Poughkeepsie May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Poughkeepsie, New York for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1951
Lowest temperature 31 °F 1895
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1984
Highest daily low 62 °F 2012
Most precipitation 3.27 inches 1989
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.8 °F
Average low 48.0 °F
Chance precipitation 41.1%
Poughkeepsie May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 80 46 0.00 n/a
2022 80 58 0.36 n/a
2021 75 48 0.00 n/a
2020 76 56 0.04 n/a
2019 72 46 0.00 n/a
2018 66 53 0.03 n/a
2017 78 40 0.00 n/a
2016 67 41 0.00 n/a
2015 76 54 0.83 n/a
2014 72 58 1.14 n/a
2013 83 43 0.00 n/a
2012 80 62 0.00 n/a
2011 60 54 0.05 n/a
2010 72 43 0.00 n/a
2009 70 50 0.36 n/a
2008 52 48 0.74 n/a
2007 82 53 0.55 n/a
2006 61 45 0.80 n/a
2005 72 50 0.12 n/a
2004 76 54 0.06 n/a
2003 61 44 0.00 n/a
2002 78 37 0.00 n/a
2001 61 40 0.00 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 73 55 n/a 0.0
1992 59 52 0.17 0.0
1991 86 47 0.00 0.0
1990 63 56 0.79 0.0
1989 57 49 3.27 0.0
1988 73 50 0.00 0.0
1987 70 39 0.00 0.0
1986 71 56 0.07 0.0
1985 68 53 0.07 0.0
1984 50 36 0.00 0.0
1983 54 41 0.48 0.0
1982 80 47 0.00 0.0
1981 n/a n/a 0.16 0.0
1980 72 36 0.00 0.0
1979 70 46 0.00 0.0
1978 57 48 1.31 0.0
1977 80 37 0.00 0.0
1976 70 60 0.10 0.0
1975 76 53 0.39 0.0
1974 84 51 0.00 0.0
1973 66 42 0.07 0.0
1972 76 58 0.14 0.0
1971 55 47 0.43 0.0
1970 64 50 0.00 0.0
1969 75 44 0.00 0.0
1968 65 58 0.04 0.0
1967 59 40 0.00 0.0
1966 72 40 0.00 0.0
1965 87 47 0.02 0.0
1964 79 45 0.00 0.0
1963 76 43 0.00 0.0
1962 69 52 0.00 0.0
1961 74 53 0.53 0.0
1960 76 51 0.00 0.0
1959 60 36 0.00 0.0
1958 65 45 0.15 0.0
1957 62 41 0.00 0.0
1956 68 42 0.00 0.0
1955 80 42 0.14 0.0
1954 82 42 0.00 0.0
1953 76 53 0.00 0.0
1952 64 38 0.00 0.0
1951 89 45 0.00 0.0
1950 72 55 0.00 0.0
1949 71 41 0.00 0.0
1948 56 42 0.36 0.0
1947 74 38 0.00 0.0
1946 62 56 0.00 0.0
1945 72 56 0.00 0.0
1944 70 60 0.04 0.0
1943 64 52 0.00 0.0
1942 70 55 0.10 0.0
1941 81 54 0.00 0.0
1940 65 55 0.98 0.0
1939 69 34 0.00 0.0
1938 70 46 0.00 0.0
1937 72 36 0.00 0.0
1936 64 38 0.00 0.0
1935 67 36 0.00 0.0
1934 69 44 0.00 0.0
1933 64 53 0.00 0.0
1932 86 60 0.00 0.0
1931 78 51 0.11 0.0
1930 60 n/a 0.24 n/a
1929 n/a n/a 0.13 0.0
1928 78 46 0.00 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 73 53 0.00 n/a
1899 65 34 0.00 n/a
1898 59 49 0.16 n/a
1897 67 40 0.00 n/a
1896 84 45 n/a n/a
1895 68 31 0.00 n/a
1894 76 32 0.00 n/a
1893 71 51 0.38 n/a
What's the all-time high for Poughkeepsie on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Poughkeepsie history is 89 °F which happened in 1951.
Highest Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1951
2 87 °F 1965
3 86 °F 1991
3 86 °F 1932
5 84 °F 1974
5 84 °F 1896
7 83 °F 2013
8 82 °F 1954
8 82 °F 2007
10 81 °F 1941
What's the all-time low for Poughkeepsie on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Poughkeepsie history is 31 °F which happened in 1895.
Lowest Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1895
2 32 °F 1894
3 34 °F 1899
3 34 °F 1939
5 36 °F 1984
5 36 °F 1935
5 36 °F 1980
5 36 °F 1959
5 36 °F 1937
10 37 °F 1977
10 37 °F 2002
Lowest High Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1984
2 52 °F 2008
3 54 °F 1983
4 55 °F 1971
5 56 °F 1948
6 57 °F 1978
6 57 °F 1989
8 59 °F 1898
8 59 °F 1967
8 59 °F 1992
What's the most it has ever rained in Poughkeepsie on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Poughkeepsie history is 3.27 inches which happened in 1989.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Poughkeepsie on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.27 inches 1989
2 1.31 inches 1978
3 1.14 inches 2014
4 0.98 inches 1940
5 0.83 inches 2015
6 0.80 inches 2006
7 0.79 inches 1990
8 0.74 inches 2008
9 0.55 inches 2007
10 0.53 inches 1961
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Airport location
1893–1948 Poughkeepsie location