Rockford Weather in 1979

Historical record of Rockford, Illinois weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Rockford Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	92 °F	August 7
Lowest temperature	-24 °F	January 15
Highest daily low	72 °F	August 7
Lowest daily high	-7 °F	January 2
Most daily precipitation	2.2 inches	April 25
Most daily snow	9.5 inches	January 13
Total annual precipitation	36.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	50.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Rockford in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Rockford, Illinois in 1979 was 92 °F which happened on August 7.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Rockford in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	92 °F	Aug 7
2	90 °F	Jun 20
3	89 °F	Jul 23
3	89 °F	Jul 12
5	88 °F	Aug 9
5	88 °F	Jul 27
5	88 °F	Jun 16
5	88 °F	Jun 15
5	88 °F	Jun 6
10	87 °F	Jul 22
10	87 °F	Jul 11
10	87 °F	May 10
10	87 °F	May 9

What was the coldest temperature in Rockford in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Rockford, Illinois in 1979 was -24 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Rockford in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-24 °F	January 15
1	-24 °F	January 11
3	-21 °F	February 5
3	-21 °F	January 16
5	-17 °F	February 9
5	-17 °F	January 14
5	-17 °F	January 2
8	-16 °F	February 19
8	-16 °F	January 10
8	-16 °F	January 3

January 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	17	-7	0.06	0.7
January 2	-7	-17	0.00	0.0
January 3	1	-16	0.00	0.0
January 4	3	-8	0.00	0.0
January 5	1	-14	0.00	0.0
January 6	9	-15	0.00	0.0
January 7	10	-5	0.00	0.0
January 8	2	-13	0.00	0.0
January 9	12	-5	0.00	0.0
January 10	0	-16	0.00	0.0
January 11	6	-24	0.05	0.8
January 12	18	6	0.16	2.0
January 13	27	16	0.86	9.5
January 14	17	-17	0.00	0.0
January 15	3	-24	0.25	3.2
January 16	19	-21	0.00	0.0
January 17	24	3	0.00	0.0
January 18	18	-11	0.00	0.0
January 19	35	18	0.52	4.0
January 20	35	28	0.01	0.1
January 21	29	18	0.00	0.0
January 22	26	16	0.00	0.0
January 23	29	25	0.30	3.1
January 24	26	6	0.09	1.2
January 25	16	-6	0.00	0.0
January 26	22	-5	0.00	0.0
January 27	30	21	0.08	1.0
January 28	29	25	0.00	0.0
January 29	25	0	0.00	0.0
January 30	19	0	0.03	0.3
January 31	18	3	0.02	0.2

February 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	15	-7	0.00	0.0
February 2	16	6	0.04	0.5
February 3	19	4	0.00	0.0
February 4	4	-11	0.00	0.0
February 5	-1	-21	0.00	0.0
February 6	23	-3	0.00	0.0
February 7	23	-4	0.00	0.0
February 8	7	-4	0.00	0.1
February 9	7	-17	0.00	0.0
February 10	10	0	0.03	0.5
February 11	20	10	0.27	3.7
February 12	25	13	0.20	2.3
February 13	22	16	0.00	0.0
February 14	27	17	0.00	0.0
February 15	27	17	0.01	0.0
February 16	18	-2	0.00	0.0
February 17	10	-3	0.00	0.0
February 18	11	-9	0.11	1.7
February 19	15	-16	0.00	0.0
February 20	34	9	0.08	0.0
February 21	35	18	0.29	2.9
February 22	36	14	0.04	0.0
February 23	39	21	0.02	0.0
February 24	31	19	0.00	0.0
February 25	27	15	0.00	0.0
February 26	32	13	0.00	0.0
February 27	35	3	0.00	0.0
February 28	37	16	0.09	0.5

March 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	38	25	0.02	0.2
March 2	36	23	0.00	0.0
March 3	41	35	0.95	0.0
March 4	37	31	0.00	0.0
March 5	32	29	0.02	0.2
March 6	36	17	0.00	0.0
March 7	35	33	0.01	0.0
March 8	36	33	0.00	0.0
March 9	35	15	0.03	0.3
March 10	15	3	0.00	0.0
March 11	30	-1	0.00	0.0
March 12	34	9	0.00	0.0
March 13	45	30	0.00	0.0
March 14	31	13	0.01	0.1
March 15	24	5	0.00	0.0
March 16	38	14	0.00	0.0
March 17	39	30	0.19	0.0
March 18	50	38	0.19	0.0
March 19	51	42	0.09	0.0
March 20	44	32	0.00	0.0
March 21	41	31	0.00	0.0
March 22	65	30	0.20	0.0
March 23	58	36	0.12	0.0
March 24	36	17	0.36	3.6
March 25	24	16	0.01	0.1
March 26	30	11	0.00	0.0
March 27	32	14	0.00	0.0
March 28	50	30	0.08	0.0
March 29	55	39	0.96	0.0
March 30	62	37	0.50	0.0
March 31	38	28	0.00	0.0

April 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	37	28	0.27	0.3
April 2	34	30	0.12	0.5
April 3	44	24	0.00	0.0
April 4	41	31	0.03	0.0
April 5	47	17	0.03	0.0
April 6	33	13	0.00	0.0
April 7	39	21	0.01	0.0
April 8	41	31	0.01	0.0
April 9	40	23	0.00	0.0
April 10	45	19	0.00	0.0
April 11	40	31	1.01	0.0
April 12	72	40	0.00	0.0
April 13	55	35	0.00	0.0
April 14	55	34	0.00	0.0
April 15	57	35	0.00	0.0
April 16	61	29	0.00	0.0
April 17	62	31	0.00	0.0
April 18	64	33	0.00	0.0
April 19	62	37	0.00	0.0
April 20	68	50	0.10	0.0
April 21	60	40	0.00	0.0
April 22	70	39	0.00	0.0
April 23	74	43	0.00	0.0
April 24	64	57	0.25	0.0
April 25	70	48	2.17	0.0
April 26	56	40	0.12	0.0
April 27	43	34	0.65	1.0
April 28	52	33	0.04	0.2
April 29	45	35	0.39	0.0
April 30	47	33	0.00	0.0

May 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	55	30	0.00
May 2	69	43	0.69
May 3	58	45	0.01
May 4	59	39	0.00
May 5	65	35	0.00
May 6	74	48	0.00
May 7	80	53	0.00
May 8	86	67	0.00
May 9	87	68	0.00
May 10	87	65	0.00
May 11	72	42	0.30
May 12	58	41	0.00
May 13	70	37	0.00
May 14	63	45	0.36
May 15	66	39	0.00
May 16	71	34	0.00
May 17	81	53	0.00
May 18	83	57	0.07
May 19	71	50	0.02
May 20	74	45	0.00
May 21	63	41	0.00
May 22	70	40	0.00
May 23	58	43	0.00
May 24	64	40	0.00
May 25	68	39	0.00
May 26	67	34	0.00
May 27	71	41	0.00
May 28	76	45	0.00
May 29	84	47	0.00
May 30	83	56	0.00
May 31	79	60	0.00

June 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	75	51	0.00
June 2	82	48	0.00
June 3	86	57	0.00
June 4	86	60	0.11
June 5	77	53	0.09
June 6	88	49	0.00
June 7	80	67	0.79
June 8	81	65	0.93
June 9	79	66	0.37
June 10	71	55	0.10
June 11	78	51	0.00
June 12	77	54	0.01
June 13	75	52	0.00
June 14	84	60	0.00
June 15	88	67	0.00
June 16	88	63	0.00
June 17	78	57	0.02
June 18	65	55	0.50
June 19	84	56	0.00
June 20	90	64	0.17
June 21	84	63	0.00
June 22	77	57	0.00
June 23	66	50	0.00
June 24	72	46	0.00
June 25	79	43	0.00
June 26	83	53	0.00
June 27	82	64	0.00
June 28	84	60	0.97
June 29	75	62	0.61
June 30	81	58	0.08

July 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	80	55	0.00
July 2	81	55	0.00
July 3	80	59	0.86
July 4	77	55	0.00
July 5	74	50	0.00
July 6	75	45	0.00
July 7	78	49	0.00
July 8	80	55	0.00
July 9	82	63	0.00
July 10	86	60	0.00
July 11	87	63	0.00
July 12	89	69	0.00
July 13	86	68	0.01
July 14	79	68	0.15
July 15	86	65	0.00
July 16	80	59	0.00
July 17	75	55	0.00
July 18	80	50	0.00
July 19	83	56	0.00
July 20	83	54	0.00
July 21	86	55	0.00
July 22	87	66	0.13
July 23	89	66	0.00
July 24	86	70	0.34
July 25	81	70	0.05
July 26	83	66	0.00
July 27	88	62	1.73
July 28	82	68	0.00
July 29	83	63	0.00
July 30	86	71	1.06
July 31	82	66	0.01

August 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	71	62	0.00
August 2	82	57	0.00
August 3	85	63	0.33
August 4	86	68	0.08
August 5	86	68	0.19
August 6	85	66	0.00
August 7	92	72	0.00
August 8	84	66	0.49
August 9	88	67	0.52
August 10	81	62	0.00
August 11	73	55	0.00
August 12	74	47	0.00
August 13	72	62	0.05
August 14	68	52	0.00
August 15	68	46	0.00
August 16	71	46	0.00
August 17	80	61	2.03
August 18	77	68	0.01
August 19	79	69	0.30
August 20	80	65	0.63
August 21	77	66	0.00
August 22	82	67	0.40
August 23	77	57	0.00
August 24	73	52	0.00
August 25	78	53	0.00
August 26	78	61	0.00
August 27	75	61	0.61
August 28	77	58	0.77
August 29	81	63	0.33
August 30	86	60	0.00
August 31	85	65	0.00

September 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	84	69	0.00
September 2	85	64	0.00
September 3	78	59	0.00
September 4	80	54	0.00
September 5	83	57	0.00
September 6	82	57	0.00
September 7	65	46	0.00
September 8	68	42	0.00
September 9	76	46	0.00
September 10	83	62	0.00
September 11	84	62	0.00
September 12	83	58	0.00
September 13	70	52	0.04
September 14	64	46	0.00
September 15	69	40	0.00
September 16	75	42	0.00
September 17	79	43	0.00
September 18	77	50	0.00
September 19	68	41	0.00
September 20	78	43	0.00
September 21	69	44	0.00
September 22	68	41	0.00
September 23	70	37	0.00
September 24	65	43	0.01
September 25	77	46	0.00
September 26	81	43	0.00
September 27	82	51	0.00
September 28	83	50	0.00
September 29	85	55	0.00
September 30	77	48	0.00

October 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	75	44	0.38
October 2	62	42	0.00
October 3	62	40	0.06
October 4	51	38	0.00
October 5	57	33	0.00
October 6	55	39	0.01
October 7	62	33	0.01
October 8	66	45	0.01
October 9	49	34	0.00
October 10	53	35	0.04
October 11	54	42	0.02
October 12	46	34	0.00
October 13	49	30	0.00
October 14	58	28	0.00
October 15	68	40	0.02
October 16	63	51	0.00
October 17	69	49	0.00
October 18	70	50	0.00
October 19	70	61	0.33
October 20	77	62	0.06
October 21	80	69	0.00
October 22	73	40	0.32
October 23	44	36	0.01
October 24	51	31	0.00
October 25	42	27	0.00
October 26	49	22	0.00
October 27	64	39	0.00
October 28	66	33	0.00
October 29	69	34	0.00
October 30	68	45	0.00
October 31	70	48	0.28

November 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	49	30	0.00	0.0
November 2	48	27	0.00	0.0
November 3	43	23	0.00	0.0
November 4	50	24	0.00	0.0
November 5	57	35	0.03	0.0
November 6	46	31	0.12	0.0
November 7	39	29	0.02	0.0
November 8	37	23	0.01	0.0
November 9	41	23	0.06	0.5
November 10	30	16	0.00	0.0
November 11	31	12	0.00	0.0
November 12	38	20	0.02	0.2
November 13	34	17	0.00	0.0
November 14	40	17	0.00	0.0
November 15	48	35	0.00	0.0
November 16	47	27	0.00	0.0
November 17	67	34	0.00	0.0
November 18	68	37	0.00	0.0
November 19	65	41	0.00	0.0
November 20	53	30	0.24	0.0
November 21	58	42	0.87	0.0
November 22	58	35	0.07	0.0
November 23	36	27	0.00	0.0
November 24	48	24	0.00	0.0
November 25	43	33	0.30	0.0
November 26	45	31	0.54	2.5
November 27	36	29	0.09	0.7
November 28	29	21	0.02	0.3
November 29	30	19	0.00	0.0
November 30	28	19	0.04	0.7

December 1979 Rockford Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	25	10	0.02	0.4
December 2	25	-1	0.00	0.0
December 3	34	16	0.00	0.0
December 4	42	16	0.00	0.0
December 5	53	33	0.00	0.0
December 6	40	25	0.00	0.0
December 7	41	26	0.05	0.0
December 8	30	21	0.00	0.0
December 9	44	26	0.00	0.0
December 10	53	27	0.00	0.0
December 11	53	26	0.05	0.0
December 12	26	15	0.00	0.0
December 13	31	14	0.00	0.0
December 14	35	12	0.00	0.0
December 15	43	23	0.00	0.0
December 16	37	-1	0.03	0.3
December 17	17	-5	0.00	0.0
December 18	32	9	0.00	0.0
December 19	42	19	0.00	0.0
December 20	42	18	0.00	0.0
December 21	42	27	0.00	0.0
December 22	44	40	0.53	0.0
December 23	55	41	0.02	0.0
December 24	42	33	1.54	0.2
December 25	36	23	0.00	0.0
December 26	31	22	0.00	0.0
December 27	34	22	0.00	0.0
December 28	27	21	0.00	0.0
December 29	44	15	0.00	0.0
December 30	42	19	0.00	0.0
December 31	42	18	0.00	0.0

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1951–2024	Greater Rockford Airport	location
1893–1950	Rockford	location