{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-fl",
  "name": "Florida",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/fl"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Florida county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Florida?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 80.7,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+0.7°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 80.0°F",
   "11th warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 67 counties: 12 much warmer, 55 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Holmes County (+2.1°F); furthest below: Palm Beach County (-0.3°F)",
   "Precipitation 5.31 in, 81% of normal: drier 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 by county: 12 much warmer, 55 warmer; furthest above normal Holmes County (+2.1°F), furthest below Palm Beach County (-0.3°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": 12,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 55,
   "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-12059",
   "name": "Holmes County",
   "path": "us/fl/holmes-county",
   "value": 79.6,
   "normal": 77.5,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12005",
   "name": "Bay County",
   "path": "us/fl/bay-county",
   "value": 80.5,
   "normal": 78.5,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12063",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/fl/jackson-county",
   "value": 79.9,
   "normal": 77.9,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12133",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/fl/washington-county",
   "value": 79.9,
   "normal": 77.9,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12013",
   "name": "Calhoun County",
   "path": "us/fl/calhoun-county",
   "value": 79.8,
   "normal": 77.9,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12131",
   "name": "Walton County",
   "path": "us/fl/walton-county",
   "value": 79.6,
   "normal": 77.7,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12039",
   "name": "Gadsden County",
   "path": "us/fl/gadsden-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 77.6,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12045",
   "name": "Gulf County",
   "path": "us/fl/gulf-county",
   "value": 80.2,
   "normal": 78.4,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12033",
   "name": "Escambia County",
   "path": "us/fl/escambia-county",
   "value": 79.6,
   "normal": 77.9,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 25,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12037",
   "name": "Franklin County",
   "path": "us/fl/franklin-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 78.9,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12077",
   "name": "Liberty County",
   "path": "us/fl/liberty-county",
   "value": 79.8,
   "normal": 78.1,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12091",
   "name": "Okaloosa County",
   "path": "us/fl/okaloosa-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 77.7,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12073",
   "name": "Leon County",
   "path": "us/fl/leon-county",
   "value": 79.6,
   "normal": 78,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12065",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/fl/jefferson-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 77.9,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12113",
   "name": "Santa Rosa County",
   "path": "us/fl/santa-rosa-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 77.8,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 29,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12129",
   "name": "Wakulla County",
   "path": "us/fl/wakulla-county",
   "value": 80.2,
   "normal": 78.7,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12079",
   "name": "Madison County",
   "path": "us/fl/madison-county",
   "value": 79,
   "normal": 77.6,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12047",
   "name": "Hamilton County",
   "path": "us/fl/hamilton-county",
   "value": 78.9,
   "normal": 77.6,
   "anomaly": 1.3,
   "change": 1.3,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12123",
   "name": "Taylor County",
   "path": "us/fl/taylor-county",
   "value": 79.9,
   "normal": 78.6,
   "anomaly": 1.3,
   "change": 1.3,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12067",
   "name": "Lafayette County",
   "path": "us/fl/lafayette-county",
   "value": 79.5,
   "normal": 78.4,
   "anomaly": 1.1,
   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12121",
   "name": "Suwannee County",
   "path": "us/fl/suwannee-county",
   "value": 79.2,
   "normal": 78.1,
   "anomaly": 1.1,
   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12023",
   "name": "Columbia County",
   "path": "us/fl/columbia-county",
   "value": 79.1,
   "normal": 78.1,
   "anomaly": 1,
   "change": 1,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12029",
   "name": "Dixie County",
   "path": "us/fl/dixie-county",
   "value": 80.2,
   "normal": 79.2,
   "anomaly": 1,
   "change": 1,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12105",
   "name": "Polk County",
   "path": "us/fl/polk-county",
   "value": 82,
   "normal": 81,
   "anomaly": 1,
   "change": 1,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12041",
   "name": "Gilchrist County",
   "path": "us/fl/gilchrist-county",
   "value": 79.8,
   "normal": 78.9,
   "anomaly": 0.9,
   "change": 0.9,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12049",
   "name": "Hardee County",
   "path": "us/fl/hardee-county",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 80.8,
   "anomaly": 0.9,
   "change": 0.9,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12057",
   "name": "Hillsborough County",
   "path": "us/fl/hillsborough-county",
   "value": 82,
   "normal": 81.1,
   "anomaly": 0.9,
   "change": 0.9,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12001",
   "name": "Alachua County",
   "path": "us/fl/alachua-county",
   "value": 79.8,
   "normal": 79,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12101",
   "name": "Pasco County",
   "path": "us/fl/pasco-county",
   "value": 81.2,
   "normal": 80.4,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12125",
   "name": "Union County",
   "path": "us/fl/union-county",
   "value": 79.2,
   "normal": 78.4,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12003",
   "name": "Baker County",
   "path": "us/fl/baker-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 78.1,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12053",
   "name": "Hernando County",
   "path": "us/fl/hernando-county",
   "value": 80.9,
   "normal": 80.2,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12081",
   "name": "Manatee County",
   "path": "us/fl/manatee-county",
   "value": 81.8,
   "normal": 81.1,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12089",
   "name": "Nassau County",
   "path": "us/fl/nassau-county",
   "value": 79,
   "normal": 78.3,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12007",
   "name": "Bradford County",
   "path": "us/fl/bradford-county",
   "value": 79.2,
   "normal": 78.6,
   "anomaly": 0.6,
   "change": 0.6,
   "rank_warm": 25,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12069",
   "name": "Lake County",
   "path": "us/fl/lake-county",
   "value": 80.9,
   "normal": 80.3,
   "anomaly": 0.6,
   "change": 0.6,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12075",
   "name": "Levy County",
   "path": "us/fl/levy-county",
   "value": 80.2,
   "normal": 79.6,
   "anomaly": 0.6,
   "change": 0.6,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12031",
   "name": "Duval County",
   "path": "us/fl/duval-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 78.8,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12055",
   "name": "Highlands County",
   "path": "us/fl/highlands-county",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 80.9,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12095",
   "name": "Orange County",
   "path": "us/fl/orange-county",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 80.9,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12103",
   "name": "Pinellas County",
   "path": "us/fl/pinellas-county",
   "value": 82.2,
   "normal": 81.7,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12107",
   "name": "Putnam County",
   "path": "us/fl/putnam-county",
   "value": 79.9,
   "normal": 79.4,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12119",
   "name": "Sumter County",
   "path": "us/fl/sumter-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 80.1,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12017",
   "name": "Citrus County",
   "path": "us/fl/citrus-county",
   "value": 80.4,
   "normal": 80,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12019",
   "name": "Clay County",
   "path": "us/fl/clay-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 78.9,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 26,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12083",
   "name": "Marion County",
   "path": "us/fl/marion-county",
   "value": 80.1,
   "normal": 79.7,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12093",
   "name": "Okeechobee County",
   "path": "us/fl/okeechobee-county",
   "value": 81.1,
   "normal": 80.7,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12097",
   "name": "Osceola County",
   "path": "us/fl/osceola-county",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 81,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12027",
   "name": "DeSoto County",
   "path": "us/fl/desoto-county",
   "value": 81.3,
   "normal": 81,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12035",
   "name": "Flagler County",
   "path": "us/fl/flagler-county",
   "value": 80,
   "normal": 79.7,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12117",
   "name": "Seminole County",
   "path": "us/fl/seminole-county",
   "value": 81.1,
   "normal": 80.8,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12109",
   "name": "St. Johns County",
   "path": "us/fl/st-johns-county",
   "value": 79.6,
   "normal": 79.3,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 30,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
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   "id": "us-county-12111",
   "name": "St. Lucie County",
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  {
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  {
   "id": "us-county-12087",
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-12115",
   "name": "Sarasota County",
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   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12127",
   "name": "Volusia County",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-12043",
   "name": "Glades County",
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   "value": 81.3,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12085",
   "name": "Martin County",
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   "value": 81.3,
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   "change": 0.1,
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   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-12009",
   "name": "Brevard County",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-12015",
   "name": "Charlotte County",
   "path": "us/fl/charlotte-county",
   "value": 81.6,
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   "anomaly": 0,
   "change": 0,
   "rank_warm": 27,
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   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-12051",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-12071",
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   "change": 0,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-12011",
   "name": "Broward County",
   "path": "us/fl/broward-county",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-12099",
   "name": "Palm Beach County",
   "path": "us/fl/palm-beach-county",
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   "title": "Every September since 1895, Florida statewide",
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       80.2
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       1907,
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       78
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       1910,
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       1912,
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       1913,
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       1916,
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       1917,
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       1918,
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       1919,
       78.9
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      [
       1920,
       79.3
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      [
       1921,
       81
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      [
       1922,
       78
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       1923,
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       1924,
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       1925,
       82.3
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       1926,
       80.5
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      [
       1927,
       78.8
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      [
       1928,
       78.2
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      [
       1929,
       78.5
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      [
       1930,
       80
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      [
       1931,
       79.8
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      [
       1932,
       78.5
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      [
       1933,
       81
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      [
       1934,
       78.8
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      [
       1935,
       78.2
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      [
       1936,
       79.9
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      [
       1937,
       77.9
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      [
       1938,
       78.1
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      [
       1939,
       79.7
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      [
       1940,
       76.8
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      [
       1941,
       79.7
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      [
       1942,
       78.9
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      [
       1943,
       78.1
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      [
       1944,
       80.4
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      [
       1945,
       80.1
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      [
       1946,
       78.5
      ],
      [
       1947,
       78.8
      ],
      [
       1948,
       78.3
      ],
      [
       1949,
       79.2
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      [
       1950,
       78.2
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      [
       1951,
       80.3
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      [
       1952,
       78.8
      ],
      [
       1953,
       78.5
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      [
       1954,
       80.3
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      [
       1955,
       80.2
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      [
       1956,
       77.2
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      [
       1957,
       79.3
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      [
       1958,
       80.3
      ],
      [
       1959,
       79
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      [
       1960,
       79.1
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      [
       1961,
       79
      ],
      [
       1962,
       78.8
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      [
       1963,
       78.6
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      [
       1964,
       78.5
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      [
       1965,
       79.2
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      [
       1966,
       78.6
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      [
       1967,
       76.7
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      [
       1968,
       78.4
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      [
       1969,
       78.3
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      [
       1970,
       80.4
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      [
       1971,
       79
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      [
       1972,
       79.5
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      [
       1973,
       80
      ],
      [
       1974,
       79.9
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      [
       1975,
       78.5
      ],
      [
       1976,
       78.1
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      [
       1977,
       80.3
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      [
       1978,
       79.8
      ],
      [
       1979,
       79.4
      ],
      [
       1980,
       80.5
      ],
      [
       1981,
       77.9
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      [
       1982,
       78.2
      ],
      [
       1983,
       77.9
      ],
      [
       1984,
       77.9
      ],
      [
       1985,
       78.4
      ],
      [
       1986,
       80.3
      ],
      [
       1987,
       79.6
      ],
      [
       1988,
       80.3
      ],
      [
       1989,
       79.8
      ],
      [
       1990,
       80
      ],
      [
       1991,
       79.7
      ],
      [
       1992,
       79.4
      ],
      [
       1993,
       79.9
      ],
      [
       1994,
       78.2
      ],
      [
       1995,
       79.9
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      [
       1996,
       79.1
      ],
      [
       1997,
       79.8
      ],
      [
       1998,
       80.3
      ],
      [
       1999,
       78.9
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      [
       2000,
       79.5
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      [
       2001,
       77.6
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      [
       2002,
       81
      ],
      [
       2003,
       78.9
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      [
       2004,
       79.9
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      [
       2005,
       80.8
      ],
      [
       2006,
       79.3
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      [
       2007,
       80.5
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      [
       2008,
       79.7
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      [
       2009,
       80.5
      ],
      [
       2010,
       80.9
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      [
       2011,
       79.7
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      [
       2012,
       79.5
      ],
      [
       2013,
       80
      ],
      [
       2014,
       79.7
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      [
       2015,
       80
      ],
      [
       2016,
       81.1
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      [
       2017,
       80.4
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      [
       2018,
       82.4
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      [
       2019,
       81.9
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      [
       2020,
       80.6
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       2021,
       79.7
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       2022,
       80
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       2023,
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       2024,
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       2025,
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