{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-mi",
  "name": "Michigan",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/mi"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Michigan county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Michigan?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
  "value": 61.9,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+2.0°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 59.9°F",
   "19th warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 83 counties: 10 much warmer, 73 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Gogebic County (+3.3°F); least: Leelanau County (+0.5°F)",
   "Precipitation 2.63 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 was warmer than normal in every county with a figure: 10 much warmer, 73 warmer; furthest above normal Gogebic County (+3.3°F), least Leelanau County (+0.5°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": 10,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 73,
   "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-26053",
   "name": "Gogebic County",
   "path": "us/mi/gogebic-county",
   "value": 59.4,
   "normal": 56.1,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26023",
   "name": "Branch County",
   "path": "us/mi/branch-county",
   "value": 66,
   "normal": 62.8,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26149",
   "name": "St. Joseph County",
   "path": "us/mi/st-joseph-county",
   "value": 66.6,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26027",
   "name": "Cass County",
   "path": "us/mi/cass-county",
   "value": 66.3,
   "normal": 63.3,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26099",
   "name": "Macomb County",
   "path": "us/mi/macomb-county",
   "value": 66.9,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 2.9,
   "change": 2.9,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26013",
   "name": "Baraga County",
   "path": "us/mi/baraga-county",
   "value": 58.7,
   "normal": 55.9,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26147",
   "name": "St. Clair County",
   "path": "us/mi/st-clair-county",
   "value": 66.3,
   "normal": 63.5,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26021",
   "name": "Berrien County",
   "path": "us/mi/berrien-county",
   "value": 66.7,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26083",
   "name": "Keweenaw County",
   "path": "us/mi/keweenaw-county",
   "value": 59.3,
   "normal": 56.6,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26131",
   "name": "Ontonagon County",
   "path": "us/mi/ontonagon-county",
   "value": 59.7,
   "normal": 57,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26059",
   "name": "Hillsdale County",
   "path": "us/mi/hillsdale-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 62.4,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26061",
   "name": "Houghton County",
   "path": "us/mi/houghton-county",
   "value": 59.7,
   "normal": 57.1,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26071",
   "name": "Iron County",
   "path": "us/mi/iron-county",
   "value": 58.1,
   "normal": 55.5,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26077",
   "name": "Kalamazoo County",
   "path": "us/mi/kalamazoo-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 62.9,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26103",
   "name": "Marquette County",
   "path": "us/mi/marquette-county",
   "value": 58.8,
   "normal": 56.3,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26041",
   "name": "Delta County",
   "path": "us/mi/delta-county",
   "value": 60.5,
   "normal": 58.1,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26043",
   "name": "Dickinson County",
   "path": "us/mi/dickinson-county",
   "value": 59.2,
   "normal": 56.8,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26109",
   "name": "Menominee County",
   "path": "us/mi/menominee-county",
   "value": 60.7,
   "normal": 58.3,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26025",
   "name": "Calhoun County",
   "path": "us/mi/calhoun-county",
   "value": 64.6,
   "normal": 62.3,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 28,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26091",
   "name": "Lenawee County",
   "path": "us/mi/lenawee-county",
   "value": 65.6,
   "normal": 63.3,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26129",
   "name": "Ogemaw County",
   "path": "us/mi/ogemaw-county",
   "value": 61.4,
   "normal": 59.1,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26011",
   "name": "Arenac County",
   "path": "us/mi/arenac-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26051",
   "name": "Gladwin County",
   "path": "us/mi/gladwin-county",
   "value": 62.7,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26087",
   "name": "Lapeer County",
   "path": "us/mi/lapeer-county",
   "value": 64.5,
   "normal": 62.3,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26115",
   "name": "Monroe County",
   "path": "us/mi/monroe-county",
   "value": 66.6,
   "normal": 64.4,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26151",
   "name": "Sanilac County",
   "path": "us/mi/sanilac-county",
   "value": 64.1,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26153",
   "name": "Schoolcraft County",
   "path": "us/mi/schoolcraft-county",
   "value": 59.8,
   "normal": 57.6,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26159",
   "name": "Van Buren County",
   "path": "us/mi/van-buren-county",
   "value": 65.5,
   "normal": 63.3,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 28,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26163",
   "name": "Wayne County",
   "path": "us/mi/wayne-county",
   "value": 66.4,
   "normal": 64.2,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26003",
   "name": "Alger County",
   "path": "us/mi/alger-county",
   "value": 59.3,
   "normal": 57.2,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26039",
   "name": "Crawford County",
   "path": "us/mi/crawford-county",
   "value": 60.3,
   "normal": 58.2,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26069",
   "name": "Iosco County",
   "path": "us/mi/iosco-county",
   "value": 62,
   "normal": 59.9,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26125",
   "name": "Oakland County",
   "path": "us/mi/oakland-county",
   "value": 64.7,
   "normal": 62.6,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26127",
   "name": "Oceana County",
   "path": "us/mi/oceana-county",
   "value": 62.6,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26135",
   "name": "Oscoda County",
   "path": "us/mi/oscoda-county",
   "value": 60.4,
   "normal": 58.3,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26137",
   "name": "Otsego County",
   "path": "us/mi/otsego-county",
   "value": 59.9,
   "normal": 57.8,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26017",
   "name": "Bay County",
   "path": "us/mi/bay-county",
   "value": 63.9,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26031",
   "name": "Cheboygan County",
   "path": "us/mi/cheboygan-county",
   "value": 60.7,
   "normal": 58.7,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26047",
   "name": "Emmet County",
   "path": "us/mi/emmet-county",
   "value": 60.8,
   "normal": 58.8,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26063",
   "name": "Huron County",
   "path": "us/mi/huron-county",
   "value": 63.1,
   "normal": 61.1,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26119",
   "name": "Montmorency County",
   "path": "us/mi/montmorency-county",
   "value": 60.4,
   "normal": 58.4,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26157",
   "name": "Tuscola County",
   "path": "us/mi/tuscola-county",
   "value": 63.9,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26029",
   "name": "Charlevoix County",
   "path": "us/mi/charlevoix-county",
   "value": 61.3,
   "normal": 59.4,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26079",
   "name": "Kalkaska County",
   "path": "us/mi/kalkaska-county",
   "value": 60.7,
   "normal": 58.8,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26111",
   "name": "Midland County",
   "path": "us/mi/midland-county",
   "value": 63.6,
   "normal": 61.7,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26143",
   "name": "Roscommon County",
   "path": "us/mi/roscommon-county",
   "value": 60.6,
   "normal": 58.7,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26009",
   "name": "Antrim County",
   "path": "us/mi/antrim-county",
   "value": 61.2,
   "normal": 59.4,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26097",
   "name": "Mackinac County",
   "path": "us/mi/mackinac-county",
   "value": 59.4,
   "normal": 57.6,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26033",
   "name": "Chippewa County",
   "path": "us/mi/chippewa-county",
   "value": 58.8,
   "normal": 57.1,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26049",
   "name": "Genesee County",
   "path": "us/mi/genesee-county",
   "value": 64,
   "normal": 62.3,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26073",
   "name": "Isabella County",
   "path": "us/mi/isabella-county",
   "value": 62.5,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26075",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/mi/jackson-county",
   "value": 63.7,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 36,
   "n": 132,
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  {
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26123",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26141",
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26035",
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   "value": 61.1,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26121",
   "name": "Muskegon County",
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   "value": 63.3,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26145",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26001",
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   "value": 60.5,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26007",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26045",
   "name": "Eaton County",
   "path": "us/mi/eaton-county",
   "value": 63.5,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26065",
   "name": "Ingham County",
   "path": "us/mi/ingham-county",
   "value": 63.4,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26085",
   "name": "Lake County",
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   "value": 61,
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  {
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   "name": "Livingston County",
   "path": "us/mi/livingston-county",
   "value": 63.5,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26105",
   "name": "Mason County",
   "path": "us/mi/mason-county",
   "value": 61.8,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26113",
   "name": "Missaukee County",
   "path": "us/mi/missaukee-county",
   "value": 60,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26161",
   "name": "Washtenaw County",
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   "value": 64,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26015",
   "name": "Barry County",
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   "value": 63.6,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26057",
   "name": "Gratiot County",
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   "value": 63.2,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26133",
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   "value": 60.2,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26155",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26005",
   "name": "Allegan County",
   "path": "us/mi/allegan-county",
   "value": 64.3,
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   "anomaly": 1.3,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26037",
   "name": "Clinton County",
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   "value": 63.4,
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   "n": 132,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26117",
   "name": "Montcalm County",
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   "value": 62.1,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26165",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26055",
   "name": "Grand Traverse County",
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   "value": 60.6,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26067",
   "name": "Ionia County",
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   "value": 62.8,
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   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26139",
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   "value": 63.6,
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   "rank_warm": 35,
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   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26081",
   "name": "Kent County",
   "path": "us/mi/kent-county",
   "value": 62.7,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26101",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-26019",
   "name": "Benzie County",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-26089",
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       61
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       57.7
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       57.6
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       58
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       1916,
       57
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       55.7
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       1919,
       60.3
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       1920,
       60.8
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       1921,
       63.5
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       1925,
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       1926,
       56.2
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       1927,
       61.6
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      [
       1928,
       54.2
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      [
       1929,
       58.4
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      [
       1930,
       60.1
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      [
       1931,
       64.1
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      [
       1932,
       58.1
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      [
       1933,
       62.5
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      [
       1934,
       59
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      [
       1935,
       56.5
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      [
       1936,
       60.6
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      [
       1937,
       58.1
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      [
       1938,
       57
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      [
       1939,
       60.1
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      [
       1940,
       58.7
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      [
       1941,
       61.4
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      [
       1942,
       56.8
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      [
       1943,
       55.4
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      [
       1944,
       59.5
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      [
       1945,
       58.4
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      [
       1946,
       59.5
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      [
       1947,
       60.3
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      [
       1948,
       62
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      [
       1949,
       55.4
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      [
       1950,
       57.1
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      [
       1951,
       56.1
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      [
       1952,
       59.5
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      [
       1953,
       58.8
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      [
       1954,
       58.5
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      [
       1955,
       58.8
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      [
       1956,
       55.1
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      [
       1957,
       56.9
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      [
       1958,
       58.5
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      [
       1959,
       61.1
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      [
       1960,
       60.6
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      [
       1961,
       62.5
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      [
       1962,
       56
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      [
       1963,
       57.2
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      [
       1964,
       57.7
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      [
       1965,
       57.4
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      [
       1966,
       57.3
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      [
       1967,
       57.1
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      [
       1968,
       60.7
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      [
       1969,
       59.2
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      [
       1970,
       59.3
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      [
       1971,
       61.5
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      [
       1972,
       57.5
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      [
       1973,
       59
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      [
       1974,
       54.5
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      [
       1975,
       54.2
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      [
       1976,
       56.7
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      [
       1977,
       58.9
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      [
       1978,
       60.8
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      [
       1979,
       59.3
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      [
       1980,
       58
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      [
       1981,
       56.2
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      [
       1982,
       57.6
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      [
       1983,
       60.2
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      [
       1984,
       56.6
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      [
       1985,
       59.9
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      [
       1986,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       1987,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1988,
       58.6
      ],
      [
       1989,
       57.8
      ],
      [
       1990,
       58.9
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      [
       1991,
       56.8
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      [
       1992,
       57.1
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      [
       1993,
       54
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      [
       1994,
       60.6
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      [
       1995,
       56.4
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      [
       1996,
       59.5
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      [
       1997,
       58.5
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      [
       1998,
       62.6
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      [
       1999,
       59.7
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      [
       2000,
       58
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      [
       2001,
       57.7
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      [
       2002,
       63.3
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      [
       2003,
       59.5
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      [
       2004,
       63.3
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      [
       2005,
       63.7
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      [
       2006,
       57.3
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      [
       2007,
       61.8
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      [
       2008,
       60.6
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      [
       2009,
       60.8
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      [
       2010,
       58.1
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      [
       2011,
       58.7
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      [
       2012,
       58.4
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      [
       2013,
       59.5
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      [
       2014,
       58.8
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      [
       2015,
       64.6
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      [
       2016,
       63.5
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      [
       2017,
       62.6
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       62.4
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       2019,
       62.3
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       58.2
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       2021,
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       2022,
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       2023,
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       2024,
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