Nantucket Weather in 1979

Historical record of Nantucket, Massachusetts weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Nantucket Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	88 °F	August 5
Lowest temperature	0 °F	February 14
Highest daily low	72 °F	August 5
Lowest daily high	13 °F	February 17
Most daily precipitation	2.1 inches	February 26
Total annual precipitation	32.2 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Nantucket in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1979 was 88 °F which happened on August 5.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Nantucket in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	88 °F	Aug 5
2	86 °F	Jul 16
3	85 °F	Aug 2
3	85 °F	Aug 1
3	85 °F	Jul 30
3	85 °F	Jul 29
7	84 °F	Jul 25
7	84 °F	Jul 24
7	84 °F	Jul 13
10	83 °F	Aug 8
10	83 °F	Aug 4
10	83 °F	Jul 28
10	83 °F	Jul 23
10	83 °F	Jul 20

What was the coldest temperature in Nantucket in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1979 was 0 °F which happened on Feb 14.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Nantucket in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	0 °F	February 14
2	2 °F	February 11
3	3 °F	February 18
4	4 °F	February 12
5	5 °F	February 17
5	5 °F	February 10
7	7 °F	February 13
8	9 °F	February 15
9	11 °F	February 19
9	11 °F	February 9
9	11 °F	January 4

January 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	51	43	0.03
January 2	55	50	0.20
January 3	54	20	0.74
January 4	31	11	0.00
January 5	30	14	0.00
January 6	38	27	0.04
January 7	48	34	0.18
January 8	53	40	0.25
January 9	40	28	0.00
January 10	30	21	0.00
January 11	26	17	0.00
January 12	33	17	0.00
January 13	49	33	0.27
January 14	50	40	0.13
January 15	41	24	0.00
January 16	43	28	0.00
January 17	40	20	0.05
January 18	31	20	0.00
January 19	23	14	0.00
January 20	34	20	0.06
January 21	53	34	1.03
January 22	46	36	0.00
January 23	41	28	0.00
January 24	46	27	0.08
January 25	49	40	0.87
January 26	44	37	0.00
January 27	43	39	0.06
January 28	45	37	0.01
January 29	49	39	0.00
January 30	45	36	0.00
January 31	40	27	0.00

February 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	30	24	0.05
February 2	33	23	0.00
February 3	35	22	0.00
February 4	36	18	0.00
February 5	29	20	0.00
February 6	28	16	0.00
February 7	31	20	0.06
February 8	31	22	0.09
February 9	22	11	0.00
February 10	15	5	0.00
February 11	14	2	0.00
February 12	15	4	0.00
February 13	16	7	0.00
February 14	15	0	0.00
February 15	19	9	0.00
February 16	21	12	0.00
February 17	13	5	0.00
February 18	18	3	0.00
February 19	35	11	0.00
February 20	35	19	0.00
February 21	41	34	0.19
February 22	48	32	0.00
February 23	41	33	0.00
February 24	44	36	0.86
February 25	42	38	0.69
February 26	50	38	2.06
February 27	39	33	0.08
February 28	46	28	0.00

March 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	49	28	0.00
March 2	42	37	0.07
March 3	41	34	0.00
March 4	47	35	0.00
March 5	51	44	0.00
March 6	53	43	0.00
March 7	52	38	0.59
March 8	45	37	0.00
March 9	49	31	0.00
March 10	46	31	0.00
March 11	46	27	0.20
March 12	36	23	0.00
March 13	43	22	0.00
March 14	54	41	0.24
March 15	41	20	0.00
March 16	31	17	0.00
March 17	38	21	0.00
March 18	31	26	0.00
March 19	43	30	0.00
March 20	46	35	0.02
March 21	42	38	0.00
March 22	60	34	0.00
March 23	50	34	0.00
March 24	54	41	0.00
March 25	51	44	0.93
March 26	47	37	0.09
March 27	40	31	0.00
March 28	40	30	0.00
March 29	45	37	0.00
March 30	55	40	0.04
March 31	51	40	0.00

April 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	51	38	0.09
April 2	46	38	0.01
April 3	53	40	0.15
April 4	47	38	0.10
April 5	46	33	0.00
April 6	48	33	0.00
April 7	41	30	0.00
April 8	40	28	0.00
April 9	45	30	1.00
April 10	42	32	0.00
April 11	48	31	0.00
April 12	56	35	0.00
April 13	45	36	0.00
April 14	43	36	0.38
April 15	45	38	0.17
April 16	45	39	0.00
April 17	50	39	0.01
April 18	52	35	0.00
April 19	55	35	0.00
April 20	52	34	0.00
April 21	50	35	0.00
April 22	52	35	0.00
April 23	69	40	0.00
April 24	61	40	0.00
April 25	62	44	0.00
April 26	64	50	0.00
April 27	55	49	0.74
April 28	68	48	0.31
April 29	57	49	0.03
April 30	67	45	0.00

May 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	66	46	0.00
May 2	58	45	0.00
May 3	59	42	0.00
May 4	64	51	0.01
May 5	61	50	0.07
May 6	56	45	0.00
May 7	64	48	0.00
May 8	71	48	0.00
May 9	63	52	0.00
May 10	74	55	0.00
May 11	64	48	0.06
May 12	61	49	0.00
May 13	65	55	0.03
May 14	60	55	0.15
May 15	61	55	1.24
May 16	n/a	n/a	0.23
May 17	n/a	n/a	0.00
May 18	n/a	n/a	0.00
May 19	n/a	n/a	0.00
May 20	n/a	n/a	0.00
May 21	n/a	n/a	0.00
May 22	66	50	0.00
May 23	58	52	0.00
May 24	61	55	0.00
May 25	64	57	0.00
May 26	66	56	0.03
May 27	63	56	0.00
May 28	60	53	0.08
May 29	59	51	0.18
May 30	65	52	0.55
May 31	64	55	0.02

June 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	66	52	0.00
June 2	65	51	0.00
June 3	n/a	n/a	0.03
June 4	n/a	n/a	0.56
June 5	62	58	0.37
June 6	70	57	0.00
June 7	69	55	0.00
June 8	65	56	0.00
June 9	66	57	0.00
June 10	72	59	0.00
June 11	70	60	0.00
June 12	61	52	0.01
June 13	n/a	n/a	0.00
June 14	n/a	n/a	0.00
June 15	n/a	n/a	0.00
June 16	n/a	n/a	0.00
June 17	n/a	n/a	0.00
June 18	n/a	n/a	0.30
June 19	n/a	n/a	0.00
June 20	75	53	0.00
June 21	n/a	n/a	0.00
June 22	74	62	0.00
June 23	74	60	0.00
June 24	64	58	0.00
June 25	63	52	0.00
June 26	71	56	0.00
June 27	70	50	0.00
June 28	77	57	0.00
June 29	74	57	0.00
June 30	74	60	0.00

July 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	78	63	0.21
July 2	76	64	0.08
July 3	74	63	0.00
July 4	70	56	0.04
July 5	63	56	0.34
July 6	67	57	0.00
July 7	70	59	0.00
July 8	70	59	0.00
July 9	68	62	0.00
July 10	76	64	0.00
July 11	72	63	0.00
July 12	79	64	0.00
July 13	84	64	0.00
July 14	78	60	0.00
July 15	81	65	0.00
July 16	86	64	0.00
July 17	75	63	0.00
July 18	74	63	0.00
July 19	78	55	0.00
July 20	83	62	0.00
July 21	78	66	0.00
July 22	82	65	0.00
July 23	83	68	0.00
July 24	84	68	0.00
July 25	84	69	0.00
July 26	82	69	0.00
July 27	79	70	0.31
July 28	83	70	0.00
July 29	85	70	0.00
July 30	85	66	0.03
July 31	82	63	0.00

August 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	85	64	0.00
August 2	85	70	0.00
August 3	78	71	0.01
August 4	83	71	0.00
August 5	88	72	0.00
August 6	82	66	0.00
August 7	74	63	0.01
August 8	83	66	0.07
August 9	78	60	0.00
August 10	79	62	0.36
August 11	71	61	0.00
August 12	61	57	1.68
August 13	67	59	0.55
August 14	73	65	0.00
August 15	69	61	0.00
August 16	69	57	0.00
August 17	79	56	0.00
August 18	67	56	0.06
August 19	64	59	0.57
August 20	67	59	0.00
August 21	71	57	0.00
August 22	74	57	0.00
August 23	63	56	0.00
August 24	71	60	0.00
August 25	72	67	0.00
August 26	76	62	0.06
August 27	73	65	0.00
August 28	72	68	0.02
August 29	76	68	0.00
August 30	75	69	0.54
August 31	76	58	0.00

September 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	69	55	0.00
September 2	75	62	0.00
September 3	77	69	0.37
September 4	79	61	0.00
September 5	70	63	0.00
September 6	73	68	0.39
September 7	79	63	0.00
September 8	67	52	0.00
September 9	66	52	0.00
September 10	67	48	0.00
September 11	68	53	0.00
September 12	65	48	0.00
September 13	68	57	0.00
September 14	74	66	0.00
September 15	71	61	0.01
September 16	68	55	0.00
September 17	70	55	0.00
September 18	70	61	0.00
September 19	74	52	0.00
September 20	58	43	0.00
September 21	68	57	0.00
September 22	67	56	0.43
September 23	60	50	0.02
September 24	62	50	0.00
September 25	64	56	0.00
September 26	69	54	0.00
September 27	66	50	0.00
September 28	68	53	0.00
September 29	68	61	0.00
September 30	64	59	0.88

October 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	66	60	0.10
October 2	69	56	0.00
October 3	67	56	0.79
October 4	69	60	0.00
October 5	69	58	0.01
October 6	64	58	0.00
October 7	63	55	0.13
October 8	57	48	0.00
October 9	65	48	0.30
October 10	50	42	0.68
October 11	49	44	0.00
October 12	59	45	0.04
October 13	60	50	1.24
October 14	53	46	0.00
October 15	55	40	0.00
October 16	54	38	0.00
October 17	57	39	0.00
October 18	64	48	0.00
October 19	60	48	0.00
October 20	63	54	0.00
October 21	66	56	0.00
October 22	68	57	0.00
October 23	64	58	0.00
October 24	66	52	0.08
October 25	56	46	0.00
October 26	50	41	0.00
October 27	45	30	0.00
October 28	55	32	0.09
October 29	57	46	0.00
October 30	53	36	0.00
October 31	51	34	0.00

November 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	55	34	0.00
November 2	62	53	0.00
November 3	63	49	0.70
November 4	53	35	0.10
November 5	53	34	0.00
November 6	52	33	0.00
November 7	60	42	0.07
November 8	55	38	0.00
November 9	58	51	0.01
November 10	64	56	0.09
November 11	57	50	0.58
November 12	51	49	0.35
November 13	51	48	0.40
November 14	50	43	0.19
November 15	47	38	0.00
November 16	48	31	0.06
November 17	52	31	0.00
November 18	52	37	0.00
November 19	50	36	0.00
November 20	54	44	0.00
November 21	56	42	0.00
November 22	54	40	0.00
November 23	58	51	0.00
November 24	61	53	0.00
November 25	62	53	0.00
November 26	61	54	0.10
November 27	59	49	0.00
November 28	60	49	0.00
November 29	50	40	0.00
November 30	44	33	0.00

December 1979 Nantucket Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	44	33	0.00
December 2	40	32	0.00
December 3	41	27	0.00
December 4	46	37	0.00
December 5	51	36	0.00
December 6	55	50	0.10
December 7	53	41	0.40
December 8	52	32	0.00
December 9	42	26	0.00
December 10	45	29	0.00
December 11	55	42	0.00
December 12	56	50	0.00
December 13	51	41	0.60
December 14	42	31	0.00
December 15	38	28	0.00
December 16	52	38	0.10
December 17	52	19	0.34
December 18	29	19	0.00
December 19	28	17	0.00
December 20	35	28	0.00
December 21	42	35	0.00
December 22	40	32	0.00
December 23	44	29	0.00
December 24	52	44	0.03
December 25	53	45	0.32
December 26	49	41	0.00
December 27	43	36	0.00
December 28	41	32	0.00
December 29	47	37	0.00
December 30	46	35	0.00
December 31	36	22	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Nantucket Memorial Airport	location