Buffalo Weather in 1979

Historical record of Buffalo, New York weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Buffalo Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	90 °F	July 20
Lowest temperature	-18 °F	February 18
Highest daily low	71 °F	August 1
Lowest daily high	4 °F	February 17
Most daily precipitation	4.9 inches	September 14
Most daily snow	12.5 inches	November 30
Total annual precipitation	43.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	116.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Buffalo in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Buffalo, New York in 1979 was 90 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Buffalo in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	90 °F	Jul 20
1	90 °F	Jul 14
1	90 °F	Jul 13
1	90 °F	Jun 9
5	89 °F	May 11
6	88 °F	Jun 20
7	87 °F	Sep 1
7	87 °F	Jul 30
7	87 °F	Jul 25
7	87 °F	Jul 23
7	87 °F	Jul 22
7	87 °F	Jul 21

What was the coldest temperature in Buffalo in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Buffalo, New York in 1979 was -18 °F which happened on Feb 18.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Buffalo in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-18 °F	February 18
2	-13 °F	February 17
3	-10 °F	February 12
3	-10 °F	February 11
5	-6 °F	February 14
5	-6 °F	January 11
7	-3 °F	February 9
7	-3 °F	January 12
9	-2 °F	February 13
10	-1 °F	February 16
10	-1 °F	February 10

January 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	55	33	0.63	0.0
January 2	34	11	0.13	1.9
January 3	11	2	0.13	2.9
January 4	14	7	0.25	3.6
January 5	15	3	0.06	1.3
January 6	21	13	0.06	0.6
January 7	24	18	0.26	3.0
January 8	24	10	0.06	0.9
January 9	16	5	0.61	7.4
January 10	14	4	0.14	1.4
January 11	14	-6	0.00	0.0
January 12	20	-3	0.00	0.1
January 13	38	15	0.43	0.5
January 14	40	14	0.26	0.4
January 15	14	7	0.03	0.3
January 16	17	8	0.03	1.2
January 17	33	6	0.32	3.3
January 18	19	7	0.20	2.5
January 19	15	0	0.00	0.1
January 20	32	14	0.03	0.0
January 21	30	22	0.24	2.3
January 22	28	23	0.04	0.7
January 23	31	26	0.00	0.0
January 24	41	26	0.79	0.0
January 25	34	31	0.34	2.5
January 26	34	33	0.02	0.0
January 27	34	31	0.04	0.3
January 28	34	30	0.03	0.3
January 29	30	27	0.06	0.9
January 30	29	23	0.02	0.0
January 31	23	13	0.22	4.2

February 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	18	13	0.47	12.0
February 2	20	11	0.06	1.2
February 3	22	6	0.00	0.0
February 4	25	10	0.12	1.2
February 5	12	4	0.00	0.0
February 6	15	3	0.00	0.0
February 7	26	6	0.12	1.7
February 8	21	6	0.05	0.9
February 9	6	-3	0.01	0.2
February 10	11	-1	0.15	1.6
February 11	6	-10	0.00	0.0
February 12	10	-10	0.00	0.0
February 13	7	-2	0.07	0.7
February 14	5	-6	0.07	1.3
February 15	9	2	0.00	0.1
February 16	9	-1	0.02	0.4
February 17	4	-13	0.00	0.0
February 18	14	-18	0.04	0.9
February 19	23	10	0.06	0.7
February 20	31	12	0.00	0.0
February 21	42	25	0.04	0.0
February 22	38	30	0.00	0.0
February 23	45	30	0.17	0.0
February 24	42	32	0.02	0.0
February 25	33	23	0.15	1.2
February 26	27	23	0.22	2.3
February 27	37	25	0.19	1.9
February 28	40	25	0.00	0.0

March 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	51	31	0.27	0.0
March 2	36	33	0.01	0.0
March 3	54	31	0.00	0.0
March 4	52	43	0.16	0.0
March 5	51	34	0.00	0.0
March 6	40	33	0.00	0.0
March 7	44	28	0.00	0.0
March 8	41	25	0.00	0.0
March 9	48	28	0.02	0.0
March 10	44	26	0.14	0.0
March 11	26	17	0.00	0.1
March 12	28	19	0.00	0.0
March 13	60	22	0.10	0.0
March 14	52	18	0.31	2.1
March 15	18	9	0.12	1.2
March 16	33	14	0.00	0.0
March 17	46	30	0.00	0.0
March 18	49	28	0.00	0.0
March 19	45	25	0.00	0.0
March 20	54	27	0.00	0.0
March 21	58	30	0.00	0.0
March 22	67	32	0.00	0.0
March 23	74	45	0.00	0.0
March 24	66	38	0.19	0.0
March 25	38	32	0.07	0.3
March 26	32	23	0.08	0.8
March 27	29	21	0.00	0.1
March 28	55	19	0.00	0.0
March 29	58	47	0.78	0.0
March 30	63	49	0.18	0.0
March 31	63	37	0.05	0.0

April 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	38	34	0.02	0.0
April 2	55	38	0.64	0.0
April 3	43	31	0.00	0.0
April 4	45	26	0.50	0.7
April 5	45	34	0.00	0.0
April 6	45	23	0.19	0.9
April 7	33	24	0.00	0.0
April 8	34	19	0.36	3.0
April 9	32	29	0.42	4.1
April 10	40	24	0.00	0.0
April 11	43	22	0.00	0.0
April 12	48	38	0.01	0.0
April 13	60	42	0.02	0.0
April 14	55	39	0.32	0.0
April 15	43	38	0.00	0.0
April 16	45	37	0.03	0.0
April 17	52	37	0.00	0.0
April 18	53	33	0.00	0.0
April 19	54	34	0.00	0.0
April 20	60	35	0.00	0.0
April 21	74	41	0.00	0.0
April 22	61	45	0.12	0.0
April 23	67	40	0.00	0.0
April 24	78	47	0.00	0.0
April 25	80	59	0.01	0.0
April 26	72	60	0.28	0.0
April 27	60	39	0.17	0.0
April 28	55	39	0.05	0.0
April 29	51	38	0.00	0.0
April 30	58	34	0.02	0.0

May 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	45	37	0.00
May 2	60	33	0.00
May 3	62	41	0.18
May 4	46	39	0.00
May 5	47	32	0.06
May 6	57	37	0.01
May 7	80	46	0.00
May 8	85	59	0.00
May 9	81	67	0.00
May 10	77	63	0.00
May 11	89	63	0.00
May 12	79	51	0.45
May 13	58	47	0.06
May 14	67	44	0.00
May 15	62	51	0.09
May 16	61	44	0.00
May 17	71	38	0.00
May 18	78	47	0.00
May 19	80	58	0.00
May 20	80	58	0.00
May 21	65	48	0.12
May 22	63	40	0.00
May 23	73	41	0.00
May 24	57	50	0.02
May 25	55	45	0.62
May 26	59	43	0.00
May 27	62	48	0.00
May 28	59	47	0.02
May 29	61	46	0.00
May 30	68	51	0.00
May 31	78	46	0.00

June 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	82	60	0.00
June 2	70	58	0.00
June 3	78	58	0.00
June 4	79	58	0.00
June 5	71	56	0.13
June 6	76	51	0.00
June 7	86	63	0.00
June 8	81	69	0.13
June 9	90	67	0.00
June 10	85	61	1.18
June 11	61	47	0.00
June 12	62	45	0.00
June 13	69	46	0.00
June 14	81	48	0.00
June 15	83	69	0.00
June 16	83	67	0.00
June 17	86	64	0.00
June 18	71	55	0.00
June 19	78	51	0.00
June 20	88	54	0.00
June 21	80	66	0.00
June 22	75	56	0.08
June 23	56	48	0.00
June 24	67	48	0.00
June 25	70	43	0.00
June 26	78	45	0.00
June 27	79	62	0.03
June 28	73	59	0.30
June 29	81	55	0.28
June 30	80	64	0.05

July 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	74	61	0.03
July 2	68	62	0.02
July 3	73	54	0.00
July 4	71	50	0.00
July 5	69	49	0.00
July 6	71	49	0.00
July 7	79	51	0.00
July 8	85	55	0.00
July 9	84	62	0.01
July 10	78	66	0.03
July 11	82	68	0.09
July 12	84	69	0.00
July 13	90	66	0.00
July 14	90	69	0.00
July 15	86	70	0.00
July 16	86	68	0.27
July 17	78	62	0.00
July 18	79	58	0.00
July 19	80	59	0.00
July 20	90	58	0.00
July 21	87	58	0.00
July 22	87	64	0.00
July 23	87	63	0.00
July 24	86	67	0.00
July 25	87	70	1.56
July 26	74	65	0.92
July 27	81	63	0.00
July 28	75	64	0.01
July 29	81	57	0.00
July 30	87	59	0.00
July 31	84	70	0.57

August 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	78	71	0.09
August 2	80	68	0.10
August 3	81	62	0.00
August 4	83	65	0.00
August 5	79	68	0.05
August 6	75	58	0.01
August 7	84	55	0.00
August 8	78	63	0.00
August 9	80	55	0.00
August 10	78	65	0.04
August 11	66	57	0.00
August 12	69	52	0.00
August 13	74	46	0.12
August 14	72	54	0.60
August 15	60	52	0.00
August 16	70	48	0.00
August 17	71	53	0.02
August 18	66	58	0.04
August 19	75	59	0.00
August 20	78	54	0.00
August 21	79	54	0.00
August 22	84	57	0.00
August 23	79	65	0.35
August 24	77	69	0.29
August 25	73	61	0.13
August 26	75	60	0.97
August 27	69	60	0.20
August 28	79	60	2.16
August 29	78	66	0.89
August 30	79	64	0.20
August 31	79	56	0.00

September 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	87	60	0.00
September 2	80	70	0.24
September 3	76	64	0.00
September 4	76	60	0.00
September 5	86	60	0.00
September 6	79	65	0.05
September 7	72	55	0.05
September 8	60	46	0.00
September 9	67	41	0.00
September 10	72	51	0.16
September 11	66	47	0.00
September 12	80	49	0.00
September 13	80	63	0.05
September 14	65	54	4.89
September 15	63	49	0.00
September 16	70	54	0.00
September 17	72	55	0.00
September 18	73	57	0.06
September 19	57	42	0.00
September 20	68	38	0.00
September 21	70	54	0.00
September 22	63	46	0.00
September 23	63	40	0.00
September 24	70	39	0.00
September 25	72	50	0.00
September 26	71	52	0.00
September 27	76	49	0.00
September 28	63	58	0.11
September 29	67	57	0.00
September 30	73	53	0.00

October 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	69	54	0.00
October 2	75	58	0.00
October 3	64	60	0.24
October 4	65	55	0.28
October 5	55	50	0.59
October 6	56	47	0.09
October 7	53	40	0.10
October 8	51	37	0.09
October 9	49	36	0.18
October 10	49	31	0.02
October 11	53	36	0.00
October 12	55	43	1.10
October 13	50	37	0.09
October 14	48	36	0.00
October 15	55	42	0.00
October 16	57	42	0.00
October 17	58	41	0.07
October 18	55	48	0.00
October 19	76	46	0.08
October 20	76	60	0.37
October 21	74	66	0.00
October 22	81	68	0.00
October 23	70	46	0.18
October 24	46	40	0.26
October 25	40	35	0.00
October 26	37	34	0.00
October 27	45	35	0.09
October 28	51	41	0.05
October 29	43	40	0.00
October 30	46	36	0.00
October 31	69	32	0.00

November 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	68	47	0.04	0.0
November 2	49	42	0.03	0.0
November 3	50	37	0.01	0.0
November 4	45	38	0.00	0.0
November 5	56	33	0.00	0.0
November 6	56	43	0.03	0.0
November 7	46	36	0.36	0.0
November 8	44	35	0.47	0.0
November 9	53	38	0.59	0.0
November 10	53	40	0.24	0.0
November 11	41	31	0.01	0.0
November 12	39	27	0.00	0.0
November 13	38	27	0.09	0.0
November 14	40	30	0.01	0.0
November 15	37	29	0.26	0.1
November 16	41	22	0.00	0.0
November 17	47	41	0.00	0.0
November 18	53	35	0.00	0.0
November 19	66	35	0.00	0.0
November 20	56	39	0.00	0.0
November 21	59	39	0.00	0.0
November 22	61	53	0.20	0.0
November 23	70	57	0.00	0.0
November 24	61	40	0.25	0.0
November 25	58	35	0.08	0.0
November 26	64	47	0.18	0.0
November 27	51	39	0.00	0.0
November 28	48	32	0.07	0.0
November 29	34	26	0.00	0.0
November 30	31	23	1.22	12.5

December 1979 Buffalo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	30	23	0.80	9.9
December 2	28	18	0.13	2.2
December 3	35	18	0.00	0.0
December 4	38	31	0.00	0.0
December 5	52	33	0.00	0.0
December 6	49	34	0.16	0.0
December 7	43	32	0.10	0.0
December 8	39	24	0.05	0.1
December 9	39	23	0.00	0.0
December 10	48	32	0.00	0.0
December 11	60	48	0.00	0.0
December 12	60	27	0.27	0.0
December 13	27	24	0.00	0.0
December 14	34	25	0.00	0.0
December 15	42	22	0.00	0.0
December 16	43	15	0.14	1.3
December 17	21	9	0.00	0.0
December 18	23	16	0.03	0.7
December 19	26	17	0.16	4.9
December 20	37	12	0.00	0.0
December 21	41	26	0.00	0.0
December 22	44	34	0.05	0.0
December 23	49	41	0.12	0.0
December 24	50	46	0.46	0.0
December 25	48	32	0.94	0.4
December 26	32	30	0.02	0.2
December 27	35	30	0.00	0.0
December 28	38	34	0.00	0.0
December 29	40	31	0.00	0.0
December 30	36	33	0.00	0.0
December 31	37	23	0.00	0.0

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