Raleigh Weather in 1979

Historical record of Raleigh, North Carolina weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Raleigh Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	August 8
Lowest temperature	8 °F	February 10
Highest daily low	74 °F	August 10
Lowest daily high	19 °F	February 18
Most daily precipitation	2.5 inches	September 5
Most daily snow	10.3 inches	February 18
Total annual precipitation	45.4 inches	-
Total annual snow	17.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Raleigh in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1979 was 98 °F which happened on August 8.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Raleigh in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Aug 8
2	96 °F	Aug 10
3	94 °F	Aug 11
3	94 °F	Aug 9
3	94 °F	Aug 7
6	92 °F	Aug 1
7	91 °F	Aug 30
7	91 °F	Aug 21
7	91 °F	Aug 19
7	91 °F	Aug 6
7	91 °F	Aug 2
7	91 °F	Jul 27

What was the coldest temperature in Raleigh in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1979 was 8 °F which happened on Feb 10.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Raleigh in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	8 °F	February 10
2	9 °F	February 18
2	9 °F	January 4
4	11 °F	February 19
5	13 °F	February 20
5	13 °F	January 3
7	14 °F	January 10
8	15 °F	December 3
8	15 °F	February 17
10	16 °F	November 30
10	16 °F	February 11
10	16 °F	February 2

January 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	70	55	0.00	0.0
January 2	67	28	0.79	0.0
January 3	28	13	0.00	0.0
January 4	42	9	0.00	0.0
January 5	49	23	0.02	0.0
January 6	44	37	0.14	0.0
January 7	63	42	0.89	0.0
January 8	63	28	0.05	0.0
January 9	38	18	0.00	0.0
January 10	46	14	0.00	0.0
January 11	42	25	0.00	0.0
January 12	35	28	0.42	0.0
January 13	37	30	0.71	0.0
January 14	58	29	0.00	0.0
January 15	41	20	0.00	0.0
January 16	53	20	0.00	0.0
January 17	66	28	0.00	0.0
January 18	56	29	0.00	0.0
January 19	35	21	0.04	0.0
January 20	65	29	0.66	0.0
January 21	65	39	1.44	0.0
January 22	49	28	0.00	0.0
January 23	51	23	0.00	0.0
January 24	68	33	0.42	0.0
January 25	48	28	0.00	0.0
January 26	50	32	0.00	0.0
January 27	54	25	0.06	0.0
January 28	47	34	0.00	0.0
January 29	50	26	0.00	0.0
January 30	50	28	0.00	0.0
January 31	43	31	0.07	0.4

February 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	42	22	0.00	0.0
February 2	46	16	0.00	0.0
February 3	47	24	0.00	0.0
February 4	56	37	0.00	0.0
February 5	40	29	0.00	0.0
February 6	36	23	0.24	2.4
February 7	33	26	0.62	2.9
February 8	46	20	0.00	0.0
February 9	38	20	0.09	1.5
February 10	37	8	0.00	0.0
February 11	35	16	0.00	0.0
February 12	49	20	0.00	0.0
February 13	44	22	0.00	0.0
February 14	42	23	0.00	0.0
February 15	72	40	0.00	0.0
February 16	61	36	0.00	0.0
February 17	37	15	0.00	0.0
February 18	19	9	1.16	10.3
February 19	45	11	0.03	0.1
February 20	47	13	0.00	0.0
February 21	50	38	0.13	0.0
February 22	65	43	0.02	0.0
February 23	53	44	1.08	0.0
February 24	57	43	0.91	0.0
February 25	49	43	1.27	0.0
February 26	46	37	0.00	0.0
February 27	55	28	0.00	0.0
February 28	60	29	0.00	0.0

March 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	59	34	0.03
March 2	71	35	0.00
March 3	62	43	0.00
March 4	73	49	0.00
March 5	67	59	0.27
March 6	67	38	0.06
March 7	64	36	0.00
March 8	52	42	0.29
March 9	64	39	0.00
March 10	67	42	0.00
March 11	53	32	0.47
March 12	57	27	0.00
March 13	68	33	0.00
March 14	66	43	0.25
March 15	45	31	0.00
March 16	52	23	0.00
March 17	67	28	0.00
March 18	71	39	0.00
March 19	70	39	0.00
March 20	70	46	0.00
March 21	70	40	0.00
March 22	68	36	0.00
March 23	70	42	0.25
March 24	66	47	1.06
March 25	56	36	0.00
March 26	57	30	0.00
March 27	59	30	0.01
March 28	64	38	0.00
March 29	79	49	0.00
March 30	79	53	0.00
March 31	81	58	0.00

April 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	83	57	0.00
April 2	83	61	0.00
April 3	72	53	0.40
April 4	55	50	0.99
April 5	67	43	0.00
April 6	71	37	0.00
April 7	62	38	0.00
April 8	78	42	0.00
April 9	72	46	0.15
April 10	63	41	0.00
April 11	71	43	0.00
April 12	73	55	0.00
April 13	72	52	0.49
April 14	68	45	0.00
April 15	73	43	0.00
April 16	67	42	0.00
April 17	65	34	0.00
April 18	69	38	0.00
April 19	70	39	0.00
April 20	73	41	0.00
April 21	78	45	0.00
April 22	82	54	0.00
April 23	83	58	0.00
April 24	75	57	0.00
April 25	74	54	0.00
April 26	75	61	0.60
April 27	78	58	0.00
April 28	69	53	0.00
April 29	65	43	0.00
April 30	74	38	0.00

May 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	77	45	0.00
May 2	78	51	0.00
May 3	80	53	0.95
May 4	83	65	0.00
May 5	70	52	0.05
May 6	75	52	0.00
May 7	82	54	0.00
May 8	83	59	0.00
May 9	81	64	0.00
May 10	78	65	0.60
May 11	85	65	0.22
May 12	83	59	0.00
May 13	83	66	0.67
May 14	66	54	0.25
May 15	78	53	0.00
May 16	76	54	0.00
May 17	72	49	0.00
May 18	73	46	0.13
May 19	70	56	0.83
May 20	75	54	0.00
May 21	72	54	0.00
May 22	78	58	0.00
May 23	83	64	0.01
May 24	79	59	0.23
May 25	70	47	0.00
May 26	66	43	0.00
May 27	78	51	0.04
May 28	80	58	0.03
May 29	80	59	0.40
May 30	82	59	0.00
May 31	85	69	0.30

June 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	84	68	0.01
June 2	86	64	0.00
June 3	76	69	1.26
June 4	72	56	0.35
June 5	80	54	0.00
June 6	82	61	0.00
June 7	85	63	0.00
June 8	84	63	0.00
June 9	85	62	0.00
June 10	84	68	0.00
June 11	77	58	0.02
June 12	80	47	0.00
June 13	82	53	0.00
June 14	79	56	0.00
June 15	79	48	0.00
June 16	70	61	1.23
June 17	66	58	0.03
June 18	90	58	0.00
June 19	81	64	0.00
June 20	80	59	0.00
June 21	69	56	0.16
June 22	87	61	0.16
June 23	87	63	0.00
June 24	84	58	0.05
June 25	75	57	0.00
June 26	77	52	0.00
June 27	79	55	0.00
June 28	84	54	0.00
June 29	84	60	0.00
June 30	87	66	0.00

July 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	83	60	0.34
July 2	88	60	0.00
July 3	86	57	0.00
July 4	88	60	0.06
July 5	80	57	0.00
July 6	79	54	0.00
July 7	77	56	0.00
July 8	82	53	0.00
July 9	82	61	0.00
July 10	80	65	0.00
July 11	85	61	0.00
July 12	90	67	0.00
July 13	89	72	0.00
July 14	89	68	0.00
July 15	89	70	0.00
July 16	89	69	0.00
July 17	90	69	0.00
July 18	78	70	1.92
July 19	82	70	0.00
July 20	81	69	0.16
July 21	85	70	0.03
July 22	84	69	0.76
July 23	84	69	0.32
July 24	85	68	0.69
July 25	88	71	0.56
July 26	85	71	0.00
July 27	91	71	0.00
July 28	89	70	0.00
July 29	89	71	0.00
July 30	82	72	0.00
July 31	90	66	0.00

August 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	92	72	0.00
August 2	91	72	0.00
August 3	90	72	0.00
August 4	88	70	0.00
August 5	89	67	0.00
August 6	91	67	0.00
August 7	94	70	0.00
August 8	98	70	0.00
August 9	94	69	0.00
August 10	96	74	0.00
August 11	94	71	0.10
August 12	78	56	0.02
August 13	80	50	0.00
August 14	85	56	0.00
August 15	83	61	0.00
August 16	78	57	0.00
August 17	81	52	0.00
August 18	84	58	0.00
August 19	91	66	0.00
August 20	90	68	0.00
August 21	91	67	1.19
August 22	81	66	0.00
August 23	85	68	0.02
August 24	88	69	0.00
August 25	88	69	0.00
August 26	89	67	0.00
August 27	88	71	0.00
August 28	89	69	0.28
August 29	86	71	0.00
August 30	91	68	0.00
August 31	89	68	0.05

September 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	87	68	0.36
September 2	85	71	0.21
September 3	88	70	0.00
September 4	81	70	0.10
September 5	77	72	2.49
September 6	89	72	0.00
September 7	89	70	0.00
September 8	80	59	0.00
September 9	76	54	0.00
September 10	80	56	0.00
September 11	82	56	0.00
September 12	83	64	0.00
September 13	82	68	0.10
September 14	85	69	0.02
September 15	76	58	0.00
September 16	79	54	0.00
September 17	80	52	0.00
September 18	84	54	0.00
September 19	87	59	0.00
September 20	76	59	0.00
September 21	79	65	1.62
September 22	87	69	0.21
September 23	69	56	0.04
September 24	62	55	0.00
September 25	63	57	0.04
September 26	71	62	0.05
September 27	77	63	0.00
September 28	83	65	0.04
September 29	74	70	0.97
September 30	76	68	0.51

October 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	81	66	0.00
October 2	82	62	0.29
October 3	75	54	0.00
October 4	79	50	0.00
October 5	67	46	0.78
October 6	72	40	0.00
October 7	71	44	0.00
October 8	73	41	0.00
October 9	83	57	0.00
October 10	66	37	0.23
October 11	57	40	0.02
October 12	76	42	0.00
October 13	72	43	0.28
October 14	60	33	0.00
October 15	68	34	0.00
October 16	77	43	0.00
October 17	80	48	0.00
October 18	82	53	0.00
October 19	81	54	0.00
October 20	84	57	0.00
October 21	84	58	0.00
October 22	83	56	0.00
October 23	80	53	0.28
October 24	65	42	0.00
October 25	62	35	0.00
October 26	60	36	0.00
October 27	60	30	0.00
October 28	75	41	0.00
October 29	73	46	0.00
October 30	74	51	0.00
October 31	69	48	0.00

November 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	74	51	0.00
November 2	75	56	1.37
November 3	61	39	0.43
November 4	57	31	0.00
November 5	58	30	0.00
November 6	63	32	0.00
November 7	61	35	0.00
November 8	60	31	0.00
November 9	70	41	0.00
November 10	78	63	0.08
November 11	63	47	1.78
November 12	47	45	0.07
November 13	51	42	0.02
November 14	51	26	0.00
November 15	53	25	0.00
November 16	59	32	0.00
November 17	67	30	0.00
November 18	73	35	0.00
November 19	73	37	0.00
November 20	74	39	0.00
November 21	75	41	0.00
November 22	73	42	0.00
November 23	77	55	0.00
November 24	77	57	0.00
November 25	75	53	0.00
November 26	70	43	0.98
November 27	68	38	0.00
November 28	65	43	0.00
November 29	46	28	0.00
November 30	42	16	0.00

December 1979 Raleigh Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	51	20	0.00
December 2	41	24	0.00
December 3	39	15	0.00
December 4	55	20	0.00
December 5	60	24	0.00
December 6	52	43	0.38
December 7	57	42	0.00
December 8	54	33	0.00
December 9	46	25	0.00
December 10	62	27	0.00
December 11	66	31	0.00
December 12	72	41	0.00
December 13	69	55	0.16
December 14	58	34	0.00
December 15	49	26	0.00
December 16	57	42	0.00
December 17	45	26	0.00
December 18	44	20	0.00
December 19	57	28	0.00
December 20	40	29	0.00
December 21	42	33	0.00
December 22	50	36	0.00
December 23	59	43	0.00
December 24	70	47	0.35
December 25	53	41	0.03
December 26	57	35	0.00
December 27	59	28	0.00
December 28	55	28	0.00
December 29	61	27	0.00
December 30	55	36	0.02
December 31	55	38	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1944–2024	Raleigh Durham International Airport	location
1940–1944	Raleigh Municipal Airport	location
1892–1939	Raleigh State University	location