	0.00
April 18	66	37	0.00
April 19	72	33	0.00
April 20	76	38	0.00
April 21	80	43	0.00
April 22	75	50	0.00
April 23	72	55	0.00
April 24	77	53	0.00
April 25	69	55	0.28
April 26	66	54	0.28
April 27	61	44	0.48
April 28	55	39	0.09
April 29	62	34	0.00
April 30	68	33	0.00

May 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	71	38	0.00
May 2	78	43	0.00
May 3	74	59	0.06
May 4	70	55	0.49
May 5	66	47	0.00
May 6	78	50	0.00
May 7	82	53	0.00
May 8	84	56	0.00
May 9	82	62	0.00
May 10	83	62	0.00
May 11	83	59	0.00
May 12	84	60	0.00
May 13	73	56	0.20
May 14	73	50	0.00
May 15	78	46	0.17
May 16	75	47	0.00
May 17	77	42	0.00
May 18	79	44	0.00
May 19	82	43	0.00
May 20	81	59	0.47
May 21	76	62	0.14
May 22	74	62	0.09
May 23	71	62	0.54
May 24	71	52	0.41
May 25	54	44	0.06
May 26	65	44	0.00
May 27	58	44	0.26
May 28	73	56	0.31
May 29	78	54	0.00
May 30	83	50	0.00
May 31	73	64	0.15

June 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	80	64	0.14
June 2	85	62	0.00
June 3	71	62	0.40
June 4	77	58	0.00
June 5	80	52	0.00
June 6	81	55	0.00
June 7	84	60	0.20
June 8	86	64	0.00
June 9	84	64	0.05
June 10	85	68	0.00
June 11	74	54	0.00
June 12	80	48	0.00
June 13	82	50	0.00
June 14	83	56	0.00
June 15	83	54	0.00
June 16	70	53	0.85
June 17	73	52	0.63
June 18	83	57	0.00
June 19	81	60	0.00
June 20	76	60	0.00
June 21	75	60	0.01
June 22	83	61	0.85
June 23	82	60	0.00
June 24	70	56	0.06
June 25	76	53	0.00
June 26	77	50	0.00
June 27	79	49	0.00
June 28	80	58	0.00
June 29	73	60	0.01
June 30	78	60	0.35

July 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	79	58	0.00
July 2	82	55	0.00
July 3	82	57	0.00
July 4	82	64	0.69
July 5	74	55	0.00
July 6	75	54	0.00
July 7	72	59	0.00
July 8	74	54	0.00
July 9	65	60	0.49
July 10	73	59	0.49
July 11	80	60	0.00
July 12	84	66	0.11
July 13	82	67	0.25
July 14	81	65	0.00
July 15	81	66	1.01
July 16	83	66	0.00
July 17	85	65	0.00
July 18	83	62	0.00
July 19	85	62	0.00
July 20	72	66	0.49
July 21	68	64	0.66
July 22	80	63	0.00
July 23	85	63	0.91
July 24	86	65	0.00
July 25	82	66	0.58
July 26	75	68	0.19
July 27	80	68	0.15
July 28	84	68	0.04
July 29	81	63	0.03
July 30	82	60	0.00
July 31	85	66	0.03

August 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	86	65	0.01
August 2	83	65	0.00
August 3	82	62	0.00
August 4	83	60	0.00
August 5	84	62	0.00
August 6	85	62	0.00
August 7	88	66	0.00
August 8	88	67	0.00
August 9	89	65	0.00
August 10	88	70	0.00
August 11	85	65	0.57
August 12	74	57	0.08
August 13	78	56	0.00
August 14	79	53	0.00
August 15	79	53	0.00
August 16	77	47	0.00
August 17	80	49	0.00
August 18	82	57	0.00
August 19	86	62	0.00
August 20	87	66	0.00
August 21	88	66	0.04
August 22	84	65	0.02
August 23	82	65	0.13
August 24	83	67	0.08
August 25	86	66	0.00
August 26	85	67	0.19
August 27	84	68	0.01
August 28	88	64	0.39
August 29	85	64	0.00
August 30	85	65	1.28
August 31	86	65	0.00

September 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	83	66	0.25
September 2	83	62	0.18
September 3	80	66	0.36
September 4	84	64	0.00
September 5	71	67	1.37
September 6	84	62	0.06
September 7	80	58	0.00
September 8	75	53	0.00
September 9	76	51	0.00
September 10	75	48	0.00
September 11	84	49	0.00
September 12	81	53	0.00
September 13	78	65	0.00
September 14	77	57	0.03
September 15	74	49	0.00
September 16	77	52	0.00
September 17	77	50	0.00
September 18	77	54	0.01
September 19	79	52	0.00
September 20	73	49	0.10
September 21	73	60	0.81
September 22	73	57	0.00
September 23	68	54	0.00
September 24	72	55	0.00
September 25	75	53	0.00
September 26	78	55	0.00
September 27	65	56	0.45
September 28	79	59	0.27
September 29	79	62	0.00
September 30	80	60	0.00

October 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	56	0.00
October 2	67	53	0.11
October 3	68	48	0.00
October 4	65	44	0.13
October 5	59	39	0.02
October 6	65	35	0.09
October 7	63	39	0.00
October 8	72	33	0.00
October 9	70	46	0.43
October 10	51	38	0.29
October 11	53	38	0.00
October 12	68	38	0.34
October 13	56	32	0.37
October 14	55	27	0.00
October 15	64	27	0.00
October 16	74	43	0.00
October 17	75	41	0.00
October 18	78	43	0.00
October 19	80	45	0.00
October 20	83	50	0.00
October 21	84	52	0.00
October 22	83	52	0.00
October 23	70	42	0.30
October 24	60	37	0.00
October 25	58	33	0.00
October 26	61	33	0.00
October 27	68	29	0.00
October 28	65	37	0.09
October 29	65	52	0.02
October 30	74	46	0.00
October 31	70	59	0.00

November 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	73	57	0.16
November 2	61	46	1.16
November 3	56	36	0.00
November 4	58	28	0.00
November 5	66	28	0.00
November 6	60	31	0.00
November 7	56	32	0.00
November 8	55	31	0.00
November 9	67	42	0.19
November 10	60	50	0.96
November 11	50	43	0.46
November 12	55	41	0.00
November 13	54	38	0.00
November 14	48	30	0.00
November 15	52	25	0.00
November 16	59	37	0.00
November 17	63	30	0.00
November 18	67	32	0.00
November 19	66	30	0.00
November 20	71	39	0.00
November 21	76	42	0.00
November 22	73	41	0.00
November 23	72	54	0.00
November 24	63	53	0.53
November 25	69	49	0.95
November 26	59	45	0.03
November 27	63	34	0.00
November 28	54	35	0.00
November 29	36	25	0.00
November 30	35	22	0.00

December 1979 Bristol Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	45	19	0.00	0.0
December 2	35	19	0.00	0.0
December 3	41	11	0.00	0.0
December 4	48	17	0.00	0.0
December 5	57	21	0.00	0.0
December 6	59	30	0.00	0.0
December 7	53	32	0.00	0.0
December 8	47	26	0.00	0.0
December 9	52	22	0.00	0.0
December 10	59	23	0.00	0.0
December 11	63	26	0.00	0.0
December 12	70	33	0.00	0.0
December 13	59	41	0.57	0.0
December 14	43	27	0.00	0.0
December 15	50	21	0.00	0.0
December 16	51	28	0.00	0.0
December 17	37	20	0.00	0.0
December 18	43	17	0.00	0.0
December 19	51	20	0.00	0.0
December 20	57	22	0.00	0.0
December 21	53	27	0.00	0.0
December 22	50	33	0.00	0.0
December 23	61	43	0.04	0.0
December 24	68	45	0.74	0.0
December 25	46	35	0.31	0.4
December 26	42	28	0.00	0.0
December 27	46	25	0.00	0.0
December 28	49	26	0.00	0.0
December 29	48	24	0.00	0.0
December 30	47	33	0.00	0.0
December 31	47	34	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1937–2024	Bristol Tri City Airport	location
1893–1936	Johnson City	location