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Ketchikan Weather in 1979

Historical record of Ketchikan, Alaska weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.
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1979 Ketchikan Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 77 °F August 26
Lowest temperature 8 °F December 15
Highest daily low 59 °F August 22
Lowest daily high 20 °F December 15
Most daily precipitation 3.2 inches November 14
Most daily snow 8.0 inches February 11
Total annual precipitation 102.8 inches -
Total annual snow 44.3 inches -
What was the hottest temperature in Ketchikan in 1979?
The highest temperature recorded in Ketchikan, Alaska in 1979 was 77 °F which happened 4 different times.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Highest Temperatures in Ketchikan in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 77 °F Aug 26
1 77 °F Aug 25
1 77 °F Aug 22
1 77 °F Aug 14
5 76 °F Aug 21
5 76 °F Aug 13
7 75 °F Aug 20
8 74 °F Aug 12
9 73 °F Aug 27
9 73 °F Aug 11
9 73 °F Jul 26
9 73 °F Jul 25
What was the coldest temperature in Ketchikan in 1979?
The lowest temperature recorded in Ketchikan, Alaska in 1979 was 8 °F which happened on Dec 15.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Lowest Temperatures in Ketchikan in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 8 °F December 15
2 10 °F December 14
2 10 °F February 13
4 11 °F February 23
4 11 °F January 13
6 12 °F January 15
7 13 °F December 16
7 13 °F February 14
7 13 °F January 14
7 13 °F January 9
January 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
 31 24 0.14 4.0
January 2
 31 27 0.00 0.0
January 3
 32 19 0.00 0.0
January 4
 39 22 0.00 0.0
January 5
 33 19 0.00 0.0
January 6
 32 19 0.00 0.0
January 7
 31 19 0.00 0.0
January 8
 31 14 0.00 0.0
January 9
 32 13 0.00 0.0
January 10
 36 19 0.00 0.0
January 11
 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
January 12
 37 18 0.00 0.0
January 13
 30 11 0.00 0.0
January 14
 27 13 0.00 0.0
January 15
 29 12 0.00 0.0
January 16
 37 26 0.04 0.0
January 17
 41 33 1.59 0.0
January 18
 41 32 1.15 0.0
January 19
 40 28 0.08 0.0
January 20
 37 31 0.03 1.0
January 21
 36 32 0.14 0.0
January 22
 37 32 1.71 1.0
January 23
 44 33 0.95 0.0
January 24
 42 27 0.04 1.0
January 25
 37 27 n/a n/a
January 26
 38 27 n/a n/a
January 27
 39 32 0.02 0.0
January 28
 37 30 0.00 0.0
January 29
 37 32 0.12 1.0
January 30
 40 29 0.00 0.0
January 31
 38 22 0.00 0.0
February 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
 32 26 0.00 0.0
February 2
 37 29 0.23 0.0
February 3
 40 32 0.00 0.0
February 4
 42 34 1.85 0.0
February 5
 45 34 0.35 0.0
February 6
 40 32 0.66 0.0
February 7
 38 24 0.10 0.0
February 8
 37 27 0.38 2.0
February 9
 n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 10
 35 26 n/a n/a
February 11
 30 26 0.94 8.0
February 12
 31 19 0.00 0.0
February 13
 25 10 0.00 0.0
February 14
 24 13 0.05 3.0
February 15
 37 22 0.09 1.0
February 16
 39 28 0.00 0.0
February 17
 41 29 0.03 1.0
February 18
 39 32 0.50 4.0
February 19
 40 31 0.32 1.0
February 20
 36 29 0.00 0.0
February 21
 34 24 0.00 0.0
February 22
 34 21 0.00 0.0
February 23
 33 11 0.00 0.0
February 24
 31 14 0.00 0.0
February 25
 32 24 0.19 3.0
February 26
 33 15 0.00 0.0
February 27
 39 24 0.66 2.0
February 28
 39 32 0.18 1.0
March 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
 36 28 0.00 0.0
March 2
 38 30 0.63 0.0
March 3
 39 32 0.57 0.0
March 4
 47 35 0.07 0.0
March 5
 48 40 0.79 0.0
March 6
 47 40 0.66 0.0
March 7
 46 36 0.90 0.0
March 8
 45 31 0.00 0.0
March 9
 43 36 0.06 0.0
March 10
 48 33 0.00 0.0
March 11
 51 36 0.41 0.0
March 12
 43 36 0.52 0.0
March 13
 43 33 0.39 0.0
March 14
 55 40 0.31 0.0
March 15
 42 36 0.42 0.0
March 16
 40 32 0.53 0.0
March 17
 42 36 0.01 0.0
March 18
 44 39 0.58 0.0
March 19
 48 39 0.00 0.0
March 20
 50 37 0.03 0.0
March 21
 46 38 0.00 0.0
March 22
 51 37 0.00 0.0
March 23
 51 33 0.00 0.0
March 24
 50 38 0.00 0.0
March 25
 48 37 0.00 0.0
March 26
 52 33 0.00 0.0
March 27
 49 30 0.00 0.0
March 28
 43 32 0.08 0.0
March 29
 44 31 0.00 0.0
March 30
 44 31 0.00 0.0
March 31
 43 26 0.00 0.0
April 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
 43 34 0.07 0.0
April 2
 43 32 0.05 0.0
April 3
 40 32 0.21 0.0
April 4
 43 37 0.00 0.0
April 5
 44 38 0.58 0.0
April 6
 45 34 0.13 0.0
April 7
 45 31 0.53 0.0
April 8
 46 34 0.04 0.0
April 9
 44 36 0.08 0.0
April 10
 49 36 0.08 0.0
April 11
 51 36 0.05 0.0
April 12
 53 36 0.00 0.0
April 13
 54 40 0.00 0.0
April 14
 45 38 0.13 0.0
April 15
 45 33 0.08 0.0
April 16
 47 32 0.00 0.0
April 17
 52 37 0.00 0.0
April 18
 54 35 0.00 0.0
April 19
 53 36 0.00 0.0
April 20
 53 34 0.00 0.0
April 21
 55 35 0.00 0.0
April 22
 57 40 0.00 0.0
April 23
 63 41 0.00 0.0
April 24
 60 42 0.00 0.0
April 25
 61 39 0.00 0.0
April 26
 51 37 0.00 0.0
April 27
 58 42 0.00 0.0
April 28
 65 41 0.00 0.0
April 29
 61 42 0.00 0.0
April 30
 51 42 0.00 0.0
May 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
 55 41 0.00 0.0
May 2
 54 45 0.13 0.0
May 3
 51 45 0.97 0.0
May 4
 51 45 0.85 0.0
May 5
 55 31 0.47 0.0
May 6
 60 47 0.00 0.0
May 7
 55 44 0.19 0.0
May 8
 52 42 0.06 0.0
May 9
 49 34 0.01 0.0
May 10
 49 35 0.73 0.0
May 11
 47 42 0.18 0.0
May 12
 49 40 0.00 0.0
May 13
 52 42 0.06 0.0
May 14
 47 36 0.10 0.0
May 15
 53 43 0.00 0.0
May 16
 58 41 0.02 0.0
May 17
 52 44 0.32 0.0
May 18
 53 40 0.11 0.0
May 19
 52 43 0.07 0.0
May 20
 52 40 0.10 0.0
May 21
 51 43 0.11 0.0
May 22
 56 47 0.34 0.0
May 23
 54 49 2.59 0.0
May 24
 56 43 0.57 0.0
May 25
 50 44 1.75 0.0
May 26
 51 44 2.65 0.0
May 27
 51 42 0.14 0.0
May 28
 54 47 0.05 0.0
May 29
 54 47 0.00 0.0
May 30
 52 43 0.00 0.0
May 31
 54 48 0.43 0.0
June 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
 57 50 0.46 0.0
June 2
 52 49 1.03 0.0
June 3
 58 48 0.12 0.0
June 4
 51 47 0.88 0.0
June 5
 52 45 2.00 0.0
June 6
 53 45 0.10 0.0
June 7
 58 44 0.00 0.0
June 8
 58 47 0.00 0.0
June 9
 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
June 10
 57 42 1.22 0.0
June 11
 57 42 0.02 0.0
June 12
 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
June 13
 65 53 0.00 0.0
June 14
 56 51 0.08 0.0
June 15
 53 49 1.10 0.0
June 16
 70 n/a 0.00 0.0
June 17
 68 47 0.00 0.0
June 18
 59 49 0.03 0.0
June 19
 60 n/a 0.00 0.0
June 20
 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
June 21
 58 46 0.04 0.0
June 22
 54 44 0.41 0.0
June 23
 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
June 24
 56 51 0.00 0.0
June 25
 61 49 0.00 0.0
June 26
 68 51 0.00 0.0
June 27
 68 n/a 0.00 0.0
June 28
 n/a 50 0.00 0.0
June 29
 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
June 30
 58 45 n/a 0.0
July 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
 58 50 0.03 0.0
July 2
 59 54 0.03 0.0
July 3
 56 50 0.28 0.0
July 4
 60 51 0.03 0.0
July 5
 71 51 0.00 0.0
July 6
 68 53 0.00 0.0
July 7
 67 53 0.06 0.0
July 8
 62 52 0.11 0.0
July 9
 64 53 0.90 0.0
July 10
 68 55 0.03 0.0
July 11
 64 51 0.10 0.0
July 12
 63 53 0.08 0.0
July 13
 61 53 0.19 0.0
July 14
 62 51 0.01 0.0
July 15
 66 51 0.00 0.0
July 16
 67 52 0.00 0.0
July 17
 70 57 0.00 0.0
July 18
 66 56 0.07 0.0
July 19
 71 57 0.00 0.0
July 20
 71 55 0.33 0.0
July 21
 62 54 0.29 0.0
July 22
 58 52 0.08 0.0
July 23
 59 52 0.11 0.0
July 24
 67 54 0.00 0.0
July 25
 73 56 0.00 0.0
July 26
 73 56 0.00 0.0
July 27
 67 56 0.00 0.0
July 28
 64 53 0.00 0.0
July 29
 66 55 0.00 0.0
July 30
 69 53 0.28 0.0
July 31
 65 54 2.21 0.0
August 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
 62 55 0.19 0.0
August 2
 58 53 0.11 0.0
August 3
 62 53 0.02 0.0
August 4
 66 50 0.00 0.0
August 5
 71 55 0.00 0.0
August 6
 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
August 7
 63 54 n/a 0.0
August 8
 66 52 0.00 0.0
August 9
 72 52 0.00 0.0
August 10
 69 49 0.00 0.0
August 11
 73 50 0.00 0.0
August 12
 74 48 0.00 0.0
August 13
 76 59 0.00 0.0
August 14
 77 57 0.00 0.0
August 15
 69 55 0.00 0.0
August 16
 64 53 0.00 0.0
August 17
 62 57 0.00 0.0
August 18
 64 56 0.00 0.0
August 19
 72 51 0.00 0.0
August 20
 75 54 0.00 0.0
August 21
 76 59 0.00 0.0
August 22
 77 59 0.00 0.0
August 23
 69 58 0.00 0.0
August 24
 71 55 0.00 0.0
August 25
 77 55 0.00 0.0
August 26
 77 54 0.00 0.0
August 27
 73 54 0.00 0.0
August 28
 63 55 0.00 0.0
August 29
 66 54 0.00 0.0
August 30
 66 54 0.00 0.0
August 31
 60 53 1.18 0.0
September 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
 60 54 0.90 0.0
September 2
 64 55 0.60 0.0
September 3
 65 53 0.60 0.0
September 4
 62 56 0.33 0.0
September 5
 60 50 0.37 0.0
September 6
 58 49 0.47 0.0
September 7
 60 47 0.07 0.0
September 8
 69 50 0.10 0.0
September 9
 62 53 0.58 0.0
September 10
 57 51 0.49 0.0
September 11
 63 51 0.00 0.0
September 12
 60 53 1.98 0.0
September 13
 61 54 1.17 0.0
September 14
 61 53 0.32 0.0
September 15
 68 55 0.34 0.0
September 16
 56 50 0.83 0.0
September 17
 56 52 0.85 0.0
September 18
 59 49 0.60 0.0
September 19
 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
September 20
 62 48 0.00 0.0
September 21
 57 48 0.00 0.0
September 22
 60 51 0.07 0.0
September 23
 64 51 0.01 0.0
September 24
 56 50 0.88 0.0
September 25
 56 51 0.44 0.0
September 26
 59 51 0.73 0.0
September 27
 57 49 2.18 0.0
September 28
 53 46 0.53 0.0
September 29
 57 47 0.12 0.0
September 30
 56 47 0.30 0.0
October 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
 55 49 2.59 0.0
October 2
 56 46 0.09 0.0
October 3
 58 49 0.05 0.0
October 4
 56 42 1.05 0.0
October 5
 53 48 1.51 0.0
October 6
 54 48 0.07 0.0
October 7
 52 42 0.00 0.0
October 8
 51 45 0.00 0.0
October 9
 56 48 0.85 0.0
October 10
 55 52 3.02 0.0
October 11
 57 52 0.40 0.0
October 12
 55 52 1.63 0.0
October 13
 53 39 0.19 0.0
October 14
 50 41 0.23 0.0
October 15
 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
October 16
 54 41 n/a 0.0
October 17
 53 44 0.27 0.0
October 18
 56 40 0.04 0.0
October 19
 56 45 0.00 0.0
October 20
 57 36 0.00 0.0
October 21
 49 40 0.73 0.0
October 22
 56 47 0.13 0.0
October 23
 57 45 0.62 0.0
October 24
 55 47 0.51 0.0
October 25
 61 45 0.21 0.0
October 26
 54 40 0.05 0.0
October 27
 51 45 0.32 0.0
October 28
 48 42 0.24 0.0
October 29
 49 40 0.54 0.0
October 30
 46 40 0.32 0.0
October 31
 49 38 0.02 0.0
November 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
 44 39 0.00 0.0
November 2
 48 32 0.00 0.0
November 3
 46 33 0.00 0.0
November 4
 45 36 0.00 0.0
November 5
 49 40 0.00 0.0
November 6
 49 30 0.00 0.0
November 7
 45 33 0.00 0.0
November 8
 45 37 0.00 0.0
November 9
 47 38 0.00 0.0
November 10
 46 38 0.00 0.0
November 11
 47 33 0.00 0.0
November 12
 41 35 0.00 0.0
November 13
 46 39 0.15 0.0
November 14
 53 n/a 3.17 0.0
November 15
 57 42 0.07 0.0
November 16
 51 45 0.42 0.0
November 17
 47 38 1.13 0.0
November 18
 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
November 19
 45 n/a n/a 0.0
November 20
 53 n/a n/a 0.0
November 21
 53 46 n/a 0.0
November 22
 53 n/a 0.78 0.0
November 23
 46 40 0.70 0.0
November 24
 47 37 0.28 0.0
November 25
 42 38 0.52 0.0
November 26
 41 32 0.10 0.0
November 27
 34 26 0.03 0.0
November 28
 54 28 0.00 0.0
November 29
 57 45 0.00 0.0
November 30
 50 n/a 0.03 0.0
December 1979 Ketchikan Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
 46 38 0.29 0.0
December 2
 41 36 0.52 0.0
December 3
 43 38 0.58 0.0
December 4
 42 40 0.41 0.0
December 5
 48 41 0.63 0.0
December 6
 47 39 0.38 0.0
December 7
 42 35 0.50 0.0
December 8
 44 35 0.31 0.0
December 9
 41 34 0.37 0.0
December 10
 37 32 0.00 0.0
December 11
 41 32 0.53 0.0
December 12
 36 23 0.00 0.0
December 13
 23 21 0.16 7.8
December 14
 22 10 0.00 0.0
December 15
 20 8 0.00 0.0
December 16
 35 13 0.39 2.0
December 17
 39 33 1.62 0.0
December 18
 47 33 2.62 0.0
December 19
 47 42 0.73 0.0
December 20
 46 42 0.89 0.0
December 21
 48 30 0.53 0.0
December 22
 48 31 0.24 0.0
December 23
 39 34 0.23 0.0
December 24
 38 31 0.03 0.5
December 25
 45 33 0.27 0.0
December 26
 47 34 2.35 0.0
December 27
 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
December 28
 55 37 n/a 0.0
December 29
 47 34 0.52 0.0
December 30
 41 31 0.00 0.0
December 31
 38 33 0.00 0.0
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