St. Petersburg Weather in 1979

Historical record of St. Petersburg, Florida weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 St. Petersburg Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	July 8
Lowest temperature	32 °F	January 3
Highest daily low	80 °F	September 3
Lowest daily high	54 °F	February 2
Most daily precipitation	7.7 inches	May 8
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	54.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in St. Petersburg in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1979 was 96 °F which happened on July 8.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in St. Petersburg in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Jul 8
2	95 °F	Jul 16
2	95 °F	Jun 20
4	94 °F	Aug 4
4	94 °F	Jul 20
4	94 °F	Jul 7
4	94 °F	Jun 19
8	93 °F	Aug 19
8	93 °F	Jul 28
8	93 °F	Jul 27
8	93 °F	Jul 26
8	93 °F	Jul 25
8	93 °F	Jul 19
8	93 °F	Jul 15
8	93 °F	Jul 6
8	93 °F	Jul 5
8	93 °F	Jul 4
8	93 °F	Jun 27
8	93 °F	Jun 25
8	93 °F	Jun 24
8	93 °F	Jun 21
8	93 °F	Jun 7

What was the coldest temperature in St. Petersburg in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1979 was 32 °F which happened on Jan 3.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in St. Petersburg in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	32 °F	January 3
2	34 °F	January 4
3	37 °F	January 15
3	37 °F	January 9
5	39 °F	February 10
5	39 °F	February 2
7	40 °F	February 1
8	42 °F	November 30
8	42 °F	January 10
10	43 °F	January 29

January 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	77	63	0.00
January 2	77	58	1.56
January 3	58	32	0.00
January 4	60	34	0.00
January 5	65	48	0.00
January 6	74	54	0.00
January 7	75	59	0.00
January 8	72	56	0.50
January 9	60	37	0.00
January 10	66	42	0.00
January 11	66	53	0.00
January 12	68	60	1.70
January 13	73	61	0.40
January 14	75	59	0.00
January 15	61	37	0.10
January 16	70	49	0.00
January 17	75	56	0.00
January 18	75	57	0.00
January 19	75	57	0.00
January 20	75	60	0.10
January 21	71	60	0.23
January 22	63	49	0.00
January 23	66	47	0.00
January 24	65	58	0.77
January 25	59	44	0.00
January 26	59	47	0.00
January 27	72	58	0.00
January 28	72	53	0.00
January 29	57	43	0.00
January 30	64	45	0.00
January 31	67	53	0.09

February 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	54	40	0.00
February 2	54	39	0.00
February 3	67	46	0.00
February 4	69	52	0.02
February 5	68	55	0.00
February 6	75	51	0.03
February 7	73	59	0.45
February 8	65	50	0.00
February 9	61	47	0.00
February 10	62	39	0.00
February 11	66	44	0.00
February 12	68	48	0.00
February 13	68	45	0.00
February 14	70	47	0.00
February 15	73	51	0.00
February 16	74	55	0.00
February 17	76	60	0.00
February 18	76	57	0.00
February 19	74	54	0.00
February 20	74	54	0.00
February 21	80	61	0.00
February 22	80	65	0.09
February 23	84	65	0.00
February 24	82	68	0.00
February 25	75	65	0.84
February 26	66	53	0.00
February 27	59	46	0.00
February 28	70	49	0.00

March 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	74	60	0.00
March 2	79	61	0.00
March 3	79	62	0.00
March 4	79	64	0.07
March 5	76	62	0.00
March 6	74	57	1.66
March 7	65	52	0.32
March 8	64	54	0.25
March 9	69	49	0.00
March 10	75	54	0.00
March 11	74	57	0.03
March 12	69	53	0.00
March 13	77	57	0.00
March 14	76	61	0.00
March 15	74	59	0.00
March 16	75	57	0.00
March 17	75	60	0.00
March 18	77	59	0.00
March 19	78	58	0.00
March 20	78	58	0.00
March 21	79	59	0.00
March 22	78	61	0.00
March 23	78	67	0.32
March 24	71	66	0.01
March 25	67	60	0.00
March 26	65	51	0.00
March 27	74	51	0.00
March 28	79	59	0.00
March 29	79	62	0.00
March 30	81	65	0.00
March 31	80	64	0.00

April 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	82	64	0.00
April 2	82	67	0.00
April 3	86	69	0.00
April 4	83	69	0.00
April 5	82	70	0.00
April 6	79	61	0.03
April 7	84	49	0.00
April 8	82	55	0.00
April 9	81	60	0.00
April 10	84	72	0.00
April 11	86	71	0.00
April 12	86	72	0.00
April 13	84	71	0.00
April 14	83	73	0.00
April 15	87	73	0.00
April 16	86	58	0.00
April 17	84	54	0.00
April 18	84	55	0.00
April 19	85	65	0.00
April 20	85	69	0.00
April 21	86	69	0.00
April 22	84	66	0.00
April 23	83	68	0.00
April 24	79	64	0.00
April 25	80	69	0.37
April 26	80	69	0.00
April 27	81	70	0.00
April 28	82	71	0.00
April 29	86	64	0.00
April 30	85	70	0.00

May 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	83	64	0.02
May 2	84	69	0.28
May 3	87	69	0.00
May 4	87	71	0.00
May 5	84	72	0.00
May 6	84	73	0.00
May 7	81	71	0.47
May 8	78	68	7.65
May 9	84	72	0.06
May 10	86	73	0.00
May 11	86	74	0.00
May 12	88	72	0.00
May 13	88	74	0.00
May 14	87	72	0.12
May 15	84	71	0.00
May 16	85	70	0.22
May 17	85	70	0.00
May 18	85	67	0.00
May 19	82	66	0.00
May 20	84	63	0.00
May 21	84	68	0.00
May 22	85	69	0.00
May 23	85	74	0.00
May 24	84	70	0.39
May 25	79	71	0.00
May 26	79	62	0.00
May 27	82	63	0.00
May 28	83	67	0.00
May 29	87	70	0.00
May 30	88	69	0.00
May 31	89	73	0.00

June 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	89	70	0.00
June 2	90	74	0.13
June 3	90	77	0.00
June 4	89	75	0.00
June 5	n/a	75	0.00
June 6	91	74	0.00
June 7	93	78	0.00
June 8	92	77	0.00
June 9	91	75	0.05
June 10	90	74	0.00
June 11	89	73	0.00
June 12	87	77	0.00
June 13	86	74	0.00
June 14	88	74	0.00
June 15	89	75	0.00
June 16	88	71	0.00
June 17	91	73	0.00
June 18	91	73	0.00
June 19	94	76	0.00
June 20	95	77	0.00
June 21	93	77	0.00
June 22	92	72	0.13
June 23	92	75	0.00
June 24	93	77	0.00
June 25	93	77	0.00
June 26	92	76	0.00
June 27	93	76	0.00
June 28	90	75	0.01
June 29	89	73	0.58
June 30	91	75	0.00

July 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	90	77	0.00
July 2	90	76	0.00
July 3	91	76	0.00
July 4	93	79	0.00
July 5	93	78	0.00
July 6	93	80	0.00
July 7	94	78	0.00
July 8	96	71	1.08
July 9	90	79	0.00
July 10	92	78	0.00
July 11	92	80	0.00
July 12	91	80	0.33
July 13	91	80	0.02
July 14	91	78	0.25
July 15	93	79	0.00
July 16	95	80	0.00
July 17	90	77	0.08
July 18	92	78	0.00
July 19	93	79	0.02
July 20	94	79	0.00
July 21	92	78	0.00
July 22	91	77	0.14
July 23	91	78	0.00
July 24	92	76	0.00
July 25	93	78	0.00
July 26	93	78	0.00
July 27	93	78	0.00
July 28	93	75	0.00
July 29	92	73	2.60
July 30	92	76	0.00
July 31	92	78	0.00

August 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	91	77	0.00
August 2	90	75	0.20
August 3	89	78	0.00
August 4	94	78	0.00
August 5	92	77	0.00
August 6	90	76	0.77
August 7	90	72	1.55
August 8	89	71	1.25
August 9	91	76	0.00
August 10	91	77	0.00
August 11	90	72	1.90
August 12	86	72	1.50
August 13	88	74	0.00
August 14	92	78	0.00
August 15	92	78	0.00
August 16	91	78	0.00
August 17	91	74	0.50
August 18	90	75	0.00
August 19	93	77	0.40
August 20	91	73	0.80
August 21	91	76	0.01
August 22	90	76	0.00
August 23	90	71	1.35
August 24	90	72	0.51
August 25	90	76	0.00
August 26	92	78	0.00
August 27	n/a	79	0.30
August 28	91	78	0.00
August 29	91	78	0.00
August 30	91	73	1.16
August 31	91	70	1.78

September 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	91	74	0.36
September 2	92	78	0.02
September 3	92	80	0.00
September 4	88	77	0.09
September 5	89	78	0.00
September 6	89	79	0.00
September 7	90	78	0.02
September 8	92	78	0.00
September 9	91	79	0.19
September 10	89	79	0.10
September 11	87	78	0.00
September 12	85	71	0.38
September 13	88	77	0.15
September 14	83	75	0.48
September 15	85	76	0.12
September 16	89	75	0.26
September 17	91	78	0.00
September 18	91	77	0.00
September 19	91	76	0.00
September 20	89	75	0.00
September 21	89	76	0.29
September 22	85	75	0.70
September 23	87	76	1.90
September 24	86	75	1.20
September 25	89	75	0.00
September 26	89	72	2.12
September 27	84	70	0.93
September 28	87	75	0.00
September 29	87	74	1.46
September 30	85	72	0.00

October 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	87	74	0.00
October 2	87	72	0.00
October 3	87	76	0.00
October 4	87	74	0.00
October 5	86	69	0.37
October 6	82	66	0.00
October 7	86	64	0.00
October 8	85	68	0.00
October 9	86	70	0.00
October 10	85	71	0.00
October 11	85	72	0.00
October 12	84	70	0.00
October 13	80	74	0.00
October 14	84	72	0.00
October 15	84	69	0.00
October 16	88	72	0.00
October 17	88	73	0.00
October 18	86	73	0.00
October 19	86	71	0.00
October 20	87	73	0.00
October 21	87	74	0.00
October 22	86	74	0.00
October 23	86	72	0.00
October 24	84	72	0.00
October 25	80	63	0.00
October 26	79	61	0.00
October 27	81	64	0.00
October 28	79	67	0.00
October 29	81	68	0.00
October 30	84	66	0.00
October 31	84	71	0.00

November 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	83	70	0.00
November 2	81	73	0.24
November 3	79	70	0.00
November 4	78	60	0.00
November 5	80	61	0.00
November 6	81	60	0.00
November 7	80	65	0.00
November 8	79	63	0.00
November 9	83	69	0.00
November 10	83	69	0.00
November 11	84	72	0.00
November 12	79	70	0.41
November 13	79	66	0.00
November 14	68	54	0.00
November 15	73	54	0.00
November 16	71	53	0.00
November 17	72	53	0.00
November 18	77	59	0.00
November 19	79	62	0.00
November 20	78	64	0.00
November 21	80	63	0.00
November 22	79	65	0.00
November 23	81	66	0.00
November 24	82	67	0.00
November 25	82	69	0.00
November 26	76	69	0.28
November 27	79	60	0.00
November 28	78	70	0.15
November 29	73	58	0.00
November 30	59	42	0.00

December 1979 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	61	44	0.00
December 2	64	51	0.00
December 3	65	51	0.00
December 4	70	55	0.00
December 5	72	57	0.00
December 6	79	65	0.00
December 7	74	67	0.60
December 8	69	61	0.00
December 9	76	59	0.00
December 10	75	58	0.00
December 11	75	63	0.00
December 12	78	63	0.00
December 13	81	65	0.00
December 14	80	62	0.00
December 15	79	65	0.00
December 16	68	64	2.00
December 17	65	59	0.30
December 18	66	45	0.00
December 19	67	52	0.00
December 20	67	54	0.00
December 21	70	52	0.00
December 22	72	56	0.00
December 23	74	58	0.00
December 24	75	62	0.00
December 25	71	60	0.07
December 26	65	53	0.00
December 27	64	49	0.00
December 28	70	49	0.00
December 29	73	54	0.00
December 30	71	60	0.00
December 31	69	56	0.78

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