Sacramento Weather in 1979

Historical record of Sacramento, California weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Sacramento Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	104 °F	September 14
Lowest temperature	23 °F	January 1
Highest daily low	70 °F	July 13
Lowest daily high	42 °F	December 29
Most daily precipitation	1.5 inches	January 14
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	20.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Sacramento in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Sacramento, California in 1979 was 104 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Sacramento in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	104 °F	Sep 14
1	104 °F	Sep 12
3	103 °F	Sep 15
3	103 °F	Jul 31
3	103 °F	Jul 30
6	102 °F	Sep 16
6	102 °F	Jul 24
6	102 °F	Jul 17
9	101 °F	Sep 13
9	101 °F	Aug 1
9	101 °F	Jun 5

What was the coldest temperature in Sacramento in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Sacramento, California in 1979 was 23 °F which happened on Jan 1.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	23 °F	January 1
2	25 °F	January 29
3	28 °F	December 14
4	29 °F	December 15
4	29 °F	December 12
4	29 °F	February 2
7	30 °F	December 27
7	30 °F	December 16
7	30 °F	February 3
7	30 °F	January 2

January 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	47	23	0.00
January 2	48	30	0.00
January 3	54	33	0.10
January 4	56	44	0.01
January 5	52	42	0.11
January 6	54	34	0.00
January 7	51	43	0.32
January 8	54	48	0.89
January 9	58	47	0.03
January 10	56	46	0.55
January 11	56	52	0.93
January 12	62	43	0.00
January 13	50	39	0.00
January 14	55	46	1.48
January 15	51	44	0.54
January 16	57	39	0.00
January 17	52	32	0.26
January 18	52	38	0.01
January 19	54	34	0.00
January 20	53	33	0.00
January 21	58	40	0.00
January 22	57	35	0.00
January 23	46	40	0.00
January 24	47	38	0.00
January 25	54	33	0.00
January 26	54	33	0.00
January 27	53	31	0.00
January 28	53	33	0.00
January 29	49	25	0.00
January 30	49	36	0.43
January 31	48	34	0.00

February 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	54	32	0.00
February 2	52	29	0.00
February 3	55	30	0.00
February 4	61	32	0.00
February 5	61	32	0.00
February 6	63	36	0.00
February 7	59	38	0.00
February 8	60	32	0.00
February 9	64	40	0.00
February 10	62	43	0.00
February 11	61	46	0.00
February 12	53	47	0.00
February 13	54	49	1.22
February 14	61	43	0.19
February 15	59	37	0.00
February 16	62	41	0.38
February 17	58	36	0.00
February 18	52	45	0.26
February 19	57	44	0.00
February 20	50	44	0.94
February 21	60	41	0.63
February 22	50	43	0.32
February 23	59	40	0.00
February 24	60	39	0.00
February 25	63	43	0.04
February 26	62	41	0.13
February 27	60	37	0.00
February 28	54	43	0.44

March 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	55	38	0.00
March 2	56	36	0.00
March 3	58	45	0.14
March 4	62	40	0.00
March 5	69	44	0.00
March 6	72	47	0.00
March 7	74	48	0.00
March 8	75	49	0.00
March 9	75	48	0.00
March 10	67	48	0.00
March 11	69	48	0.00
March 12	72	44	0.00
March 13	63	50	0.00
March 14	60	46	0.00
March 15	59	45	0.87
March 16	55	44	0.22
March 17	62	46	0.00
March 18	63	46	0.00
March 19	65	43	0.00
March 20	62	46	0.00
March 21	61	44	0.00
March 22	62	49	0.04
March 23	66	40	0.00
March 24	70	43	0.00
March 25	70	43	0.00
March 26	59	48	0.39
March 27	62	49	0.77
March 28	61	45	0.04
March 29	64	43	0.00
March 30	63	40	0.00
March 31	67	42	0.00

April 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	67	44	0.00
April 2	70	42	0.00
April 3	72	43	0.00
April 4	73	42	0.00
April 5	70	47	0.00
April 6	59	46	0.33
April 7	73	43	0.00
April 8	68	45	0.00
April 9	66	47	0.00
April 10	66	41	0.00
April 11	70	47	0.00
April 12	74	44	0.00
April 13	73	45	0.00
April 14	77	45	0.00
April 15	77	47	0.00
April 16	63	48	0.02
April 17	62	44	0.04
April 18	62	40	0.00
April 19	67	37	0.00
April 20	71	41	0.00
April 21	71	44	0.00
April 22	66	48	0.00
April 23	63	46	0.18
April 24	66	46	0.00
April 25	73	47	0.00
April 26	61	55	0.19
April 27	70	48	0.00
April 28	73	42	0.00
April 29	73	47	0.00
April 30	69	48	0.00

May 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	67	47	0.00
May 2	82	47	0.00
May 3	73	50	0.00
May 4	74	47	0.00
May 5	67	50	0.05
May 6	67	46	0.01
May 7	65	43	0.08
May 8	68	41	0.00
May 9	74	46	0.00
May 10	81	49	0.00
May 11	84	49	0.00
May 12	89	53	0.00
May 13	92	55	0.00
May 14	93	55	0.00
May 15	75	50	0.00
May 16	83	47	0.00
May 17	91	51	0.00
May 18	95	58	0.00
May 19	85	54	0.00
May 20	75	54	0.00
May 21	76	54	0.00
May 22	79	53	0.00
May 23	86	56	0.00
May 24	91	54	0.00
May 25	96	64	0.00
May 26	92	57	0.00
May 27	83	52	0.00
May 28	81	52	0.00
May 29	82	58	0.00
May 30	90	53	0.00
May 31	94	57	0.00

June 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
June 1	98	56
June 2	99	59
June 3	91	56
June 4	88	53
June 5	101	56
June 6	93	64
June 7	88	65
June 8	93	61
June 9	95	55
June 10	99	57
June 11	100	59
June 12	92	58
June 13	84	53
June 14	83	47
June 15	82	50
June 16	78	52
June 17	77	48
June 18	80	50
June 19	87	53
June 20	88	55
June 21	85	52
June 22	93	53
June 23	96	57
June 24	85	54
June 25	82	52
June 26	83	54
June 27	92	50
June 28	86	51
June 29	88	56
June 30	87	51

July 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	89	56	0.00
July 2	80	54	0.00
July 3	78	53	0.00
July 4	83	56	0.00
July 5	88	52	0.00
July 6	85	54	0.00
July 7	88	54	0.00
July 8	90	55	0.00
July 9	80	58	0.00
July 10	85	57	0.00
July 11	93	52	0.00
July 12	99	61	0.00
July 13	100	70	0.00
July 14	99	63	0.00
July 15	96	59	0.00
July 16	100	58	0.00
July 17	102	60	0.00
July 18	100	55	0.00
July 19	100	58	0.00
July 20	95	62	0.00
July 21	73	62	0.25
July 22	94	62	0.00
July 23	100	63	0.00
July 24	102	68	0.00
July 25	98	61	0.00
July 26	84	58	0.00
July 27	85	54	0.00
July 28	93	56	0.00
July 29	100	61	0.00
July 30	103	62	0.00
July 31	103	66	0.00

August 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
August 1	101	61
August 2	99	62
August 3	95	57
August 4	86	55
August 5	92	54
August 6	96	53
August 7	95	58
August 8	92	56
August 9	97	56
August 10	96	60
August 11	96	55
August 12	82	58
August 13	77	57
August 14	86	55
August 15	86	56
August 16	87	55
August 17	92	57
August 18	93	56
August 19	88	59
August 20	76	59
August 21	82	56
August 22	85	56
August 23	87	56
August 24	88	55
August 25	89	57
August 26	93	56
August 27	94	59
August 28	85	61
August 29	81	57
August 30	82	59
August 31	88	56

September 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
September 1	85	58
September 2	88	60
September 3	89	58
September 4	87	58
September 5	92	58
September 6	97	61
September 7	96	63
September 8	91	60
September 9	92	56
September 10	95	61
September 11	99	54
September 12	104	64
September 13	101	61
September 14	104	58
September 15	103	62
September 16	102	62
September 17	85	60
September 18	89	58
September 19	89	56
September 20	92	53
September 21	91	57
September 22	89	57
September 23	90	54
September 24	82	58
September 25	75	57
September 26	82	53
September 27	86	53
September 28	89	52
September 29	90	53
September 30	90	56

October 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	95	57	0.00
October 2	85	59	0.00
October 3	88	58	0.00
October 4	85	57	0.00
October 5	86	54	0.00
October 6	80	58	0.00
October 7	77	55	0.00
October 8	72	49	0.07
October 9	79	55	0.00
October 10	86	56	0.00
October 11	82	56	0.00
October 12	77	51	0.00
October 13	78	60	0.00
October 14	76	60	0.00
October 15	79	60	0.00
October 16	83	56	0.00
October 17	81	50	0.00
October 18	67	57	0.00
October 19	67	57	0.13
October 20	64	46	0.32
October 21	65	40	0.00
October 22	71	46	0.00
October 23	71	53	0.00
October 24	75	47	0.00
October 25	69	51	1.10
October 26	69	46	0.00
October 27	71	43	0.00
October 28	70	50	0.00
October 29	68	48	0.00
October 30	66	38	0.00
October 31	68	44	0.00

November 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	65	43	0.00
November 2	62	45	0.00
November 3	56	51	0.82
November 4	62	49	0.02
November 5	65	44	0.00
November 6	69	43	0.00
November 7	66	44	0.00
November 8	67	48	0.00
November 9	66	42	0.00
November 10	63	42	0.00
November 11	66	42	0.00
November 12	65	40	0.00
November 13	67	40	0.00
November 14	67	36	0.00
November 15	66	44	0.00
November 16	61	53	0.31
November 17	63	46	0.03
November 18	60	40	0.00
November 19	59	37	0.00
November 20	59	36	0.00
November 21	54	32	0.00
November 22	50	42	0.18
November 23	51	43	0.00
November 24	58	47	0.02
November 25	58	49	0.10
November 26	55	42	0.00
November 27	54	33	0.00
November 28	61	37	0.00
November 29	62	38	0.00
November 30	62	36	0.00

December 1979 Sacramento Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	60	39	0.00
December 2	62	44	0.00
December 3	64	40	0.00
December 4	65	39	0.00
December 5	69	42	0.00
December 6	64	38	0.00
December 7	65	39	0.00
December 8	65	39	0.00
December 9	58	41	0.00
December 10	60	43	0.00
December 11	57	34	0.00
December 12	52	29	0.00
December 13	54	31	0.00
December 14	57	28	0.00
December 15	57	29	0.00
December 16	57	30	0.00
December 17	57	32	0.00
December 18	48	31	0.00
December 19	51	36	0.49
December 20	50	43	0.23
December 21	58	38	0.06
December 22	52	34	0.00
December 23	50	39	1.04
December 24	51	45	0.71
December 25	57	39	0.26
December 26	56	36	0.00
December 27	48	30	0.00
December 28	46	35	0.00
December 29	42	37	0.00
December 30	56	42	0.31
December 31	58	49	0.31

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