Poughkeepsie May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Poughkeepsie, New York for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 2017
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1895
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1956
Highest daily low 63 °F 1974
Most precipitation 1.75 inches 1991
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.0 °F
Average low 48.2 °F
Chance precipitation 40.9%
Poughkeepsie May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 63 36 0.00 n/a
2022 73 50 0.00 n/a
2021 77 43 0.00 n/a
2020 72 53 0.00 n/a
2019 73 51 0.02 n/a
2018 74 57 0.10 n/a
2017 92 49 0.00 n/a
2016 71 41 0.00 n/a
2015 85 62 0.01 n/a
2014 69 51 0.00 n/a
2013 71 47 0.00 n/a
2012 71 45 0.01 n/a
2011 63 52 0.72 n/a
2010 75 39 0.00 n/a
2009 65 44 0.74 n/a
2008 72 41 0.03 n/a
2007 67 50 0.04 n/a
2006 69 43 0.03 n/a
2005 67 42 0.00 n/a
2004 79 50 0.00 n/a
2003 65 43 0.00 n/a
2002 72 50 0.01 n/a
2001 63 51 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 69 46 0.00 0.0
1992 71 45 0.00 0.0
1991 83 53 1.75 0.0
1990 60 53 0.61 0.0
1989 78 54 0.22 0.0
1988 66 52 0.17 0.0
1987 87 56 0.00 0.0
1986 80 55 0.08 0.0
1985 74 53 0.05 0.0
1984 61 32 0.00 0.0
1983 59 31 0.00 0.0
1982 82 57 0.00 0.0
1981 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1980 76 40 0.00 0.0
1979 70 42 0.00 0.0
1978 60 50 0.08 0.0
1977 90 50 0.00 0.0
1976 72 60 0.17 0.0
1975 78 48 0.00 0.0
1974 88 63 0.00 0.0
1973 68 44 0.00 0.0
1972 76 51 0.40 0.0
1971 75 47 0.00 0.0
1970 61 52 1.03 0.0
1969 84 51 0.00 0.0
1968 73 54 0.00 0.0
1967 66 38 0.00 0.0
1966 70 49 0.00 0.0
1965 80 57 0.00 0.0
1964 76 53 0.00 0.0
1963 75 45 0.00 0.0
1962 82 52 0.00 0.0
1961 65 40 0.00 0.0
1960 78 46 0.00 0.0
1959 61 37 0.00 0.0
1958 78 50 0.00 0.0
1957 68 34 0.00 0.0
1956 55 31 0.00 0.0
1955 60 37 0.03 0.0
1954 74 47 0.00 0.0
1953 73 59 0.25 0.0
1952 69 35 0.06 0.0
1951 82 50 0.05 0.0
1950 77 51 0.06 0.0
1949 83 50 0.00 0.0
1948 74 52 0.10 0.0
1947 78 45 0.00 0.0
1946 62 50 0.21 0.0
1945 80 58 0.32 0.0
1944 84 60 0.00 0.0
1943 87 58 0.60 0.0
1942 68 50 0.27 0.0
1941 82 59 0.00 0.0
1940 66 46 0.06 0.0
1939 77 38 0.00 0.0
1938 77 50 0.00 0.0
1937 68 48 0.28 0.0
1936 82 40 0.00 0.0
1935 72 45 0.00 0.0
1934 73 40 0.00 0.0
1933 75 42 0.00 0.0
1932 77 61 0.00 0.0
1931 76 52 0.00 0.0
1930 63 n/a 0.00 n/a
1929 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1928 77 52 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 74 54 0.00 n/a
1899 67 45 0.05 n/a
1898 70 48 0.00 n/a
1897 71 39 0.00 n/a
1896 84 50 n/a n/a
1895 64 29 0.00 n/a
1894 66 47 0.00 n/a
1893 62 51 0.05 n/a
What's the all-time high for Poughkeepsie on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Poughkeepsie history is 92 °F which happened in 2017.
Highest Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2017
2 90 °F 1977
3 88 °F 1974
4 87 °F 1943
4 87 °F 1987
6 85 °F 2015
7 84 °F 1896
7 84 °F 1969
7 84 °F 1944
10 83 °F 1949
10 83 °F 1991
What's the all-time low for Poughkeepsie on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Poughkeepsie history is 29 °F which happened in 1895.
Lowest Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1895
2 31 °F 1983
2 31 °F 1956
4 32 °F 1984
5 34 °F 1957
6 35 °F 1952
7 36 °F 2023
8 37 °F 1959
8 37 °F 1955
10 38 °F 1967
10 38 °F 1939
Lowest High Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1956
2 59 °F 1983
3 60 °F 1978
3 60 °F 1990
3 60 °F 1955
6 61 °F 1984
6 61 °F 1959
6 61 °F 1970
9 62 °F 1946
9 62 °F 1893
What's the most it has ever rained in Poughkeepsie on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Poughkeepsie history is 1.75 inches which happened in 1991.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Poughkeepsie on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.75 inches 1991
2 1.03 inches 1970
3 0.74 inches 2009
4 0.72 inches 2011
5 0.61 inches 1990
6 0.60 inches 1943
7 0.40 inches 1972
8 0.32 inches 1945
9 0.28 inches 1937
10 0.27 inches 1942
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Airport location
1893–1948 Poughkeepsie location