Yellowstone National Park Weather in 1979

Historical record of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.

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1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	85 °F	August 4
Lowest temperature	-44 °F	January 1
Highest daily low	52 °F	July 22
Lowest daily high	1 °F	January 1
Most daily precipitation	0.9 inches	March 1
Most daily snow	17.0 inches	March 1
Total annual precipitation	17.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	181.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Yellowstone National Park in 1979?

The highest temperature recorded in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming in 1979 was 85 °F which happened on August 4.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Yellowstone National Park in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	85 °F	Aug 4
2	84 °F	Aug 5
2	84 °F	Jun 29
4	82 °F	Aug 6
4	82 °F	Jul 18
4	82 °F	Jul 17
7	81 °F	Jul 20
8	80 °F	Jul 19
8	80 °F	Jul 16
10	79 °F	Sep 8
10	79 °F	Sep 7

What was the coldest temperature in Yellowstone National Park in 1979?

The lowest temperature recorded in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming in 1979 was -44 °F which happened on Jan 1.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Yellowstone National Park in 1979

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-44 °F	January 1
2	-40 °F	January 2
3	-37 °F	January 7
4	-36 °F	January 31
4	-36 °F	January 8
4	-36 °F	January 5
7	-35 °F	February 1
7	-35 °F	January 6
9	-33 °F	January 30
10	-30 °F	January 9

January 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	1	-44	0.00	0.0
January 2	3	-40	0.00	0.0
January 3	18	-7	0.01	0.3
January 4	11	0	0.08	1.5
January 5	11	-36	0.03	0.5
January 6	12	-35	0.00	0.0
January 7	11	-37	0.00	0.0
January 8	18	-36	0.00	0.0
January 9	25	-30	0.00	0.0
January 10	24	2	0.01	0.5
January 11	31	3	0.12	1.5
January 12	26	21	0.12	2.0
January 13	21	-6	0.00	0.0
January 14	25	5	0.03	1.0
January 15	27	11	0.07	2.5
January 16	23	18	0.25	6.5
January 17	25	-15	0.05	0.5
January 18	33	-15	0.10	2.0
January 19	21	-2	0.00	0.0
January 20	23	-7	0.00	0.0
January 21	26	4	0.00	0.0
January 22	20	0	0.33	6.5
January 23	16	-5	0.00	0.0
January 24	13	-19	0.00	0.0
January 25	20	-8	0.16	2.0
January 26	16	-10	0.00	0.0
January 27	9	-16	0.05	0.0
January 28	13	-26	0.03	0.5
January 29	12	-26	0.00	0.0
January 30	7	-33	0.00	0.0
January 31	15	-36	0.00	0.0

February 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	14	-35	n/a	0.5
February 2	16	-4	0.04	0.5
February 3	10	-10	0.00	0.0
February 4	21	-10	0.01	0.5
February 5	22	-9	0.00	0.0
February 6	24	10	0.10	1.0
February 7	30	9	0.10	1.5
February 8	26	-16	0.03	1.0
February 9	31	-16	0.02	1.0
February 10	36	24	0.02	0.5
February 11	34	26	0.00	0.0
February 12	39	26	0.13	1.0
February 13	41	27	0.30	4.0
February 14	35	29	0.17	3.0
February 15	30	15	0.54	7.5
February 16	35	-12	0.00	0.0
February 17	28	-10	0.34	5.0
February 18	35	7	0.00	0.5
February 19	33	7	0.08	2.5
February 20	32	8	0.04	1.0
February 21	29	7	0.16	4.0
February 22	30	4	0.10	3.0
February 23	30	8	0.08	3.0
February 24	26	10	0.20	4.5
February 25	37	14	0.04	1.0
February 26	42	5	0.00	0.0
February 27	35	9	0.00	0.0
February 28	27	18	0.04	1.0

March 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	30	20	0.88	17.0
March 2	30	13	0.62	11.0
March 3	26	-22	0.02	1.0
March 4	33	-23	0.00	0.0
March 5	34	-16	0.00	0.0
March 6	39	22	0.00	0.0
March 7	40	27	0.12	0.0
March 8	34	2	0.01	0.0
March 9	33	-11	0.05	0.5
March 10	42	-10	0.00	0.0
March 11	48	-6	0.00	0.0
March 12	41	-1	0.00	0.0
March 13	47	-1	0.00	0.0
March 14	52	-3	0.00	0.0
March 15	48	-2	0.00	0.0
March 16	43	8	0.02	1.0
March 17	38	19	0.00	0.0
March 18	39	14	0.00	0.0
March 19	40	5	0.00	0.0
March 20	38	-2	0.00	0.0
March 21	47	0	0.00	0.0
March 22	41	7	0.00	0.0
March 23	41	-1	0.00	0.0
March 24	42	7	0.00	0.0
March 25	38	18	0.00	0.0
March 26	41	19	0.06	1.0
March 27	38	26	0.23	5.0
March 28	38	27	0.29	3.0
March 29	41	16	0.01	0.5
March 30	31	20	0.05	1.0
March 31	30	6	0.11	1.5

April 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	29	-11	0.02	0.5
April 2	28	-16	0.00	0.0
April 3	29	-1	0.05	1.0
April 4	34	15	0.01	0.0
April 5	44	21	0.03	0.0
April 6	52	21	0.00	0.0
April 7	41	21	0.25	1.0
April 8	49	10	0.50	0.0
April 9	37	15	0.00	0.0
April 10	37	21	0.00	0.0
April 11	34	21	0.34	2.0
April 12	23	-4	0.11	1.5
April 13	40	12	0.08	1.5
April 14	45	8	0.00	0.0
April 15	43	28	0.13	0.0
April 16	57	23	0.00	0.0
April 17	50	26	0.00	0.0
April 18	43	26	0.00	0.0
April 19	34	11	0.00	0.0
April 20	38	6	0.01	0.0
April 21	47	10	0.00	0.0
April 22	55	22	0.00	0.0
April 23	52	25	0.00	0.0
April 24	n/a	27	0.05	0.5
April 25	42	24	0.00	0.0
April 26	47	21	0.05	0.0
April 27	53	14	0.00	0.0
April 28	52	28	0.00	0.0
April 29	54	15	0.00	0.0
April 30	53	22	0.00	0.0

May 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	49	25	0.04	0.0
May 2	50	27	0.00	0.0
May 3	52	16	0.00	0.0
May 4	51	24	0.00	0.0
May 5	56	33	0.00	0.0
May 6	46	25	0.13	0.5
May 7	40	18	0.20	1.5
May 8	38	25	0.25	4.0
May 9	39	11	0.30	5.5
May 10	44	12	0.00	0.0
May 11	47	19	0.00	0.0
May 12	50	17	0.01	0.0
May 13	55	25	0.00	0.0
May 14	60	22	0.00	0.0
May 15	68	25	0.00	0.0
May 16	65	26	0.01	0.0
May 17	57	26	0.00	0.0
May 18	58	27	0.00	0.0
May 19	60	24	0.00	0.0
May 20	65	23	0.00	0.0
May 21	66	30	0.00	0.0
May 22	68	26	0.00	0.0
May 23	73	26	0.00	0.0
May 24	62	33	0.00	0.0
May 25	71	27	0.00	0.0
May 26	70	28	0.00	0.0
May 27	70	32	0.00	0.0
May 28	51	36	0.04	0.0
May 29	38	25	0.16	0.5
May 30	36	21	0.17	1.0
May 31	50	19	0.00	0.0

June 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	56	20	0.00	0.0
June 2	63	23	0.00	0.0
June 3	67	31	0.00	0.0
June 4	70	29	0.01	0.0
June 5	68	32	0.00	0.0
June 6	50	40	0.00	0.0
June 7	n/a	25	0.54	2.0
June 8	50	20	0.00	0.0
June 9	60	20	0.00	0.0
June 10	68	25	0.00	0.0
June 11	73	28	0.00	0.0
June 12	78	32	0.00	0.0
June 13	78	35	0.10	0.0
June 14	60	40	0.00	0.0
June 15	66	24	0.00	0.0
June 16	67	25	0.00	0.0
June 17	69	31	0.00	0.0
June 18	50	34	0.08	0.0
June 19	56	29	0.27	1.0
June 20	62	29	0.02	0.0
June 21	56	30	0.13	0.0
June 22	62	28	0.00	0.0
June 23	68	26	0.00	0.0
June 24	73	25	0.00	0.0
June 25	75	37	0.08	0.0
June 26	76	43	0.00	0.0
June 27	74	39	0.02	0.0
June 28	77	31	0.05	0.0
June 29	84	42	0.00	0.0
June 30	73	42	0.00	0.0

July 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	71	30	0.00
July 2	71	37	0.00
July 3	76	31	0.00
July 4	74	46	0.00
July 5	77	35	0.00
July 6	73	39	0.00
July 7	76	32	0.15
July 8	75	36	0.00
July 9	78	32	0.00
July 10	74	35	0.00
July 11	72	34	0.00
July 12	71	36	0.00
July 13	69	40	0.00
July 14	72	31	0.00
July 15	77	29	0.00
July 16	80	35	0.00
July 17	82	32	0.00
July 18	82	32	0.00
July 19	80	40	0.00
July 20	81	38	0.00
July 21	n/a	39	0.00
July 22	65	52	0.19
July 23	75	50	0.52
July 24	78	42	0.00
July 25	76	43	0.00
July 26	78	37	0.13
July 27	74	35	0.00
July 28	78	35	0.00
July 29	73	36	0.00
July 30	74	38	0.00
July 31	76	31	0.00

August 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	78	36	0.00
August 2	78	35	0.00
August 3	78	34	0.00
August 4	85	34	0.00
August 5	84	43	0.00
August 6	82	40	0.00
August 7	65	49	0.00
August 8	77	41	0.50
August 9	73	44	0.00
August 10	76	38	0.00
August 11	78	35	0.00
August 12	64	39	0.00
August 13	58	47	0.28
August 14	68	42	0.62
August 15	68	36	0.23
August 16	67	40	0.00
August 17	67	32	0.08
August 18	64	35	0.08
August 19	59	34	0.07
August 20	55	36	0.10
August 21	61	33	0.01
August 22	70	33	0.05
August 23	72	32	0.00
August 24	68	34	0.00
August 25	68	34	0.03
August 26	70	29	0.00
August 27	63	30	0.00
August 28	63	35	0.14
August 29	73	33	0.00
August 30	74	35	0.00
August 31	54	39	0.09

September 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	70	29	0.03
September 2	73	30	0.00
September 3	76	32	0.00
September 4	67	32	0.00
September 5	69	28	0.00
September 6	78	30	0.00
September 7	79	33	0.00
September 8	79	32	0.00
September 9	71	27	0.00
September 10	59	34	0.02
September 11	61	21	0.00
September 12	59	19	0.00
September 13	59	25	0.00
September 14	70	18	0.00
September 15	75	22	0.00
September 16	75	24	0.00
September 17	76	25	0.00
September 18	76	25	0.00
September 19	75	26	0.00
September 20	69	25	0.00
September 21	70	24	0.00
September 22	70	31	0.00
September 23	70	25	0.00
September 24	72	25	0.00
September 25	69	26	0.17
September 26	51	35	0.37
September 27	62	28	0.00
September 28	66	28	0.00
September 29	66	26	0.00
September 30	66	26	0.00

October 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	67	25	0.00	0.0
October 2	72	24	0.00	0.0
October 3	60	21	0.00	0.0
October 4	67	19	0.00	0.0
October 5	66	25	0.00	0.0
October 6	69	25	0.00	0.0
October 7	70	24	0.00	0.0
October 8	62	24	0.00	0.0
October 9	61	17	0.00	0.0
October 10	68	20	0.00	0.0
October 11	64	19	0.00	0.0
October 12	68	22	0.00	0.0
October 13	67	21	0.00	0.0
October 14	58	25	0.00	0.0
October 15	46	29	0.01	0.0
October 16	44	32	0.21	0.0
October 17	47	24	0.05	0.0
October 18	48	25	n/a	0.0
October 19	38	30	n/a	0.5
October 20	36	25	0.14	1.0
October 21	37	6	0.26	3.0
October 22	39	10	0.01	0.5
October 23	44	21	0.00	0.0
October 24	52	21	0.00	0.0
October 25	60	24	0.00	0.0
October 26	41	27	n/a	0.5
October 27	45	18	0.00	0.0
October 28	33	18	0.00	0.0
October 29	31	14	0.31	3.5
October 30	36	-6	0.00	0.0
October 31	34	-5	0.00	0.0

November 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	29	-3	0.00	0.0
November 2	35	0	0.00	0.0
November 3	33	9	0.00	0.0
November 4	35	20	0.18	2.0
November 5	37	22	0.05	1.0
November 6	41	9	0.00	0.0
November 7	44	1	0.00	0.0
November 8	39	3	0.00	0.0
November 9	30	11	0.00	0.0
November 10	27	9	0.00	0.0
November 11	31	5	n/a	1.0
November 12	34	5	0.00	0.0
November 13	43	-6	0.00	0.0
November 14	45	-5	0.00	0.0
November 15	50	-4	0.00	0.0
November 16	45	-5	0.00	0.0
November 17	46	-4	0.00	0.0
November 18	29	17	0.04	1.0
November 19	25	1	0.20	4.0
November 20	27	-9	0.00	0.0
November 21	33	-25	0.00	0.0
November 22	37	-22	0.00	0.0
November 23	34	-17	0.00	0.0
November 24	22	1	0.01	0.5
November 25	21	1	0.14	3.5
November 26	21	-4	n/a	0.5
November 27	16	-9	n/a	0.5
November 28	24	-27	0.03	0.0
November 29	32	-26	0.00	0.0
November 30	32	-22	0.00	0.0

December 1979 Yellowstone National Park Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	30	-23	0.00	0.0
December 2	35	-4	0.00	0.0
December 3	40	25	0.16	2.5
December 4	45	23	0.00	0.0
December 5	34	15	0.00	0.0
December 6	28	16	0.00	0.0
December 7	33	19	0.00	0.0
December 8	37	21	0.02	0.5
December 9	42	25	0.00	0.0
December 10	32	28	0.00	0.0
December 11	28	-25	0.13	2.0
December 12	16	-24	0.02	0.0
December 13	24	4	0.02	0.8
December 14	32	10	0.00	0.0
December 15	34	12	0.00	0.0
December 16	35	5	0.01	0.0
December 17	42	6	0.00	0.0
December 18	49	3	0.00	0.0
December 19	45	-4	0.00	0.0
December 20	33	-3	0.00	0.0
December 21	36	12	0.05	1.0
December 22	28	9	0.02	0.5
December 23	26	10	0.13	2.0
December 24	33	1	0.00	0.0
December 25	28	16	0.18	4.0
December 26	29	4	0.21	3.0
December 27	27	-21	0.00	0.0
December 28	30	-22	0.00	0.0
December 29	31	-22	0.00	0.0
December 30	31	-21	0.00	0.0
December 31	33	-18	0.00	0.0

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