DRIESTSINCE
New York · precipitation record 1931–2026

Poughkeepsie, NY

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1993
14.14in
4th driest of 96 years · normal 22.4"
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flood watch
3.25" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2021
3.25in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 95 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.88in
42nd driest of 96 yrs
91% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.74in
9th driest of 96 yrs
53% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
14.14in
4th driest of 96 yrs
63% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.57in
on Oct 8, 2005 · in 96 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 35 days (to Oct 27, 1947)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

63%
14.14" of a normal 22.4" · wettest 37.98" (1945) · driest 2.09" (1993)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 93-year record (1931–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 40.91" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201162.01in
2194560.25in
3201855.77in
4199655.54in
5198355.44in

Driest Years on Record

1196424.52in
2194127.17in
3200127.52in
4196527.71in
5201529.82in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in May (~3.71") and driest in Feb (~2.22"). Wettest calendar month ever: Oct 2005, 17.59".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Poughkeepsie — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.01in
set in 1986

Rain on Jul 28

37%
of 95 years had measurable rain
1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 1.13″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.95″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.80″1942: 0.17″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.66″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.40″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.01″1950: 0.58″1951: 0.23″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.20″1958: 0.05″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.11″1967: 0.50″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.01″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.72″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″1982: 1.96″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 2.01″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.10″1989: 0.04″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.95″1995: 0.25″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.35″1998: 0.05″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.67″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.13″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.52″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.83″2007: 0.10″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.83″2013: 0.22″2014: 0.05″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.02″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.40″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.03″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Poughkeepsie's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Poughkeepsie, NY — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Poughkeepsie's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Poughkeepsie, NY — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Poughkeepsie's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Poughkeepsie, NY — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight14h 32m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.63°N, 73.88°W

Nearby Stations

Bridgeport, CT50 mi SENew York-LGA, NY58 mi SNew York-Central Park, NY58 mi SHartford, CT65 mi ENewark, NJ66 mi SNew York-Kennedy Airport, NY68 mi S

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