Lafayette Weather in 1979

Historical record of Lafayette, Louisiana weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Lafayette Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	August 6
Lowest temperature	20 °F	January 3
Highest daily low	78 °F	August 5
Lowest daily high	32 °F	January 2
Most daily precipitation	7.8 inches	April 21
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	75.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Lafayette in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1979 was 95 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Lafayette in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Aug 6
1	95 °F	Jul 28
1	95 °F	Jul 4
1	95 °F	Jul 3
5	94 °F	Aug 5
5	94 °F	Jul 17
5	94 °F	Jul 5
8	93 °F	Aug 7
8	93 °F	Aug 3
8	93 °F	Jul 30
8	93 °F	Jul 18
8	93 °F	Jul 2
8	93 °F	Jul 1

What was the coldest temperature in Lafayette in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1979 was 20 °F which happened on Jan 3.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Lafayette in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	20 °F	January 3
2	22 °F	January 9
3	23 °F	January 2
4	24 °F	January 15
4	24 °F	January 14
6	25 °F	December 18
7	26 °F	February 10
8	27 °F	February 1
8	27 °F	January 8
10	28 °F	February 9

January 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	71	31	0.29
January 2	32	23	0.00
January 3	43	20	0.00
January 4	50	33	0.00
January 5	70	45	0.00
January 6	72	47	0.69
January 7	66	39	0.50
January 8	41	27	0.00
January 9	44	22	0.00
January 10	58	34	0.00
January 11	49	41	0.00
January 12	53	41	0.00
January 13	68	31	0.02
January 14	40	24	0.00
January 15	49	24	0.00
January 16	61	46	0.00
January 17	68	57	0.10
January 18	71	60	0.00
January 19	71	64	0.05
January 20	68	43	0.93
January 21	50	34	0.00
January 22	53	29	0.00
January 23	62	34	3.03
January 24	46	31	0.00
January 25	42	35	0.00
January 26	52	42	0.16
January 27	55	38	0.00
January 28	45	29	0.00
January 29	40	38	0.08
January 30	43	39	1.04
January 31	41	31	0.00

February 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	42	27	0.00
February 2	58	39	0.00
February 3	63	52	0.58
February 4	52	47	0.14
February 5	47	41	1.13
February 6	52	39	1.50
February 7	44	39	0.00
February 8	57	40	0.00
February 9	47	28	0.00
February 10	53	26	0.00
February 11	64	35	0.00
February 12	72	42	0.00
February 13	66	52	0.64
February 14	74	59	0.00
February 15	75	58	0.00
February 16	65	40	0.03
February 17	40	38	0.12
February 18	41	35	0.36
February 19	52	35	0.00
February 20	61	45	0.09
February 21	72	55	0.00
February 22	79	62	2.03
February 23	73	60	1.47
February 24	69	47	0.16
February 25	59	41	0.00
February 26	59	36	0.00
February 27	65	38	0.00
February 28	74	54	0.00

March 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	76	50	0.00
March 2	75	53	4.15
March 3	73	58	0.03
March 4	60	43	0.00
March 5	60	41	0.00
March 6	69	39	0.00
March 7	71	48	0.00
March 8	70	45	0.00
March 9	74	50	0.00
March 10	71	46	0.52
March 11	63	42	0.00
March 12	72	49	0.00
March 13	72	51	0.00
March 14	73	52	0.00
March 15	67	48	0.00
March 16	67	48	0.00
March 17	78	54	0.00
March 18	77	63	0.00
March 19	80	64	0.08
March 20	77	60	0.40
March 21	75	60	0.01
March 22	74	64	1.05
March 23	66	52	0.00
March 24	64	42	0.00
March 25	66	41	0.00
March 26	71	45	0.00
March 27	75	48	0.00
March 28	76	58	0.00
March 29	78	63	0.00
March 30	79	66	0.00
March 31	79	66	0.00

April 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	81	69	0.00
April 2	78	59	1.40
April 3	66	57	0.49
April 4	71	55	0.00
April 5	73	46	0.00
April 6	80	47	0.00
April 7	77	50	0.00
April 8	78	66	0.00
April 9	73	62	0.00
April 10	78	62	0.00
April 11	79	74	0.13
April 12	76	73	0.16
April 13	85	64	0.00
April 14	82	62	0.00
April 15	84	57	0.00
April 16	86	58	0.00
April 17	83	55	0.00
April 18	82	65	0.00
April 19	80	67	0.00
April 20	77	66	0.41
April 21	71	64	7.84
April 22	76	65	2.71
April 23	77	65	0.00
April 24	80	61	0.00
April 25	82	65	0.00
April 26	80	63	2.27
April 27	76	59	0.00
April 28	74	58	0.00
April 29	65	57	0.16
April 30	79	58	0.00

May 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	80	61	0.00
May 2	82	67	0.00
May 3	82	75	0.00
May 4	77	64	0.52
May 5	73	57	0.00
May 6	78	55	0.00
May 7	84	65	0.00
May 8	83	67	0.00
May 9	85	67	0.00
May 10	89	74	0.00
May 11	90	69	0.55
May 12	82	64	0.00
May 13	77	60	0.00
May 14	81	54	0.00
May 15	85	58	0.00
May 16	89	63	0.00
May 17	87	65	0.00
May 18	85	65	0.00
May 19	84	66	0.00
May 20	85	64	0.00
May 21	85	67	0.00
May 22	73	66	1.69
May 23	82	66	0.00
May 24	82	62	0.00
May 25	76	55	0.00
May 26	77	52	0.00
May 27	82	58	0.00
May 28	84	64	0.00
May 29	84	67	0.95
May 30	72	66	4.46
May 31	82	67	0.00

June 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	86	73	0.00
June 2	87	73	0.00
June 3	88	73	0.00
June 4	86	74	0.04
June 5	87	73	0.00
June 6	87	73	0.00
June 7	89	76	0.00
June 8	89	73	0.00
June 9	91	73	0.00
June 10	90	76	0.00
June 11	83	64	0.00
June 12	85	59	0.00
June 13	86	62	0.00
June 14	89	63	0.00
June 15	88	66	0.00
June 16	88	66	0.00
June 17	89	68	0.00
June 18	90	71	0.00
June 19	91	75	0.00
June 20	91	72	0.00
June 21	91	71	0.00
June 22	90	71	0.00
June 23	92	72	0.00
June 24	90	71	0.00
June 25	90	69	0.00
June 26	89	70	0.00
June 27	89	74	0.00
June 28	90	72	0.00
June 29	92	72	0.00
June 30	92	77	0.00

July 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	93	74	0.00
July 2	93	74	0.00
July 3	95	70	0.00
July 4	95	73	0.00
July 5	94	75	0.00
July 6	92	74	0.00
July 7	88	74	1.64
July 8	87	72	0.12
July 9	81	72	0.12
July 10	84	72	0.00
July 11	85	73	0.13
July 12	90	72	0.00
July 13	82	71	1.28
July 14	90	74	0.04
July 15	90	75	0.00
July 16	92	74	0.00
July 17	94	74	0.00
July 18	93	74	1.47
July 19	88	74	0.00
July 20	83	74	0.59
July 21	83	73	1.39
July 22	89	72	0.05
July 23	84	75	0.09
July 24	80	74	1.95
July 25	82	73	3.65
July 26	86	75	0.28
July 27	88	76	0.00
July 28	95	76	0.00
July 29	91	76	0.00
July 30	93	77	0.00
July 31	92	75	0.00

August 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	89	76	0.00
August 2	90	75	0.00
August 3	93	77	0.00
August 4	91	76	0.00
August 5	94	78	0.00
August 6	95	76	0.16
August 7	93	74	0.00
August 8	88	72	0.00
August 9	88	73	0.00
August 10	90	75	0.16
August 11	90	74	0.00
August 12	87	72	0.00
August 13	90	72	0.00
August 14	85	73	0.55
August 15	90	72	0.00
August 16	87	71	0.00
August 17	89	73	0.00
August 18	90	75	0.15
August 19	89	74	0.37
August 20	87	73	0.51
August 21	87	74	0.17
August 22	89	73	0.78
August 23	86	74	0.02
August 24	86	70	0.17
August 25	83	72	2.06
August 26	87	72	0.00
August 27	89	73	0.43
August 28	90	73	0.00
August 29	91	73	0.00
August 30	89	75	0.13
August 31	88	74	0.00

September 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	87	74	0.15
September 2	85	72	0.04
September 3	85	72	0.00
September 4	89	75	0.00
September 5	90	74	0.30
September 6	88	75	0.00
September 7	88	72	0.00
September 8	88	68	0.00
September 9	84	63	0.00
September 10	87	70	0.00
September 11	82	70	0.00
September 12	87	71	0.00
September 13	86	75	0.00
September 14	83	65	0.00
September 15	79	60	0.00
September 16	80	56	0.00
September 17	83	70	0.11
September 18	84	75	0.01
September 19	79	73	0.15
September 20	82	68	2.87
September 21	75	65	0.00
September 22	81	60	0.00
September 23	81	61	0.00
September 24	81	60	0.00
September 25	76	61	0.00
September 26	81	63	0.00
September 27	84	65	0.00
September 28	83	65	0.00
September 29	84	65	0.00
September 30	87	68	0.10

October 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	89	69	0.00
October 2	85	67	0.00
October 3	86	66	0.00
October 4	76	55	0.00
October 5	80	50	0.00
October 6	82	57	0.00
October 7	85	63	0.00
October 8	84	65	0.00
October 9	85	63	0.00
October 10	67	50	0.00
October 11	78	47	0.00
October 12	82	57	0.00
October 13	84	61	0.00
October 14	74	53	0.00
October 15	81	48	0.00
October 16	82	65	0.00
October 17	84	65	0.00
October 18	84	61	0.00
October 19	79	67	0.26
October 20	86	74	0.00
October 21	87	75	0.00
October 22	77	60	0.98
October 23	69	50	0.00
October 24	73	45	0.00
October 25	75	48	0.00
October 26	79	50	0.00
October 27	82	52	0.00
October 28	83	60	0.00
October 29	81	67	0.00
October 30	84	70	0.00
October 31	78	59	0.63

November 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	69	53	0.00
November 2	72	47	0.00
November 3	70	44	0.00
November 4	69	41	0.00
November 5	76	43	0.00
November 6	73	51	0.00
November 7	69	46	0.00
November 8	76	49	0.00
November 9	80	64	0.05
November 10	64	52	0.00
November 11	62	44	0.00
November 12	66	39	0.00
November 13	61	43	0.00
November 14	62	35	0.00
November 15	65	35	0.00
November 16	72	36	0.00
November 17	72	38	0.00
November 18	77	43	0.00
November 19	81	55	0.00
November 20	80	56	0.00
November 21	80	66	0.00
November 22	72	45	0.82
November 23	48	34	1.21
November 24	56	32	0.68
November 25	61	45	0.81
November 26	75	45	0.00
November 27	79	57	0.00
November 28	66	45	0.00
November 29	48	34	0.00
November 30	48	30	0.00

December 1979 Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	56	32	0.00
December 2	59	35	0.00
December 3	57	37	0.00
December 4	62	33	0.00
December 5	68	34	0.00
December 6	69	41	0.00
December 7	70	38	0.00
December 8	70	38	0.00
December 9	69	38	0.00
December 10	72	37	0.00
December 11	79	57	0.00
December 12	78	68	0.08
December 13	72	48	1.17
December 14	53	45	0.00
December 15	51	43	0.00
December 16	62	48	0.00
December 17	48	29	0.00
December 18	49	25	0.00
December 19	64	31	0.00
December 20	70	49	0.00
December 21	73	55	0.00
December 22	70	62	0.00
December 23	75	58	0.87
December 24	61	50	0.00
December 25	65	42	0.00
December 26	70	39	0.00
December 27	68	38	0.00
December 28	64	41	0.00
December 29	56	48	0.20
December 30	49	46	0.00
December 31	53	41	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Lafayette Regional Airport	location