{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-nm",
  "name": "New Mexico",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/nm"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every New Mexico county",
 "question": "Was September normal in New Mexico?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 70.1,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+4.3°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 65.8°F",
   "1st warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 33 counties: 33 much warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Lea County (+8.8°F); least: Catron County (+2.0°F)",
   "Precipitation 5.07 in, 288% 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: 33 much warmer; furthest above normal Lea County (+8.8°F), least Catron County (+2.0°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": 33,
   "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"
  }
 ],
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  {
   "id": "us-county-35025",
   "name": "Lea County",
   "path": "us/nm/lea-county",
   "value": 80.5,
   "normal": 71.7,
   "anomaly": 8.8,
   "change": 8.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35015",
   "name": "Eddy County",
   "path": "us/nm/eddy-county",
   "value": 80.7,
   "normal": 72.8,
   "anomaly": 7.9,
   "change": 7.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35005",
   "name": "Chaves County",
   "path": "us/nm/chaves-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 70.4,
   "anomaly": 7.8,
   "change": 7.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35041",
   "name": "Roosevelt County",
   "path": "us/nm/roosevelt-county",
   "value": 76.6,
   "normal": 69.2,
   "anomaly": 7.4,
   "change": 7.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35009",
   "name": "Curry County",
   "path": "us/nm/curry-county",
   "value": 75.8,
   "normal": 68.6,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35037",
   "name": "Quay County",
   "path": "us/nm/quay-county",
   "value": 76,
   "normal": 69.7,
   "anomaly": 6.3,
   "change": 6.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35027",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/nm/lincoln-county",
   "value": 71.5,
   "normal": 65.6,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35035",
   "name": "Otero County",
   "path": "us/nm/otero-county",
   "value": 74.6,
   "normal": 68.8,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35011",
   "name": "De Baca County",
   "path": "us/nm/de-baca-county",
   "value": 75.1,
   "normal": 69.4,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35021",
   "name": "Harding County",
   "path": "us/nm/harding-county",
   "value": 72,
   "normal": 66.8,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35019",
   "name": "Guadalupe County",
   "path": "us/nm/guadalupe-county",
   "value": 72,
   "normal": 67,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35059",
   "name": "Union County",
   "path": "us/nm/union-county",
   "value": 69.4,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 4.7,
   "change": 4.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35047",
   "name": "San Miguel County",
   "path": "us/nm/san-miguel-county",
   "value": 69.4,
   "normal": 64.9,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35013",
   "name": "Doña Ana County",
   "path": "us/nm/do-a-ana-county",
   "value": 77.4,
   "normal": 73.1,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35057",
   "name": "Torrance County",
   "path": "us/nm/torrance-county",
   "value": 67,
   "normal": 62.9,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35029",
   "name": "Luna County",
   "path": "us/nm/luna-county",
   "value": 76.6,
   "normal": 72.7,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35007",
   "name": "Colfax County",
   "path": "us/nm/colfax-county",
   "value": 62.8,
   "normal": 59.3,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35017",
   "name": "Grant County",
   "path": "us/nm/grant-county",
   "value": 70.6,
   "normal": 67.2,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35033",
   "name": "Mora County",
   "path": "us/nm/mora-county",
   "value": 62.9,
   "normal": 59.5,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35051",
   "name": "Sierra County",
   "path": "us/nm/sierra-county",
   "value": 72.3,
   "normal": 68.9,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35043",
   "name": "Sandoval County",
   "path": "us/nm/sandoval-county",
   "value": 65.9,
   "normal": 62.6,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35053",
   "name": "Socorro County",
   "path": "us/nm/socorro-county",
   "value": 69.1,
   "normal": 65.8,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35001",
   "name": "Bernalillo County",
   "path": "us/nm/bernalillo-county",
   "value": 68.9,
   "normal": 65.8,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35049",
   "name": "Santa Fe County",
   "path": "us/nm/santa-fe-county",
   "value": 64.6,
   "normal": 61.7,
   "anomaly": 2.9,
   "change": 2.9,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35061",
   "name": "Valencia County",
   "path": "us/nm/valencia-county",
   "value": 70.5,
   "normal": 67.7,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35023",
   "name": "Hidalgo County",
   "path": "us/nm/hidalgo-county",
   "value": 74.6,
   "normal": 71.9,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35039",
   "name": "Rio Arriba County",
   "path": "us/nm/rio-arriba-county",
   "value": 60.9,
   "normal": 58.2,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35031",
   "name": "McKinley County",
   "path": "us/nm/mckinley-county",
   "value": 64.5,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35006",
   "name": "Cibola County",
   "path": "us/nm/cibola-county",
   "value": 63.7,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35028",
   "name": "Los Alamos County",
   "path": "us/nm/los-alamos-county",
   "value": 61.6,
   "normal": 59.3,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35055",
   "name": "Taos County",
   "path": "us/nm/taos-county",
   "value": 57.6,
   "normal": 55.3,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35045",
   "name": "San Juan County",
   "path": "us/nm/san-juan-county",
   "value": 67.1,
   "normal": 64.9,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-35003",
   "name": "Catron County",
   "path": "us/nm/catron-county",
   "value": 61.8,
   "normal": 59.8,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  }
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   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, New Mexico statewide",
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   "indicator": "Monthly average temperature, °F (NOAA nClimDiv via climatedata.dev); normal = NOAA's 1991–2020 normal for that month",
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       1903,
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       1907,
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       1908,
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       1912,
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       1913,
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       1915,
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       1916,
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       1917,
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       1918,
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       1919,
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       1920,
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       1921,
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       1922,
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       1923,
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       1924,
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       1925,
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       1926,
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       1927,
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       1928,
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       1929,
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       1930,
       64.5
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      [
       1931,
       67.5
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      [
       1932,
       62.7
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      [
       1933,
       67.8
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      [
       1934,
       64.4
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      [
       1935,
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       1936,
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      [
       1937,
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      [
       1938,
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       1939,
       66.2
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      [
       1940,
       65.5
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       1941,
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       1942,
       63
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       1943,
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       1944,
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       1945,
       65.5
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       1946,
       66
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       1947,
       66.9
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       1948,
       66
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      [
       1949,
       65.4
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       1950,
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       1951,
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       1952,
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       1953,
       65.8
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       1954,
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       1955,
       66
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       1956,
       67.2
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      [
       1957,
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      [
       1958,
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       1959,
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       1960,
       66
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       1961,
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       1962,
       65.2
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       1963,
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       1964,
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       1965,
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       1966,
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       1967,
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       1968,
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       1969,
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       1970,
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       1971,
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       1972,
       63.7
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       1973,
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      [
       1974,
       61.2
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      [
       1975,
       61.7
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      [
       1976,
       63.1
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      [
       1977,
       66.8
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      [
       1978,
       63.6
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      [
       1979,
       65.2
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      [
       1980,
       65.4
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       1981,
       64.4
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       1982,
       65.4
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       1983,
       67.8
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       1984,
       64
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      [
       1985,
       62.5
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      [
       1986,
       63
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      [
       1987,
       62.8
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      [
       1988,
       62.5
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      [
       1989,
       64
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       1990,
       65.8
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      [
       1991,
       62.5
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      [
       1992,
       65.3
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      [
       1993,
       63.6
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      [
       1994,
       65.4
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      [
       1995,
       65
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      [
       1996,
       62.3
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      [
       1997,
       67.9
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      [
       1998,
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       1999,
       64.4
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      [
       2000,
       68
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      [
       2001,
       66.7
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       2002,
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      [
       2003,
       66
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      [
       2004,
       63.9
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      [
       2005,
       67.3
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      [
       2006,
       60.9
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      [
       2007,
       67
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       2008,
       63.7
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      [
       2009,
       63.9
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       2010,
       68.3
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      [
       2011,
       66.3
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       2012,
       66.2
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      [
       2013,
       66
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      [
       2014,
       66.5
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       2015,
       69
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      [
       2016,
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       2017,
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       2018,
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       2019,
       69
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       2020,
       65
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       2021,
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       68
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       2023,
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       2024,
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       2025,
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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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