816  
CDUS41 KALY 202043  
CLIPOU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
443 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
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..THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 91R 2:11 PM 91 1962 72 19 65  
1975  
MINIMUM 69 12:13 AM 29 2002 49 20 41  
AVERAGE 80 61 19 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.95 1999 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 2.15 -1.18 4.87  
SINCE MAR 1 7.41 8.86 -1.45 9.94  
SINCE JAN 1 9.61 13.89 -4.28 12.29  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 12  
MONTH TO DATE 160 157 3 71  
SINCE MAR 1 1287 1489 -202 1145  
SINCE JUL 1 5996 5910 86 5374  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 15 1 14 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 14 37 33  
SINCE MAR 1 79 19 60 39  
SINCE JAN 1 79 19 60 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 95 1941  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:32 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:31 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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