{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-ne",
  "name": "Nebraska",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/ne"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Nebraska county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Nebraska?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 69.2,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+5.4°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 63.8°F",
   "3rd warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 93 counties: 89 much warmer, 4 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Thayer County (+7.6°F); least: Keya Paha County (+3.5°F)",
   "Precipitation 3.78 in, 179% 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: 89 much warmer, 4 warmer; furthest above normal Thayer County (+7.6°F), least Keya Paha County (+3.5°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": 89,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 4,
   "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-31169",
   "name": "Thayer County",
   "path": "us/ne/thayer-county",
   "value": 74.4,
   "normal": 66.8,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31129",
   "name": "Nuckolls County",
   "path": "us/ne/nuckolls-county",
   "value": 73.9,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31147",
   "name": "Richardson County",
   "path": "us/ne/richardson-county",
   "value": 74.2,
   "normal": 67,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31095",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/ne/jefferson-county",
   "value": 73.9,
   "normal": 67,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31065",
   "name": "Furnas County",
   "path": "us/ne/furnas-county",
   "value": 72.7,
   "normal": 66,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31133",
   "name": "Pawnee County",
   "path": "us/ne/pawnee-county",
   "value": 73.2,
   "normal": 66.5,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31181",
   "name": "Webster County",
   "path": "us/ne/webster-county",
   "value": 73,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31025",
   "name": "Cass County",
   "path": "us/ne/cass-county",
   "value": 72.7,
   "normal": 66.2,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31083",
   "name": "Harlan County",
   "path": "us/ne/harlan-county",
   "value": 72.9,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31127",
   "name": "Nemaha County",
   "path": "us/ne/nemaha-county",
   "value": 73.2,
   "normal": 66.7,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31153",
   "name": "Sarpy County",
   "path": "us/ne/sarpy-county",
   "value": 72.6,
   "normal": 66.1,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31035",
   "name": "Clay County",
   "path": "us/ne/clay-county",
   "value": 72.2,
   "normal": 65.8,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31059",
   "name": "Fillmore County",
   "path": "us/ne/fillmore-county",
   "value": 72.6,
   "normal": 66.2,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31073",
   "name": "Gosper County",
   "path": "us/ne/gosper-county",
   "value": 71.5,
   "normal": 65.1,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31131",
   "name": "Otoe County",
   "path": "us/ne/otoe-county",
   "value": 72.7,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31137",
   "name": "Phelps County",
   "path": "us/ne/phelps-county",
   "value": 71.5,
   "normal": 65.1,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31077",
   "name": "Greeley County",
   "path": "us/ne/greeley-county",
   "value": 70,
   "normal": 63.7,
   "anomaly": 6.3,
   "change": 6.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31097",
   "name": "Johnson County",
   "path": "us/ne/johnson-county",
   "value": 72.5,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31135",
   "name": "Perkins County",
   "path": "us/ne/perkins-county",
   "value": 70.3,
   "normal": 64.1,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31145",
   "name": "Red Willow County",
   "path": "us/ne/red-willow-county",
   "value": 72.2,
   "normal": 66,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31029",
   "name": "Chase County",
   "path": "us/ne/chase-county",
   "value": 70.9,
   "normal": 64.8,
   "anomaly": 6.1,
   "change": 6.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31049",
   "name": "Deuel County",
   "path": "us/ne/deuel-county",
   "value": 69.8,
   "normal": 63.7,
   "anomaly": 6.1,
   "change": 6.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31057",
   "name": "Dundy County",
   "path": "us/ne/dundy-county",
   "value": 71.6,
   "normal": 65.5,
   "anomaly": 6.1,
   "change": 6.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31063",
   "name": "Frontier County",
   "path": "us/ne/frontier-county",
   "value": 71.1,
   "normal": 65,
   "anomaly": 6.1,
   "change": 6.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31047",
   "name": "Dawson County",
   "path": "us/ne/dawson-county",
   "value": 70.3,
   "normal": 64.3,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31061",
   "name": "Franklin County",
   "path": "us/ne/franklin-county",
   "value": 72.3,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31085",
   "name": "Hayes County",
   "path": "us/ne/hayes-county",
   "value": 70.9,
   "normal": 64.9,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31093",
   "name": "Howard County",
   "path": "us/ne/howard-county",
   "value": 70.7,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31175",
   "name": "Valley County",
   "path": "us/ne/valley-county",
   "value": 69.6,
   "normal": 63.6,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31011",
   "name": "Boone County",
   "path": "us/ne/boone-county",
   "value": 69.7,
   "normal": 63.8,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31019",
   "name": "Buffalo County",
   "path": "us/ne/buffalo-county",
   "value": 70.6,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31055",
   "name": "Douglas County",
   "path": "us/ne/douglas-county",
   "value": 71.8,
   "normal": 65.9,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31067",
   "name": "Gage County",
   "path": "us/ne/gage-county",
   "value": 72.5,
   "normal": 66.6,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31081",
   "name": "Hamilton County",
   "path": "us/ne/hamilton-county",
   "value": 71.3,
   "normal": 65.4,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31109",
   "name": "Lancaster County",
   "path": "us/ne/lancaster-county",
   "value": 72.2,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31163",
   "name": "Sherman County",
   "path": "us/ne/sherman-county",
   "value": 70.1,
   "normal": 64.2,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31001",
   "name": "Adams County",
   "path": "us/ne/adams-county",
   "value": 71.4,
   "normal": 65.6,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31101",
   "name": "Keith County",
   "path": "us/ne/keith-county",
   "value": 69.8,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31111",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/ne/lincoln-county",
   "value": 69.7,
   "normal": 63.9,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31155",
   "name": "Saunders County",
   "path": "us/ne/saunders-county",
   "value": 71.5,
   "normal": 65.7,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31157",
   "name": "Scotts Bluff County",
   "path": "us/ne/scotts-bluff-county",
   "value": 67.8,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31183",
   "name": "Wheeler County",
   "path": "us/ne/wheeler-county",
   "value": 69,
   "normal": 63.2,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31185",
   "name": "York County",
   "path": "us/ne/york-county",
   "value": 71.4,
   "normal": 65.6,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31041",
   "name": "Custer County",
   "path": "us/ne/custer-county",
   "value": 69.1,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31069",
   "name": "Garden County",
   "path": "us/ne/garden-county",
   "value": 68,
   "normal": 62.3,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31075",
   "name": "Grant County",
   "path": "us/ne/grant-county",
   "value": 67,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31079",
   "name": "Hall County",
   "path": "us/ne/hall-county",
   "value": 70.9,
   "normal": 65.2,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31087",
   "name": "Hitchcock County",
   "path": "us/ne/hitchcock-county",
   "value": 71.7,
   "normal": 66,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31121",
   "name": "Merrick County",
   "path": "us/ne/merrick-county",
   "value": 70.9,
   "normal": 65.2,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31151",
   "name": "Saline County",
   "path": "us/ne/saline-county",
   "value": 72.1,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31177",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/ne/washington-county",
   "value": 71.2,
   "normal": 65.5,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31005",
   "name": "Arthur County",
   "path": "us/ne/arthur-county",
   "value": 68,
   "normal": 62.4,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-31007",
   "name": "Banner County",
   "path": "us/ne/banner-county",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31071",
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   "path": "us/ne/garfield-county",
   "value": 68.6,
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   "anomaly": 5.6,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31091",
   "name": "Hooker County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31117",
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   "path": "us/ne/mcpherson-county",
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   "change": 5.6,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31123",
   "name": "Morrill County",
   "path": "us/ne/morrill-county",
   "value": 67.9,
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   "change": 5.6,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31125",
   "name": "Nance County",
   "path": "us/ne/nance-county",
   "value": 70.5,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31033",
   "name": "Cheyenne County",
   "path": "us/ne/cheyenne-county",
   "value": 68.1,
   "normal": 62.6,
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   "rank_warm": 1,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31099",
   "name": "Kearney County",
   "path": "us/ne/kearney-county",
   "value": 70.8,
   "normal": 65.3,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31159",
   "name": "Seward County",
   "path": "us/ne/seward-county",
   "value": 71.3,
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   "change": 5.5,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-31021",
   "name": "Burt County",
   "path": "us/ne/burt-county",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31113",
   "name": "Logan County",
   "path": "us/ne/logan-county",
   "value": 68.4,
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   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-31023",
   "name": "Butler County",
   "path": "us/ne/butler-county",
   "value": 70.6,
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   "anomaly": 5.3,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31053",
   "name": "Dodge County",
   "path": "us/ne/dodge-county",
   "value": 70.4,
   "normal": 65.1,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31105",
   "name": "Kimball County",
   "path": "us/ne/kimball-county",
   "value": 65.8,
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   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31115",
   "name": "Loup County",
   "path": "us/ne/loup-county",
   "value": 68.2,
   "normal": 63,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31119",
   "name": "Madison County",
   "path": "us/ne/madison-county",
   "value": 69,
   "normal": 63.8,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31143",
   "name": "Polk County",
   "path": "us/ne/polk-county",
   "value": 70.6,
   "normal": 65.4,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31003",
   "name": "Antelope County",
   "path": "us/ne/antelope-county",
   "value": 68.5,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31013",
   "name": "Box Butte County",
   "path": "us/ne/box-butte-county",
   "value": 66,
   "normal": 60.9,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31165",
   "name": "Sioux County",
   "path": "us/ne/sioux-county",
   "value": 65.2,
   "normal": 60.1,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31171",
   "name": "Thomas County",
   "path": "us/ne/thomas-county",
   "value": 68,
   "normal": 62.9,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31173",
   "name": "Thurston County",
   "path": "us/ne/thurston-county",
   "value": 69.1,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31037",
   "name": "Colfax County",
   "path": "us/ne/colfax-county",
   "value": 69.8,
   "normal": 64.9,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31141",
   "name": "Platte County",
   "path": "us/ne/platte-county",
   "value": 69.6,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31039",
   "name": "Cuming County",
   "path": "us/ne/cuming-county",
   "value": 69,
   "normal": 64.2,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31043",
   "name": "Dakota County",
   "path": "us/ne/dakota-county",
   "value": 68.8,
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   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31139",
   "name": "Pierce County",
   "path": "us/ne/pierce-county",
   "value": 68.2,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31167",
   "name": "Stanton County",
   "path": "us/ne/stanton-county",
   "value": 68.8,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31179",
   "name": "Wayne County",
   "path": "us/ne/wayne-county",
   "value": 68.2,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31009",
   "name": "Blaine County",
   "path": "us/ne/blaine-county",
   "value": 67.9,
   "normal": 63.2,
   "anomaly": 4.7,
   "change": 4.7,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31045",
   "name": "Dawes County",
   "path": "us/ne/dawes-county",
   "value": 66.6,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 4.7,
   "change": 4.7,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31027",
   "name": "Cedar County",
   "path": "us/ne/cedar-county",
   "value": 68,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31051",
   "name": "Dixon County",
   "path": "us/ne/dixon-county",
   "value": 68.1,
   "normal": 63.5,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31031",
   "name": "Cherry County",
   "path": "us/ne/cherry-county",
   "value": 66.6,
   "normal": 62.1,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31161",
   "name": "Sheridan County",
   "path": "us/ne/sheridan-county",
   "value": 65.8,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31107",
   "name": "Knox County",
   "path": "us/ne/knox-county",
   "value": 68.3,
   "normal": 63.9,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31089",
   "name": "Holt County",
   "path": "us/ne/holt-county",
   "value": 67.4,
   "normal": 63.2,
   "anomaly": 4.2,
   "change": 4.2,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31015",
   "name": "Boyd County",
   "path": "us/ne/boyd-county",
   "value": 68,
   "normal": 64.2,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31149",
   "name": "Rock County",
   "path": "us/ne/rock-county",
   "value": 66.6,
   "normal": 62.8,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31017",
   "name": "Brown County",
   "path": "us/ne/brown-county",
   "value": 66.7,
   "normal": 63,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-31103",
   "name": "Keya Paha County",
   "path": "us/ne/keya-paha-county",
   "value": 67,
   "normal": 63.5,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  }
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   "title": "Every September since 1895, Nebraska statewide",
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       1895,
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       1896,
       58.2
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       1897,
       69.4
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      [
       1898,
       62.2
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      [
       1899,
       63.1
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      [
       1900,
       62.9
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      [
       1901,
       61.1
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      [
       1902,
       58.7
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      [
       1903,
       59.6
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      [
       1904,
       62.6
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      [
       1905,
       64.8
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      [
       1906,
       63.4
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      [
       1907,
       62
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      [
       1908,
       67
      ],
      [
       1909,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       1910,
       63.8
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      [
       1911,
       66.1
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      [
       1912,
       57.8
      ],
      [
       1913,
       62.2
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      [
       1914,
       64.3
      ],
      [
       1915,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       1916,
       61.5
      ],
      [
       1917,
       63
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      [
       1918,
       58.2
      ],
      [
       1919,
       66.5
      ],
      [
       1920,
       63.8
      ],
      [
       1921,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1922,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       1923,
       62.7
      ],
      [
       1924,
       59.1
      ],
      [
       1925,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1926,
       60.7
      ],
      [
       1927,
       63.5
      ],
      [
       1928,
       60.9
      ],
      [
       1929,
       58.3
      ],
      [
       1930,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1931,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1932,
       61.8
      ],
      [
       1933,
       67.6
      ],
      [
       1934,
       58.4
      ],
      [
       1935,
       63.1
      ],
      [
       1936,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1937,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1938,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1939,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       1940,
       67.7
      ],
      [
       1941,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1942,
       59.5
      ],
      [
       1943,
       61.6
      ],
      [
       1944,
       62.4
      ],
      [
       1945,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       1946,
       62.5
      ],
      [
       1947,
       65.7
      ],
      [
       1948,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       1949,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1950,
       60.8
      ],
      [
       1951,
       58.2
      ],
      [
       1952,
       65.5
      ],
      [
       1953,
       65
      ],
      [
       1954,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1955,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       1956,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1957,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1958,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       1959,
       61.1
      ],
      [
       1960,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1961,
       58.4
      ],
      [
       1962,
       60.4
      ],
      [
       1963,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1964,
       61.9
      ],
      [
       1965,
       54.2
      ],
      [
       1966,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       1967,
       61.5
      ],
      [
       1968,
       61.5
      ],
      [
       1969,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1970,
       61.8
      ],
      [
       1971,
       61.3
      ],
      [
       1972,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1973,
       59.5
      ],
      [
       1974,
       58.9
      ],
      [
       1975,
       59.9
      ],
      [
       1976,
       63.2
      ],
      [
       1977,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1978,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       1979,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1980,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1981,
       63.9
      ],
      [
       1982,
       61.9
      ],
      [
       1983,
       65
      ],
      [
       1984,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       1985,
       60
      ],
      [
       1986,
       62.5
      ],
      [
       1987,
       61.8
      ],
      [
       1988,
       62.9
      ],
      [
       1989,
       61
      ],
      [
       1990,
       67
      ],
      [
       1991,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1992,
       62.5
      ],
      [
       1993,
       57.7
      ],
      [
       1994,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       1995,
       61.3
      ],
      [
       1996,
       60.3
      ],
      [
       1997,
       64.9
      ],
      [
       1998,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       1999,
       60.3
      ],
      [
       2000,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       2001,
       63.6
      ],
      [
       2002,
       64.3
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      [
       2003,
       61.1
      ],
      [
       2004,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       2005,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       2006,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       2007,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       2008,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       2009,
       61.8
      ],
      [
       2010,
       63.6
      ],
      [
       2011,
       60.6
      ],
      [
       2012,
       64
      ],
      [
       2013,
       68
      ],
      [
       2014,
       62.9
      ],
      [
       2015,
       68.6
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      [
       2016,
       65
      ],
      [
       2017,
       65
      ],
      [
       2018,
       65.7
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      [
       2019,
       68.3
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      [
       2020,
       62.7
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      [
       2021,
       67.6
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      [
       2022,
       67.5
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      [
       2023,
       67.2
      ],
      [
       2024,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       2025,
       66.1
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     "name": "September 2026",
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   ]
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  "A statewide average is not the average of its counties: NOAA computes it from its own grid, weighted by area.",
  "The most recent months are preliminary and NOAA revises them in the next release."
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