742  
CDUS41 KALY 172052  
CLIPOU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
452 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1931 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 90 2:54 PM 92 2017 72 18 83  
MINIMUM 58 5:28 AM 31 1956 48 10 62  
1983  
AVERAGE 74 60 14 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.75 1991 0.11 -0.11 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 1.81 -0.84 4.87  
SINCE MAR 1 7.41 8.52 -1.11 9.94  
SINCE JAN 1 9.61 13.55 -3.94 12.29  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 160 139 21 52  
SINCE MAR 1 1287 1471 -184 1126  
SINCE JUL 1 5996 5892 104 5355  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 1 8 8  
MONTH TO DATE 10 11 -1 33  
SINCE MAR 1 38 16 22 39  
SINCE JAN 1 38 16 22 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 96 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1983  
2023  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:34 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:33 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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