Poughkeepsie August 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Poughkeepsie, New York for the date of August 17.
August 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1944
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1979
Lowest daily high 69 °F 1972
Highest daily low 72 °F 1931
Most precipitation 2.04 inches 1898
August 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 83.0 °F
Average low 60.9 °F
Chance precipitation 38.2%
Poughkeepsie August 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 67 0.00 n/a
2022 84 57 0.00 n/a
2021 81 66 0.02 n/a
2020 80 57 0.00 n/a
2019 88 69 1.37 n/a
2018 88 69 1.92 n/a
2017 82 56 0.00 n/a
2016 86 70 0.00 n/a
2015 95 66 0.00 n/a
2014 82 57 0.00 n/a
2013 81 53 0.00 n/a
2012 86 60 0.13 n/a
2011 85 58 0.00 n/a
2010 85 65 0.01 n/a
2009 91 67 0.00 n/a
2008 84 55 0.01 n/a
2007 79 58 0.31 n/a
2006 84 56 0.00 n/a
2005 88 59 0.00 n/a
2004 78 57 0.01 n/a
2003 81 64 0.04 n/a
2002 91 68 0.00 n/a
2001 84 66 0.02 n/a
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1993 72 67 n/a 0.0
1992 70 63 0.24 0.0
1991 93 65 0.00 0.0
1990 86 61 0.00 0.0
1989 85 64 0.00 0.0
1988 84 57 0.12 0.0
1987 91 65 0.00 0.0
1986 82 68 0.11 0.0
1985 81 49 0.00 0.0
1984 81 62 0.00 0.0
1983 87 58 0.00 0.0
1982 84 63 0.16 0.0
1981 76 52 0.00 0.0
1980 81 48 0.00 0.0
1979 72 42 0.00 0.0
1978 91 69 0.00 0.0
1977 78 59 0.42 0.0
1976 81 53 0.00 0.0
1975 70 64 0.00 0.0
1974 77 66 0.60 0.0
1973 86 61 0.00 0.0
1972 69 58 0.00 0.0
1971 84 49 0.00 0.0
1970 93 65 0.00 0.0
1969 87 69 0.42 0.0
1968 89 66 0.00 0.0
1967 84 62 0.00 0.0
1966 81 61 0.00 0.0
1965 90 68 0.00 0.0
1964 79 58 0.00 0.0
1963 80 53 0.82 0.0
1962 78 63 0.06 0.0
1961 78 52 0.00 0.0
1960 82 55 0.00 0.0
1959 94 71 0.04 0.0
1958 81 59 0.00 0.0
1957 78 46 0.00 0.0
1956 90 60 0.00 0.0
1955 88 71 0.00 0.0
1954 78 50 0.00 0.0
1953 77 55 0.00 0.0
1952 82 59 0.22 0.0
1951 81 62 0.01 0.0
1950 81 59 0.00 0.0
1949 79 60 0.00 0.0
1948 84 56 0.00 0.0
1947 72 64 0.51 0.0
1946 92 64 0.01 0.0
1945 84 52 0.00 0.0
1944 96 70 0.33 0.0
1943 82 62 0.00 0.0
1942 88 69 0.12 0.0
1941 75 53 0.00 0.0
1940 88 64 0.00 0.0
1939 90 70 0.00 0.0
1938 87 68 0.00 0.0
1937 83 65 0.00 0.0
1936 86 63 0.00 0.0
1935 94 65 0.00 0.0
1934 79 57 0.00 0.0
1933 77 64 0.15 0.0
1932 n/a 66 0.73 0.0
1931 86 72 0.00 0.0
1930 82 54 0.67 0.0
1929 86 52 0.00 0.0
1928 78 66 1.06 0.0
1927 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1922 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1919 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1915 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1914 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1913 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1912 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1911 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1910 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1909 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1908 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1907 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1906 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1903 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1902 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 87 46 0.00 n/a
1898 87 60 2.04 n/a
1897 75 60 n/a n/a
1896 79 60 0.02 n/a
1895 87 69 0.00 n/a
1894 81 45 0.00 n/a
1893 75 55 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Poughkeepsie on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Poughkeepsie history is 96 °F which happened in 1944.
Highest Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1944
2 95 °F 2015
3 94 °F 1935
3 94 °F 1959
5 93 °F 1970
5 93 °F 1991
7 92 °F 1946
8 91 °F 1987
8 91 °F 2009
8 91 °F 2002
8 91 °F 1978
What's the all-time low for Poughkeepsie on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Poughkeepsie history is 42 °F which happened in 1979.
Lowest Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1979
2 45 °F 1894
3 46 °F 1957
3 46 °F 1899
5 48 °F 1980
6 49 °F 1971
6 49 °F 1985
8 50 °F 1954
9 52 °F 1981
9 52 °F 1945
9 52 °F 1961
9 52 °F 1929
Lowest High Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 1972
2 70 °F 1975
2 70 °F 1992
4 72 °F 1947
4 72 °F 1979
4 72 °F 1993
7 75 °F 1941
7 75 °F 1893
7 75 °F 1897
10 76 °F 1981
What's the most it has ever rained in Poughkeepsie on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Poughkeepsie history is 2.04 inches which happened in 1898.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Poughkeepsie on August 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.04 inches 1898
2 1.92 inches 2018
3 1.37 inches 2019
4 1.06 inches 1928
5 0.82 inches 1963
6 0.73 inches 1932
7 0.67 inches 1930
8 0.60 inches 1974
9 0.51 inches 1947
10 0.42 inches 1977
10 0.42 inches 1969
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Airport location
1893–1948 Poughkeepsie location