{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-ks",
  "name": "Kansas",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/ks"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Kansas county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Kansas?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 77.3,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+8.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 68.8°F",
   "1st warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 105 counties: 105 much warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Butler County (+11.0°F); least: Rawlins County (+6.3°F)",
   "Precipitation 4.06 in, 161% of normal: 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: 105 much warmer; furthest above normal Butler County (+11.0°F), least Rawlins County (+6.3°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": 105,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 0,
   "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-20015",
   "name": "Butler County",
   "path": "us/ks/butler-county",
   "value": 81.1,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 11,
   "change": 11,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20049",
   "name": "Elk County",
   "path": "us/ks/elk-county",
   "value": 80.5,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 10.4,
   "change": 10.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20019",
   "name": "Chautauqua County",
   "path": "us/ks/chautauqua-county",
   "value": 81.2,
   "normal": 70.9,
   "anomaly": 10.3,
   "change": 10.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20021",
   "name": "Cherokee County",
   "path": "us/ks/cherokee-county",
   "value": 81,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 10.3,
   "change": 10.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20035",
   "name": "Cowley County",
   "path": "us/ks/cowley-county",
   "value": 81.2,
   "normal": 70.9,
   "anomaly": 10.3,
   "change": 10.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20079",
   "name": "Harvey County",
   "path": "us/ks/harvey-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 70.4,
   "anomaly": 10.2,
   "change": 10.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20173",
   "name": "Sedgwick County",
   "path": "us/ks/sedgwick-county",
   "value": 81.3,
   "normal": 71.1,
   "anomaly": 10.2,
   "change": 10.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20037",
   "name": "Crawford County",
   "path": "us/ks/crawford-county",
   "value": 80.1,
   "normal": 70.2,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20099",
   "name": "Labette County",
   "path": "us/ks/labette-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20133",
   "name": "Neosho County",
   "path": "us/ks/neosho-county",
   "value": 80,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20205",
   "name": "Wilson County",
   "path": "us/ks/wilson-county",
   "value": 80.2,
   "normal": 70.3,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20125",
   "name": "Montgomery County",
   "path": "us/ks/montgomery-county",
   "value": 80.8,
   "normal": 71,
   "anomaly": 9.8,
   "change": 9.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20073",
   "name": "Greenwood County",
   "path": "us/ks/greenwood-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 69.7,
   "anomaly": 9.7,
   "change": 9.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20115",
   "name": "Marion County",
   "path": "us/ks/marion-county",
   "value": 79.2,
   "normal": 69.5,
   "anomaly": 9.7,
   "change": 9.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20191",
   "name": "Sumner County",
   "path": "us/ks/sumner-county",
   "value": 81.5,
   "normal": 71.9,
   "anomaly": 9.6,
   "change": 9.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20011",
   "name": "Bourbon County",
   "path": "us/ks/bourbon-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 69.8,
   "anomaly": 9.5,
   "change": 9.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20017",
   "name": "Chase County",
   "path": "us/ks/chase-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 69.1,
   "anomaly": 9.5,
   "change": 9.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20001",
   "name": "Allen County",
   "path": "us/ks/allen-county",
   "value": 78.9,
   "normal": 69.5,
   "anomaly": 9.4,
   "change": 9.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20095",
   "name": "Kingman County",
   "path": "us/ks/kingman-county",
   "value": 80.1,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 9.3,
   "change": 9.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20113",
   "name": "McPherson County",
   "path": "us/ks/mcpherson-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 70,
   "anomaly": 9.3,
   "change": 9.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20155",
   "name": "Reno County",
   "path": "us/ks/reno-county",
   "value": 79.6,
   "normal": 70.3,
   "anomaly": 9.3,
   "change": 9.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20025",
   "name": "Clark County",
   "path": "us/ks/clark-county",
   "value": 79.9,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 9.2,
   "change": 9.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20077",
   "name": "Harper County",
   "path": "us/ks/harper-county",
   "value": 81,
   "normal": 71.8,
   "anomaly": 9.2,
   "change": 9.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20105",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/ks/lincoln-county",
   "value": 78.5,
   "normal": 69.3,
   "anomaly": 9.2,
   "change": 9.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20107",
   "name": "Linn County",
   "path": "us/ks/linn-county",
   "value": 78.5,
   "normal": 69.3,
   "anomaly": 9.2,
   "change": 9.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20169",
   "name": "Saline County",
   "path": "us/ks/saline-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 9.2,
   "change": 9.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20207",
   "name": "Woodson County",
   "path": "us/ks/woodson-county",
   "value": 79,
   "normal": 69.8,
   "anomaly": 9.2,
   "change": 9.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20041",
   "name": "Dickinson County",
   "path": "us/ks/dickinson-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 69.5,
   "anomaly": 9.1,
   "change": 9.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20053",
   "name": "Ellsworth County",
   "path": "us/ks/ellsworth-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 69.5,
   "anomaly": 9.1,
   "change": 9.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20059",
   "name": "Franklin County",
   "path": "us/ks/franklin-county",
   "value": 78,
   "normal": 68.9,
   "anomaly": 9.1,
   "change": 9.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20111",
   "name": "Lyon County",
   "path": "us/ks/lyon-county",
   "value": 77.9,
   "normal": 68.8,
   "anomaly": 9.1,
   "change": 9.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20143",
   "name": "Ottawa County",
   "path": "us/ks/ottawa-county",
   "value": 78.5,
   "normal": 69.4,
   "anomaly": 9.1,
   "change": 9.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20167",
   "name": "Russell County",
   "path": "us/ks/russell-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 69.1,
   "anomaly": 9.1,
   "change": 9.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20003",
   "name": "Anderson County",
   "path": "us/ks/anderson-county",
   "value": 78,
   "normal": 69,
   "anomaly": 9,
   "change": 9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20007",
   "name": "Barber County",
   "path": "us/ks/barber-county",
   "value": 80.3,
   "normal": 71.3,
   "anomaly": 9,
   "change": 9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20031",
   "name": "Coffey County",
   "path": "us/ks/coffey-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 69.2,
   "anomaly": 9,
   "change": 9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20127",
   "name": "Morris County",
   "path": "us/ks/morris-county",
   "value": 77.6,
   "normal": 68.6,
   "anomaly": 9,
   "change": 9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20141",
   "name": "Osborne County",
   "path": "us/ks/osborne-county",
   "value": 77.3,
   "normal": 68.3,
   "anomaly": 9,
   "change": 9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20045",
   "name": "Douglas County",
   "path": "us/ks/douglas-county",
   "value": 77.6,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 8.9,
   "change": 8.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20061",
   "name": "Geary County",
   "path": "us/ks/geary-county",
   "value": 77.6,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 8.9,
   "change": 8.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20121",
   "name": "Miami County",
   "path": "us/ks/miami-county",
   "value": 77.7,
   "normal": 68.8,
   "anomaly": 8.9,
   "change": 8.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20123",
   "name": "Mitchell County",
   "path": "us/ks/mitchell-county",
   "value": 77.2,
   "normal": 68.3,
   "anomaly": 8.9,
   "change": 8.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20159",
   "name": "Rice County",
   "path": "us/ks/rice-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 69.7,
   "anomaly": 8.9,
   "change": 8.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20027",
   "name": "Clay County",
   "path": "us/ks/clay-county",
   "value": 77.4,
   "normal": 68.6,
   "anomaly": 8.8,
   "change": 8.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20029",
   "name": "Cloud County",
   "path": "us/ks/cloud-county",
   "value": 77.2,
   "normal": 68.4,
   "anomaly": 8.8,
   "change": 8.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20097",
   "name": "Kiowa County",
   "path": "us/ks/kiowa-county",
   "value": 78.5,
   "normal": 69.7,
   "anomaly": 8.8,
   "change": 8.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20139",
   "name": "Osage County",
   "path": "us/ks/osage-county",
   "value": 77.5,
   "normal": 68.8,
   "anomaly": 8.7,
   "change": 8.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20151",
   "name": "Pratt County",
   "path": "us/ks/pratt-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 8.7,
   "change": 8.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20157",
   "name": "Republic County",
   "path": "us/ks/republic-county",
   "value": 76.2,
   "normal": 67.5,
   "anomaly": 8.7,
   "change": 8.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20197",
   "name": "Wabaunsee County",
   "path": "us/ks/wabaunsee-county",
   "value": 77,
   "normal": 68.3,
   "anomaly": 8.7,
   "change": 8.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20033",
   "name": "Comanche County",
   "path": "us/ks/comanche-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 8.6,
   "change": 8.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-20051",
   "name": "Ellis County",
   "path": "us/ks/ellis-county",
   "value": 77.5,
   "normal": 68.9,
   "anomaly": 8.6,
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       1911,
       73.6
      ],
      [
       1912,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       1913,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       1914,
       71.4
      ],
      [
       1915,
       68
      ],
      [
       1916,
       67
      ],
      [
       1917,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       1918,
       62.8
      ],
      [
       1919,
       71.5
      ],
      [
       1920,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1921,
       72.8
      ],
      [
       1922,
       72.4
      ],
      [
       1923,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       1924,
       64.8
      ],
      [
       1925,
       71.7
      ],
      [
       1926,
       68.4
      ],
      [
       1927,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       1928,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1929,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1930,
       70
      ],
      [
       1931,
       76.7
      ],
      [
       1932,
       67.6
      ],
      [
       1933,
       73.4
      ],
      [
       1934,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       1935,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       1936,
       71.5
      ],
      [
       1937,
       70.5
      ],
      [
       1938,
       71.4
      ],
      [
       1939,
       74.7
      ],
      [
       1940,
       69.7
      ],
      [
       1941,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1942,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1943,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1944,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1945,
       68.4
      ],
      [
       1946,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       1947,
       73.3
      ],
      [
       1948,
       71.2
      ],
      [
       1949,
       64.6
      ],
      [
       1950,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1951,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       1952,
       70.1
      ],
      [
       1953,
       71.4
      ],
      [
       1954,
       74.5
      ],
      [
       1955,
       71.1
      ],
      [
       1956,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1957,
       64.9
      ],
      [
       1958,
       69.7
      ],
      [
       1959,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1960,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1961,
       64
      ],
      [
       1962,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1963,
       71.2
      ],
      [
       1964,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1965,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1966,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1967,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       1968,
       67.2
      ],
      [
       1969,
       69.2
      ],
      [
       1970,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1971,
       68
      ],
      [
       1972,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1973,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       1974,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       1975,
       64.8
      ],
      [
       1976,
       68
      ],
      [
       1977,
       70
      ],
      [
       1978,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1979,
       69.9
      ],
      [
       1980,
       70.9
      ],
      [
       1981,
       68.9
      ],
      [
       1982,
       68.4
      ],
      [
       1983,
       71.1
      ],
      [
       1984,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1985,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       1986,
       70.4
      ],
      [
       1987,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1988,
       68.5
      ],
      [
       1989,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       1990,
       71.9
      ],
      [
       1991,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1992,
       67.9
      ],
      [
       1993,
       63.5
      ],
      [
       1994,
       68
      ],
      [
       1995,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1996,
       65
      ],
      [
       1997,
       69.9
      ],
      [
       1998,
       74.4
      ],
      [
       1999,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       2000,
       71.1
      ],
      [
       2001,
       67.9
      ],
      [
       2002,
       70.4
      ],
      [
       2003,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       2004,
       70.8
      ],
      [
       2005,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       2006,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       2007,
       70.5
      ],
      [
       2008,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       2009,
       65.3
      ],
      [
       2010,
       70.8
      ],
      [
       2011,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       2012,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       2013,
       72.1
      ],
      [
       2014,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       2015,
       74.2
      ],
      [
       2016,
       70.8
      ],
      [
       2017,
       70.5
      ],
      [
       2018,
       70.1
      ],
      [
       2019,
       75.2
      ],
      [
       2020,
       66.3
      ],
      [
       2021,
       73.3
      ],
      [
       2022,
       72
      ],
      [
       2023,
       72.4
      ],
      [
       2024,
       71.2
      ],
      [
       2025,
       70.2
      ]
     ]
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    {
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     "series": "September average",
     "x": 2026,
     "y": 77.3,
     "label": "2026: 77.3°F"
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   ]
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