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Poughkeepsie, NY

41.626°N, 73.882°W · station POUthr · 96 years of record
64°F
forecast high · Oct 20

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Poughkeepsie.
52°SAT10/1757°SUN10/1860°MON10/1964°TUE10/2064°WED10/2162°THU10/2264°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Poughkeepsie — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#44 / 95
warmest Oct 20 in 95 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 20 ever

82°F
set in 2016

Coolest Oct 20 ever

42°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 64°F — 44th warmest Oct 20 of 95 years · record 82°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
1931: 55°F1932: 63°F1933: 68°F1934: 49°F1935: 73°F1936: 60°F1937: 57°F1938: 66°F1939: 76°F1940: 44°F1941: 66°F1942: 64°F1943: 52°F1944: 62°F1945: 73°F1946: 50°F1947: 74°F1948: 52°F1949: 72°F1950: 68°F1951: 56°F1952: 61°F1953: 77°F1954: 56°F1955: 64°F1956: 60°F1957: 59°F1958: 64°F1959: 67°F1960: 60°F1961: 70°F1962: 74°F1963: 73°F1964: 56°F1965: 79°F1966: 55°F1967: 56°F1968: 69°F1969: 77°F1970: 61°F1971: 67°F1972: 44°F1973: 63°F1974: 42°F1975: 53°F1976: 49°F1977: 56°F1978: 55°F1979: 73°F1980: 68°F1981: 60°F1982: 70°F1983: 53°F1984: 70°F1985: 56°F1986: 63°F1987: 64°F1988: 51°F1989: 72°F1990: 58°F1991: 52°F1992: 46°F1993: 51°F1994: 75°F1995: 71°F1996: 60°F1997: 52°F1998: 66°F1999: 52°F2000: 64°F2001: 69°F2002: 58°F2003: 56°F2004: 48°F2005: 59°F2006: 62°F2007: 71°F2008: 55°F2009: 64°F2010: 60°F2011: 71°F2012: 67°F2013: 62°F2014: 61°F2015: 75°F2016: 82°F2017: 73°F2018: 62°F2019: 55°F2020: 64°F2021: 78°F2022: 57°F2023: 63°F2024: 72°F2025: 68°F64° forecast40455055606570758085194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2064°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#44 of 95
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1933)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1931–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Poughkeepsie in each calendar month, and for the whole 1931–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan70°FJan 6, 2007-30°FJan 21, 1961
Feb76°FFeb 21, 2018-23°FFeb 8, 1967
Mar86°FMar 31, 1998-13°FMar 19, 1967
Apr94°FApr 20, 194113°FApr 3, 1954
May98°FMay 22, 194126°FMay 10, 1947
Jun102°FJun 29, 193335°FJun 1, 1984
Jul103°FJul 10, 193643°FJul 3, 1957
Aug104°FAug 1, 193338°FAug 31, 1965
Sep101°FSep 2, 195326°FSep 24, 1963
Oct91°FOct 5, 194118°FOct 28, 1936
Nov82°FNov 1, 19503°FNov 24, 1989
Dec72°FDec 29, 1984-23°FDec 27, 1950
All-time104°FAug 1, 1933-30°FJan 21, 1961

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Poughkeepsie so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Jul (103°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 2, 2006

Coldest high ever

1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 15, 1957
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan56°FJan 16, 19951°FJan 15, 1957
Feb52°FFeb 20, 19814°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar60°FMar 27, 194916°FMar 5, 1948
Apr64°FApr 16, 202627°FApr 7, 1982
May69°FMay 21, 195942°FMay 9, 1977
Jun76°FJun 29, 194150°FJun 7, 2000
Jul77°FJul 18, 198261°FJul 6, 1956
Aug80°FAug 2, 200659°FAug 28, 1987
Sep72°FSep 22, 195750°FSep 24, 1950
Oct69°FOct 7, 200538°FOct 26, 1962
Nov67°FNov 6, 202222°FNov 27, 1949
Dec54°FDec 20, 19574°FDec 21, 1942
All-time80°FAug 2, 20061°FJan 15, 1957

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

12 days
record run, ended Sep 5 1953

So far in 2026

16 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Poughkeepsie's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 62°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 36°FJan: 18°FFeb: 39°FFeb: 19°FMar: 48°FMar: 27°FApr: 61°FApr: 37°FMay: 72°FMay: 48°FJun: 80°FJun: 57°FJul: 85°FJul: 62°FAug: 83°FAug: 60°FSep: 76°FSep: 53°FOct: 63°FOct: 41°FNov: 52°FNov: 31°FDec: 41°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset5:13 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight11h 05m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.63°N, 73.88°W

Nearby Stations

Bridgeport, CT50 mi SENew York-LGA, NY58 mi SNew York-Central Park, NY58 mi SHartford, CT65 mi ENewark, NJ66 mi SNew York-Kennedy Airport, NY68 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Poughkeepsie's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Poughkeepsie, NY — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Poughkeepsie's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Poughkeepsie, NY — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1931

Each cell is one day's high at Poughkeepsie, coloured by temperature — 96 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Poughkeepsie, NY daily high heat map 1931–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Poughkeepsie — counted through Oct 20 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
16 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 52nd most in 96 years. Normal for this point: 17. Record: 38 in 1943.

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