Poughkeepsie, NY: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: 104°F on Tuesday 1 August 1933.

The record begins: 1931

All-time records

Hottest day: 104°F; 1 August 1933
Coldest night: -30°F; 21 January 1961
Wettest day: 7.57 in; 8 October 2005
Warmest night: 80°F; 2 August 2006
Coldest day: 1°F; 15 January 1957

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Poughkeepsie, NY by decade since the 1960s: the most record highs, 55, came in the 1970s; the most record lows, 150, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1930s	0	0	9
1940s	0	0	10
1950s	0	0	10
1960s	51	150	10
1970s	55	59	10
1980s	34	70	10
1990s	50	19	10
2000s	39	19	10
2010s	44	14	10
2020s	32	3	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	70°F 6 January 2007	-30°F 21 January 1961	2.02 in 21 January 1979
February	76°F 21 February 2018	-23°F 8 February 1967	2.64 in 13 February 2008
March	86°F 31 March 1998	-13°F 19 March 1967	3.25 in 14 March 2017
April	94°F 18 April 1976, 20 April 1941	13°F 3 April 1954	3.75 in 4 April 1987
May	98°F 22 May 1941	26°F 1 May 2008, 10 May 1947	3.71 in 29 May 1984
June	102°F 29 June 1933	35°F 1 June 2001, 1 June 1984	2.84 in 29 June 1973
July	103°F 2 July 2026, 16 July 1995, 3 July 1966 and 1 more	43°F 4 July 1986, 3 July 1957	4.72 in 14 July 1975
August	104°F 1 August 1933	38°F 30 August 1986, 29 August 1986, 31 August 1965	5.95 in 28 August 2011
September	101°F 2 September 1953	26°F 24 September 1963	5.57 in 1 September 2021
October	91°F 5 October 1941	18°F 31 October 1988, 20 October 1974, 21 October 1952 and 1 more	7.57 in 8 October 2005
November	82°F 1 November 1950	3°F 24 November 1989	3.54 in 8 November 1977
December	72°F 24 December 2015, 6 December 2001, 8 December 1998 and 1 more	-23°F 27 December 1950	2.74 in 13 December 1983

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	12 days	25 August to 5 September 1953	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	23 days	23 January to 14 February 1936	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	17.59 in	October 2005
Driest month	0.15 in	March 1981
Wettest year	62.01 in	2011
Driest year	24.52 in	1964

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: a low of -30°F on Saturday 21 January 1961.
The wettest day on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: 7.57 in on Saturday 8 October 2005.
The warmest night on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: a low of 80°F on Wednesday 2 August 2006.
The coldest day on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: a high of 1°F on Tuesday 15 January 1957.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Poughkeepsie, NY: 12 days, from Tuesday 25 August to Saturday 5 September 1953.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Poughkeepsie, NY: 23 days, from Thursday 23 January to Friday 14 February 1936.
The wettest month on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: October 2005, with 17.59 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: March 1981, with 0.15 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: 2011, with 62.01 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Poughkeepsie, NY: 1964, with 24.52 in of precipitation.

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