State College Weather in 1979

Historical record of State College, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.
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1979 State College Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 93 °F May 10
Lowest temperature -10 °F February 18
Highest daily low 69 °F August 2
Lowest daily high 9 °F February 19
Most daily precipitation 2.0 inches May 24
Most daily snow 8.6 inches February 19
Total annual precipitation 46.4 inches -
Total annual snow 32.2 inches -
Highest Temperatures in State College in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 93 °F May 10
2 89 °F Aug 2
2 89 °F Jul 16
2 89 °F Jul 14
2 89 °F May 9
6 88 °F Aug 3
6 88 °F May 11
8 87 °F Aug 9
8 87 °F Aug 5
8 87 °F Aug 1
8 87 °F Jul 15
8 87 °F Jun 17
8 87 °F Jun 10
8 87 °F May 12
Lowest Temperatures in State College in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 -10 °F February 18
2 -9 °F February 19
3 -4 °F February 17
3 -4 °F February 12
3 -4 °F February 11
6 -3 °F February 14
7 -2 °F February 15
7 -2 °F January 4
7 -2 °F January 3
10 -1 °F February 13
January 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
45 31 0.40 0.0
54 38 1.01 0.0
38 -2 0.05 0.1
12 -2 0.00 0.0
21 11 0.00 0.0
24 11 0.11 1.1
28 18 0.03 0.2
36 24 0.85 1.9
26 2 0.02 0.2
20 1 0.00 0.1
23 6 0.00 0.0
16 4 0.03 0.4
21 10 0.06 0.4
34 21 0.28 0.2
38 6 0.12 0.1
23 5 0.00 0.0
28 18 0.00 0.0
39 18 0.24 3.0
23 1 0.00 0.0
20 1 0.00 0.0
33 18 1.08 2.0
36 27 0.00 0.0
30 25 0.00 0.1
36 25 0.12 0.0
44 23 1.06 0.1
30 23 0.05 0.6
31 28 0.00 0.0
33 28 0.01 0.0
36 27 0.01 0.0
32 25 0.00 0.0
30 23 0.00 0.0
February 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
27 17 0.03 0.4
21 16 0.00 0.0
21 12 0.00 0.0
31 13 0.03 0.8
32 5 0.00 0.0
14 3 0.00 0.0
23 4 0.00 0.0
25 15 0.29 4.3
21 3 0.01 0.2
15 1 0.00 0.0
13 -4 0.00 0.0
17 -4 0.00 0.0
10 -1 0.23 2.7
15 -3 0.00 0.0
10 -2 0.10 1.5
19 8 0.23 0.4
23 -4 0.00 0.1
13 -10 0.00 0.0
9 -9 0.48 8.6
31 5 0.00 0.0
40 15 0.00 0.0
45 23 0.13 0.0
48 35 0.03 0.0
39 35 0.23 0.0
39 34 0.20 0.0
36 33 1.11 0.0
34 26 0.27 0.7
35 26 0.00 0.0
March 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 26 0.00 0.0
52 38 0.04 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
42 37 0.02 0.0
54 39 1.39 0.0
53 39 0.82 0.0
43 28 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
49 27 0.00 0.0
57 29 0.01 0.0
48 20 0.14 0.0
24 17 0.00 0.0
36 19 0.00 0.0
57 23 0.05 0.0
50 12 0.14 0.7
23 13 0.00 0.0
41 21 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.00 0.0
59 28 0.00 0.0
53 30 0.00 0.0
60 31 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
70 39 0.00 0.0
68 49 0.26 0.0
58 38 0.90 0.0
46 28 0.06 0.1
31 26 0.00 0.0
40 20 0.00 0.0
51 25 0.02 0.0
67 43 0.01 0.0
75 49 0.00 0.0
April 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 45 0.07 0.0
56 44 0.50 0.0
50 43 0.08 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
43 33 0.45 0.0
48 24 0.06 0.0
36 24 0.00 0.0
41 24 0.00 0.0
36 28 0.22 0.0
38 32 0.35 0.0
52 29 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.01 0.0
50 38 0.19 0.0
49 36 0.18 0.0
59 38 0.08 0.0
49 39 0.01 0.0
47 39 0.02 0.0
52 n/a 0.00 0.0
60 n/a 0.00 0.0
61 n/a 0.00 0.0
66 n/a 0.00 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.00 0.0
78 62 0.00 0.0
65 57 0.45 0.0
58 36 0.11 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
56 36 0.00 0.0
May 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 40 0.00 0.0
59 34 0.00 0.0
69 n/a 0.00 0.0
62 46 0.28 0.0
53 38 0.01 0.0
62 41 0.00 0.0
71 45 0.00 0.0
84 n/a 0.00 0.0
89 n/a 0.00 0.0
93 n/a 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.33 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.07 0.0
63 49 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.00 0.0
73 43 0.11 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
75 n/a 0.02 0.0
73 57 0.00 0.0
74 59 0.03 0.0
68 43 0.07 0.0
72 n/a 0.26 0.0
59 53 2.02 0.0
65 51 0.26 0.0
57 46 0.20 0.0
52 42 0.01 0.0
54 43 0.19 0.0
61 47 0.05 0.0
61 44 0.07 0.0
73 51 0.04 0.0
June 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 56 0.00 0.0
69 62 0.06 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
67 50 0.01 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
71 56 0.02 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
82 68 1.31 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.05 0.0
76 45 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.00 0.0
65 57 0.03 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.06 0.0
78 53 0.73 0.0
July 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 59 0.30 0.0
73 59 0.46 0.0
65 57 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.03 0.0
64 49 0.28 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.16 0.0
70 63 0.01 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.01 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.01 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.49 0.0
86 66 0.03 0.0
84 69 0.14 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
77 63 0.42 0.0
70 62 0.58 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
August 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
87 66 0.06 0.0
89 69 0.01 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
83 57 0.01 0.0
82 62 0.75 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
82 67 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.82 0.0
64 55 1.20 0.0
59 46 0.19 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
72 53 0.00 0.0
62 50 0.00 0.0
71 48 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
67 58 0.40 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.18 0.0
79 55 0.04 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
74 68 0.04 0.0
83 68 0.20 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
76 61 0.86 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
82 68 0.44 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
September 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 56 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
84 67 1.63 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
79 66 1.74 0.0
82 62 0.01 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
76 48 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
76 64 0.08 0.0
79 49 0.16 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
73 47 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.01 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
67 40 0.05 0.0
60 57 1.06 0.0
61 44 0.01 0.0
64 38 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.07 0.0
61 57 0.96 0.0
70 60 0.01 0.0
October 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 61 0.00 0.0
66 59 0.01 0.0
68 54 1.51 0.0
60 54 0.05 0.0
67 53 0.08 0.0
54 41 1.30 0.0
59 42 0.07 0.0
50 41 0.09 0.0
54 44 0.04 0.0
57 38 0.06 0.0
48 35 0.04 0.0
54 35 0.07 0.0
53 37 0.15 0.0
48 38 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
59 36 0.00 0.0
63 44 0.01 0.0
56 47 0.03 0.0
69 46 0.00 0.0
73 46 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
70 40 0.66 0.0
44 39 0.00 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
42 35 0.00 0.0
50 36 0.28 0.0
58 40 0.01 0.0
54 30 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
November 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 34 0.00 0.0
61 47 0.32 0.0
47 40 0.68 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
52 28 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.04 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
50 36 0.00 0.0
55 43 0.20 0.0
55 36 0.01 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.02 0.0
43 36 0.01 0.0
40 31 0.02 0.0
39 31 0.08 0.0
42 33 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
68 37 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.01 0.0
67 39 0.00 0.0
63 50 0.28 0.0
66 50 0.65 0.0
64 42 1.62 0.0
54 42 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
30 23 0.00 0.0
December 1979 State College Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
30 26 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.03 0.7
33 21 0.00 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.00 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
55 35 0.05 0.0
46 35 0.01 0.0
37 23 0.00 0.0
39 24 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
63 35 0.16 0.0
37 29 0.35 0.0
37 21 0.00 0.0
39 20 0.00 0.0
46 14 0.00 0.0
21 12 0.00 0.0
27 14 0.00 0.0
26 21 0.04 0.4
28 21 0.01 0.1
36 25 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.01 0.0
47 35 0.13 0.0
52 39 1.06 0.0
47 34 0.41 0.0
38 30 0.00 0.0
37 30 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.00 0.0
39 25 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
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Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 State College location