San Francisco Weather in 1979

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

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1979 San Francisco Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	September 11
Lowest temperature	42 °F	January 31
Highest daily low	69 °F	September 12
Lowest daily high	48 °F	January 30
Most daily precipitation	2.3 inches	December 24
Total annual precipitation	25.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in San Francisco in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in San Francisco, California in 1979 was 98 °F which happened on September 11.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in San Francisco in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Sep 11
2	94 °F	Sep 12
3	87 °F	Sep 10
3	87 °F	Jun 8
5	85 °F	Jun 7
6	82 °F	Jul 12
7	81 °F	Sep 30
7	81 °F	Sep 6
7	81 °F	May 12
10	80 °F	Oct 3
10	80 °F	May 30
10	80 °F	May 13

What was the coldest temperature in San Francisco in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in San Francisco, California in 1979 was 42 °F which happened 3 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	42 °F	January 31
1	42 °F	January 29
1	42 °F	January 28
4	43 °F	February 3
4	43 °F	February 2
4	43 °F	February 1
4	43 °F	January 27
8	44 °F	February 4
8	44 °F	January 30
8	44 °F	January 25
8	44 °F	January 2

January 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	55	45	0.00
January 2	50	44	0.00
January 3	56	46	0.13
January 4	57	48	0.00
January 5	54	50	0.02
January 6	60	48	0.02
January 7	52	50	0.47
January 8	55	51	1.36
January 9	58	49	0.25
January 10	60	50	0.42
January 11	60	52	1.49
January 12	56	51	0.00
January 13	58	48	0.00
January 14	58	48	1.15
January 15	52	48	1.67
January 16	58	46	0.00
January 17	54	46	0.09
January 18	56	46	0.01
January 19	59	45	0.00
January 20	57	46	0.00
January 21	57	48	0.00
January 22	58	48	0.00
January 23	51	45	0.00
January 24	55	46	0.00
January 25	55	44	0.00
January 26	55	47	0.00
January 27	54	43	0.00
January 28	53	42	0.00
January 29	50	42	0.00
January 30	48	44	0.37
January 31	49	42	0.00

February 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	52	43	0.00
February 2	54	43	0.00
February 3	59	43	0.00
February 4	64	44	0.00
February 5	64	49	0.00
February 6	63	49	0.00
February 7	57	48	0.00
February 8	56	48	0.00
February 9	65	48	0.00
February 10	60	49	0.00
February 11	61	52	0.00
February 12	60	53	0.00
February 13	55	50	2.05
February 14	56	48	0.08
February 15	56	46	0.00
February 16	56	49	0.14
February 17	58	46	0.00
February 18	55	50	0.35
February 19	57	49	0.17
February 20	53	48	0.75
February 21	55	49	0.38
February 22	55	49	0.43
February 23	56	48	0.20
February 24	61	47	0.00
February 25	61	51	0.00
February 26	56	50	0.52
February 27	56	47	n/a
February 28	57	48	n/a

March 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	53	46	0.00
March 2	55	47	0.03
March 3	58	51	0.15
March 4	60	51	0.00
March 5	69	51	0.00
March 6	74	54	0.00
March 7	70	51	0.00
March 8	76	51	0.00
March 9	56	52	0.00
March 10	58	54	0.00
March 11	61	52	0.00
March 12	71	50	0.00
March 13	60	50	0.00
March 14	61	54	0.00
March 15	56	51	0.15
March 16	52	47	0.30
March 17	57	50	0.10
March 18	54	50	0.04
March 19	60	50	0.00
March 20	59	52	0.00
March 21	57	52	0.00
March 22	60	50	0.05
March 23	66	52	0.00
March 24	66	52	0.00
March 25	58	52	0.00
March 26	61	51	0.58
March 27	58	50	0.30
March 28	55	50	0.16
March 29	57	48	0.09
March 30	59	49	0.00
March 31	65	50	0.00

April 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	65	51	0.00
April 2	62	51	0.00
April 3	66	51	0.00
April 4	67	50	0.00
April 5	56	50	0.00
April 6	60	52	0.04
April 7	65	51	0.00
April 8	57	50	0.00
April 9	60	50	0.00
April 10	59	50	0.00
April 11	58	52	0.00
April 12	59	52	0.00
April 13	59	52	0.00
April 14	65	49	0.00
April 15	67	51	0.00
April 16	60	51	0.02
April 17	54	48	0.00
April 18	55	47	0.00
April 19	60	47	0.00
April 20	62	49	0.00
April 21	64	50	0.10
April 22	61	53	0.04
April 23	62	53	0.22
April 24	65	52	0.06
April 25	72	55	0.01
April 26	62	56	0.36
April 27	66	55	0.00
April 28	61	53	0.00
April 29	63	52	0.00
April 30	58	52	0.00

May 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	61	53	0.00
May 2	64	52	0.00
May 3	58	52	0.00
May 4	62	52	0.00
May 5	61	54	0.03
May 6	61	53	0.03
May 7	57	52	0.06
May 8	58	50	0.00
May 9	65	51	0.00
May 10	71	53	0.00
May 11	75	53	0.00
May 12	81	61	0.00
May 13	80	51	0.00
May 14	60	49	0.00
May 15	55	50	0.00
May 16	59	50	0.00
May 17	66	51	0.00
May 18	61	51	0.00
May 19	65	54	0.00
May 20	64	56	0.00
May 21	64	57	0.00
May 22	69	58	0.00
May 23	62	53	0.00
May 24	67	52	0.00
May 25	70	54	0.00
May 26	64	52	0.00
May 27	63	52	0.00
May 28	66	52	0.00
May 29	73	54	0.00
May 30	80	57	0.00
May 31	64	52	0.00

June 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
June 1	67	51
June 2	65	50
June 3	60	52
June 4	58	51
June 5	72	53
June 6	72	56
June 7	85	56
June 8	87	57
June 9	75	52
June 10	71	50
June 11	67	50
June 12	62	53
June 13	60	53
June 14	63	52
June 15	62	52
June 16	60	52
June 17	61	52
June 18	69	53
June 19	66	53
June 20	62	53
June 21	58	52
June 22	65	53
June 23	58	53
June 24	57	51
June 25	57	52
June 26	60	52
June 27	57	50
June 28	59	51
June 29	64	52
June 30	67	52

July 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	64	52	0.00
July 2	66	53	0.00
July 3	60	53	0.00
July 4	63	55	0.00
July 5	64	55	0.00
July 6	62	53	0.00
July 7	66	54	0.00
July 8	66	56	0.00
July 9	70	56	0.00
July 10	67	56	0.00
July 11	73	54	0.00
July 12	82	59	0.00
July 13	76	62	0.00
July 14	68	56	0.00
July 15	61	54	0.00
July 16	63	54	0.00
July 17	61	53	0.00
July 18	61	52	0.00
July 19	63	53	0.00
July 20	63	54	0.00
July 21	67	56	0.07
July 22	65	55	0.00
July 23	69	55	0.00
July 24	70	54	0.00
July 25	62	54	0.00
July 26	59	55	0.00
July 27	60	54	0.00
July 28	63	54	0.00
July 29	70	55	0.00
July 30	73	53	0.00
July 31	64	53	0.00

August 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
August 1	66	54
August 2	62	53
August 3	64	53
August 4	59	54
August 5	61	54
August 6	63	52
August 7	61	53
August 8	64	54
August 9	64	54
August 10	60	54
August 11	69	53
August 12	64	53
August 13	65	56
August 14	64	55
August 15	65	54
August 16	63	55
August 17	64	55
August 18	63	56
August 19	64	57
August 20	69	57
August 21	68	60
August 22	69	58
August 23	69	57
August 24	71	58
August 25	67	57
August 26	74	57
August 27	70	58
August 28	68	58
August 29	69	58
August 30	69	60
August 31	76	58

September 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	73	60	0.00
September 2	73	64	0.00
September 3	68	60	0.00
September 4	71	59	0.00
September 5	74	60	0.00
September 6	81	61	0.00
September 7	73	61	0.00
September 8	71	62	0.00
September 9	77	59	0.00
September 10	87	62	0.00
September 11	98	67	0.00
September 12	94	69	0.00
September 13	70	58	0.00
September 14	70	57	0.00
September 15	73	57	0.00
September 16	70	59	0.00
September 17	71	60	0.00
September 18	69	59	0.00
September 19	69	58	0.00
September 20	68	57	0.00
September 21	68	57	0.00
September 22	66	56	0.00
September 23	74	57	0.00
September 24	70	57	0.00
September 25	69	60	0.02
September 26	74	57	0.00
September 27	64	55	0.00
September 28	70	55	0.00
September 29	69	56	0.00
September 30	81	55	0.00

October 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	71	56	0.00
October 2	69	59	0.00
October 3	80	57	0.00
October 4	63	56	0.00
October 5	66	57	0.00
October 6	66	58	0.00
October 7	64	58	0.00
October 8	67	58	0.00
October 9	76	58	0.00
October 10	74	59	0.00
October 11	66	57	0.00
October 12	71	59	0.00
October 13	72	63	0.01
October 14	72	63	0.00
October 15	70	62	0.00
October 16	70	58	0.00
October 17	66	57	0.00
October 18	64	57	0.09
October 19	66	57	0.45
October 20	65	54	0.05
October 21	68	54	0.00
October 22	71	55	0.00
October 23	72	60	0.00
October 24	70	59	0.00
October 25	68	58	1.33
October 26	68	57	0.00
October 27	69	56	0.00
October 28	66	56	0.00
October 29	70	57	0.00
October 30	68	54	0.01
October 31	65	54	0.00

November 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	63	53	0.00
November 2	63	54	0.00
November 3	62	55	1.62
November 4	64	55	0.01
November 5	63	54	0.00
November 6	64	56	0.29
November 7	63	56	0.04
November 8	67	55	0.00
November 9	64	54	0.00
November 10	64	53	0.00
November 11	64	54	0.00
November 12	68	53	0.00
November 13	70	54	0.00
November 14	66	54	0.00
November 15	65	54	0.00
November 16	63	56	0.92
November 17	60	54	0.01
November 18	61	53	0.00
November 19	60	50	0.00
November 20	62	51	0.00
November 21	57	47	0.00
November 22	56	51	0.41
November 23	56	50	0.16
November 24	61	52	0.13
November 25	61	52	0.00
November 26	57	50	0.10
November 27	59	49	0.00
November 28	64	52	0.00
November 29	63	52	0.00
November 30	65	51	0.00

December 1979 San Francisco Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	57	51	0.00
December 2	62	52	0.00
December 3	66	53	0.00
December 4	65	52	0.00
December 5	71	52	0.00
December 6	73	52	0.00
December 7	72	58	0.00
December 8	60	54	0.00
December 9	60	53	0.00
December 10	65	54	0.00
December 11	64	52	0.00
December 12	60	48	0.00
December 13	60	49	0.00
December 14	59	49	0.00
December 15	62	50	0.00
December 16	60	50	0.00
December 17	60	51	0.00
December 18	57	50	0.03
December 19	54	52	0.44
December 20	55	51	0.12
December 21	57	50	0.00
December 22	58	48	0.00
December 23	54	48	0.33
December 24	52	50	2.28
December 25	58	49	0.54
December 26	61	46	0.00
December 27	52	46	0.00
December 28	50	45	0.00
December 29	54	46	0.00
December 30	62	52	0.36
December 31	62	56	0.02

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1921–2024	Downtown San Francisco	location