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Winter 1979 Weather History in Longyearbyen Svalbard & Jan Mayen

The data for this report comes from the Svalbard Airport, Longyear. See all nearby weather stations

This report shows the past weather for Longyearbyen, providing a weather history for the winter of 1979. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Longyearbyen temperature history for the winter of 1979. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Longyearbyen Temperature History in the Winter of 1979

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Temperature history in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb-30°F-30°F-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°FFallSpring
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Hourly Temperature in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Cloud Cover in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Snow Depth in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Snow Depth in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb0.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 in1.2 in1.2 inFallSpring
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Observed Weather in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Sat, Dec 1 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Sun, Dec 2 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN
Mon, Dec 3 Drizzle, Haze, Low Drifting SnowDZ, IWC05, IWC36
Tue, Dec 4 Light Snow, Low Drifting Snow-SN, IWC71, IWC36
Sat, Dec 8 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Tue, Dec 11 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Wed, Dec 12 Light Snow, Precipitation in the Vicinity-SN, IWC71, IWC15
Thu, Dec 13 Light Snow, Showers of Snow/Sleet-SN, IWC71, IWC26
Fri, Dec 14 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sat, Dec 15 Snow, Light SnowIWC22, -SN, IWC71
Sun, Dec 16 FogIWC28
Mon, Dec 17 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Wed, Dec 19 Ice Crystals, Diamond DustIC, IWC76
Thu, Dec 20 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Fri, Dec 21 Showers of Snow, Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowSHSN, IWC86, SN, IWC73, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC36
Sat, Dec 22 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light SnowSN, IWC73, IWC22, IWC70, -SN, -SHSN, IWC85
Sun, Dec 23 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC36
Mon, Dec 24 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Thu, Dec 27 MistBR, IWC10
Fri, Dec 28 Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow-SN, IWC71, -SHSN, IWC85
Sat, Dec 29 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Sun, Dec 30 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Tue, Jan 1 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light SnowIWC70, -SN, -SHSN, IWC85
Wed, Jan 2 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Ice Crystals, Diamond Dust, Precipitation in the Vicinity, Snow CrystalsIWC70, -SN, IC, IWC76, IWC15, IWC78
Thu, Jan 3 Light Snow, Ice Crystals, Diamond Dust-SN, IWC71, IC, IWC76
Fri, Jan 4 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sat, Jan 5 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Mon, Jan 7 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowSN, IWC73, IWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Wed, Jan 9 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Light Freezing DrizzleIWC70, -SN, IWC71, -FZDZ, IWC56
Thu, Jan 10 Light Snow-SN, IWC71
Fri, Jan 11 SnowIWC22
Sat, Jan 12 Snow, Light Snow, Light Rain and SnowSN, IWC73, -SN, IWC71, -RASN, IWC68
Sun, Jan 13 Light Snow, Low Drifting Snow-SN, IWC71, IWC36
Mon, Jan 14 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC36
Wed, Jan 16 High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing SnowIWC38, -BLSN
Thu, Jan 17 High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC38, -BLSN, IWC36
Sun, Jan 20 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowSN, IWC73, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC36
Mon, Jan 21 Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing Snow, Low Drifting SnowSN, IWC73, -SN, IWC71, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC38, -BLSN, IWC36
Tue, Jan 22 Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Low Drifting SnowSN, IWC73, IWC22, -SN, IWC71, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC36
Wed, Jan 23 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN
Thu, Jan 24 Light Snow, Ice Crystals, Diamond Dust-SN, IWC71, IC, IWC76
Fri, Jan 25 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC70, -SN, IWC15
Sat, Jan 26 Showers of Light Snow, Precipitation in the Vicinity-SHSN, IWC85, IWC15
Sun, Jan 27 Low Drifting SnowIWC36
Mon, Jan 28 Showers of Light Snow, Distant Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, Precipitation in the Vicinity-SHSN, IWC85, IWC40, VCFG, IWC15
Thu, Jan 31 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Fri, Feb 1 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Snow/SleetIWC70, -SN, IWC26
Tue, Feb 5 Distant Fog, Fog in the VicinityIWC40, VCFG
Wed, Feb 6 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Ice Crystals, Diamond Dust, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC70, -SN, IWC71, IC, IWC76, IWC15
Thu, Feb 7 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Fri, Feb 8 Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Precipitation in the Vicinity, Low Drifting SnowSN, IWC73, -SN, IWC71, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC15, IWC36
Sat, Feb 9 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowSN, IWC73, IWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sun, Feb 10 SnowIWC22
Mon, Feb 11 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Distant Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC70, -SN, IWC40, VCFG, IWC15
Tue, Feb 12 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC15
Thu, Feb 14 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Fri, Feb 15 Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light SnowSN, IWC73, -SN, IWC71, -SHSN, IWC85
Sat, Feb 16 Distant Fog, Fog in the VicinityIWC40, VCFG
Sun, Feb 17 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71
Mon, Feb 18 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers of Snow/SleetIWC70, -SN, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC26
Tue, Feb 19 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Wed, Feb 20 Snow, Light Snow, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC22, -SN, IWC71, IWC15
Thu, Feb 21 Light Rain and Snow, Rain, Light Rain-RASN, IWC68, IWC21, -RA, IWC61
Sat, Feb 23 Light Intermittent Snow, Light SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71
Sun, Feb 24 Snow, Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Light Intermittent Rain, Light Rain, Precipitation in the VicinityIWC22, IWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC60, -RA, IWC15
Mon, Feb 25 Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow Pellets/Small Hail, Showers of Snow/SleetSHSN, IWC86, -SN, IWC71, -SHSN, IWC85, IWC87, IWC26
Tue, Feb 26 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Snow/SleetIWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC26
Wed, Feb 27 Light Intermittent Snow, Light Snow, High Drifting Snow, Light Blowing Snow, Low Drifting SnowIWC70, -SN, IWC71, IWC38, -BLSN, IWC36

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 220 minDec 220 minDec 10 minDec 10 minFeb 297 hr, 13 minFeb 297 hr, 13 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring8:34 AM8:34 AMFeb 293:47 PMFeb 293:47 PM11:47 AM11:47 AM
The solar day over the course of the Winter of 1979. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring0
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 1979. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 46:47 AMNov 46:47 AMDec 37:08 PMDec 37:08 PMJan 210:03 AMJan 210:03 AMFeb 13:22 AMFeb 13:22 AMMar 110:00 PMMar 110:00 PMMar 167:56 PMMar 167:56 PM2:20 PM2:20 PM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM12:00 AM2:28 PM2:28 PM8:47 AM8:47 AM7:45 AM7:45 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Wind Speed in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mphFallSpring
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Hourly Wind Direction in 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 1979 in Longyearbyen

History:198319821981198019791978197719761975
Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 1979 in LongyearbyenDecJanFeb29.4 inHg29.4 inHg29.6 inHg29.6 inHg29.8 inHg29.8 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.2 inHg30.2 inHg30.4 inHg30.4 inHg30.6 inHg30.6 inHg30.8 inHg30.8 inHgFallSpring
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Svalbard Airport, Longyear page.

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