{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-ny",
  "name": "New York",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/ny"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every New York county",
 "question": "Was September normal in New York?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
  "value": 60.8,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+0.4°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 60.4°F",
   "36th warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 62 counties: 49 warmer, 13 near normal",
   "Furthest above normal: Cattaraugus County (+2.0°F); furthest below: St. Lawrence County (-0.4°F)",
   "Precipitation 3.63 in, 91% of normal: near 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 by county: 49 warmer, 13 near normal; furthest above normal Cattaraugus County (+2.0°F), furthest below St. Lawrence County (-0.4°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": 0,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 49,
   "step": "w2"
  },
  {
   "key": "near",
   "label": "Near normal",
   "count": 13,
   "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-36009",
   "name": "Cattaraugus County",
   "path": "us/ny/cattaraugus-county",
   "value": 61.6,
   "normal": 59.6,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36003",
   "name": "Allegany County",
   "path": "us/ny/allegany-county",
   "value": 61.3,
   "normal": 59.5,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36013",
   "name": "Chautauqua County",
   "path": "us/ny/chautauqua-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 61.2,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36029",
   "name": "Erie County",
   "path": "us/ny/erie-county",
   "value": 63.6,
   "normal": 62.1,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36121",
   "name": "Wyoming County",
   "path": "us/ny/wyoming-county",
   "value": 61.6,
   "normal": 60.2,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36079",
   "name": "Putnam County",
   "path": "us/ny/putnam-county",
   "value": 65.1,
   "normal": 63.8,
   "anomaly": 1.3,
   "change": 1.3,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36001",
   "name": "Albany County",
   "path": "us/ny/albany-county",
   "value": 62.9,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 1,
   "change": 1,
   "rank_warm": 27,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36051",
   "name": "Livingston County",
   "path": "us/ny/livingston-county",
   "value": 62.8,
   "normal": 61.8,
   "anomaly": 1,
   "change": 1,
   "rank_warm": 28,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36101",
   "name": "Steuben County",
   "path": "us/ny/steuben-county",
   "value": 61,
   "normal": 60,
   "anomaly": 1,
   "change": 1,
   "rank_warm": 38,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36039",
   "name": "Greene County",
   "path": "us/ny/greene-county",
   "value": 61.3,
   "normal": 60.4,
   "anomaly": 0.9,
   "change": 0.9,
   "rank_warm": 28,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36085",
   "name": "Richmond County",
   "path": "us/ny/richmond-county",
   "value": 69.6,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 0.9,
   "change": 0.9,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36087",
   "name": "Rockland County",
   "path": "us/ny/rockland-county",
   "value": 66.2,
   "normal": 65.3,
   "anomaly": 0.9,
   "change": 0.9,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36027",
   "name": "Dutchess County",
   "path": "us/ny/dutchess-county",
   "value": 64.1,
   "normal": 63.3,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 27,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36037",
   "name": "Genesee County",
   "path": "us/ny/genesee-county",
   "value": 62.7,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 28,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36063",
   "name": "Niagara County",
   "path": "us/ny/niagara-county",
   "value": 64.1,
   "normal": 63.3,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 28,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36071",
   "name": "Orange County",
   "path": "us/ny/orange-county",
   "value": 64.2,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36083",
   "name": "Rensselaer County",
   "path": "us/ny/rensselaer-county",
   "value": 62.1,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 29,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36093",
   "name": "Schenectady County",
   "path": "us/ny/schenectady-county",
   "value": 62.4,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 33,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36111",
   "name": "Ulster County",
   "path": "us/ny/ulster-county",
   "value": 62.4,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36117",
   "name": "Wayne County",
   "path": "us/ny/wayne-county",
   "value": 63.2,
   "normal": 62.4,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 32,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36119",
   "name": "Westchester County",
   "path": "us/ny/westchester-county",
   "value": 66.3,
   "normal": 65.5,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 26,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36021",
   "name": "Columbia County",
   "path": "us/ny/columbia-county",
   "value": 63.4,
   "normal": 62.7,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 26,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36069",
   "name": "Ontario County",
   "path": "us/ny/ontario-county",
   "value": 62.6,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 33,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36047",
   "name": "Kings County",
   "path": "us/ny/kings-county",
   "value": 69.5,
   "normal": 68.9,
   "anomaly": 0.6,
   "change": 0.6,
   "rank_warm": 28,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36091",
   "name": "Saratoga County",
   "path": "us/ny/saratoga-county",
   "value": 61.4,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 0.6,
   "change": 0.6,
   "rank_warm": 33,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36103",
   "name": "Suffolk County",
   "path": "us/ny/suffolk-county",
   "value": 66.6,
   "normal": 66.1,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 25,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36123",
   "name": "Yates County",
   "path": "us/ny/yates-county",
   "value": 62.1,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 43,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36007",
   "name": "Broome County",
   "path": "us/ny/broome-county",
   "value": 61.1,
   "normal": 60.7,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 46,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36025",
   "name": "Delaware County",
   "path": "us/ny/delaware-county",
   "value": 59.4,
   "normal": 59,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 36,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36059",
   "name": "Nassau County",
   "path": "us/ny/nassau-county",
   "value": 68,
   "normal": 67.6,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 31,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36061",
   "name": "New York County",
   "path": "us/ny/new-york-county",
   "value": 69.1,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 31,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36075",
   "name": "Oswego County",
   "path": "us/ny/oswego-county",
   "value": 61.5,
   "normal": 61.1,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 39,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36081",
   "name": "Queens County",
   "path": "us/ny/queens-county",
   "value": 68.9,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 31,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36099",
   "name": "Seneca County",
   "path": "us/ny/seneca-county",
   "value": 62.8,
   "normal": 62.4,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 45,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36115",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/ny/washington-county",
   "value": 60.8,
   "normal": 60.4,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 35,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36005",
   "name": "Bronx County",
   "path": "us/ny/bronx-county",
   "value": 68.8,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 33,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36035",
   "name": "Fulton County",
   "path": "us/ny/fulton-county",
   "value": 59.8,
   "normal": 59.5,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 43,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36049",
   "name": "Lewis County",
   "path": "us/ny/lewis-county",
   "value": 58.3,
   "normal": 58,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 39,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36055",
   "name": "Monroe County",
   "path": "us/ny/monroe-county",
   "value": 63.2,
   "normal": 62.9,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 41,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36057",
   "name": "Montgomery County",
   "path": "us/ny/montgomery-county",
   "value": 61.8,
   "normal": 61.5,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 44,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36073",
   "name": "Orleans County",
   "path": "us/ny/orleans-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 62.7,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 41,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36095",
   "name": "Schoharie County",
   "path": "us/ny/schoharie-county",
   "value": 60.1,
   "normal": 59.8,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 39,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36105",
   "name": "Sullivan County",
   "path": "us/ny/sullivan-county",
   "value": 60.8,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 33,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36011",
   "name": "Cayuga County",
   "path": "us/ny/cayuga-county",
   "value": 61.7,
   "normal": 61.5,
   "anomaly": 0.2,
   "change": 0.2,
   "rank_warm": 51,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36019",
   "name": "Clinton County",
   "path": "us/ny/clinton-county",
   "value": 58.9,
   "normal": 58.7,
   "anomaly": 0.2,
   "change": 0.2,
   "rank_warm": 39,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36065",
   "name": "Oneida County",
   "path": "us/ny/oneida-county",
   "value": 60.5,
   "normal": 60.3,
   "anomaly": 0.2,
   "change": 0.2,
   "rank_warm": 43,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36097",
   "name": "Schuyler County",
   "path": "us/ny/schuyler-county",
   "value": 61.1,
   "normal": 60.9,
   "anomaly": 0.2,
   "change": 0.2,
   "rank_warm": 49,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36043",
   "name": "Herkimer County",
   "path": "us/ny/herkimer-county",
   "value": 58.2,
   "normal": 58.1,
   "anomaly": 0.1,
   "change": 0.1,
   "rank_warm": 45,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36053",
   "name": "Madison County",
   "path": "us/ny/madison-county",
   "value": 60.1,
   "normal": 60,
   "anomaly": 0.1,
   "change": 0.1,
   "rank_warm": 40,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36067",
   "name": "Onondaga County",
   "path": "us/ny/onondaga-county",
   "value": 61.5,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 0.1,
   "change": 0.1,
   "rank_warm": 49,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36107",
   "name": "Tioga County",
   "path": "us/ny/tioga-county",
   "value": 60.9,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 0.1,
   "change": 0.1,
   "rank_warm": 52,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-36113",
   "name": "Warren County",
   "path": "us/ny/warren-county",
   "value": 58.5,
   "normal": 58.4,
   "anomaly": 0.1,
   "change": 0.1,
   "rank_warm": 40,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
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   "name": "Chenango County",
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   "id": "us-county-36023",
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  {
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  {
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  {
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  {
   "id": "us-county-36033",
   "name": "Franklin County",
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   "value": 57.1,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-36041",
   "name": "Hamilton County",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-36045",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
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  {
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       1912,
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       1913,
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       1915,
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       1916,
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       54
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       1919,
       59.6
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       1920,
       60.4
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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,
       59.4
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       1926,
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       1927,
       59.4
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      [
       1928,
       55.7
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      [
       1929,
       61
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      [
       1930,
       61.6
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      [
       1931,
       63.2
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      [
       1932,
       59.5
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      [
       1933,
       60.7
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      [
       1934,
       62.4
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      [
       1935,
       55.9
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      [
       1936,
       60.1
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      [
       1937,
       57.4
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      [
       1938,
       55.4
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      [
       1939,
       59.8
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      [
       1940,
       57.1
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      [
       1941,
       61
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      [
       1942,
       59.2
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      [
       1943,
       57.7
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      [
       1944,
       60.2
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      [
       1945,
       61.9
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      [
       1946,
       61
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      [
       1947,
       60.5
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      [
       1948,
       60.5
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      [
       1949,
       56.6
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      [
       1950,
       56
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      [
       1951,
       58.3
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      [
       1952,
       60.3
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      [
       1953,
       59.6
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      [
       1954,
       58.1
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      [
       1955,
       58
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      [
       1956,
       55.5
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      [
       1957,
       59.5
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      [
       1958,
       58.8
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      [
       1959,
       63
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      [
       1960,
       60.6
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      [
       1961,
       65.8
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      [
       1962,
       55.9
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      [
       1963,
       54.5
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      [
       1964,
       58.4
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      [
       1965,
       60
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      [
       1966,
       56.2
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      [
       1967,
       57.7
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      [
       1968,
       61.2
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      [
       1969,
       59.6
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      [
       1970,
       60.2
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      [
       1971,
       62.5
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      [
       1972,
       59.4
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      [
       1973,
       58.8
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      [
       1974,
       56.7
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      [
       1975,
       55.7
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      [
       1976,
       56.5
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      [
       1977,
       59.1
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      [
       1978,
       56.5
      ],
      [
       1979,
       58.2
      ],
      [
       1980,
       59.6
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      [
       1981,
       57.3
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      [
       1982,
       59
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      [
       1983,
       60.9
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      [
       1984,
       56.4
      ],
      [
       1985,
       60.7
      ],
      [
       1986,
       57.5
      ],
      [
       1987,
       58.7
      ],
      [
       1988,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       1989,
       59.1
      ],
      [
       1990,
       58
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      [
       1991,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       1992,
       58.6
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      [
       1993,
       57.6
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      [
       1994,
       58.2
      ],
      [
       1995,
       56.8
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      [
       1996,
       60.2
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      [
       1997,
       57.8
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      [
       1998,
       61.1
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      [
       1999,
       62.1
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      [
       2000,
       58.3
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      [
       2001,
       59.4
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      [
       2002,
       63.1
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      [
       2003,
       60.5
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      [
       2004,
       61.9
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      [
       2005,
       63.2
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      [
       2006,
       58.1
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      [
       2007,
       62
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      [
       2008,
       60.7
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      [
       2009,
       58.4
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      [
       2010,
       60.9
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      [
       2011,
       62.6
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      [
       2012,
       59.9
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      [
       2013,
       58.3
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      [
       2014,
       60.1
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      [
       2015,
       65
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      [
       2016,
       62.9
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      [
       2017,
       62.3
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      [
       2018,
       63.6
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      [
       2019,
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      [
       2020,
       59.6
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       2021,
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       2022,
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       2023,
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       2024,
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       2025,
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