Yankton Weather in 1979

Historical record of Yankton, South Dakota weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.
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1979 Yankton Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 103 °F June 15
Lowest temperature -21 °F February 1
Highest daily low 71 °F August 7
Lowest daily high -7 °F February 2
Most daily precipitation 2.0 inches October 31
Most daily snow 10.0 inches November 22
Total annual precipitation 25.8 inches -
Total annual snow 28.0 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Yankton in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 103 °F Jun 15
2 97 °F Aug 7
3 95 °F Sep 10
3 95 °F Aug 5
3 95 °F Jul 22
6 94 °F Jul 13
7 93 °F Sep 5
7 93 °F Sep 1
7 93 °F Aug 8
7 93 °F Jul 11
Lowest Temperatures in Yankton in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 -21 °F February 1
2 -20 °F February 17
2 -20 °F February 16
2 -20 °F February 2
5 -18 °F February 10
5 -18 °F February 9
7 -17 °F February 5
7 -17 °F January 14
9 -16 °F January 15
10 -15 °F February 18
10 -15 °F February 3
10 -15 °F January 24
10 -15 °F January 2
January 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
3 -14 0.00 0.0
January 2
3 -15 0.00 0.0
January 3
7 -5 0.00 0.0
January 4
12 -9 0.00 0.0
January 5
3 -12 0.00 0.0
January 6
9 -11 0.00 0.0
January 7
17 0 0.00 0.0
January 8
9 -9 0.00 0.0
January 9
24 -9 0.00 0.0
January 10
18 4 0.00 0.0
January 11
10 -4 0.01 0.0
January 12
17 8 0.03 0.0
January 13
15 -13 0.15 2.0
January 14
-6 -17 0.00 0.0
January 15
3 -16 0.00 0.0
January 16
10 -7 0.00 0.0
January 17
15 -6 0.00 0.0
January 18
31 6 0.00 0.0
January 19
27 8 0.14 1.0
January 20
26 18 0.00 0.0
January 21
22 19 0.00 0.0
January 22
27 15 0.00 0.0
January 23
26 -3 0.00 0.0
January 24
6 -15 0.00 0.0
January 25
11 -13 0.00 0.0
January 26
22 11 0.03 1.0
January 27
18 8 0.20 3.0
January 28
8 -4 0.02 0.0
January 29
4 -13 0.00 0.0
January 30
1 -12 0.00 0.0
January 31
4 -13 0.00 0.0
February 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
0 -21 0.00 0.0
February 2
-7 -20 0.00 0.0
February 3
1 -15 0.00 0.0
February 4
15 -13 0.00 0.0
February 5
-3 -17 0.00 0.0
February 6
31 -7 0.00 0.0
February 7
30 -12 0.00 0.0
February 8
5 -8 0.02 1.0
February 9
1 -18 0.00 0.0
February 10
10 -18 0.00 0.0
February 11
21 10 0.00 0.0
February 12
19 -2 0.00 0.0
February 13
15 -2 0.00 0.0
February 14
28 14 0.00 0.0
February 15
35 4 0.00 0.0
February 16
4 -20 0.00 0.0
February 17
-1 -20 0.00 0.0
February 18
10 -15 0.06 2.0
February 19
23 7 0.00 0.0
February 20
38 10 0.00 0.0
February 21
26 10 0.05 1.0
February 22
28 10 0.08 2.0
February 23
39 13 0.00 0.0
February 24
19 -7 0.00 0.0
February 25
15 -6 0.00 0.0
February 26
27 -4 0.00 0.0
February 27
39 17 0.00 0.0
February 28
39 20 0.00 0.0
March 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
26 20 0.00 0.0
March 2
36 25 0.00 0.0
March 3
44 16 0.06 1.0
March 4
22 16 0.30 4.0
March 5
29 12 0.00 0.0
March 6
40 12 0.00 0.0
March 7
40 15 0.00 0.0
March 8
25 15 0.00 0.0
March 9
40 23 0.13 n/a
March 10
29 0 0.00 n/a
March 11
32 1 0.00 0.0
March 12
41 23 0.00 0.0
March 13
48 23 0.00 0.0
March 14
40 28 0.00 0.0
March 15
39 9 0.00 0.0
March 16
40 10 0.00 0.0
March 17
47 32 0.00 0.0
March 18
63 40 0.00 0.0
March 19
44 35 0.60 0.0
March 20
38 30 0.00 0.0
March 21
48 31 0.00 0.0
March 22
44 35 1.73 0.0
March 23
37 31 0.80 n/a
March 24
34 19 0.00 0.0
March 25
35 19 0.00 0.0
March 26
41 20 0.00 0.0
March 27
33 20 0.00 0.0
March 28
47 22 0.00 0.0
March 29
52 31 0.05 0.0
March 30
44 32 0.02 0.0
March 31
42 25 0.00 0.0
April 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
44 29 0.00 0.0
April 2
39 26 0.10 n/a
April 3
37 23 0.00 0.0
April 4
44 24 0.00 0.0
April 5
53 27 0.03 0.0
April 6
36 15 0.00 0.0
April 7
44 18 0.00 0.0
April 8
71 31 0.00 0.0
April 9
38 30 0.00 0.0
April 10
48 30 0.00 0.0
April 11
53 34 0.43 0.0
April 12
45 36 0.80 0.0
April 13
41 36 0.00 0.0
April 14
53 32 0.00 0.0
April 15
60 32 0.00 0.0
April 16
66 35 0.01 0.0
April 17
71 46 0.00 0.0
April 18
77 50 0.09 0.0
April 19
79 56 0.00 0.0
April 20
73 43 0.13 0.0
April 21
61 32 0.00 0.0
April 22
69 37 0.00 0.0
April 23
74 48 0.00 0.0
April 24
77 53 0.00 0.0
April 25
68 42 0.38 0.0
April 26
51 34 0.03 0.0
April 27
61 30 0.00 0.0
April 28
55 28 0.00 0.0
April 29
59 35 0.07 0.0
April 30
55 31 0.00 0.0
May 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
55 31 0.00 0.0
May 2
55 36 0.35 0.0
May 3
56 29 0.00 0.0
May 4
55 30 0.00 0.0
May 5
65 34 0.00 0.0
May 6
75 52 0.00 0.0
May 7
84 52 0.00 0.0
May 8
70 50 0.25 0.0
May 9
56 40 0.40 0.0
May 10
42 37 1.50 0.0
May 11
42 33 0.15 0.0
May 12
56 34 0.00 0.0
May 13
65 40 0.09 0.0
May 14
71 42 0.00 0.0
May 15
68 40 0.00 0.0
May 16
75 43 0.02 0.0
May 17
82 57 0.00 0.0
May 18
84 48 0.15 0.0
May 19
65 42 0.21 0.0
May 20
72 46 0.00 0.0
May 21
67 39 0.00 0.0
May 22
68 42 0.00 0.0
May 23
76 48 0.00 0.0
May 24
69 39 0.00 0.0
May 25
72 42 0.00 0.0
May 26
80 46 0.00 0.0
May 27
81 48 0.00 0.0
May 28
79 50 0.00 0.0
May 29
91 59 0.00 0.0
May 30
89 58 0.63 0.0
May 31
59 46 0.03 0.0
June 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
68 47 0.00 0.0
June 2
73 44 0.00 0.0
June 3
82 47 0.00 0.0
June 4
88 58 0.00 0.0
June 5
85 51 0.00 0.0
June 6
90 57 0.19 0.0
June 7
84 58 0.32 0.0
June 8
74 52 0.10 0.0
June 9
68 53 0.26 0.0
June 10
56 49 0.69 0.0
June 11
76 52 0.00 0.0
June 12
84 60 0.33 0.0
June 13
87 58 0.00 0.0
June 14
91 61 0.00 0.0
June 15
103 71 0.00 0.0
June 16
85 62 0.04 0.0
June 17
73 55 0.22 0.0
June 18
66 55 0.40 0.0
June 19
72 57 0.00 0.0
June 20
89 58 0.52 0.0
June 21
80 58 0.00 0.0
June 22
87 58 0.20 0.0
June 23
75 56 0.08 0.0
June 24
70 56 0.00 0.0
June 25
78 58 0.00 0.0
June 26
82 62 0.00 0.0
June 27
90 65 0.02 0.0
June 28
87 65 0.00 0.0
June 29
89 61 0.00 0.0
June 30
84 62 0.00 0.0
July 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
87 62 0.06 0.0
July 2
88 66 0.00 0.0
July 3
85 68 0.00 0.0
July 4
92 65 0.00 0.0
July 5
81 60 0.00 0.0
July 6
77 61 0.00 0.0
July 7
71 61 0.01 0.0
July 8
77 62 0.00 0.0
July 9
83 60 0.00 0.0
July 10
88 60 0.04 0.0
July 11
93 66 0.00 0.0
July 12
90 69 0.00 0.0
July 13
94 71 0.00 0.0
July 14
90 61 0.58 0.0
July 15
85 58 0.03 0.0
July 16
84 56 0.00 0.0
July 17
77 55 0.25 0.0
July 18
79 55 0.00 0.0
July 19
85 57 0.00 0.0
July 20
88 64 0.03 0.0
July 21
90 68 0.28 0.0
July 22
95 64 0.43 0.0
July 23
88 64 0.12 0.0
July 24
90 66 0.04 0.0
July 25
82 66 0.96 0.0
July 26
85 64 0.00 0.0
July 27
87 62 0.03 0.0
July 28
80 60 0.06 0.0
July 29
80 62 0.10 0.0
July 30
85 64 0.55 0.0
July 31
82 62 0.00 0.0
August 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
75 54 0.00 0.0
August 2
82 55 0.00 0.0
August 3
88 60 0.00 0.0
August 4
91 61 0.00 0.0
August 5
95 68 0.00 0.0
August 6
87 70 0.00 0.0
August 7
97 71 0.00 0.0
August 8
93 66 0.02 0.0
August 9
79 69 0.01 0.0
August 10
88 58 0.00 0.0
August 11
78 58 0.00 0.0
August 12
81 59 0.00 0.0
August 13
87 64 0.00 0.0
August 14
73 53 0.07 0.0
August 15
67 53 0.00 0.0
August 16
63 55 0.00 0.0
August 17
74 58 0.00 0.0
August 18
86 63 0.00 0.0
August 19
80 65 1.64 0.0
August 20
82 66 0.02 0.0
August 21
81 63 0.07 0.0
August 22
82 64 0.00 0.0
August 23
78 61 0.03 0.0
August 24
77 50 0.00 0.0
August 25
80 51 0.00 0.0
August 26
80 52 0.10 0.0
August 27
78 54 0.00 0.0
August 28
77 55 0.04 0.0
August 29
82 57 0.00 0.0
August 30
89 58 0.00 0.0
August 31
90 65 0.00 0.0
September 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
93 68 0.00 0.0
September 2
87 61 0.00 0.0
September 3
87 62 0.00 0.0
September 4
92 67 0.00 0.0
September 5
93 70 0.00 0.0
September 6
92 56 0.00 0.0
September 7
81 48 0.00 0.0
September 8
76 49 0.00 0.0
September 9
89 62 0.00 0.0
September 10
95 68 0.00 0.0
September 11
92 64 0.08 0.0
September 12
81 55 1.34 0.0
September 13
68 44 0.34 0.0
September 14
69 42 0.00 0.0
September 15
65 42 0.00 0.0
September 16
80 45 0.00 0.0
September 17
85 55 0.00 0.0
September 18
89 50 0.00 0.0
September 19
73 45 0.00 0.0
September 20
77 46 0.00 0.0
September 21
72 39 0.00 0.0
September 22
69 39 0.00 0.0
September 23
76 44 0.00 0.0
September 24
75 52 0.00 0.0
September 25
79 46 0.00 0.0
September 26
85 46 0.00 0.0
September 27
85 51 0.00 0.0
September 28
85 48 0.00 0.0
September 29
73 46 0.00 0.0
September 30
83 44 0.00 0.0
October 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
83 45 0.02 0.0
October 2
72 42 0.00 0.0
October 3
80 42 0.00 0.0
October 4
69 35 0.00 0.0
October 5
62 34 0.00 0.0
October 6
72 40 0.00 0.0
October 7
68 40 0.00 0.0
October 8
78 42 0.00 0.0
October 9
62 35 0.00 0.0
October 10
56 36 0.00 0.0
October 11
65 46 0.00 0.0
October 12
74 40 0.00 0.0
October 13
48 21 0.00 0.0
October 14
52 22 0.00 0.0
October 15
66 34 0.00 0.0
October 16
69 40 0.00 0.0
October 17
68 38 0.00 0.0
October 18
64 38 0.00 0.0
October 19
69 40 0.22 0.0
October 20
66 41 0.04 0.0
October 21
66 41 0.00 0.0
October 22
50 33 0.07 0.0
October 23
39 26 0.00 0.0
October 24
49 27 0.00 0.0
October 25
57 29 0.00 0.0
October 26
56 31 0.00 0.0
October 27
70 42 0.00 0.0
October 28
67 32 0.00 0.0
October 29
74 32 0.00 0.0
October 30
64 44 0.40 0.0
October 31
47 39 2.00 0.0
November 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
40 32 0.04 0.0
November 2
38 30 0.00 0.0
November 3
44 20 0.00 0.0
November 4
51 22 0.00 0.0
November 5
51 32 0.24 0.0
November 6
41 29 0.10 0.0
November 7
38 24 0.00 0.0
November 8
47 19 0.00 0.0
November 9
36 19 0.00 0.0
November 10
30 16 0.00 0.0
November 11
39 18 0.01 0.0
November 12
40 23 0.03 0.0
November 13
37 22 0.00 0.0
November 14
47 22 0.00 0.0
November 15
55 32 0.00 0.0
November 16
56 29 0.00 0.0
November 17
71 26 0.00 0.0
November 18
69 27 0.00 0.0
November 19
65 35 0.00 0.0
November 20
59 31 0.00 0.0
November 21
38 30 0.54 0.0
November 22
36 25 0.85 10.0
November 23
27 13 0.00 0.0
November 24
26 9 0.00 0.0
November 25
32 8 0.00 0.0
November 26
35 23 0.01 0.0
November 27
34 15 0.00 0.0
November 28
32 15 0.00 0.0
November 29
22 12 0.00 0.0
November 30
23 10 0.00 0.0
December 1979 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
29 6 0.00 0.0
December 2
20 3 0.00 0.0
December 3
35 15 0.00 0.0
December 4
40 26 0.00 0.0
December 5
47 30 0.00 0.0
December 6
41 28 0.00 0.0
December 7
42 25 0.00 0.0
December 8
38 11 0.00 0.0
December 9
38 15 0.00 0.0
December 10
54 30 0.00 0.0
December 11
61 18 0.00 0.0
December 12
19 4 0.00 0.0
December 13
34 5 0.00 0.0
December 14
32 23 0.00 0.0
December 15
47 27 0.00 0.0
December 16
43 -7 0.00 0.0
December 17
14 -8 0.00 0.0
December 18
36 10 0.00 0.0
December 19
57 22 0.00 0.0
December 20
54 16 0.00 0.0
December 21
56 26 0.00 0.0
December 22
48 20 0.00 0.0
December 23
44 20 0.16 0.0
December 24
32 24 0.00 0.0
December 25
25 20 0.00 0.0
December 26
50 19 0.00 0.0
December 27
48 27 0.00 0.0
December 28
42 27 0.00 0.0
December 29
35 26 0.04 0.0
December 30
33 26 0.00 0.0
December 31
36 25 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1932–2024 Yankton 2 E location