Editing Bentonville, Arkansas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|81.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|81.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.67%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Metropolitan area===
{{Main|Northwest Arkansas}}
The [[Northwest Arkansas]] region consists of three [[List of Arkansas counties|Arkansas counties]]: Benton, [[Madison County, Arkansas|Madison]], and [[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington]]. The area had a population of 347,045 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] which had increased to 463,204 by the 2010 Census (an increase of 33.47 percent). The Metropolitan Statistical Area does not consist of the usual principal-city-with-[[suburbs]] morphology; instead Bentonville is bordered to the east by [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]], the north by [[Bella Vista, Arkansas|Bella Vista]], and the west by [[Centerton, Arkansas|Centerton]]. The [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport]] is located to the southwest of Bentonville and is used to connect all of the northwest Arkansas region to the rest of the nation. For more than the last decade, Northwest Arkansas has been one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States.<ref name=":0" />

===Climate===
Bentonville lies in the [[humid subtropical climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa'') with influence from the humid continental climate type.  Bentonville experiences all four seasons and does receive cold air masses from the north. July is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of {{convert|89|°F|0}} and an average low of {{convert|66|°F|0}}. Temperatures above {{convert|90|°F|1}} are common, with a high of {{convert|100|°F|1}} occurring about once per year on average. January is the coldest month with an average high of {{convert|46|°F|0}} and an average low of {{convert|24|°F|0}}. The city's highest temperature was {{convert|114|°F|1}}, recorded in 1954. The lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|-16|°F|1}}, in 1996.

{{Weather box
|location = Bentonville, Arkansas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 76
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 78
|year record high F = 114
|Jan high F = 46.2
|Feb high F = 51.4
|Mar high F = 60.0
|Apr high F = 69.4
|May high F = 76.6
|Jun high F = 84.8
|Jul high F = 89.4
|Aug high F = 89.5
|Sep high F = 82.2
|Oct high F = 71.4
|Nov high F = 59.0
|Dec high F = 49.2
|year high F = 69.1
|Jan mean F = 35.2
|Feb mean F = 39.3
|Mar mean F = 47.8
|Apr mean F = 56.7
|May mean F = 65.3
|Jun mean F = 73.8
|Jul mean F = 78.0
|Aug mean F = 77.3
|Sep mean F = 69.7
|Oct mean F = 58.7
|Nov mean F = 47.4
|Dec mean F = 38.1
|year mean F = 57.3
|Jan low F = 24.2
|Feb low F = 27.2
|Mar low F = 35.5
|Apr low F = 44.0
|May low F = 53.9
|Jun low F = 62.9
|Jul low F = 66.5
|Aug low F = 65.2
|Sep low F = 57.2
|Oct low F = 45.9
|Nov low F = 35.9
|Dec low F = 26.9
|year low F = 45.4
|Jan record low F = −15
|Feb record low F = −16
|Mar record low F = −12
|Apr record low F = 16
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = 5
|Dec record low F = −15
|year record low F = −16
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.70
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.66
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.24
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.78
|May precipitation inch = 6.26
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.49
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.87
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.71
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.05
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.39
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.92
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.26
|year precipitation inch = 47.33
|Jan snow inch = 3.2
|Feb snow inch = 2.3
|Mar snow inch = 2.6
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.2
|Dec snow inch = 1.2
|year snow inch = 9.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.1
|Feb precipitation days = 5.2
|Mar precipitation days = 7.9
|Apr precipitation days = 8.6
|May precipitation days = 9.8
|Jun precipitation days = 8.9
|Jul precipitation days = 6.9
|Aug precipitation days = 5.6
|Sep precipitation days = 6.6
|Oct precipitation days = 6.3
|Nov precipitation days = 7.2
|Dec precipitation days = 6.1
|year precipitation days = 85.2
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.8
|Feb snow days = 0.8
|Mar snow days = 0.4
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 0.8
|year snow days = 3.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=tsa
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = June 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00030586&format=pdf
| title = Station: Bentonville 4 S, AR
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/tsa/climo_benton
| title = Bentonville, Arkansas Climatology
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| format = Table
| access-date = June 21, 2021
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210621205841/https://www.weather.gov/tsa/climo_benton
| archive-date = June 21, 2021
| url-status = live}}</ref><ref name=extremes>
{{cite web 
| url = http://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
| publisher = Applied Climate Information System 
| title = Monthly Highest Max Temperature and Monthly Lowest Min Temperature for Bentonville 4 S, AR
| access-date = June 21, 2021}}</ref>
}}