41.626°N, 73.882°W · station POUthr · 96 years of record
53°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Poughkeepsie.
This Day in History
Every year's low 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 coldest on record.
Ranks
#72 / 94
coldest Sep 2 in 94 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
40°F
set in 2017
Mildest Sep 2 ever
72°F
set in 1959
Forecast low 64°F — 72nd coldest Sep 2 of 94 years · record 40°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#73 / 95
coldest Sep 3 in 95 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
40°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 3 ever
71°F
set in 1932
Forecast low 63°F — 73rd coldest Sep 3 of 95 years · record 40°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 95
coldest Sep 4 in 95 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
38°F
set in 1987
Mildest Sep 4 ever
71°F
set in 1953
Forecast low 64°F — 75th coldest Sep 4 of 95 years · record 38°F (1987) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#53 / 95
coldest Sep 5 in 95 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
43°F
set in 1989
Mildest Sep 5 ever
69°F
set in 1971
Forecast low 58°F — 53rd coldest Sep 5 of 95 years · record 43°F (1989) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#44 / 95
coldest Sep 6 in 95 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
40°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
71°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 55°F — 44th coldest Sep 6 of 95 years · record 40°F (1962) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#36 / 95
coldest Sep 7 in 95 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
34°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 7 ever
70°F
set in 1961
Forecast low 53°F — 36th coldest Sep 7 of 95 years · record 34°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#58 / 95
coldest Sep 8 in 95 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
34°F
set in 1984
Mildest Sep 8 ever
70°F
set in 1945
Forecast low 56°F — 58th coldest Sep 8 of 95 years · record 34°F (1984) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
70°FJan 6, 2007
-30°FJan 21, 1961
Feb
76°FFeb 21, 2018
-23°FFeb 8, 1967
Mar
86°FMar 31, 1998
-13°FMar 19, 1967
Apr
94°FApr 20, 1941
13°FApr 3, 1954
May
98°FMay 22, 1941
26°FMay 10, 1947
Jun
102°FJun 29, 1933
35°FJun 1, 1984
Jul
103°FJul 10, 1936
43°FJul 3, 1957
Aug
104°FAug 1, 1933
38°FAug 31, 1965
Sep
101°FSep 2, 1953
26°FSep 24, 1963
Oct
91°FOct 5, 1941
18°FOct 28, 1936
Nov
82°FNov 1, 1950
3°FNov 24, 1989
Dec
72°FDec 29, 1984
-23°FDec 27, 1950
All-time
104°FAug 1, 1933
-30°FJan 21, 1961
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Poughkeepsie so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 16, 1995
1°FJan 15, 1957
Feb
52°FFeb 20, 1981
4°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar
60°FMar 27, 1949
16°FMar 5, 1948
Apr
64°FApr 16, 2026
27°FApr 7, 1982
May
69°FMay 21, 1959
42°FMay 9, 1977
Jun
76°FJun 29, 1941
50°FJun 7, 2000
Jul
77°FJul 18, 1982
61°FJul 6, 1956
Aug
80°FAug 2, 2006
59°FAug 28, 1987
Sep
72°FSep 22, 1957
50°FSep 24, 1950
Oct
69°FOct 7, 2005
38°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
67°FNov 6, 2022
22°FNov 27, 1949
Dec
54°FDec 20, 1957
4°FDec 21, 1942
All-time
80°FAug 2, 2006
1°FJan 15, 1957
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
96 days
record run, ended Mar 13 1982
So far in 2026
82 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Poughkeepsie's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Poughkeepsie's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Poughkeepsie's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.