Lead Weather in 1979

Historical record of Lead, South Dakota weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.
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1979 Lead Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 96 °F August 5
Lowest temperature -16 °F February 15
Highest daily low 65 °F September 9
Lowest daily high -3 °F January 1
Most daily precipitation 1.4 inches August 8
Most daily snow 8.8 inches April 12
Total annual precipitation 23.3 inches -
Total annual snow 108.1 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Lead in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 96 °F Aug 5
2 93 °F Jun 13
3 92 °F Sep 8
3 92 °F Aug 6
5 91 °F Jun 14
6 90 °F Aug 30
6 90 °F Jun 30
8 89 °F Sep 9
8 89 °F Sep 7
8 89 °F Sep 4
Lowest Temperatures in Lead in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 -16 °F February 15
1 -16 °F January 5
1 -16 °F January 1
4 -15 °F February 16
5 -12 °F January 13
6 -11 °F January 14
7 -10 °F December 16
8 -9 °F January 4
9 -7 °F February 2
10 -6 °F January 30
January 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
-3 -16 0.08 1.5
January 2
12 -4 0.01 0.2
January 3
11 -1 0.00 0.0
January 4
4 -9 0.00 0.0
January 5
20 -16 0.00 0.0
January 6
17 7 0.00 0.0
January 7
7 -4 0.00 0.0
January 8
26 1 0.00 0.0
January 9
25 3 0.00 0.0
January 10
19 -4 0.04 0.5
January 11
32 15 0.00 0.0
January 12
15 -5 0.39 7.0
January 13
1 -12 0.01 0.0
January 14
25 -11 0.02 0.5
January 15
23 8 0.09 1.0
January 16
35 18 0.00 0.0
January 17
39 15 0.00 0.0
January 18
43 21 0.00 0.0
January 19
33 20 0.00 0.0
January 20
26 12 0.05 0.5
January 21
41 17 0.00 0.0
January 22
34 4 0.16 2.5
January 23
19 5 0.00 0.0
January 24
39 n/a 0.00 0.0
January 25
26 12 0.09 1.0
January 26
20 3 0.00 0.0
January 27
20 -1 0.00 0.0
January 28
19 -1 0.00 0.0
January 29
14 -1 0.06 0.5
January 30
10 -6 0.00 0.0
January 31
23 -1 0.00 0.0
February 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
18 0 0.00 0.0
February 2
18 -7 0.00 0.0
February 3
21 6 0.00 0.0
February 4
18 11 0.00 0.0
February 5
37 12 0.00 0.0
February 6
32 19 0.18 3.5
February 7
38 17 0.13 1.0
February 8
30 -1 0.23 4.0
February 9
42 7 0.00 0.0
February 10
48 32 0.00 0.0
February 11
44 29 0.00 0.0
February 12
50 20 0.00 0.0
February 13
52 33 0.00 0.0
February 14
45 10 0.05 0.0
February 15
11 -16 0.17 2.0
February 16
20 -15 0.00 0.0
February 17
33 11 0.00 0.0
February 18
47 18 0.00 0.0
February 19
45 30 0.00 0.0
February 20
33 22 0.00 0.0
February 21
42 11 0.00 0.0
February 22
33 4 0.35 4.5
February 23
21 4 0.02 0.5
February 24
36 9 0.00 0.0
February 25
50 6 0.00 0.0
February 26
49 13 0.00 0.0
February 27
38 23 0.00 0.0
February 28
46 15 0.00 0.0
March 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
37 15 0.00 0.0
March 2
34 13 0.00 0.0
March 3
29 10 0.00 0.0
March 4
40 12 0.00 0.0
March 5
48 29 0.00 0.0
March 6
43 34 0.06 0.0
March 7
55 36 0.00 0.0
March 8
46 27 0.21 1.5
March 9
28 12 0.19 2.5
March 10
38 11 0.00 0.0
March 11
55 36 0.00 0.0
March 12
59 30 0.00 0.0
March 13
49 22 0.05 0.5
March 14
43 26 0.00 0.0
March 15
61 31 0.00 0.0
March 16
59 38 0.00 0.0
March 17
54 37 0.00 0.0
March 18
37 23 0.00 0.0
March 19
24 20 0.01 0.0
March 20
39 15 0.00 0.0
March 21
36 26 0.00 0.0
March 22
33 25 0.12 1.5
March 23
31 23 0.18 2.0
March 24
50 24 0.02 0.0
March 25
46 19 0.10 1.5
March 26
30 15 0.00 0.0
March 27
57 15 0.00 0.0
March 28
51 22 0.00 0.0
March 29
52 33 0.00 0.0
March 30
40 24 0.00 0.0
March 31
34 28 0.12 1.5
April 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
29 19 0.03 0.4
April 2
29 18 0.25 4.0
April 3
39 13 0.03 0.5
April 4
39 23 0.06 1.0
April 5
30 16 0.13 1.5
April 6
63 16 0.00 0.0
April 7
55 36 0.00 0.0
April 8
47 27 0.00 0.0
April 9
61 35 0.00 0.0
April 10
55 35 0.00 0.0
April 11
36 26 0.51 4.5
April 12
30 21 0.71 8.8
April 13
43 22 0.02 0.2
April 14
51 30 0.00 0.0
April 15
66 36 0.00 0.0
April 16
65 35 0.00 0.0
April 17
76 46 0.00 0.0
April 18
75 52 0.00 0.0
April 19
67 33 0.08 0.0
April 20
56 29 0.00 0.0
April 21
55 32 0.00 0.0
April 22
56 35 0.00 0.0
April 23
58 40 0.00 0.0
April 24
53 32 0.00 0.0
April 25
48 26 0.00 0.0
April 26
42 30 0.00 0.0
April 27
50 26 0.00 0.0
April 28
47 31 0.02 0.0
April 29
49 29 0.00 0.0
April 30
56 26 0.00 0.0
May 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
56 37 0.01 0.0
May 2
51 26 0.00 0.0
May 3
53 30 0.00 0.0
May 4
64 29 0.00 0.0
May 5
64 52 0.00 0.0
May 6
64 41 0.00 0.0
May 7
54 35 0.00 0.0
May 8
46 26 0.06 0.5
May 9
35 25 0.53 5.5
May 10
33 23 0.00 0.0
May 11
45 28 0.15 0.0
May 12
52 n/a 0.06 0.0
May 13
56 34 0.00 0.0
May 14
59 40 0.00 0.0
May 15
72 41 0.00 0.0
May 16
82 53 0.00 0.0
May 17
78 45 0.30 0.0
May 18
59 38 0.04 0.0
May 19
59 42 0.05 0.0
May 20
58 37 0.00 0.0
May 21
72 39 0.00 0.0
May 22
69 46 0.00 0.0
May 23
62 34 0.00 0.0
May 24
78 44 0.00 0.0
May 25
74 50 0.00 0.0
May 26
72 46 0.00 0.0
May 27
78 52 0.00 0.0
May 28
74 55 0.54 0.0
May 29
56 38 0.05 0.0
May 30
48 32 0.25 0.5
May 31
51 33 0.16 0.0
June 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
59 35 0.05 0.0
June 2
69 41 0.00 0.0
June 3
73 42 0.00 0.0
June 4
74 50 0.00 0.0
June 5
77 56 0.00 0.0
June 6
76 47 0.06 0.0
June 7
48 35 0.60 0.0
June 8
48 35 0.02 0.0
June 9
57 36 0.07 0.0
June 10
73 44 0.00 0.0
June 11
79 50 0.00 0.0
June 12
86 51 0.00 0.0
June 13
93 64 0.00 0.0
June 14
91 59 0.00 0.0
June 15
70 43 0.00 0.0
June 16
67 47 0.85 0.0
June 17
57 45 1.06 0.0
June 18
70 41 0.00 0.0
June 19
62 49 0.08 0.0
June 20
67 45 0.22 0.0
June 21
69 48 0.00 0.0
June 22
71 52 0.02 0.0
June 23
68 51 0.00 0.0
June 24
72 54 0.11 0.0
June 25
84 54 0.00 0.0
June 26
75 56 0.00 0.0
June 27
77 50 0.17 0.0
June 28
77 54 0.00 0.0
June 29
79 51 0.00 0.0
June 30
90 59 0.00 0.0
July 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
83 55 0.00 0.0
July 2
82 60 0.00 0.0
July 3
82 58 0.00 0.0
July 4
77 52 0.15 0.0
July 5
68 52 0.03 0.0
July 6
70 48 0.53 0.0
July 7
80 55 0.00 0.0
July 8
83 58 0.00 0.0
July 9
78 55 0.20 0.0
July 10
86 55 0.00 0.0
July 11
84 62 0.00 0.0
July 12
80 56 0.00 0.0
July 13
74 53 0.45 0.0
July 14
73 49 0.42 0.0
July 15
67 44 0.00 0.0
July 16
67 45 0.88 0.0
July 17
72 43 0.00 0.0
July 18
73 54 0.00 0.0
July 19
78 52 0.00 0.0
July 20
81 57 0.40 0.0
July 21
82 61 0.00 0.0
July 22
88 58 0.00 0.0
July 23
80 58 0.03 0.0
July 24
80 59 0.00 0.0
July 25
69 52 0.62 0.0
July 26
66 53 0.16 0.0
July 27
75 54 0.00 0.0
July 28
76 55 0.00 0.0
July 29
76 53 0.30 0.0
July 30
73 52 0.00 0.0
July 31
75 51 0.00 0.0
August 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
85 57 0.04 0.0
August 2
83 53 0.00 0.0
August 3
86 64 0.00 0.0
August 4
84 64 0.00 0.0
August 5
96 62 0.00 0.0
August 6
92 61 0.00 0.0
August 7
86 61 0.74 0.0
August 8
75 51 1.44 0.0
August 9
68 59 0.10 0.0
August 10
70 45 0.00 0.0
August 11
83 50 0.00 0.0
August 12
82 60 0.00 0.0
August 13
72 50 0.38 0.0
August 14
71 45 0.11 0.0
August 15
73 47 0.00 0.0
August 16
79 54 0.02 0.0
August 17
75 55 0.27 0.0
August 18
73 54 0.00 0.0
August 19
66 52 0.25 0.0
August 20
66 53 0.00 0.0
August 21
64 48 0.00 0.0
August 22
66 51 0.23 0.0
August 23
75 47 0.00 0.0
August 24
75 52 0.00 0.0
August 25
69 49 0.39 0.0
August 26
67 47 0.00 0.0
August 27
78 50 0.00 0.0
August 28
71 50 0.04 0.0
August 29
80 51 0.00 0.0
August 30
90 55 0.00 0.0
August 31
85 61 0.00 0.0
September 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
73 53 0.00 0.0
September 2
83 50 0.00 0.0
September 3
86 58 0.00 0.0
September 4
89 64 0.00 0.0
September 5
77 57 0.00 0.0
September 6
77 47 0.00 0.0
September 7
89 56 0.00 0.0
September 8
92 60 0.00 0.0
September 9
89 65 0.00 0.0
September 10
78 45 0.01 0.0
September 11
64 40 0.00 0.0
September 12
57 36 0.40 0.0
September 13
52 35 0.00 0.0
September 14
65 31 0.00 0.0
September 15
79 46 0.00 0.0
September 16
85 59 0.00 0.0
September 17
81 59 0.00 0.0
September 18
77 44 0.00 0.0
September 19
80 54 0.00 0.0
September 20
75 42 0.00 0.0
September 21
73 41 0.00 0.0
September 22
71 51 0.00 0.0
September 23
79 48 0.00 0.0
September 24
74 45 0.00 0.0
September 25
80 54 0.00 0.0
September 26
79 56 0.00 0.0
September 27
72 52 0.00 0.0
September 28
77 44 0.00 0.0
September 29
69 43 0.00 0.0
September 30
76 51 0.00 0.0
October 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
69 38 0.09 0.0
October 2
66 44 0.09 0.0
October 3
50 35 0.03 0.0
October 4
70 34 0.00 0.0
October 5
67 50 0.00 0.0
October 6
67 47 0.00 0.0
October 7
72 46 0.00 0.0
October 8
67 32 0.10 0.2
October 9
44 29 0.39 1.5
October 10
68 35 0.00 0.0
October 11
65 51 0.00 0.0
October 12
51 36 0.35 0.0
October 13
63 30 0.28 0.0
October 14
71 46 0.00 0.0
October 15
69 48 0.00 0.0
October 16
61 38 0.09 0.0
October 17
60 37 0.00 0.0
October 18
56 38 0.07 0.0
October 19
63 44 0.00 0.0
October 20
60 39 0.00 0.0
October 21
42 26 0.18 2.6
October 22
48 25 0.00 0.0
October 23
57 32 0.00 0.0
October 24
56 36 0.00 0.0
October 25
72 37 0.00 0.0
October 26
62 44 0.00 0.0
October 27
56 37 0.00 0.0
October 28
50 34 0.00 0.0
October 29
49 29 0.27 2.5
October 30
35 27 0.00 0.0
October 31
32 22 0.03 0.3
November 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
32 17 0.01 0.2
November 2
40 24 0.00 0.0
November 3
45 28 0.00 0.0
November 4
41 25 0.01 0.0
November 5
30 23 0.00 0.0
November 6
42 19 0.00 0.0
November 7
43 26 0.00 0.0
November 8
43 19 0.00 0.0
November 9
29 13 0.02 0.5
November 10
31 15 0.05 2.5
November 11
32 23 0.20 3.0
November 12
38 21 0.00 0.0
November 13
42 29 0.00 0.0
November 14
53 28 0.00 0.0
November 15
61 40 0.00 0.0
November 16
62 38 0.00 0.0
November 17
61 29 0.00 0.0
November 18
50 38 0.00 0.0
November 19
40 26 0.00 0.0
November 20
28 21 0.08 1.0
November 21
25 15 0.26 3.0
November 22
35 11 0.00 0.0
November 23
38 23 0.00 0.0
November 24
32 25 0.35 3.1
November 25
30 21 0.15 2.8
November 26
30 15 0.00 0.0
November 27
22 7 0.20 4.0
November 28
12 3 0.18 3.0
November 29
30 6 0.00 0.0
November 30
37 20 0.00 0.0
December 1979 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
38 25 0.00 0.0
December 2
47 24 0.00 0.0
December 3
50 34 0.00 0.0
December 4
55 38 0.00 0.0
December 5
49 24 0.32 3.3
December 6
40 27 0.17 2.0
December 7
30 19 0.01 0.0
December 8
48 15 0.00 0.0
December 9
57 39 0.00 0.0
December 10
51 22 0.05 0.7
December 11
22 2 0.06 1.0
December 12
34 7 0.00 0.0
December 13
36 15 0.00 0.0
December 14
52 25 0.00 0.0
December 15
44 -5 0.01 0.3
December 16
30 -10 0.05 1.5
December 17
58 22 0.00 0.0
December 18
64 41 0.00 0.0
December 19
62 35 0.00 0.0
December 20
48 29 0.00 0.0
December 21
46 27 0.00 0.0
December 22
45 26 0.00 0.0
December 23
36 25 0.00 0.0
December 24
44 22 0.00 0.0
December 25
48 29 0.00 0.0
December 26
40 29 0.00 0.0
December 27
39 18 0.00 0.0
December 28
44 19 0.00 0.0
December 29
41 22 0.00 0.0
December 30
37 20 0.00 0.0
December 31
46 22 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
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