San Luis Obispo Weather in 1979

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

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1979 San Luis Obispo Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	105 °F	September 16
Lowest temperature	27 °F	January 29
Highest daily low	65 °F	September 6
Lowest daily high	48 °F	February 3
Most daily precipitation	2.3 inches	December 24
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	22.4 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in San Luis Obispo in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in San Luis Obispo, California in 1979 was 105 °F which happened on September 16.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	105 °F	Sep 16
2	102 °F	Sep 11
3	99 °F	Sep 17
3	99 °F	Sep 10
3	99 °F	Jul 13
6	98 °F	Jun 11
7	97 °F	Sep 9
8	96 °F	Jun 10
8	96 °F	May 14
10	94 °F	Sep 12
10	94 °F	Sep 7
10	94 °F	May 13

What was the coldest temperature in San Luis Obispo in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in San Luis Obispo, California in 1979 was 27 °F which happened on Jan 29.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	27 °F	January 29
2	30 °F	February 2
3	32 °F	November 21
3	32 °F	January 27
5	33 °F	November 22
5	33 °F	April 18
5	33 °F	January 28
8	35 °F	December 28
8	35 °F	April 20
8	35 °F	January 26

January 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	56	41	0.00
January 2	65	39	0.00
January 3	62	41	0.00
January 4	68	44	0.00
January 5	67	47	0.45
January 6	52	45	0.17
January 7	59	44	0.00
January 8	56	44	0.00
January 9	61	44	0.68
January 10	62	47	0.00
January 11	67	48	0.00
January 12	59	51	0.09
January 13	63	48	0.00
January 14	63	49	0.00
January 15	55	46	1.22
January 16	60	50	0.75
January 17	55	44	0.05
January 18	58	42	0.43
January 19	58	43	0.02
January 20	58	40	0.00
January 21	62	39	0.00
January 22	63	40	0.00
January 23	59	40	0.00
January 24	56	44	0.00
January 25	57	37	0.00
January 26	54	35	0.00
January 27	56	32	0.00
January 28	57	33	0.00
January 29	50	27	0.00
January 30	55	39	0.00
January 31	50	37	0.76

February 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	49	40	0.60
February 2	54	30	0.55
February 3	48	37	0.00
February 4	59	41	0.00
February 5	61	41	0.00
February 6	64	44	0.00
February 7	67	40	0.00
February 8	66	38	0.00
February 9	62	38	0.00
February 10	62	37	0.00
February 11	70	48	0.00
February 12	74	42	0.00
February 13	64	43	0.00
February 14	60	45	1.50
February 15	57	38	0.00
February 16	58	41	0.21
February 17	58	44	0.05
February 18	63	43	0.00
February 19	65	41	0.10
February 20	60	42	0.38
February 21	53	46	1.41
February 22	56	42	0.42
February 23	54	40	0.69
February 24	57	41	0.03
February 25	63	43	0.00
February 26	65	45	0.05
February 27	59	41	0.00
February 28	62	43	0.00

March 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	62	43	0.31
March 2	53	37	0.17
March 3	58	40	0.00
March 4	65	42	0.00
March 5	70	52	0.00
March 6	72	50	0.00
March 7	82	47	0.00
March 8	83	46	0.00
March 9	71	45	0.00
March 10	56	50	0.00
March 11	65	43	0.00
March 12	65	43	0.00
March 13	70	43	0.13
March 14	58	50	0.00
March 15	63	49	0.00
March 16	57	45	0.17
March 17	56	45	0.79
March 18	58	42	0.00
March 19	59	45	0.21
March 20	56	39	0.10
March 21	60	43	0.00
March 22	57	48	0.00
March 23	60	42	0.00
March 24	67	45	0.00
March 25	72	53	0.00
March 26	62	49	0.00
March 27	61	49	1.18
March 28	63	45	0.37
March 29	58	46	0.60
March 30	62	43	0.00
March 31	51	45	0.00

April 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	69	45	0.00
April 2	68	43	0.00
April 3	66	45	0.00
April 4	73	45	0.00
April 5	72	47	0.00
April 6	63	46	0.00
April 7	62	48	0.00
April 8	71	50	0.00
April 9	66	45	0.00
April 10	63	45	0.00
April 11	64	50	0.00
April 12	63	50	0.00
April 13	72	49	0.00
April 14	75	52	0.00
April 15	75	49	0.00
April 16	73	50	0.00
April 17	64	44	0.00
April 18	60	33	0.00
April 19	60	43	0.00
April 20	65	35	0.00
April 21	75	55	0.00
April 22	77	47	0.00
April 23	65	47	0.00
April 24	67	42	0.00
April 25	66	49	0.00
April 26	77	49	0.00
April 27	68	53	0.24
April 28	67	49	0.00
April 29	74	51	0.00
April 30	73	48	0.00

May 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
May 1	65	49
May 2	65	45
May 3	65	n/a
May 4	65	49
May 5	72	46
May 6	67	48
May 7	64	51
May 8	63	48
May 9	61	39
May 10	65	48
May 11	65	50
May 12	88	52
May 13	94	59
May 14	96	49
May 15	76	49
May 16	66	49
May 17	68	50
May 18	68	51
May 19	67	51
May 20	68	52
May 21	66	55
May 22	65	51
May 23	80	53
May 24	82	52
May 25	65	52
May 26	76	52
May 27	75	53
May 28	62	52
May 29	69	46
May 30	73	47
May 31	74	46

June 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
June 1	74	51
June 2	69	52
June 3	76	54
June 4	76	53
June 5	72	53
June 6	75	53
June 7	78	55
June 8	76	49
June 9	79	52
June 10	96	58
June 11	98	56
June 12	89	53
June 13	85	50
June 14	78	48
June 15	75	50
June 16	68	45
June 17	67	46
June 18	65	42
June 19	71	44
June 20	72	49
June 21	73	48
June 22	72	45
June 23	75	50
June 24	72	50
June 25	72	51
June 26	69	51
June 27	70	50
June 28	75	46
June 29	72	50
June 30	84	55

July 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
July 1	80	47
July 2	69	49
July 3	64	49
July 4	70	48
July 5	70	51
July 6	69	52
July 7	72	50
July 8	79	49
July 9	88	47
July 10	74	45
July 11	81	52
July 12	82	53
July 13	99	63
July 14	93	60
July 15	78	59
July 16	77	55
July 17	78	53
July 18	78	52
July 19	81	50
July 20	80	53
July 21	81	55
July 22	77	57
July 23	75	55
July 24	79	53
July 25	81	53
July 26	79	54
July 27	74	54
July 28	76	51
July 29	77	50
July 30	83	50
July 31	85	52

August 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
August 1	85	50
August 2	84	51
August 3	78	52
August 4	74	53
August 5	76	50
August 6	84	50
August 7	84	52
August 8	82	52
August 9	78	52
August 10	82	52
August 11	78	51
August 12	78	51
August 13	71	52
August 14	72	52
August 15	75	53
August 16	75	53
August 17	77	54
August 18	74	54
August 19	73	53
August 20	74	51
August 21	77	51
August 22	75	53
August 23	80	53
August 24	79	60
August 25	78	57
August 26	88	55
August 27	86	59
August 28	86	57
August 29	82	58
August 30	75	54
August 31	77	54

September 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	80	55	0.00
September 2	79	56	0.00
September 3	85	54	0.00
September 4	79	57	0.00
September 5	85	53	0.00
September 6	92	65	0.00
September 7	94	56	0.00
September 8	88	56	0.00
September 9	97	n/a	0.00
September 10	99	n/a	0.00
September 11	102	61	0.00
September 12	94	59	0.00
September 13	90	54	0.00
September 14	81	53	0.00
September 15	82	53	0.00
September 16	105	51	0.00
September 17	99	55	0.00
September 18	86	51	0.00
September 19	91	53	0.00
September 20	93	57	0.00
September 21	90	53	0.00
September 22	89	51	0.00
September 23	77	50	0.00
September 24	78	52	0.00
September 25	76	51	0.00
September 26	77	49	0.00
September 27	83	55	0.00
September 28	74	52	0.00
September 29	75	54	0.00
September 30	82	56	0.20

October 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	75	56	0.00
October 2	75	50	0.00
October 3	82	50	0.00
October 4	81	53	0.00
October 5	74	55	0.00
October 6	76	57	0.00
October 7	82	54	0.00
October 8	74	50	0.00
October 9	72	47	0.00
October 10	76	50	0.00
October 11	78	50	0.00
October 12	74	55	0.00
October 13	74	54	0.00
October 14	79	56	0.00
October 15	77	53	0.00
October 16	77	56	0.00
October 17	82	58	0.00
October 18	83	52	0.00
October 19	74	54	0.15
October 20	69	55	0.83
October 21	66	49	0.00
October 22	74	45	0.00
October 23	74	44	0.00
October 24	82	47	0.00
October 25	74	47	0.00
October 26	67	55	0.30
October 27	74	52	0.00
October 28	77	56	0.00
October 29	73	50	0.00
October 30	72	48	0.00
October 31	74	47	0.00

November 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	68	48	0.00
November 2	75	45	0.00
November 3	71	41	0.00
November 4	64	47	0.33
November 5	65	46	0.00
November 6	72	44	0.00
November 7	71	44	0.00
November 8	61	46	0.11
November 9	68	46	0.00
November 10	70	46	0.00
November 11	71	47	0.00
November 12	71	42	0.00
November 13	75	42	0.00
November 14	82	41	0.00
November 15	77	40	0.00
November 16	77	41	0.00
November 17	75	43	0.29
November 18	65	46	0.46
November 19	65	44	0.00
November 20	61	43	0.00
November 21	64	32	0.00
November 22	66	33	0.00
November 23	65	42	0.02
November 24	68	54	0.00
November 25	70	55	0.00
November 26	71	50	0.00
November 27	64	48	0.00
November 28	69	44	0.00
November 29	74	45	0.00
November 30	76	48	0.00

December 1979 San Luis Obispo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	74	51	0.00
December 2	80	49	0.00
December 3	n/a	n/a	0.00
December 4	82	42	0.00
December 5	80	48	0.00
December 6	76	60	0.00
December 7	76	40	0.00
December 8	81	41	0.00
December 9	69	41	0.00
December 10	65	40	0.00
December 11	67	43	0.00
December 12	60	45	0.00
December 13	67	41	0.00
December 14	74	42	0.00
December 15	77	36	0.00
December 16	75	39	0.00
December 17	77	37	0.00
December 18	79	41	0.00
December 19	71	42	0.00
December 20	60	41	0.00
December 21	63	40	0.05
December 22	60	41	0.03
December 23	58	37	0.00
December 24	58	42	2.25
December 25	56	46	2.22
December 26	61	44	0.06
December 27	57	40	0.00
December 28	64	35	0.00
December 29	61	36	0.00
December 30	65	38	0.00
December 31	64	51	0.23

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1893–1998	San Luis Obispo Poly	location