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 2014: Record Coldest Year for Fayetteville, Arkansas

 

2014 is the coldest year at Drake Field, Fayetteville, AR since record keeping began July 14, 1949.  The average temperature for 2014 is 55.3°F, edging out the previous record of 55.5°F in 1979 and 1976.  Five months during 2014 ranked in the top 10 coldest, with July 2014 the coldest July on record in Fayetteville.  2014 is also the record coldest year at several other locations in Arkansas.

The warmest year on record at Drake Field occurred just two years ago in 2012, with an annual average temperature of 60.5°F.  This results in a 5.2°F difference between the coldest and warmest years on record.

To see how all 65 years in the record book rank, click here.

More climate information about Fayetteville, Drake Field can be found here.  Click on the images below for a larger view in a new window.

Fayetteville annual temperature graph
 

2014 temperature graph for Fayetteville, AR

Drake Field Fayetteville, AR
2014 Temperature (°F) Departure from Normal (°F) Rank
Year 55.3 -1.8 Record coldest
January 31.5 -4.1 9th coldest
February 33.8 -5.9 6th coldest
March 43.4 -4.7 7th coldest
April 55.4 -1.4 19th coldest
May 65.4 +0.3 32nd coldest
June 73.5 +0.6 28th warmest
July 72.7 -4.9 Record coldest
August 76.8 -0.3 31st coldest
September 68.9 +0.4 30th coldest
October 59.8 +2.1 21st warmest
November 41.9 -5.5 6th coldest
December 40.5 +3.0 18th warmest
                                                                 1981-2010 Normal Period

 


Annual temperatures are computed by adding up the monthly values and dividing by 12.