CXUS51 KALY 010924 CLMPOU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 524 AM EDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1931 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/31/1998 LOW -13 03/19/1967 HIGHEST 81 03/31 75 03/29 03/31 LOWEST 11 03/02 11 03/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.4 47.9 4.5 55.3 AVG. MINIMUM 30.1 27.4 2.7 30.4 MEAN 41.2 37.6 3.6 42.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 1.7 0.3 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 19 22.3 -3.3 19 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.39 1983 MINIMUM 0.15 1981 TOTALS 3.79 3.09 0.70 2.53 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.09 DAYS >= .01 16 11.2 4.8 10 DAYS >= .10 8 6.6 1.4 4 DAYS >= .50 3 1.8 1.2 3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.14 03/11 TO 03/12 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 733 848 -115 674 SINCE 7/1 5442 5269 173 MM COOLING TOTAL 3 0 3 0 SINCE 1/1 3 0 3 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/260 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/250 DATE 03/16 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$