{"id":131397,"date":"2026-02-12T16:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/131397\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:44:23","slug":"how-eastern-new-york-braved-its-harshest-cold-snap-in-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/131397\/","title":{"rendered":"How Eastern New York Braved Its Harshest Cold Snap In Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"

It didn\u2019t just feel cold these last few week- it was some of the coldest weather we’ve seen in Eastern New York in decades!<\/a><\/p>\n

For more than a week, the Hudson Valley and much of eastern New York stayed locked in to below freezing temperatures without a single daytime thaw since January 24.<\/p>\n

The numbers are stark: Poughkeepsie recorded 9 consecutive days with highs at or below 32 degrees; Albany endured 11 straight sub-freezing days; and New York City logged 9 in a row before finally cracking the freezing mark.<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t\u00a0our normal winter weather either- temps ran roughly 10 to 15 degrees below average during the stretch, turning an ordinary January cold snap into a prolonged, region-wide deep freeze.<\/p>\n

Hudson Valley Hasn\u2019t Seen a Deep Freeze Like this Since 1961<\/p>\n

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Read More:\u00a0How Hudson Valley’s Winter Compares To 1961’s Record Cold<\/a>\u00a0| https:\/\/wpdh.com\/new-york-freezing-temperatures-weather\/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral<\/p>\n

The 2026 Deep Freeze in Poughkeepsie (Hudson Valley)<\/p>\n

Multiple local weather sources indicate Poughkeepsie experienced at least 9 straight days where the high temperature stayed below freezing (\u2264 32\u00b0F) during the peak of the recent cold snap.<\/p>\n

Freezing Stretch in Albany (Capital Region)<\/p>\n

Reporting from the Times Union<\/a> confirms Albany and the broader Capital\/Hudson Valley region saw at least 11 consecutive days below freezing.<\/p>\n

New York City Cold Stretch<\/p>\n

According to multiple weather summaries<\/a> for New York City\u00a0experienced a 9-day stretch where highs did not climb above freezing during part of this cold wave before a temporary warm-up on Feb 2.<\/p>\n

LocationApprox. # of Days Below Freezing (Temp \u2264 32\u00b0F)Poughkeepsie (Hudson Valley)~9 consecutive days below freezing at peakAlbany (Capital Region)~11 consecutive days below freezing during the cold spellNew York City~9 consecutive sub-32\u00b0F days before a brief thaw<\/p>\n

\u00a0By The Numbers \u2013 2026 Freeze Compared to Historic Weather Data<\/p>\n

\u2022 Poughkeepsie: 9 consecutive days below 32\u00b0F; Last comparable extended freeze: 1961<\/p>\n

\u2022 Albany: 11 consecutive days below 32\u00b0F; Last comparable extended freeze: 1977<\/p>\n

\u2022 New York City: 9 consecutive days below 32\u00b0F; Last comparable extended freeze: 1961<\/p>\n

Snowy Scenes in the Hudson Valley after 24-hour storm<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Listener submissions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It didn\u2019t just feel cold these last few week- it was some of the coldest weather we’ve seen…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4632,53,3764,9,11,10,12,56311],"class_list":["post-131397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-around-the-hudson-valley","tag-articles","tag-hudson-valley-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-news","tag-original-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}