{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-wa",
  "name": "Washington",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/wa"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Washington county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Washington?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Near normal",
  "value": 56.7,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "-1.7°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 58.4°F",
   "56th coolest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 39 counties: 34 near normal, 5 cooler",
   "Furthest above normal: Whitman County (-0.4°F); furthest below: Skamania County (-3.2°F)",
   "Precipitation 2.30 in, 134% 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 by county: 34 near normal, 5 cooler; furthest above normal Whitman County (-0.4°F), furthest below Skamania County (-3.2°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": 0,
   "step": "w2"
  },
  {
   "key": "near",
   "label": "Near normal",
   "count": 34,
   "step": "n"
  },
  {
   "key": "cooler",
   "label": "Cooler than normal",
   "count": 5,
   "step": "c2"
  },
  {
   "key": "much-cooler",
   "label": "Much cooler than normal",
   "count": 0,
   "step": "c4"
  }
 ],
 "places": [
  {
   "id": "us-county-53075",
   "name": "Whitman County",
   "path": "us/wa/whitman-county",
   "value": 60.4,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": -0.4,
   "change": -0.4,
   "rank_warm": 47,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53001",
   "name": "Adams County",
   "path": "us/wa/adams-county",
   "value": 60.8,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": -0.8,
   "change": -0.8,
   "rank_warm": 59,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53063",
   "name": "Spokane County",
   "path": "us/wa/spokane-county",
   "value": 57.8,
   "normal": 58.7,
   "anomaly": -0.9,
   "change": -0.9,
   "rank_warm": 59,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53035",
   "name": "Kitsap County",
   "path": "us/wa/kitsap-county",
   "value": 59.5,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": -1,
   "change": -1,
   "rank_warm": 57,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53057",
   "name": "Skagit County",
   "path": "us/wa/skagit-county",
   "value": 55.2,
   "normal": 56.2,
   "anomaly": -1,
   "change": -1,
   "rank_warm": 55,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53021",
   "name": "Franklin County",
   "path": "us/wa/franklin-county",
   "value": 62.7,
   "normal": 63.8,
   "anomaly": -1.1,
   "change": -1.1,
   "rank_warm": 65,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53043",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/wa/lincoln-county",
   "value": 58.2,
   "normal": 59.3,
   "anomaly": -1.1,
   "change": -1.1,
   "rank_warm": 68,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53045",
   "name": "Mason County",
   "path": "us/wa/mason-county",
   "value": 57.5,
   "normal": 58.6,
   "anomaly": -1.1,
   "change": -1.1,
   "rank_warm": 63,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53049",
   "name": "Pacific County",
   "path": "us/wa/pacific-county",
   "value": 58.1,
   "normal": 59.3,
   "anomaly": -1.2,
   "change": -1.2,
   "rank_warm": 65,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53061",
   "name": "Snohomish County",
   "path": "us/wa/snohomish-county",
   "value": 55.3,
   "normal": 56.5,
   "anomaly": -1.2,
   "change": -1.2,
   "rank_warm": 63,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53067",
   "name": "Thurston County",
   "path": "us/wa/thurston-county",
   "value": 59,
   "normal": 60.2,
   "anomaly": -1.2,
   "change": -1.2,
   "rank_warm": 68,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53073",
   "name": "Whatcom County",
   "path": "us/wa/whatcom-county",
   "value": 53.6,
   "normal": 54.8,
   "anomaly": -1.2,
   "change": -1.2,
   "rank_warm": 54,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53005",
   "name": "Benton County",
   "path": "us/wa/benton-county",
   "value": 63.1,
   "normal": 64.4,
   "anomaly": -1.3,
   "change": -1.3,
   "rank_warm": 71,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53023",
   "name": "Garfield County",
   "path": "us/wa/garfield-county",
   "value": 58.9,
   "normal": 60.2,
   "anomaly": -1.3,
   "change": -1.3,
   "rank_warm": 67,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53027",
   "name": "Grays Harbor County",
   "path": "us/wa/grays-harbor-county",
   "value": 57.6,
   "normal": 58.9,
   "anomaly": -1.3,
   "change": -1.3,
   "rank_warm": 71,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53071",
   "name": "Walla Walla County",
   "path": "us/wa/walla-walla-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 64.3,
   "anomaly": -1.3,
   "change": -1.3,
   "rank_warm": 64,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53029",
   "name": "Island County",
   "path": "us/wa/island-county",
   "value": 57.5,
   "normal": 58.9,
   "anomaly": -1.4,
   "change": -1.4,
   "rank_warm": 73,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53009",
   "name": "Clallam County",
   "path": "us/wa/clallam-county",
   "value": 54.9,
   "normal": 56.4,
   "anomaly": -1.5,
   "change": -1.5,
   "rank_warm": 75,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53031",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/wa/jefferson-county",
   "value": 53.6,
   "normal": 55.2,
   "anomaly": -1.6,
   "change": -1.6,
   "rank_warm": 75,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53047",
   "name": "Okanogan County",
   "path": "us/wa/okanogan-county",
   "value": 54,
   "normal": 55.6,
   "anomaly": -1.6,
   "change": -1.6,
   "rank_warm": 68,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53013",
   "name": "Columbia County",
   "path": "us/wa/columbia-county",
   "value": 58.1,
   "normal": 59.8,
   "anomaly": -1.7,
   "change": -1.7,
   "rank_warm": 73,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53019",
   "name": "Ferry County",
   "path": "us/wa/ferry-county",
   "value": 54.2,
   "normal": 55.9,
   "anomaly": -1.7,
   "change": -1.7,
   "rank_warm": 73,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53051",
   "name": "Pend Oreille County",
   "path": "us/wa/pend-oreille-county",
   "value": 52.7,
   "normal": 54.5,
   "anomaly": -1.8,
   "change": -1.8,
   "rank_warm": 76,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53007",
   "name": "Chelan County",
   "path": "us/wa/chelan-county",
   "value": 53.6,
   "normal": 55.5,
   "anomaly": -1.9,
   "change": -1.9,
   "rank_warm": 75,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53033",
   "name": "King County",
   "path": "us/wa/king-county",
   "value": 55.5,
   "normal": 57.4,
   "anomaly": -1.9,
   "change": -1.9,
   "rank_warm": 83,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53053",
   "name": "Pierce County",
   "path": "us/wa/pierce-county",
   "value": 54.7,
   "normal": 56.6,
   "anomaly": -1.9,
   "change": -1.9,
   "rank_warm": 75,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53055",
   "name": "San Juan County",
   "path": "us/wa/san-juan-county",
   "value": 56.5,
   "normal": 58.4,
   "anomaly": -1.9,
   "change": -1.9,
   "rank_warm": 87,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53065",
   "name": "Stevens County",
   "path": "us/wa/stevens-county",
   "value": 55.9,
   "normal": 57.8,
   "anomaly": -1.9,
   "change": -1.9,
   "rank_warm": 77,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53069",
   "name": "Wahkiakum County",
   "path": "us/wa/wahkiakum-county",
   "value": 57.2,
   "normal": 59.2,
   "anomaly": -2,
   "change": -2,
   "rank_warm": 82,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53017",
   "name": "Douglas County",
   "path": "us/wa/douglas-county",
   "value": 59.6,
   "normal": 61.7,
   "anomaly": -2.1,
   "change": -2.1,
   "rank_warm": 77,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53003",
   "name": "Asotin County",
   "path": "us/wa/asotin-county",
   "value": 58.2,
   "normal": 60.4,
   "anomaly": -2.2,
   "change": -2.2,
   "rank_warm": 78,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53025",
   "name": "Grant County",
   "path": "us/wa/grant-county",
   "value": 60.9,
   "normal": 63.1,
   "anomaly": -2.2,
   "change": -2.2,
   "rank_warm": 85,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53039",
   "name": "Klickitat County",
   "path": "us/wa/klickitat-county",
   "value": 58.4,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": -2.4,
   "change": -2.4,
   "rank_warm": 82,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53041",
   "name": "Lewis County",
   "path": "us/wa/lewis-county",
   "value": 55.2,
   "normal": 57.6,
   "anomaly": -2.4,
   "change": -2.4,
   "rank_warm": 86,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53011",
   "name": "Clark County",
   "path": "us/wa/clark-county",
   "value": 59.3,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": -2.7,
   "change": -2.7,
   "rank_warm": 90,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Cooler than normal",
   "category": "cooler",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53015",
   "name": "Cowlitz County",
   "path": "us/wa/cowlitz-county",
   "value": 57,
   "normal": 59.7,
   "anomaly": -2.7,
   "change": -2.7,
   "rank_warm": 95,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Cooler than normal",
   "category": "cooler",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53037",
   "name": "Kittitas County",
   "path": "us/wa/kittitas-county",
   "value": 54.7,
   "normal": 57.5,
   "anomaly": -2.8,
   "change": -2.8,
   "rank_warm": 95,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Cooler than normal",
   "category": "cooler",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53077",
   "name": "Yakima County",
   "path": "us/wa/yakima-county",
   "value": 55.6,
   "normal": 58.4,
   "anomaly": -2.8,
   "change": -2.8,
   "rank_warm": 89,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Cooler than normal",
   "category": "cooler",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-53059",
   "name": "Skamania County",
   "path": "us/wa/skamania-county",
   "value": 53.4,
   "normal": 56.6,
   "anomaly": -3.2,
   "change": -3.2,
   "rank_warm": 96,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Cooler than normal",
   "category": "cooler",
   "shape": true
  }
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  {
   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, Washington statewide",
   "description": "September 2026 averaged 56.7°F, -1.7°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 56th coolest 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.",
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    "digits": 1,
    "unit": "°F"
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       58
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       55
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       1910,
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       1913,
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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,
       52.1
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       1927,
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       1928,
       56.7
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       1929,
       55.8
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       1930,
       57.2
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       1931,
       55.8
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      [
       1932,
       57.2
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      [
       1933,
       53
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      [
       1934,
       54.8
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      [
       1935,
       59.2
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      [
       1936,
       56
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      [
       1937,
       58.3
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      [
       1938,
       62
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      [
       1939,
       58.1
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      [
       1940,
       60.5
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      [
       1941,
       53.4
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      [
       1942,
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      [
       1943,
       59.7
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      [
       1944,
       59.6
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      [
       1945,
       55
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      [
       1946,
       56
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      [
       1947,
       57.7
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      [
       1948,
       55.5
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      [
       1949,
       58.4
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      [
       1950,
       58.2
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      [
       1951,
       58
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       1952,
       59.7
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      [
       1953,
       58.2
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      [
       1954,
       56.1
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      [
       1955,
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       1956,
       57
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      [
       1957,
       60.4
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      [
       1958,
       56.5
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       1959,
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      [
       1960,
       56.9
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      [
       1961,
       54.3
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       1962,
       58
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       1963,
       61.6
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      [
       1964,
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      [
       1965,
       54.1
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      [
       1966,
       60
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      [
       1967,
       62.3
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      [
       1968,
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      [
       1969,
       57.4
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      [
       1970,
       53.2
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      [
       1971,
       53.4
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      [
       1972,
       53
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      [
       1973,
       57.6
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      [
       1974,
       59.8
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      [
       1975,
       58.6
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      [
       1976,
       59.7
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      [
       1977,
       54.2
      ],
      [
       1978,
       55.1
      ],
      [
       1979,
       60
      ],
      [
       1980,
       57.1
      ],
      [
       1981,
       57.7
      ],
      [
       1982,
       57.2
      ],
      [
       1983,
       54.1
      ],
      [
       1984,
       54.7
      ],
      [
       1985,
       53.1
      ],
      [
       1986,
       54.1
      ],
      [
       1987,
       60.6
      ],
      [
       1988,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       1989,
       59
      ],
      [
       1990,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1991,
       60.4
      ],
      [
       1992,
       55.4
      ],
      [
       1993,
       58.4
      ],
      [
       1994,
       61.2
      ],
      [
       1995,
       60.8
      ],
      [
       1996,
       55
      ],
      [
       1997,
       59.2
      ],
      [
       1998,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1999,
       57.1
      ],
      [
       2000,
       56.3
      ],
      [
       2001,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       2002,
       57.5
      ],
      [
       2003,
       60
      ],
      [
       2004,
       56.1
      ],
      [
       2005,
       55.7
      ],
      [
       2006,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       2007,
       56.7
      ],
      [
       2008,
       57.8
      ],
      [
       2009,
       59.9
      ],
      [
       2010,
       57.1
      ],
      [
       2011,
       61
      ],
      [
       2012,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       2013,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       2014,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       2015,
       56.2
      ],
      [
       2016,
       56.4
      ],
      [
       2017,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       2018,
       56.3
      ],
      [
       2019,
       57.1
      ],
      [
       2020,
       61.2
      ],
      [
       2021,
       58
      ],
      [
       2022,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       2023,
       58.3
      ],
      [
       2024,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       2025,
       63.6
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   ]
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  "The most recent months are preliminary and NOAA revises them in the next release."
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