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CDUS41 KALY 212037  
CLIPOU  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
437 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 64 2:22 PM 95 1941 73 -9 55  
1996  
MINIMUM 57 7:42 AM 29 2002 49 8 47  
AVERAGE 61 61 0 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.17 1954 0.11 -0.11 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 1.00 2.26 -1.26 5.01  
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 8.97 -1.53 10.08  
SINCE JAN 1 9.64 14.00 -4.36 12.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 5 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 164 162 2 85  
SINCE MAR 1 1291 1494 -203 1159  
SINCE JUL 1 6000 5915 85 5388  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 49 15 34 33  
SINCE MAR 1 77 20 57 39  
SINCE JAN 1 77 20 57 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 98 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:31 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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