New York · THREADEX · 1931–2026

Poughkeepsie, NY

41.626°N, 73.882°W · station POUthr · 96 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Poughkeepsie.
66°TUE7/1474°WED7/1565°THU7/1664°FRI7/1763°SAT7/1865°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#39 / 93
coldest Jul 18 in 93 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

52°F
set in 1934

Mildest Jul 18 ever

77°F
set in 1982

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Poughkeepsie. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5264771931: 66°F1932: 62°F1933: 57°F1934: 52°F1935: 67°F1936: 63°F1937: 65°F1938: 67°F1939: 54°F1940: 59°F1941: 60°F1942: 66°F1943: 62°F1944: 56°F1945: 66°F1946: 54°F1947: 72°F1948: 62°F1949: 70°F1950: 63°F1951: 66°F1952: 67°F1953: 65°F1954: 62°F1955: 67°F1956: 52°F1957: 53°F1958: 52°F1959: 63°F1960: 59°F1961: 65°F1962: 60°F1963: 70°F1964: 61°F1965: 67°F1966: 58°F1967: 64°F1968: 71°F1969: 68°F1970: 62°F1971: 52°F1972: 70°F1973: 56°F1974: 66°F1975: 72°F1976: 55°F1977: 69°F1978: 62°F1979: 60°F1980: 70°F1981: 60°F1982: 77°F1983: 62°F1984: 62°F1985: 55°F1986: 68°F1987: 55°F1988: 70°F1989: 57°F1990: 63°F1991: 66°F1992: 65°F1993: 53°F1994: 63°F1996: 67°F1998: 65°F1999: 68°F2000: 59°F2001: 62°F2002: 66°F2003: 62°F2004: 64°F2005: 75°F2006: 72°F2007: 67°F2008: 62°F2009: 63°F2010: 66°F2011: 75°F2012: 68°F2013: 74°F2014: 54°F2015: 71°F2016: 67°F2017: 69°F2018: 58°F2019: 71°F2020: 65°F2021: 69°F2022: 72°F2023: 67°F2024: 69°F2025: 60°F63° forecast193119342025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1863°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#39 of 93
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-30°F (1961)
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°F2007-30°F1961
Feb76°F2018-23°F1967
Mar86°F1998-13°F1967
Apr94°F194113°F1954
May98°F194126°F1947
Jun102°F193335°F1984
Jul103°F193643°F1957
Aug104°F193338°F1965
Sep101°F195326°F1963
Oct91°F194118°F1936
Nov82°F19503°F1989
Dec72°F1984-23°F1950
All-time104°F1933-30°F1961

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Poughkeepsie so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 62°F · forecast is +0° 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

Sunrise4:33 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight14h 57m · losing 8 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 low 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 low

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.
Poughkeepsie, NY — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1931

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Poughkeepsie — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
82 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 73rd most in 96 years. Normal for this point: 88. Record: 106 in 1956.

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