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Watertown Weather in 1979

Historical record of Watertown, South Dakota weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.
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1979 Watertown Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 100 °F June 14
Lowest temperature -29 °F January 24
Highest daily low 70 °F August 31
Lowest daily high -9 °F February 16
Most daily precipitation 2.1 inches June 16
Most daily snow 5.0 inches January 22
Total annual precipitation 28.4 inches -
Total annual snow 41.5 inches -
What was the hottest temperature in Watertown in 1979?
The highest temperature recorded in Watertown, South Dakota in 1979 was 100 °F which happened on June 14.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Highest Temperatures in Watertown in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 100 °F Jun 14
2 95 °F Aug 6
3 94 °F Sep 9
4 90 °F Sep 4
4 90 °F Aug 31
4 90 °F Jul 23
4 90 °F Jul 21
4 90 °F Jul 11
9 89 °F Jul 22
9 89 °F Jul 10
What was the coldest temperature in Watertown in 1979?
The lowest temperature recorded in Watertown, South Dakota in 1979 was -29 °F which happened on Jan 24.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Lowest Temperatures in Watertown in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 -29 °F January 24
2 -26 °F February 16
3 -25 °F February 8
4 -24 °F February 4
4 -24 °F February 1
6 -23 °F February 5
6 -23 °F February 3
8 -22 °F January 14
9 -21 °F January 5
10 -20 °F February 15
10 -20 °F January 31
10 -20 °F January 23
10 -20 °F January 1
January 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
 -8 -20 0.00 0.0
January 2
 0 -14 0.00 0.0
January 3
 4 -11 0.00 0.0
January 4
 -4 -15 0.00 0.0
January 5
 3 -21 0.00 0.0
January 6
 10 -7 0.00 0.0
January 7
 -1 -12 0.00 0.0
January 8
 19 -11 0.01 0.1
January 9
 11 -5 0.00 0.0
January 10
 -1 -15 0.00 0.0
January 11
 9 -12 0.07 1.0
January 12
 1 -10 0.07 0.7
January 13
 -6 -18 0.00 0.0
January 14
 -4 -22 0.00 0.0
January 15
 5 -17 0.05 0.5
January 16
 5 -18 0.01 0.2
January 17
 19 -5 0.00 0.0
January 18
 23 1 0.38 3.8
January 19
 19 10 0.30 3.2
January 20
 18 12 0.21 2.9
January 21
 22 11 0.00 0.0
January 22
 15 -1 0.50 5.0
January 23
 3 -20 0.00 0.0
January 24
 -1 -29 0.00 0.0
January 25
 18 -1 0.03 0.3
January 26
 14 7 0.33 3.3
January 27
 8 0 0.15 1.5
January 28
 5 -11 0.00 0.0
January 29
 5 -16 0.00 0.0
January 30
 2 -19 0.00 0.0
January 31
 4 -20 0.00 0.0
February 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
 4 -24 0.02 0.2
February 2
 4 -14 0.01 0.1
February 3
 7 -23 0.00 0.0
February 4
 -6 -24 0.00 0.0
February 5
 25 -23 0.00 0.0
February 6
 29 -12 0.00 0.0
February 7
 -2 -16 0.02 0.2
February 8
 0 -25 0.00 0.0
February 9
 11 -19 0.00 0.0
February 10
 12 2 0.01 0.1
February 11
 11 1 0.07 0.7
February 12
 6 -17 0.00 0.0
February 13
 18 -5 0.00 0.0
February 14
 25 7 0.00 0.0
February 15
 7 -20 0.06 0.6
February 16
 -9 -26 0.00 0.0
February 17
 7 -17 0.03 0.3
February 18
 10 -1 0.02 0.2
February 19
 26 3 0.00 0.0
February 20
 22 11 0.10 1.0
February 21
 20 3 0.00 0.0
February 22
 27 15 0.04 0.3
February 23
 19 -6 0.00 0.0
February 24
 12 -11 0.00 0.0
February 25
 24 6 0.00 0.0
February 26
 31 10 0.00 0.0
February 27
 35 21 0.01 0.1
February 28
 21 12 0.07 0.7
March 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
 29 15 0.00 0.0
March 2
 37 16 0.06 0.0
March 3
 25 15 0.00 0.0
March 4
 31 10 0.00 0.0
March 5
 33 -1 0.00 0.0
March 6
 38 15 0.00 0.0
March 7
 17 2 0.00 0.0
March 8
 37 16 0.17 2.0
March 9
 17 -2 0.00 0.0
March 10
 15 -11 0.00 0.0
March 11
 35 14 0.00 0.0
March 12
 39 15 0.00 0.0
March 13
 35 17 0.00 0.0
March 14
 28 1 0.01 0.1
March 15
 28 -3 0.00 0.0
March 16
 39 24 0.00 0.0
March 17
 38 35 0.01 0.0
March 18
 36 33 0.59 0.0
March 19
 37 30 0.05 0.0
March 20
 37 30 0.00 0.0
March 21
 39 31 0.10 1.1
March 22
 34 31 0.29 2.9
March 23
 31 16 0.00 0.0
March 24
 27 13 0.00 0.0
March 25
 31 10 0.00 0.0
March 26
 26 12 0.00 0.0
March 27
 35 12 0.00 0.0
March 28
 40 24 0.00 0.0
March 29
 32 21 0.54 0.0
March 30
 34 22 0.05 0.1
March 31
 35 17 0.01 0.1
April 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
 34 21 0.08 0.8
April 2
 31 13 0.00 0.0
April 3
 36 18 0.00 0.0
April 4
 45 27 0.00 0.0
April 5
 30 8 0.03 0.3
April 6
 32 6 0.00 0.0
April 7
 53 27 0.00 0.0
April 8
 34 25 0.00 0.0
April 9
 36 23 0.00 0.0
April 10
 40 29 0.00 0.0
April 11
 36 31 1.16 0.0
April 12
 37 32 0.57 0.0
April 13
 37 31 0.00 0.0
April 14
 44 29 0.00 0.0
April 15
 52 25 0.00 0.0
April 16
 52 39 0.01 0.0
April 17
 62 43 0.00 0.0
April 18
 71 51 0.10 0.0
April 19
 60 45 0.35 0.0
April 20
 56 37 0.22 0.0
April 21
 62 32 0.00 0.0
April 22
 60 35 0.00 0.0
April 23
 71 48 0.00 0.0
April 24
 65 43 0.15 0.0
April 25
 51 36 0.00 0.0
April 26
 55 29 0.00 0.0
April 27
 47 29 0.02 0.2
April 28
 48 29 0.25 0.0
April 29
 45 34 0.20 0.0
April 30
 50 35 0.00 0.0
May 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
 42 33 0.02 0.0
May 2
 52 30 0.00 0.0
May 3
 53 28 0.00 0.0
May 4
 51 33 0.00 0.0
May 5
 54 39 0.00 0.0
May 6
 59 37 0.06 0.0
May 7
 67 45 0.15 0.0
May 8
 52 39 0.00 0.0
May 9
 39 33 0.27 1.0
May 10
 39 33 0.05 0.0
May 11
 50 31 0.00 0.0
May 12
 63 31 0.08 0.0
May 13
 63 39 0.00 0.0
May 14
 65 40 0.00 0.0
May 15
 71 33 0.00 0.0
May 16
 78 50 0.00 0.0
May 17
 77 50 0.00 0.0
May 18
 63 42 0.00 0.0
May 19
 72 41 0.00 0.0
May 20
 58 38 0.00 0.0
May 21
 63 33 0.00 0.0
May 22
 62 42 0.24 0.0
May 23
 67 33 0.00 0.0
May 24
 71 39 0.00 0.0
May 25
 74 46 0.00 0.0
May 26
 77 48 0.00 0.0
May 27
 75 45 0.00 0.0
May 28
 88 53 0.00 0.0
May 29
 74 60 0.32 0.0
May 30
 60 46 0.98 0.0
May 31
 63 42 0.00 0.0
June 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
 67 46 0.02 0.0
June 2
 76 42 0.00 0.0
June 3
 84 52 0.00 0.0
June 4
 74 49 0.03 0.0
June 5
 79 47 0.00 0.0
June 6
 79 61 0.00 0.0
June 7
 76 55 0.00 0.0
June 8
 68 49 0.00 0.0
June 9
 55 50 0.48 0.0
June 10
 75 49 0.00 0.0
June 11
 82 50 0.00 0.0
June 12
 78 54 0.04 0.0
June 13
 86 57 0.00 0.0
June 14
 100 67 0.22 0.0
June 15
 79 60 0.33 0.0
June 16
 68 52 2.10 0.0
June 17
 65 46 0.00 0.0
June 18
 67 49 0.01 0.0
June 19
 80 58 1.06 0.0
June 20
 70 56 0.74 0.0
June 21
 78 57 0.00 0.0
June 22
 62 52 0.00 0.0
June 23
 63 53 0.00 0.0
June 24
 76 53 0.00 0.0
June 25
 79 58 0.00 0.0
June 26
 81 60 0.00 0.0
June 27
 79 56 0.00 0.0
June 28
 82 61 0.75 0.0
June 29
 84 59 0.00 0.0
June 30
 88 61 0.00 0.0
July 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
 84 66 0.00 0.0
July 2
 86 67 0.00 0.0
July 3
 88 64 0.00 0.0
July 4
 77 58 0.00 0.0
July 5
 75 59 0.00 0.0
July 6
 71 59 0.00 0.0
July 7
 70 59 0.00 0.0
July 8
 84 64 0.00 0.0
July 9
 84 63 0.00 0.0
July 10
 89 67 0.00 0.0
July 11
 90 65 0.00 0.0
July 12
 83 65 0.25 0.0
July 13
 81 64 0.16 0.0
July 14
 83 60 0.00 0.0
July 15
 77 57 0.00 0.0
July 16
 69 50 0.00 0.0
July 17
 76 49 0.00 0.0
July 18
 82 53 0.00 0.0
July 19
 84 59 0.00 0.0
July 20
 86 58 0.00 0.0
July 21
 90 64 0.00 0.0
July 22
 89 67 0.00 0.0
July 23
 90 65 1.16 0.0
July 24
 79 63 0.05 0.0
July 25
 84 58 0.00 0.0
July 26
 69 57 0.98 0.0
July 27
 73 54 0.00 0.0
July 28
 80 55 0.00 0.0
July 29
 82 62 0.50 0.0
July 30
 79 62 0.00 0.0
July 31
 74 55 0.00 0.0
August 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
 79 50 0.00 0.0
August 2
 88 62 0.00 0.0
August 3
 79 60 0.07 0.0
August 4
 80 61 1.30 0.0
August 5
 80 62 0.00 0.0
August 6
 95 70 0.00 0.0
August 7
 83 67 0.00 0.0
August 8
 77 63 0.29 0.0
August 9
 83 63 1.75 0.0
August 10
 73 55 0.00 0.0
August 11
 74 48 0.00 0.0
August 12
 77 60 0.03 0.0
August 13
 71 49 0.00 0.0
August 14
 61 43 0.00 0.0
August 15
 62 45 0.00 0.0
August 16
 62 53 0.03 0.0
August 17
 82 60 0.00 0.0
August 18
 82 57 0.00 0.0
August 19
 71 62 0.19 0.0
August 20
 68 62 0.00 0.0
August 21
 77 61 0.00 0.0
August 22
 77 61 0.24 0.0
August 23
 67 50 0.00 0.0
August 24
 75 45 0.00 0.0
August 25
 80 48 0.00 0.0
August 26
 75 53 0.00 0.0
August 27
 77 48 0.91 0.0
August 28
 79 62 0.40 0.0
August 29
 85 58 0.00 0.0
August 30
 87 60 0.00 0.0
August 31
 90 70 0.00 0.0
September 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
 78 64 0.00 0.0
September 2
 78 59 0.00 0.0
September 3
 83 55 0.00 0.0
September 4
 90 65 0.00 0.0
September 5
 77 56 0.25 0.0
September 6
 67 44 0.00 0.0
September 7
 63 40 0.00 0.0
September 8
 82 51 0.00 0.0
September 9
 94 63 0.00 0.0
September 10
 66 59 0.00 0.0
September 11
 70 56 0.00 0.0
September 12
 70 49 0.00 0.0
September 13
 64 41 0.00 0.0
September 14
 66 35 0.00 0.0
September 15
 80 41 0.00 0.0
September 16
 85 47 0.00 0.0
September 17
 85 56 0.00 0.0
September 18
 68 47 0.00 0.0
September 19
 75 40 0.00 0.0
September 20
 66 40 0.00 0.0
September 21
 68 32 0.00 0.0
September 22
 71 42 0.00 0.0
September 23
 77 45 0.00 0.0
September 24
 77 46 0.00 0.0
September 25
 83 47 0.00 0.0
September 26
 83 52 0.00 0.0
September 27
 83 53 0.00 0.0
September 28
 71 44 0.00 0.0
September 29
 73 43 0.00 0.0
September 30
 78 39 0.28 0.0
October 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
 67 45 0.00 0.0
October 2
 70 38 0.00 0.0
October 3
 58 39 0.00 0.0
October 4
 58 32 0.00 0.0
October 5
 67 39 0.00 0.0
October 6
 62 29 0.00 0.0
October 7
 64 39 0.00 0.0
October 8
 52 35 0.08 0.0
October 9
 50 33 0.00 0.0
October 10
 55 36 0.00 0.0
October 11
 61 35 0.25 0.0
October 12
 41 24 0.00 0.0
October 13
 43 22 0.00 0.0
October 14
 63 28 0.00 0.0
October 15
 70 41 0.00 0.0
October 16
 62 35 0.00 0.0
October 17
 58 28 0.00 0.0
October 18
 63 43 0.80 0.0
October 19
 60 34 0.00 0.0
October 20
 60 48 0.02 0.0
October 21
 48 32 0.21 2.0
October 22
 37 27 0.00 0.0
October 23
 43 27 0.00 0.0
October 24
 60 28 0.00 0.0
October 25
 47 27 0.00 0.0
October 26
 57 37 0.00 0.0
October 27
 62 41 0.07 0.0
October 28
 67 33 0.00 0.0
October 29
 54 32 0.03 0.0
October 30
 41 38 1.07 0.0
October 31
 42 32 0.97 0.0
November 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
 33 24 0.00 0.0
November 2
 34 22 0.00 0.0
November 3
 43 18 0.00 0.0
November 4
 46 25 0.00 0.0
November 5
 32 27 0.00 0.0
November 6
 37 19 0.00 0.0
November 7
 43 18 0.00 0.0
November 8
 30 13 0.00 0.0
November 9
 30 9 0.00 0.0
November 10
 26 13 0.04 0.4
November 11
 42 18 0.00 0.0
November 12
 35 15 0.00 0.0
November 13
 40 24 0.00 0.0
November 14
 46 24 0.00 0.0
November 15
 50 29 0.00 0.0
November 16
 65 27 0.00 0.0
November 17
 62 26 0.00 0.0
November 18
 59 28 0.00 0.0
November 19
 49 31 0.00 0.0
November 20
 37 22 0.00 0.0
November 21
 33 28 0.00 0.0
November 22
 32 25 0.00 0.0
November 23
 39 19 0.00 0.0
November 24
 37 10 0.00 0.0
November 25
 38 13 0.10 1.0
November 26
 31 19 0.00 0.0
November 27
 29 18 0.00 0.0
November 28
 19 13 0.12 1.2
November 29
 24 9 0.00 0.0
November 30
 29 12 0.00 0.0
December 1979 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
 17 -2 0.00 0.0
December 2
 30 3 0.00 0.0
December 3
 44 20 0.00 0.0
December 4
 46 22 0.00 0.0
December 5
 46 24 0.00 0.0
December 6
 41 20 0.16 0.0
December 7
 34 6 0.03 0.3
December 8
 32 2 0.00 0.0
December 9
 48 20 0.00 0.0
December 10
 46 24 0.00 0.0
December 11
 24 3 0.00 0.0
December 12
 23 -3 0.00 0.0
December 13
 26 12 0.00 0.0
December 14
 40 12 0.00 0.0
December 15
 28 -5 0.10 1.0
December 16
 5 -13 0.00 0.0
December 17
 26 -2 0.00 0.0
December 18
 50 18 0.00 0.0
December 19
 50 21 0.00 0.0
December 20
 48 32 0.00 0.0
December 21
 51 24 0.00 0.0
December 22
 46 20 0.00 0.0
December 23
 28 22 0.00 0.0
December 24
 24 18 0.00 0.0
December 25
 35 17 0.00 0.0
December 26
 43 17 0.00 0.0
December 27
 34 16 0.00 0.0
December 28
 37 13 0.00 0.0
December 29
 38 23 0.00 0.0
December 30
 32 28 0.00 0.0
December 31
 29 21 0.00 0.0
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