{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-nj",
  "name": "New Jersey",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/nj"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every New Jersey county",
 "question": "Was September normal in New Jersey?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 68.2,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+1.3°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 66.9°F",
   "13th warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 21 counties: 7 much warmer, 14 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Cape May County (+2.1°F); least: Hudson County (+0.5°F)",
   "Precipitation 6.17 in, 148% 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: 7 much warmer, 14 warmer; furthest above normal Cape May County (+2.1°F), least Hudson 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": 7,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 14,
   "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-34009",
   "name": "Cape May County",
   "path": "us/nj/cape-may-county",
   "value": 70.8,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34011",
   "name": "Cumberland County",
   "path": "us/nj/cumberland-county",
   "value": 70.4,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34001",
   "name": "Atlantic County",
   "path": "us/nj/atlantic-county",
   "value": 70,
   "normal": 68.2,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34033",
   "name": "Salem County",
   "path": "us/nj/salem-county",
   "value": 70.6,
   "normal": 68.8,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34025",
   "name": "Monmouth County",
   "path": "us/nj/monmouth-county",
   "value": 69.3,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34029",
   "name": "Ocean County",
   "path": "us/nj/ocean-county",
   "value": 69.3,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34015",
   "name": "Gloucester County",
   "path": "us/nj/gloucester-county",
   "value": 70.1,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34021",
   "name": "Mercer County",
   "path": "us/nj/mercer-county",
   "value": 68.7,
   "normal": 67.3,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34023",
   "name": "Middlesex County",
   "path": "us/nj/middlesex-county",
   "value": 69,
   "normal": 67.6,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34007",
   "name": "Camden County",
   "path": "us/nj/camden-county",
   "value": 69.6,
   "normal": 68.4,
   "anomaly": 1.2,
   "change": 1.2,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34019",
   "name": "Hunterdon County",
   "path": "us/nj/hunterdon-county",
   "value": 66.5,
   "normal": 65.3,
   "anomaly": 1.2,
   "change": 1.2,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34035",
   "name": "Somerset County",
   "path": "us/nj/somerset-county",
   "value": 67.6,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 1.2,
   "change": 1.2,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34005",
   "name": "Burlington County",
   "path": "us/nj/burlington-county",
   "value": 69.2,
   "normal": 68.1,
   "anomaly": 1.1,
   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34041",
   "name": "Warren County",
   "path": "us/nj/warren-county",
   "value": 64.8,
   "normal": 63.7,
   "anomaly": 1.1,
   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34039",
   "name": "Union County",
   "path": "us/nj/union-county",
   "value": 68.4,
   "normal": 67.5,
   "anomaly": 0.9,
   "change": 0.9,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34027",
   "name": "Morris County",
   "path": "us/nj/morris-county",
   "value": 65.2,
   "normal": 64.4,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 25,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34013",
   "name": "Essex County",
   "path": "us/nj/essex-county",
   "value": 67.6,
   "normal": 66.9,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 25,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34031",
   "name": "Passaic County",
   "path": "us/nj/passaic-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34003",
   "name": "Bergen County",
   "path": "us/nj/bergen-county",
   "value": 67.2,
   "normal": 66.6,
   "anomaly": 0.6,
   "change": 0.6,
   "rank_warm": 27,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34037",
   "name": "Sussex County",
   "path": "us/nj/sussex-county",
   "value": 63.6,
   "normal": 63,
   "anomaly": 0.6,
   "change": 0.6,
   "rank_warm": 29,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-34017",
   "name": "Hudson County",
   "path": "us/nj/hudson-county",
   "value": 69,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 30,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  }
 ],
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 "charts": [
  {
   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, New Jersey statewide",
   "description": "September 2026 averaged 68.2°F, +1.3°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 13th warmest September of 132 since 1895.",
   "indicator": "Monthly average temperature, °F (NOAA nClimDiv via climatedata.dev); normal = NOAA's 1991–2020 normal for that month",
   "subtitle": "Average temperature, °F. 2026 is highlighted; the line is the 1991–2020 normal.",
   "x": {
    "kind": "year"
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   "y": {
    "digits": 1,
    "unit": "°F"
   },
   "layers": [
    {
     "type": "dots",
     "name": "September average",
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     "points": [
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       1895,
       68.1
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      [
       1896,
       63.5
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      [
       1897,
       63.9
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      [
       1898,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       1899,
       62.8
      ],
      [
       1900,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       1901,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1902,
       63.5
      ],
      [
       1903,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1904,
       63.5
      ],
      [
       1905,
       64.2
      ],
      [
       1906,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1907,
       65.6
      ],
      [
       1908,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1909,
       63
      ],
      [
       1910,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1911,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1912,
       64.9
      ],
      [
       1913,
       63.4
      ],
      [
       1914,
       62.7
      ],
      [
       1915,
       67.1
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      [
       1916,
       63.9
      ],
      [
       1917,
       60.2
      ],
      [
       1918,
       60.9
      ],
      [
       1919,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1920,
       65.6
      ],
      [
       1921,
       69.1
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      [
       1922,
       65.5
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      [
       1923,
       65.5
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      [
       1924,
       60.8
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      [
       1925,
       66.8
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      [
       1926,
       63.6
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      [
       1927,
       64.6
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      [
       1928,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       1929,
       66
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      [
       1930,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1931,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1932,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1933,
       67
      ],
      [
       1934,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1935,
       62.4
      ],
      [
       1936,
       65.8
      ],
      [
       1937,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1938,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       1939,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1940,
       62.3
      ],
      [
       1941,
       66.7
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      [
       1942,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1943,
       63.8
      ],
      [
       1944,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1945,
       67.9
      ],
      [
       1946,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1947,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1948,
       65.3
      ],
      [
       1949,
       62.7
      ],
      [
       1950,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       1951,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1952,
       65.1
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      [
       1953,
       66.1
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      [
       1954,
       65.1
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      [
       1955,
       64.6
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      [
       1956,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       1957,
       66.7
      ],
      [
       1958,
       64.2
      ],
      [
       1959,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       1960,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       1961,
       70.8
      ],
      [
       1962,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       1963,
       61
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      [
       1964,
       65.3
      ],
      [
       1965,
       66.5
      ],
      [
       1966,
       63.2
      ],
      [
       1967,
       62.7
      ],
      [
       1968,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1969,
       65.2
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      [
       1970,
       67.8
      ],
      [
       1971,
       67.9
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      [
       1972,
       65.9
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      [
       1973,
       66.5
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      [
       1974,
       64.4
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      [
       1975,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1976,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1977,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       1978,
       63.4
      ],
      [
       1979,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1980,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       1981,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1982,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1983,
       66.7
      ],
      [
       1984,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       1985,
       66.7
      ],
      [
       1986,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       1987,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1988,
       63.4
      ],
      [
       1989,
       66
      ],
      [
       1990,
       63.9
      ],
      [
       1991,
       64.8
      ],
      [
       1992,
       64.8
      ],
      [
       1993,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       1994,
       64.2
      ],
      [
       1995,
       65.5
      ],
      [
       1996,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1997,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1998,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       1999,
       67.2
      ],
      [
       2000,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       2001,
       64.8
      ],
      [
       2002,
       67.8
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      [
       2003,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       2004,
       67.6
      ],
      [
       2005,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       2006,
       64.3
      ],
      [
       2007,
       68
      ],
      [
       2008,
       67.4
      ],
      [
       2009,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       2010,
       69.2
      ],
      [
       2011,
       68.9
      ],
      [
       2012,
       67
      ],
      [
       2013,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       2014,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       2015,
       70.7
      ],
      [
       2016,
       69.7
      ],
      [
       2017,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       2018,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       2019,
       69
      ],
      [
       2020,
       66.8
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      [
       2021,
       68.7
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      [
       2022,
       67.6
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      [
       2023,
       68
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      [
       2024,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       2025,
       68
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     "name": "1991–2020 normal",
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     "type": "mark",
     "name": "September 2026",
     "series": "September average",
     "x": 2026,
     "y": 68.2,
     "label": "2026: 68.2°F"
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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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   "license": "U.S. public domain"
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   "name": "NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), statewide and national files",
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