Highlights

Fairbanks was 1.5°F warmer than expected this September with a monthly mean recorded at 46.4°F. The high temperature of 74°F on the 13^th tied the old record from 1965. The highest temperature for the month was 76°F on the 14^th, which also broke the old 1938 record for that day by 3°F. The coldest temperature for the month was 24°F on the 28^th.

Precipitation was heavier than normal with 2.89" of precipitation recorded, 263% of the normal of 1.10" making 2014 the fourth wettest September on record. One precipitation record was set during the month, with 1.43" falling on the 1^st, breaking the 1953 record for that day by 0.74". Snow however, was lighter than normal, with a mere 0.3" recorded, 1.5" less than the normal of 1.8". The average wind speed was 4.3 mph, with a greatest wind speed of 28 mph occurring on multiple days: on the 2^nd (from a southwesterly direction), 3^rd (from a northwesterly direction), and 29^th (from a southwesterly direction).