New York City Weather in 1979

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

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1979 New York City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	August 10
Lowest temperature	0 °F	February 18
Highest daily low	79 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	13 °F	February 17
Most daily precipitation	3.5 inches	January 21
Most daily snow	12.7 inches	February 19
Total annual precipitation	52.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	30.2 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in New York City in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in New York City in 1979 was 95 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in New York City in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Aug 10
1	95 °F	Jul 13
3	94 °F	Aug 8
3	94 °F	Aug 5
3	94 °F	May 10
3	94 °F	May 9
7	93 °F	Aug 1
8	92 °F	Jul 24
8	92 °F	Jul 12
10	91 °F	Aug 30
10	91 °F	Jul 27
10	91 °F	Jul 25

What was the coldest temperature in New York City in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in New York City in 1979 was 0 °F which happened on Feb 18.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in New York City in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	0 °F	February 18
2	3 °F	February 14
2	3 °F	February 11
4	4 °F	February 17
5	5 °F	February 12
6	6 °F	February 13
6	6 °F	February 10
8	8 °F	January 19
9	9 °F	February 9
10	12 °F	February 16
10	12 °F	January 18

January 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	60	50	0.13	0.0
January 2	63	36	1.01	0.0
January 3	36	15	0.00	0.0
January 4	28	14	0.00	0.0
January 5	30	23	0.00	0.0
January 6	35	27	0.34	3.1
January 7	54	31	0.96	1.3
January 8	58	28	0.80	0.0
January 9	30	20	0.00	0.0
January 10	29	20	0.00	0.0
January 11	26	13	0.00	0.0
January 12	28	13	0.05	0.4
January 13	37	23	0.57	0.0
January 14	39	28	0.00	0.0
January 15	28	21	0.00	0.0
January 16	41	23	0.00	0.0
January 17	37	25	0.20	1.3
January 18	34	12	0.00	0.0
January 19	20	8	0.00	0.0
January 20	34	18	0.53	0.5
January 21	54	34	3.45	0.0
January 22	42	36	0.00	0.0
January 23	43	32	0.00	0.0
January 24	53	37	2.18	0.0
January 25	53	35	0.15	0.0
January 26	44	36	0.15	0.0
January 27	47	38	0.00	0.0
January 28	42	38	0.00	0.0
January 29	41	37	0.00	0.0
January 30	41	34	0.00	0.0
January 31	40	28	0.00	0.0

February 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	30	22	0.00	0.0
February 2	33	22	0.00	0.0
February 3	36	24	0.00	0.0
February 4	41	25	0.00	0.0
February 5	28	18	0.00	0.0
February 6	29	16	0.00	0.0
February 7	25	22	0.39	5.0
February 8	34	20	0.00	0.0
February 9	24	9	0.00	0.0
February 10	21	6	0.00	0.0
February 11	18	3	0.00	0.0
February 12	19	5	0.10	1.7
February 13	19	6	0.00	0.0
February 14	17	3	0.00	0.0
February 15	26	14	0.01	0.0
February 16	23	12	0.13	0.7
February 17	13	4	0.00	0.0
February 18	17	0	0.00	0.0
February 19	28	17	0.85	12.7
February 20	41	23	0.00	0.0
February 21	40	28	0.25	0.0
February 22	50	38	0.00	0.0
February 23	42	35	0.13	0.0
February 24	46	36	1.54	0.0
February 25	45	36	0.27	0.0
February 26	37	35	0.81	0.0
February 27	40	34	0.10	0.0
February 28	57	34	0.00	0.0

March 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	55	41	0.00
March 2	49	40	0.02
March 3	47	37	0.00
March 4	50	39	0.00
March 5	58	50	0.14
March 6	56	49	2.63
March 7	50	42	0.11
March 8	54	40	0.00
March 9	56	37	0.00
March 10	52	45	0.05
March 11	49	25	0.75
March 12	40	24	0.00
March 13	50	29	0.00
March 14	64	41	0.02
March 15	41	22	0.00
March 16	41	20	0.00
March 17	52	35	0.00
March 18	52	32	0.00
March 19	55	32	0.00
March 20	58	38	0.00
March 21	68	42	0.00
March 22	73	45	0.00
March 23	68	51	0.00
March 24	60	51	0.37
March 25	61	45	0.00
March 26	49	36	0.00
March 27	48	33	0.00
March 28	50	30	0.00
March 29	62	41	0.21
March 30	76	50	0.00
March 31	75	44	0.10

April 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	65	46	0.00
April 2	47	42	0.26
April 3	53	45	0.09
April 4	46	40	0.12
April 5	55	40	0.00
April 6	51	37	0.00
April 7	49	33	0.00
April 8	54	32	0.28
April 9	41	37	0.68
April 10	55	37	0.02
April 11	69	37	0.00
April 12	68	47	0.00
April 13	53	41	0.00
April 14	45	40	1.10
April 15	55	42	0.03
April 16	52	43	0.24
April 17	54	44	0.00
April 18	62	45	0.00
April 19	64	43	0.00
April 20	64	43	0.00
April 21	70	47	0.00
April 22	70	48	0.00
April 23	81	56	0.00
April 24	71	59	0.00
April 25	68	58	0.02
April 26	63	59	0.84
April 27	61	58	0.19
April 28	70	53	0.17
April 29	72	53	0.00
April 30	73	49	0.00

May 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	73	51	0.00
May 2	71	45	0.00
May 3	70	54	0.03
May 4	72	54	0.00
May 5	68	50	0.00
May 6	68	52	0.00
May 7	75	53	0.00
May 8	81	60	0.00
May 9	94	67	0.00
May 10	94	72	0.00
May 11	79	61	0.00
May 12	62	57	0.21
May 13	72	62	0.23
May 14	68	57	0.36
May 15	73	58	0.00
May 16	78	59	0.00
May 17	77	55	0.00
May 18	63	60	0.32
May 19	61	57	0.73
May 20	70	56	0.01
May 21	73	60	0.00
May 22	78	61	0.00
May 23	63	59	2.70
May 24	75	59	0.35
May 25	67	62	0.57
May 26	68	57	0.01
May 27	69	53	0.00
May 28	75	57	0.20
May 29	74	55	0.10
May 30	76	59	0.29
May 31	79	60	0.12

June 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	83	66	0.00
June 2	73	62	0.00
June 3	66	63	0.39
June 4	66	62	0.26
June 5	83	60	0.09
June 6	74	62	0.00
June 7	79	62	0.00
June 8	81	66	0.00
June 9	80	67	0.00
June 10	78	67	0.02
June 11	69	54	0.32
June 12	70	48	0.00
June 13	73	54	0.00
June 14	79	57	0.00
June 15	85	62	0.00
June 16	87	67	0.00
June 17	81	67	0.31
June 18	86	65	0.08
June 19	82	63	0.00
June 20	83	60	0.00
June 21	77	63	0.00
June 22	73	63	0.03
June 23	81	64	0.00
June 24	65	58	0.00
June 25	75	54	0.00
June 26	74	56	0.00
June 27	75	59	0.00
June 28	77	63	0.02
June 29	78	60	0.00
June 30	77	68	0.04

July 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	81	63	0.15
July 2	79	62	0.00
July 3	87	67	0.00
July 4	71	58	0.16
July 5	69	53	0.00
July 6	78	54	0.00
July 7	82	59	0.00
July 8	86	62	0.00
July 9	85	66	0.00
July 10	79	66	0.02
July 11	79	67	0.03
July 12	92	72	0.01
July 13	95	71	0.00
July 14	87	75	0.00
July 15	87	75	0.00
July 16	87	73	0.00
July 17	90	71	0.00
July 18	76	71	1.00
July 19	88	68	0.00
July 20	85	69	0.00
July 21	82	74	0.00
July 22	86	72	0.00
July 23	88	75	0.00
July 24	92	74	0.00
July 25	91	74	0.00
July 26	87	79	0.00
July 27	91	75	0.00
July 28	90	73	0.00
July 29	86	71	0.39
July 30	87	70	0.00
July 31	89	75	0.00

August 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	93	78	0.00
August 2	90	77	0.05
August 3	87	76	0.05
August 4	84	77	0.02
August 5	94	76	0.00
August 6	90	74	0.10
August 7	83	65	0.00
August 8	94	76	0.00
August 9	89	74	0.00
August 10	95	75	0.23
August 11	77	64	0.87
August 12	64	57	1.68
August 13	78	57	0.00
August 14	82	66	0.00
August 15	73	60	0.00
August 16	78	58	0.00
August 17	78	56	0.00
August 18	68	63	0.26
August 19	83	65	0.01
August 20	85	66	0.00
August 21	81	68	0.00
August 22	85	66	0.00
August 23	82	68	0.00
August 24	79	73	0.31
August 25	90	75	0.01
August 26	85	67	0.09
August 27	88	73	0.23
August 28	85	75	0.19
August 29	87	77	0.17
August 30	91	77	0.00
August 31	88	74	0.00

September 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	85	71	0.00
September 2	82	71	0.05
September 3	86	73	0.05
September 4	90	74	0.00
September 5	86	75	0.07
September 6	85	76	1.22
September 7	85	73	0.00
September 8	76	64	0.00
September 9	77	57	0.00
September 10	79	60	0.00
September 11	82	63	0.00
September 12	79	57	0.00
September 13	79	62	0.00
September 14	80	70	0.36
September 15	77	63	0.00
September 16	79	57	0.00
September 17	82	61	0.00
September 18	80	63	0.00
September 19	73	53	0.01
September 20	67	45	0.00
September 21	71	61	1.88
September 22	70	63	0.39
September 23	70	55	0.00
September 24	70	52	0.00
September 25	68	56	0.00
September 26	81	60	0.00
September 27	76	59	0.00
September 28	75	62	0.00
September 29	79	71	0.09
September 30	71	63	0.71

October 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	65	62	0.81
October 2	71	64	0.00
October 3	71	65	0.42
October 4	76	61	0.00
October 5	75	55	0.91
October 6	67	51	0.00
October 7	65	50	0.06
October 8	61	47	0.00
October 9	68	47	0.46
October 10	47	37	0.85
October 11	50	37	0.00
October 12	62	47	0.14
October 13	55	47	0.00
October 14	56	43	0.00
October 15	62	45	0.00
October 16	66	47	0.00
October 17	65	54	0.00
October 18	74	58	0.00
October 19	67	53	0.00
October 20	76	61	0.00
October 21	80	64	0.00
October 22	88	67	0.00
October 23	78	67	0.00
October 24	67	48	0.00
October 25	57	47	0.00
October 26	50	39	0.00
October 27	47	36	0.00
October 28	50	42	0.22
October 29	56	47	0.00
October 30	54	42	0.00
October 31	59	40	0.00

November 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	60	47	0.00
November 2	71	57	0.16
November 3	66	44	0.91
November 4	58	41	0.00
November 5	56	43	0.00
November 6	56	44	0.00
November 7	59	47	0.00
November 8	51	43	0.00
November 9	64	50	0.00
November 10	65	55	0.20
November 11	55	47	0.53
November 12	52	46	0.11
November 13	49	46	0.06
November 14	48	40	0.01
November 15	47	36	0.00
November 16	45	34	0.00
November 17	61	35	0.00
November 18	63	48	0.00
November 19	60	46	0.00
November 20	66	50	0.00
November 21	62	50	0.00
November 22	60	51	0.00
November 23	66	52	0.00
November 24	73	61	0.00
November 25	73	62	0.14
November 26	66	53	1.26
November 27	59	50	0.00
November 28	66	47	0.00
November 29	47	33	0.00
November 30	41	29	0.00

December 1979 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	43	31	0.00	0.0
December 2	40	28	0.00	0.0
December 3	42	27	0.00	0.0
December 4	47	34	0.00	0.0
December 5	52	35	0.00	0.0
December 6	55	45	0.50	0.0
December 7	54	45	0.03	0.0
December 8	49	32	0.01	0.0
December 9	38	31	0.00	0.0
December 10	49	37	0.00	0.0
December 11	63	45	0.00	0.0
December 12	65	50	0.00	0.0
December 13	59	36	0.63	0.0
December 14	39	31	0.00	0.0
December 15	41	31	0.00	0.0
December 16	47	40	0.15	0.0
December 17	45	21	0.00	0.0
December 18	30	22	0.00	0.0
December 19	26	20	0.30	3.5
December 20	33	22	0.00	0.0
December 21	38	26	0.00	0.0
December 22	46	38	0.00	0.0
December 23	52	45	0.00	0.0
December 24	54	48	0.20	0.0
December 25	61	50	0.87	0.0
December 26	50	38	0.00	0.0
December 27	42	35	0.00	0.0
December 28	48	36	0.00	0.0
December 29	51	41	0.00	0.0
December 30	48	39	0.00	0.0
December 31	47	34	0.00	0.0

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