{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-co",
  "name": "Colorado",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/co"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Colorado county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Colorado?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 62.8,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+3.9°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 58.9°F",
   "2nd warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 64 counties: 61 much warmer, 3 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Phillips County (+6.5°F); least: San Juan County (+1.1°F)",
   "Precipitation 2.72 in, 183% of normal: much wetter than normal"
  ]
 },
 "as_of": "2026-09",
 "as_of_label": "September 2026",
 "measure": {
  "value_label": "Average",
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "change_label": "From normal",
  "change_unit": "°F",
  "change_digits": 1,
  "bin_step": 1,
  "rank_label": "Record rank",
  "rank_note": "Record rank: 1 is the warmest September on record for that county.",
  "change_text": "how far each county was from its own 1991–2020 normal",
  "verdict_text": "the same five words as each county's page, from much cooler to much warmer than normal",
  "change_button": "Degrees from normal",
  "map_description": "September 2026 was warmer than normal in every county with a figure: 61 much warmer, 3 warmer; furthest above normal Phillips County (+6.5°F), least San Juan County (+1.1°F).",
  "map_indicator": "Monthly average temperature minus the county's 1991–2020 normal for September, °F (NOAA nClimDiv via climatedata.dev); words from each county's rank in its own record"
 },
 "categories": [
  {
   "key": "much-warmer",
   "label": "Much warmer than normal",
   "count": 61,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 3,
   "step": "w2"
  },
  {
   "key": "near",
   "label": "Near normal",
   "count": 0,
   "step": "n"
  },
  {
   "key": "cooler",
   "label": "Cooler than normal",
   "count": 0,
   "step": "c2"
  },
  {
   "key": "much-cooler",
   "label": "Much cooler than normal",
   "count": 0,
   "step": "c4"
  }
 ],
 "places": [
  {
   "id": "us-county-08095",
   "name": "Phillips County",
   "path": "us/co/phillips-county",
   "value": 70.7,
   "normal": 64.2,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08063",
   "name": "Kit Carson County",
   "path": "us/co/kit-carson-county",
   "value": 71,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 6.3,
   "change": 6.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08115",
   "name": "Sedgwick County",
   "path": "us/co/sedgwick-county",
   "value": 70.4,
   "normal": 64.1,
   "anomaly": 6.3,
   "change": 6.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08017",
   "name": "Cheyenne County",
   "path": "us/co/cheyenne-county",
   "value": 71.6,
   "normal": 65.4,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08125",
   "name": "Yuma County",
   "path": "us/co/yuma-county",
   "value": 71.3,
   "normal": 65.1,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08099",
   "name": "Prowers County",
   "path": "us/co/prowers-county",
   "value": 73.8,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08075",
   "name": "Logan County",
   "path": "us/co/logan-county",
   "value": 69.9,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08061",
   "name": "Kiowa County",
   "path": "us/co/kiowa-county",
   "value": 72.4,
   "normal": 66.6,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08009",
   "name": "Baca County",
   "path": "us/co/baca-county",
   "value": 72.7,
   "normal": 67,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08031",
   "name": "Denver County",
   "path": "us/co/denver-county",
   "value": 69.4,
   "normal": 63.8,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08025",
   "name": "Crowley County",
   "path": "us/co/crowley-county",
   "value": 71.5,
   "normal": 66,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08014",
   "name": "Broomfield County",
   "path": "us/co/broomfield-county",
   "value": 68.8,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08121",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/co/washington-county",
   "value": 69.4,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08005",
   "name": "Arapahoe County",
   "path": "us/co/arapahoe-county",
   "value": 67.9,
   "normal": 62.7,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08087",
   "name": "Morgan County",
   "path": "us/co/morgan-county",
   "value": 69,
   "normal": 63.8,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08001",
   "name": "Adams County",
   "path": "us/co/adams-county",
   "value": 68.5,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08011",
   "name": "Bent County",
   "path": "us/co/bent-county",
   "value": 72.9,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08041",
   "name": "El Paso County",
   "path": "us/co/el-paso-county",
   "value": 65.6,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08039",
   "name": "Elbert County",
   "path": "us/co/elbert-county",
   "value": 65.9,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08073",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/co/lincoln-county",
   "value": 68.5,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08119",
   "name": "Teller County",
   "path": "us/co/teller-county",
   "value": 57.4,
   "normal": 52.3,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08035",
   "name": "Douglas County",
   "path": "us/co/douglas-county",
   "value": 64.5,
   "normal": 59.5,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08089",
   "name": "Otero County",
   "path": "us/co/otero-county",
   "value": 72.2,
   "normal": 67.2,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08101",
   "name": "Pueblo County",
   "path": "us/co/pueblo-county",
   "value": 70.3,
   "normal": 65.3,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08123",
   "name": "Weld County",
   "path": "us/co/weld-county",
   "value": 67.4,
   "normal": 62.4,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08059",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/co/jefferson-county",
   "value": 63.2,
   "normal": 58.5,
   "anomaly": 4.7,
   "change": 4.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08027",
   "name": "Custer County",
   "path": "us/co/custer-county",
   "value": 57.9,
   "normal": 53.5,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08043",
   "name": "Fremont County",
   "path": "us/co/fremont-county",
   "value": 62.5,
   "normal": 58.1,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08069",
   "name": "Larimer County",
   "path": "us/co/larimer-county",
   "value": 59.2,
   "normal": 54.8,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08071",
   "name": "Las Animas County",
   "path": "us/co/las-animas-county",
   "value": 68.1,
   "normal": 63.8,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08013",
   "name": "Boulder County",
   "path": "us/co/boulder-county",
   "value": 61.1,
   "normal": 57,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08093",
   "name": "Park County",
   "path": "us/co/park-county",
   "value": 54.3,
   "normal": 50.5,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08003",
   "name": "Alamosa County",
   "path": "us/co/alamosa-county",
   "value": 59.8,
   "normal": 56.1,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08055",
   "name": "Huerfano County",
   "path": "us/co/huerfano-county",
   "value": 62.6,
   "normal": 59,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08047",
   "name": "Gilpin County",
   "path": "us/co/gilpin-county",
   "value": 54.7,
   "normal": 51.3,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08105",
   "name": "Rio Grande County",
   "path": "us/co/rio-grande-county",
   "value": 55.7,
   "normal": 52.3,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08019",
   "name": "Clear Creek County",
   "path": "us/co/clear-creek-county",
   "value": 52.4,
   "normal": 49.1,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08049",
   "name": "Grand County",
   "path": "us/co/grand-county",
   "value": 53.4,
   "normal": 50.2,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08037",
   "name": "Eagle County",
   "path": "us/co/eagle-county",
   "value": 55.5,
   "normal": 52.4,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08081",
   "name": "Moffat County",
   "path": "us/co/moffat-county",
   "value": 61,
   "normal": 57.9,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08103",
   "name": "Rio Blanco County",
   "path": "us/co/rio-blanco-county",
   "value": 60.9,
   "normal": 57.8,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08109",
   "name": "Saguache County",
   "path": "us/co/saguache-county",
   "value": 55.3,
   "normal": 52.2,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08117",
   "name": "Summit County",
   "path": "us/co/summit-county",
   "value": 51.1,
   "normal": 48,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08021",
   "name": "Conejos County",
   "path": "us/co/conejos-county",
   "value": 55.7,
   "normal": 52.7,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08045",
   "name": "Garfield County",
   "path": "us/co/garfield-county",
   "value": 59.6,
   "normal": 56.6,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08107",
   "name": "Routt County",
   "path": "us/co/routt-county",
   "value": 56,
   "normal": 53,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08097",
   "name": "Pitkin County",
   "path": "us/co/pitkin-county",
   "value": 53.2,
   "normal": 50.5,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08023",
   "name": "Costilla County",
   "path": "us/co/costilla-county",
   "value": 57,
   "normal": 54.4,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08057",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/co/jackson-county",
   "value": 52.3,
   "normal": 49.7,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08077",
   "name": "Mesa County",
   "path": "us/co/mesa-county",
   "value": 63.4,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08015",
   "name": "Chaffee County",
   "path": "us/co/chaffee-county",
   "value": 53.1,
   "normal": 50.6,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08051",
   "name": "Gunnison County",
   "path": "us/co/gunnison-county",
   "value": 54,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-08065",
   "name": "Lake County",
   "path": "us/co/lake-county",
   "value": 49.2,
   "normal": 46.7,
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   "change": 2.5,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-08085",
   "name": "Montrose County",
   "path": "us/co/montrose-county",
   "value": 63.2,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08091",
   "name": "Ouray County",
   "path": "us/co/ouray-county",
   "value": 56.4,
   "normal": 54.2,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08029",
   "name": "Delta County",
   "path": "us/co/delta-county",
   "value": 62.2,
   "normal": 60.1,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08033",
   "name": "Dolores County",
   "path": "us/co/dolores-county",
   "value": 57.6,
   "normal": 55.7,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08083",
   "name": "Montezuma County",
   "path": "us/co/montezuma-county",
   "value": 63.5,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08113",
   "name": "San Miguel County",
   "path": "us/co/san-miguel-county",
   "value": 59.3,
   "normal": 57.4,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08079",
   "name": "Mineral County",
   "path": "us/co/mineral-county",
   "value": 50.5,
   "normal": 48.7,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08007",
   "name": "Archuleta County",
   "path": "us/co/archuleta-county",
   "value": 57.8,
   "normal": 56.4,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
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   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08053",
   "name": "Hinsdale County",
   "path": "us/co/hinsdale-county",
   "value": 49.2,
   "normal": 47.8,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08067",
   "name": "La Plata County",
   "path": "us/co/la-plata-county",
   "value": 58.8,
   "normal": 57.4,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-08111",
   "name": "San Juan County",
   "path": "us/co/san-juan-county",
   "value": 47.3,
   "normal": 46.2,
   "anomaly": 1.1,
   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 17,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  }
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       1898,
       55.5
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      [
       1899,
       58.6
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      [
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       55.7
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      [
       1901,
       56.5
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      [
       1902,
       55.5
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      [
       1903,
       54.8
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      [
       1904,
       57.4
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      [
       1905,
       58.4
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      [
       1906,
       56.1
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      [
       1907,
       57.1
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      [
       1908,
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      [
       1909,
       56.2
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      [
       1910,
       59.4
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      [
       1911,
       59.5
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      [
       1912,
       51
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      [
       1913,
       54
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       1914,
       58.7
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       1915,
       56.1
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       1916,
       55.4
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      [
       1917,
       57.4
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      [
       1918,
       54.8
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      [
       1919,
       59.8
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      [
       1920,
       56
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      [
       1921,
       58.1
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      [
       1922,
       59.6
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      [
       1923,
       54.8
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      [
       1924,
       55.6
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      [
       1925,
       57.6
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      [
       1926,
       57
      ],
      [
       1927,
       56.2
      ],
      [
       1928,
       56.8
      ],
      [
       1929,
       54.6
      ],
      [
       1930,
       56.7
      ],
      [
       1931,
       60.7
      ],
      [
       1932,
       57
      ],
      [
       1933,
       61.1
      ],
      [
       1934,
       55.4
      ],
      [
       1935,
       57.8
      ],
      [
       1936,
       57.2
      ],
      [
       1937,
       59.4
      ],
      [
       1938,
       58.6
      ],
      [
       1939,
       60.4
      ],
      [
       1940,
       59.5
      ],
      [
       1941,
       55.6
      ],
      [
       1942,
       56.3
      ],
      [
       1943,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       1944,
       57.9
      ],
      [
       1945,
       56
      ],
      [
       1946,
       58
      ],
      [
       1947,
       60.2
      ],
      [
       1948,
       60.6
      ],
      [
       1949,
       57.8
      ],
      [
       1950,
       55.8
      ],
      [
       1951,
       56.4
      ],
      [
       1952,
       59
      ],
      [
       1953,
       59.3
      ],
      [
       1954,
       60.1
      ],
      [
       1955,
       58.6
      ],
      [
       1956,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       1957,
       55.3
      ],
      [
       1958,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       1959,
       55.7
      ],
      [
       1960,
       59.4
      ],
      [
       1961,
       52.5
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      [
       1962,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       1963,
       60.9
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      [
       1964,
       56.9
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      [
       1965,
       51.9
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      [
       1966,
       58
      ],
      [
       1967,
       56.9
      ],
      [
       1968,
       55.5
      ],
      [
       1969,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       1970,
       54.9
      ],
      [
       1971,
       53.8
      ],
      [
       1972,
       57
      ],
      [
       1973,
       54.8
      ],
      [
       1974,
       55.1
      ],
      [
       1975,
       55.6
      ],
      [
       1976,
       56.9
      ],
      [
       1977,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       1978,
       58.4
      ],
      [
       1979,
       60
      ],
      [
       1980,
       58.6
      ],
      [
       1981,
       59.5
      ],
      [
       1982,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       1983,
       60.2
      ],
      [
       1984,
       57
      ],
      [
       1985,
       54.3
      ],
      [
       1986,
       55.2
      ],
      [
       1987,
       56.7
      ],
      [
       1988,
       56.3
      ],
      [
       1989,
       57.6
      ],
      [
       1990,
       61.2
      ],
      [
       1991,
       57.5
      ],
      [
       1992,
       58.6
      ],
      [
       1993,
       55.3
      ],
      [
       1994,
       59.1
      ],
      [
       1995,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       1996,
       55.7
      ],
      [
       1997,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1998,
       62.5
      ],
      [
       1999,
       55.4
      ],
      [
       2000,
       59.4
      ],
      [
       2001,
       60.3
      ],
      [
       2002,
       58.4
      ],
      [
       2003,
       56.7
      ],
      [
       2004,
       57.7
      ],
      [
       2005,
       60.2
      ],
      [
       2006,
       53.5
      ],
      [
       2007,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       2008,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       2009,
       57.6
      ],
      [
       2010,
       61.2
      ],
      [
       2011,
       58.5
      ],
      [
       2012,
       59.5
      ],
      [
       2013,
       60.7
      ],
      [
       2014,
       60
      ],
      [
       2015,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       2016,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       2017,
       59.1
      ],
      [
       2018,
       61.9
      ],
      [
       2019,
       62.9
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      [
       2020,
       58.8
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      [
       2021,
       62.4
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       2022,
       62.5
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       2023,
       60.5
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       2024,
       61.7
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       2025,
       59.3
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