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Sitka Weather in 1978

Historical record of Sitka, Alaska weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Sitka Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 78 °F June 6
Lowest temperature 14 °F January 6
Highest daily low 58 °F August 29
Lowest daily high 19 °F January 6
Most daily precipitation 3.8 inches October 6
Most daily snow 1.2 inches December 21
Total annual precipitation 90.4 inches -
Total annual snow 7.7 inches -
What was the hottest temperature in Sitka in 1978?
The highest temperature recorded in Sitka, Alaska in 1978 was 78 °F which happened on June 6.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Highest Temperatures in Sitka in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 78 °F Jun 6
2 74 °F Jul 30
3 73 °F Aug 28
3 73 °F Aug 23
5 72 °F Sep 9
5 72 °F Aug 24
5 72 °F Aug 19
5 72 °F Aug 11
9 71 °F Jul 29
10 70 °F Jul 31
What was the coldest temperature in Sitka in 1978?
The lowest temperature recorded in Sitka, Alaska in 1978 was 14 °F which happened on Jan 6.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Lowest Temperatures in Sitka in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 14 °F January 6
2 17 °F January 7
2 17 °F January 5
2 17 °F January 4
5 19 °F March 2
6 20 °F March 1
6 20 °F February 1
8 21 °F November 17
8 21 °F November 16
8 21 °F February 2
8 21 °F January 2
January 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
 33 22 0.00 0.0
January 2
 36 21 0.00 0.0
January 3
 37 25 0.00 0.0
January 4
 29 17 0.00 0.0
January 5
 26 17 0.00 0.0
January 6
 19 14 0.00 0.0
January 7
 37 17 0.01 0.1
January 8
 52 35 0.00 0.0
January 9
 54 42 0.02 0.0
January 10
 46 39 0.19 0.0
January 11
 40 34 0.04 0.0
January 12
 40 33 0.00 0.0
January 13
 42 33 0.00 0.0
January 14
 42 30 0.00 0.0
January 15
 43 34 0.00 0.0
January 16
 41 33 0.00 0.0
January 17
 39 35 0.18 0.0
January 18
 41 36 0.02 0.0
January 19
 48 35 0.00 0.0
January 20
 47 39 0.42 0.0
January 21
 41 34 0.34 0.0
January 22
 43 34 0.05 0.0
January 23
 50 40 1.06 0.0
January 24
 52 38 1.80 0.0
January 25
 38 33 0.37 0.0
January 26
 38 24 0.00 0.0
January 27
 37 26 0.00 0.0
January 28
 39 30 0.00 0.0
January 29
 38 35 0.00 0.0
January 30
 39 27 0.00 0.0
January 31
 35 22 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
 32 20 0.00 0.0
February 2
 35 21 0.00 0.0
February 3
 35 27 0.00 0.0
February 4
 50 33 0.00 0.0
February 5
 54 41 0.20 0.0
February 6
 45 39 0.46 0.0
February 7
 51 39 0.00 0.0
February 8
 50 34 0.00 0.0
February 9
 50 33 0.00 0.0
February 10
 42 37 0.00 0.0
February 11
 43 41 0.00 0.0
February 12
 48 35 0.00 0.0
February 13
 43 34 0.00 0.0
February 14
 45 38 0.00 0.0
February 15
 44 36 0.37 0.0
February 16
 45 39 0.00 0.0
February 17
 45 39 0.24 0.0
February 18
 45 42 0.05 0.0
February 19
 52 40 0.72 0.0
February 20
 47 32 0.06 0.0
February 21
 48 30 0.18 0.0
February 22
 44 36 0.29 0.0
February 23
 47 31 0.00 0.0
February 24
 49 29 0.00 0.0
February 25
 44 28 0.05 0.0
February 26
 49 31 0.03 0.0
February 27
 50 29 0.00 0.0
February 28
 43 32 0.00 0.0
March 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
 39 20 0.00 0.0
March 2
 29 19 0.04 0.4
March 3
 34 22 0.00 0.0
March 4
 36 23 0.00 0.0
March 5
 38 31 0.00 0.0
March 6
 48 36 0.31 0.0
March 7
 49 42 0.06 0.0
March 8
 44 37 0.29 0.0
March 9
 42 36 0.18 0.0
March 10
 39 32 0.14 0.0
March 11
 47 32 0.10 0.3
March 12
 40 34 0.07 0.0
March 13
 41 33 0.34 0.4
March 14
 45 33 0.00 0.0
March 15
 44 38 0.04 0.0
March 16
 42 35 0.71 0.0
March 17
 44 34 0.33 0.0
March 18
 50 38 0.00 0.0
March 19
 43 38 0.37 0.0
March 20
 44 35 0.53 1.0
March 21
 43 32 0.48 0.5
March 22
 48 32 0.00 0.0
March 23
 47 34 0.08 0.0
March 24
 49 42 0.00 0.0
March 25
 44 35 0.10 0.0
March 26
 45 34 0.00 0.0
March 27
 45 36 0.20 0.0
March 28
 49 36 0.06 0.0
March 29
 50 31 0.05 0.0
March 30
 45 35 0.13 0.0
March 31
 46 38 0.10 0.0
April 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
 44 38 0.14 0.0
April 2
 47 34 0.02 0.0
April 3
 51 34 0.00 0.0
April 4
 55 32 0.00 0.0
April 5
 50 35 0.00 0.0
April 6
 45 34 0.16 0.0
April 7
 44 37 0.74 0.0
April 8
 44 36 0.25 0.0
April 9
 47 39 0.97 0.0
April 10
 44 35 0.54 0.0
April 11
 42 36 0.25 0.0
April 12
 52 35 0.64 0.0
April 13
 54 31 0.00 0.0
April 14
 52 35 0.00 0.0
April 15
 48 32 0.00 0.0
April 16
 52 33 0.00 0.0
April 17
 56 41 0.00 0.0
April 18
 60 31 0.00 0.0
April 19
 56 36 0.02 0.0
April 20
 61 36 0.00 0.0
April 21
 58 43 0.00 0.0
April 22
 52 40 0.00 0.0
April 23
 51 37 0.00 0.0
April 24
 62 36 0.00 0.0
April 25
 55 46 0.01 0.0
April 26
 52 42 0.45 0.0
April 27
 51 38 0.00 0.0
April 28
 49 39 0.15 0.0
April 29
 51 38 0.00 0.0
April 30
 50 43 0.17 0.0
May 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
 52 39 0.77 0.0
May 2
 46 39 0.45 0.0
May 3
 48 38 0.38 0.0
May 4
 50 39 0.15 0.0
May 5
 50 38 0.00 0.0
May 6
 57 38 0.04 0.0
May 7
 53 43 0.03 0.0
May 8
 49 42 0.16 0.0
May 9
 53 41 0.00 0.0
May 10
 57 40 0.00 0.0
May 11
 60 39 0.00 0.0
May 12
 53 45 0.03 0.0
May 13
 61 40 0.00 0.0
May 14
 65 41 0.00 0.0
May 15
 49 46 0.00 0.0
May 16
 50 41 0.33 0.0
May 17
 48 41 0.33 0.0
May 18
 49 42 0.22 0.0
May 19
 52 42 0.24 0.0
May 20
 53 40 0.12 0.0
May 21
 56 39 0.00 0.0
May 22
 67 42 0.00 0.0
May 23
 55 43 0.00 0.0
May 24
 53 45 0.00 0.0
May 25
 53 44 0.13 0.0
May 26
 54 44 0.01 0.0
May 27
 57 44 0.15 0.0
May 28
 53 45 0.09 0.0
May 29
 51 43 0.01 0.0
May 30
 59 42 0.16 0.0
May 31
 55 47 1.11 0.0
June 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
 55 48 0.28 0.0
June 2
 62 47 0.03 0.0
June 3
 61 47 0.00 0.0
June 4
 57 49 0.00 0.0
June 5
 60 48 0.00 0.0
June 6
 78 46 0.00 0.0
June 7
 61 50 0.00 0.0
June 8
 55 49 0.12 0.0
June 9
 62 48 0.00 0.0
June 10
 64 46 0.00 0.0
June 11
 67 47 0.00 0.0
June 12
 64 49 0.00 0.0
June 13
 59 48 0.00 0.0
June 14
 57 48 0.00 0.0
June 15
 58 49 0.01 0.0
June 16
 52 48 1.21 0.0
June 17
 53 43 0.18 0.0
June 18
 53 46 0.09 0.0
June 19
 54 47 0.14 0.0
June 20
 53 49 0.45 0.0
June 21
 60 48 0.02 0.0
June 22
 60 47 0.00 0.0
June 23
 56 49 0.00 0.0
June 24
 57 48 0.00 0.0
June 25
 53 49 0.10 0.0
June 26
 52 48 0.45 0.0
June 27
 52 47 0.26 0.0
June 28
 57 46 0.04 0.0
June 29
 64 44 0.00 0.0
June 30
 52 46 0.66 0.0
July 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
 53 47 0.25 0.0
July 2
 53 48 0.28 0.0
July 3
 60 50 0.05 0.0
July 4
 65 51 0.02 0.0
July 5
 58 52 0.04 0.0
July 6
 59 52 0.08 0.0
July 7
 62 51 0.00 0.0
July 8
 57 49 0.01 0.0
July 9
 58 51 0.00 0.0
July 10
 57 51 0.00 0.0
July 11
 61 49 0.03 0.0
July 12
 57 50 0.32 0.0
July 13
 58 49 0.09 0.0
July 14
 54 49 0.36 0.0
July 15
 56 50 0.46 0.0
July 16
 60 47 0.00 0.0
July 17
 63 47 0.00 0.0
July 18
 62 51 0.00 0.0
July 19
 62 54 0.05 0.0
July 20
 63 53 0.08 0.0
July 21
 63 53 0.00 0.0
July 22
 56 52 0.41 0.0
July 23
 59 52 0.01 0.0
July 24
 59 52 0.15 0.0
July 25
 59 51 0.06 0.0
July 26
 61 51 0.00 0.0
July 27
 60 51 0.16 0.0
July 28
 68 51 0.23 0.0
July 29
 71 52 0.00 0.0
July 30
 74 54 0.00 0.0
July 31
 70 55 0.00 0.0
August 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
 64 54 0.00 0.0
August 2
 61 54 0.00 0.0
August 3
 65 54 0.00 0.0
August 4
 67 54 0.36 0.0
August 5
 67 53 0.08 0.0
August 6
 67 52 0.03 0.0
August 7
 60 53 0.74 0.0
August 8
 67 56 0.04 0.0
August 9
 58 55 0.31 0.0
August 10
 62 53 0.30 0.0
August 11
 72 52 0.00 0.0
August 12
 65 54 0.00 0.0
August 13
 59 54 0.08 0.0
August 14
 60 51 0.32 0.0
August 15
 65 52 0.22 0.0
August 16
 64 50 0.04 0.0
August 17
 59 52 0.63 0.0
August 18
 67 49 0.00 0.0
August 19
 72 50 0.00 0.0
August 20
 58 48 0.21 0.0
August 21
 62 51 0.07 0.0
August 22
 63 49 0.00 0.0
August 23
 73 48 0.00 0.0
August 24
 72 50 0.00 0.0
August 25
 63 55 0.00 0.0
August 26
 66 55 0.00 0.0
August 27
 67 54 0.00 0.0
August 28
 73 51 0.02 0.0
August 29
 66 58 0.01 0.0
August 30
 61 54 0.31 0.0
August 31
 58 52 0.62 0.0
September 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
 68 50 0.00 0.0
September 2
 66 47 0.00 0.0
September 3
 68 52 0.00 0.0
September 4
 64 47 0.00 0.0
September 5
 61 54 0.00 0.0
September 6
 65 49 0.00 0.0
September 7
 61 50 0.00 0.0
September 8
 65 50 0.00 0.0
September 9
 72 48 0.00 0.0
September 10
 60 52 0.11 0.0
September 11
 63 52 0.06 0.0
September 12
 63 53 0.29 0.0
September 13
 60 48 0.03 0.0
September 14
 59 51 1.25 0.0
September 15
 55 47 0.88 0.0
September 16
 58 43 0.00 0.0
September 17
 59 41 0.00 0.0
September 18
 56 46 0.05 0.0
September 19
 54 47 1.52 0.0
September 20
 50 46 1.00 0.0
September 21
 51 46 0.25 0.0
September 22
 57 42 0.00 0.0
September 23
 55 46 0.01 0.0
September 24
 59 46 0.01 0.0
September 25
 58 42 0.00 0.0
September 26
 63 40 0.00 0.0
September 27
 63 53 0.02 0.0
September 28
 59 52 0.23 0.0
September 29
 55 48 0.47 0.0
September 30
 57 45 0.34 0.0
October 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
 55 49 0.36 0.0
October 2
 53 45 0.46 0.0
October 3
 54 45 0.45 0.0
October 4
 55 48 0.11 0.0
October 5
 57 50 0.72 0.0
October 6
 57 52 3.82 0.0
October 7
 55 50 0.18 0.0
October 8
 55 48 0.30 0.0
October 9
 51 45 0.81 0.0
October 10
 52 44 0.80 0.0
October 11
 50 44 0.44 0.0
October 12
 50 43 0.42 0.0
October 13
 54 46 0.47 0.0
October 14
 57 45 0.33 0.0
October 15
 55 39 0.09 0.0
October 16
 53 38 0.00 0.0
October 17
 55 44 3.77 0.0
October 18
 54 44 2.49 0.0
October 19
 48 42 0.85 0.0
October 20
 49 42 0.55 0.0
October 21
 51 42 0.15 0.0
October 22
 52 43 1.50 0.0
October 23
 44 38 0.38 0.0
October 24
 48 40 2.98 0.0
October 25
 49 43 1.85 0.0
October 26
 45 41 0.99 0.0
October 27
 43 38 0.35 0.0
October 28
 50 38 0.01 0.0
October 29
 48 39 1.25 0.0
October 30
 51 48 3.39 0.0
October 31
 48 39 0.57 0.0
November 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
 47 37 0.74 0.0
November 2
 44 37 0.87 0.0
November 3
 39 34 0.87 0.0
November 4
 40 34 0.82 0.0
November 5
 49 40 0.38 0.0
November 6
 47 35 0.43 0.0
November 7
 38 32 0.63 0.0
November 8
 40 29 0.00 0.0
November 9
 39 27 0.00 0.0
November 10
 40 26 0.13 0.0
November 11
 50 33 0.03 0.0
November 12
 42 30 0.00 0.0
November 13
 42 34 0.45 0.0
November 14
 41 33 0.14 0.0
November 15
 35 26 0.03 0.0
November 16
 28 21 0.00 0.0
November 17
 32 21 0.00 0.0
November 18
 39 26 0.00 0.0
November 19
 39 26 0.00 0.0
November 20
 41 28 0.00 0.0
November 21
 41 31 0.00 0.0
November 22
 46 37 1.64 0.0
November 23
 44 40 0.43 0.0
November 24
 44 40 0.67 0.0
November 25
 45 39 0.27 0.0
November 26
 52 45 1.06 0.0
November 27
 49 42 0.66 0.0
November 28
 44 41 0.09 0.0
November 29
 47 38 0.02 0.0
November 30
 42 33 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Sitka Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
 45 35 0.45 0.0
December 2
 49 39 0.86 0.0
December 3
 43 36 0.28 0.0
December 4
 38 33 0.27 0.0
December 5
 44 33 0.38 0.0
December 6
 42 35 0.53 0.0
December 7
 48 42 1.02 0.0
December 8
 45 41 0.14 0.0
December 9
 43 36 0.53 0.0
December 10
 37 30 0.23 0.1
December 11
 38 30 0.23 0.0
December 12
 40 33 0.72 0.0
December 13
 44 36 0.93 0.0
December 14
 40 34 0.47 0.2
December 15
 37 31 0.08 0.6
December 16
 32 27 0.01 0.0
December 17
 33 23 0.00 0.0
December 18
 41 27 0.05 0.0
December 19
 41 36 0.85 0.0
December 20
 42 32 0.42 0.3
December 21
 39 33 0.14 1.2
December 22
 37 30 0.13 0.9
December 23
 41 35 0.32 0.2
December 24
 38 32 0.16 0.4
December 25
 40 32 0.49 1.0
December 26
 33 24 0.00 0.0
December 27
 36 23 0.00 0.0
December 28
 35 33 0.01 0.1
December 29
 36 33 0.09 0.0
December 30
 35 25 0.00 0.0
December 31
 33 26 0.00 0.0
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