Sacramento Weather in 1879

Historical record of Sacramento, California weather for the year 1879 based on NOAA data.

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1879 Sacramento Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	103 °F	August 1
Lowest temperature	25 °F	December 26
Highest daily low	73 °F	August 1
Lowest daily high	40 °F	December 24
Most daily precipitation	2.0 inches	March 5
Total annual precipitation	22.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Sacramento in 1879?

The highest temperature recorded in Sacramento, California in 1879 was 103 °F which happened on August 1.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Sacramento in 1879

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	103 °F	Aug 1
2	101 °F	Aug 2
3	100 °F	Aug 8
3	100 °F	Jul 31
3	100 °F	Jun 2
6	99 °F	Aug 14
7	98 °F	Aug 10
7	98 °F	Aug 7
7	98 °F	Jul 30
10	97 °F	Aug 16
10	97 °F	Aug 15
10	97 °F	Aug 9
10	97 °F	Aug 6
10	97 °F	Jun 20

What was the coldest temperature in Sacramento in 1879?

The lowest temperature recorded in Sacramento, California in 1879 was 25 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento in 1879

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	25 °F	December 26
1	25 °F	December 24
3	26 °F	December 25
4	27 °F	December 31
4	27 °F	December 27
6	29 °F	December 30
6	29 °F	January 16
8	30 °F	December 23
8	30 °F	January 18
8	30 °F	January 15

January 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	59	39	0.01
January 2	60	39	0.00
January 3	57	34	0.00
January 4	56	39	0.00
January 5	58	33	0.00
January 6	53	35	0.00
January 7	54	37	0.00
January 8	55	34	0.00
January 9	51	36	0.20
January 10	52	33	0.00
January 11	50	39	0.30
January 12	49	39	0.12
January 13	51	31	0.00
January 14	50	38	0.70
January 15	49	30	0.00
January 16	50	29	0.00
January 17	51	35	0.12
January 18	47	30	0.00
January 19	54	31	0.00
January 20	56	31	0.00
January 21	54	32	0.00
January 22	56	38	0.00
January 23	56	45	0.77
January 24	63	51	0.49
January 25	56	43	0.21
January 26	54	41	0.23
January 27	50	32	0.00
January 28	52	37	0.03
January 29	53	34	0.00
January 30	52	34	0.00
January 31	58	34	0.00

February 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	64	36	0.00
February 2	63	37	0.00
February 3	61	37	0.00
February 4	60	40	0.00
February 5	57	33	0.00
February 6	59	34	0.00
February 7	58	41	0.00
February 8	54	42	0.17
February 9	56	47	1.40
February 10	61	47	0.02
February 11	62	53	0.96
February 12	62	56	0.57
February 13	62	52	0.03
February 14	65	48	0.00
February 15	56	47	0.28
February 16	55	46	0.24
February 17	58	49	0.22
February 18	68	48	0.00
February 19	67	48	0.00
February 20	68	50	0.00
February 21	66	48	0.00
February 22	66	48	0.00
February 23	70	48	0.00
February 24	70	49	0.00
February 25	69	51	0.00
February 26	74	45	0.00
February 27	74	52	0.00
February 28	65	48	0.00

March 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	62	41	0.00
March 2	63	48	0.09
March 3	64	38	0.00
March 4	56	49	0.41
March 5	62	49	1.97
March 6	59	48	0.70
March 7	52	44	0.43
March 8	56	44	0.11
March 9	60	48	0.23
March 10	63	48	0.00
March 11	64	49	0.00
March 12	65	50	0.00
March 13	67	50	0.00
March 14	71	51	0.00
March 15	72	49	0.00
March 16	71	48	0.00
March 17	65	49	0.00
March 18	59	50	0.15
March 19	59	47	0.22
March 20	65	49	0.04
March 21	64	49	0.05
March 22	63	50	0.20
March 23	68	52	0.02
March 24	72	56	0.00
March 25	73	55	0.00
March 26	68	54	0.07
March 27	65	50	0.00
March 28	73	50	0.00
March 29	75	55	0.00
March 30	71	57	0.00
March 31	63	54	0.19

April 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	68	53	0.03
April 2	70	56	0.00
April 3	67	56	0.00
April 4	63	54	0.71
April 5	66	52	0.22
April 6	68	49	0.13
April 7	64	49	0.20
April 8	61	50	0.11
April 9	69	45	0.00
April 10	63	46	0.07
April 11	67	45	0.00
April 12	69	47	0.00
April 13	59	57	0.32
April 14	69	51	0.03
April 15	64	46	0.00
April 16	71	52	0.00
April 17	69	49	0.00
April 18	73	56	0.21
April 19	65	50	0.37
April 20	64	49	0.16
April 21	65	49	0.00
April 22	75	55	0.00
April 23	80	56	0.00
April 24	83	57	0.00
April 25	77	54	0.00
April 26	75	50	0.00
April 27	78	52	0.00
April 28	78	56	0.00
April 29	76	48	0.00
April 30	78	53	0.00

May 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	77	55	0.00
May 2	64	54	0.00
May 3	73	55	0.00
May 4	77	48	0.00
May 5	71	49	0.00
May 6	65	52	0.20
May 7	63	47	0.00
May 8	67	43	0.00
May 9	63	44	0.00
May 10	67	47	0.00
May 11	73	47	0.00
May 12	76	52	0.00
May 13	82	56	0.00
May 14	68	53	0.00
May 15	67	47	0.00
May 16	72	45	0.00
May 17	62	51	0.43
May 18	66	50	0.34
May 19	68	50	0.21
May 20	72	49	0.00
May 21	68	51	0.00
May 22	69	46	0.00
May 23	70	47	0.00
May 24	78	51	0.00
May 25	74	51	0.00
May 26	72	52	0.00
May 27	72	53	0.00
May 28	71	55	0.12
May 29	71	49	0.00
May 30	82	55	0.00
May 31	91	59	0.00

June 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	95	64	0.00
June 2	100	68	0.00
June 3	90	69	0.00
June 4	87	62	0.00
June 5	79	56	0.00
June 6	80	55	0.00
June 7	79	57	0.00
June 8	80	52	0.00
June 9	74	52	0.00
June 10	71	54	0.13
June 11	84	55	0.00
June 12	88	62	0.00
June 13	93	64	0.00
June 14	96	63	0.00
June 15	84	60	0.00
June 16	76	56	0.00
June 17	81	59	0.00
June 18	87	62	0.00
June 19	90	69	0.00
June 20	97	68	0.00
June 21	84	64	0.00
June 22	78	53	0.00
June 23	83	61	0.00
June 24	90	60	0.00
June 25	94	61	0.00
June 26	93	63	0.00
June 27	92	59	0.00
June 28	87	57	0.00
June 29	77	55	0.00
June 30	81	53	0.00

July 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
July 1	84	54
July 2	87	54
July 3	87	54
July 4	82	54
July 5	86	58
July 6	82	56
July 7	74	52
July 8	78	51
July 9	87	53
July 10	92	62
July 11	82	56
July 12	81	60
July 13	84	58
July 14	85	56
July 15	86	53
July 16	93	60
July 17	95	63
July 18	81	59
July 19	79	54
July 20	84	56
July 21	85	56
July 22	90	56
July 23	96	64
July 24	95	61
July 25	92	58
July 26	90	58
July 27	92	59
July 28	95	61
July 29	94	61
July 30	98	64
July 31	100	66

August 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
August 1	103	73
August 2	101	70
August 3	92	61
August 4	88	57
August 5	90	54
August 6	97	54
August 7	98	65
August 8	100	64
August 9	97	65
August 10	98	61
August 11	92	65
August 12	92	58
August 13	93	57
August 14	99	59
August 15	97	62
August 16	97	66
August 17	89	60
August 18	84	56
August 19	78	55
August 20	83	55
August 21	84	56
August 22	80	61
August 23	87	59
August 24	92	62
August 25	88	65
August 26	83	56
August 27	78	54
August 28	78	55
August 29	88	56
August 30	95	62
August 31	95	63

September 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
September 1	90	56
September 2	94	57
September 3	93	60
September 4	89	56
September 5	82	54
September 6	84	54
September 7	82	55
September 8	86	60
September 9	84	60
September 10	84	60
September 11	91	60
September 12	94	61
September 13	94	64
September 14	91	57
September 15	94	59
September 16	96	63
September 17	94	61
September 18	92	58
September 19	83	58
September 20	82	57
September 21	80	55
September 22	77	54
September 23	75	52
September 24	74	52
September 25	75	54
September 26	78	58
September 27	80	55
September 28	84	57
September 29	78	59
September 30	79	53

October 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	80	54	0.00
October 2	84	52	0.00
October 3	87	53	0.00
October 4	86	57	0.00
October 5	75	53	0.00
October 6	62	46	0.26
October 7	61	47	0.07
October 8	68	43	0.00
October 9	70	47	0.00
October 10	70	47	0.00
October 11	65	46	0.18
October 12	65	51	0.37
October 13	65	40	0.00
October 14	65	44	0.00
October 15	69	49	0.00
October 16	69	46	0.00
October 17	75	47	0.00
October 18	78	47	0.00
October 19	82	49	0.00
October 20	77	50	0.00
October 21	76	52	0.00
October 22	79	51	0.00
October 23	71	47	0.00
October 24	73	50	0.00
October 25	78	49	0.00
October 26	84	52	0.00
October 27	82	53	0.00
October 28	79	51	0.00
October 29	79	51	0.00
October 30	73	48	0.00
October 31	67	43	0.00

November 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	67	45	0.00
November 2	69	46	0.00
November 3	68	48	0.00
November 4	68	46	0.00
November 5	70	46	0.00
November 6	65	50	0.02
November 7	61	46	0.00
November 8	58	45	0.30
November 9	55	45	0.41
November 10	59	40	0.00
November 11	59	45	0.07
November 12	51	42	0.23
November 13	55	41	0.00
November 14	62	46	0.15
November 15	61	44	0.00
November 16	60	42	0.00
November 17	61	36	0.00
November 18	63	36	0.00
November 19	62	36	0.00
November 20	63	36	0.00
November 21	63	35	0.00
November 22	63	36	0.00
November 23	62	34	0.00
November 24	62	35	0.00
November 25	59	38	0.00
November 26	55	38	0.00
November 27	55	33	0.00
November 28	56	34	0.00
November 29	51	43	0.36
November 30	54	43	0.51

December 1879 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	63	46	0.00
December 2	61	48	0.36
December 3	57	45	0.42
December 4	57	42	0.00
December 5	55	48	0.23
December 6	55	40	0.00
December 7	55	39	0.15
December 8	52	39	0.27
December 9	48	33	0.15
December 10	49	40	0.09
December 11	49	38	0.00
December 12	59	38	0.00
December 13	57	38	0.00
December 14	58	40	0.00
December 15	54	35	0.00
December 16	50	37	0.00
December 17	45	37	0.00
December 18	52	40	0.00
December 19	54	45	1.41
December 20	54	40	0.17
December 21	51	34	0.08
December 22	48	37	0.01
December 23	41	30	0.00
December 24	40	25	0.00
December 25	41	26	0.00
December 26	42	25	0.00
December 27	43	27	0.00
December 28	42	33	0.07
December 29	45	31	0.00
December 30	42	29	0.00
December 31	44	27	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Sacramento Executive Airport	location
1877–1947	Sacramento 5 ESE	location