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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.

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.

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