Poughkeepsie May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Poughkeepsie, New York for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1930
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1981
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1962
Highest daily low 62 °F 1941
Most precipitation 0.97 inches 1931
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.7 °F
Average low 44.6 °F
Chance precipitation 39.8%
Poughkeepsie May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 49 0.00 n/a
2022 62 39 0.00 n/a
2021 51 44 0.06 n/a
2020 53 33 0.52 n/a
2019 70 49 0.00 n/a
2018 76 44 0.00 n/a
2017 53 36 0.00 n/a
2016 66 44 0.08 n/a
2015 89 51 0.00 n/a
2014 63 48 0.05 n/a
2013 69 53 0.36 n/a
2012 63 54 0.16 n/a
2011 69 38 0.00 n/a
2010 76 46 0.13 n/a
2009 75 45 0.03 n/a
2008 75 51 0.03 n/a
2007 77 37 0.00 n/a
2006 68 40 0.00 n/a
2005 60 48 0.00 n/a
2004 61 44 0.05 n/a
2003 59 53 0.07 n/a
2002 69 54 0.00 n/a
2001 71 36 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 76 39 0.00 0.0
1992 61 46 0.21 0.0
1991 67 37 0.00 0.0
1990 75 47 0.03 0.0
1989 53 38 0.03 0.0
1988 72 37 0.00 0.0
1987 66 38 0.00 0.0
1986 64 41 0.00 0.0
1985 59 32 0.00 0.0
1984 61 53 0.85 0.0
1983 72 47 0.31 0.0
1982 71 48 0.00 0.0
1981 71 30 0.00 0.0
1980 60 46 0.27 0.0
1979 86 49 0.00 0.0
1978 66 36 0.12 0.0
1977 66 33 0.47 0.0
1976 60 37 0.00 0.0
1975 71 37 0.00 0.0
1974 64 31 0.00 0.0
1973 60 42 0.11 0.0
1972 55 48 0.00 0.0
1971 57 49 0.89 0.0
1970 67 41 0.04 0.0
1969 64 51 0.15 0.0
1968 67 31 0.00 0.0
1967 56 37 0.01 0.0
1966 57 45 0.31 0.0
1965 62 46 0.00 0.0
1964 84 54 0.00 0.0
1963 81 53 0.00 0.0
1962 45 40 0.11 0.0
1961 70 56 0.00 0.0
1960 76 56 0.24 0.0
1959 67 39 0.00 0.0
1958 51 39 0.04 0.0
1957 83 46 0.00 0.0
1956 55 31 0.00 0.0
1955 72 49 0.20 0.0
1954 50 47 0.73 0.0
1953 79 57 0.58 0.0
1952 71 31 0.00 0.0
1951 72 44 0.00 0.0
1950 60 32 0.00 0.0
1949 72 37 0.00 0.0
1948 52 48 0.02 0.0
1947 50 36 0.00 0.0
1946 60 40 0.12 0.0
1945 62 45 0.31 0.0
1944 70 50 0.00 0.0
1943 79 46 0.42 0.0
1942 65 52 0.00 0.0
1941 81 62 0.32 0.0
1940 68 44 0.12 0.0
1939 82 54 0.00 0.0
1938 64 48 0.00 0.0
1937 65 50 0.00 0.0
1936 96 58 0.00 0.0
1935 69 47 0.00 0.0
1934 68 40 0.00 0.0
1933 68 32 0.00 0.0
1932 58 47 0.40 0.0
1931 65 53 0.97 0.0
1930 98 61 0.00 n/a
1929 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1928 71 40 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 79 43 0.41 n/a
1899 71 48 0.00 n/a
1898 69 35 0.43 n/a
1897 63 30 0.00 n/a
1896 71 40 n/a n/a
1895 85 60 0.04 n/a
1894 75 54 0.00 n/a
1893 67 33 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Poughkeepsie on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Poughkeepsie history is 98 °F which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1930
2 96 °F 1936
3 89 °F 2015
4 86 °F 1979
5 85 °F 1895
6 84 °F 1964
7 83 °F 1957
8 82 °F 1939
9 81 °F 1963
9 81 °F 1941
What's the all-time low for Poughkeepsie on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Poughkeepsie history is 30 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1981.
Lowest Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1981
1 30 °F 1897
3 31 °F 1952
3 31 °F 1974
3 31 °F 1956
3 31 °F 1968
7 32 °F 1985
7 32 °F 1933
7 32 °F 1950
10 33 °F 2020
10 33 °F 1893
10 33 °F 1977
Lowest High Temperatures in Poughkeepsie on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1962
2 50 °F 1954
2 50 °F 1947
4 51 °F 2021
4 51 °F 1958
6 52 °F 1948
7 53 °F 2020
7 53 °F 1989
7 53 °F 2017
10 55 °F 1972
10 55 °F 1956
What's the most it has ever rained in Poughkeepsie on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Poughkeepsie history is 0.97 inches which happened in 1931.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Poughkeepsie on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.97 inches 1931
2 0.89 inches 1971
3 0.85 inches 1984
4 0.73 inches 1954
5 0.58 inches 1953
6 0.52 inches 2020
7 0.47 inches 1977
8 0.43 inches 1898
9 0.42 inches 1943
10 0.41 inches 1900
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Airport location
1893–1948 Poughkeepsie location