{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "usa",
  "name": "the contiguous United States",
  "level": "country",
  "path": "us"
 },
 "child_level": "us-state",
 "child_noun": "state",
 "child_nouns": "states",
 "compare_label": "every state",
 "question": "Was September normal in the contiguous United States?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 69.42,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Contiguous US average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+3.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 66.0°F",
   "1st warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 50 states: 33 much warmer, 12 warmer, 5 near normal",
   "Furthest above normal: Oklahoma (+9.9°F); furthest below: Oregon (-2.9°F)",
   "Precipitation 2.69 in, 105% 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 state.",
  "change_text": "how far each state was from its own 1991–2020 normal",
  "verdict_text": "the same five words as each state's page, from much cooler to much warmer than normal",
  "change_button": "Degrees from normal",
  "map_description": "September 2026 by state: 33 much warmer, 12 warmer, 5 near normal; furthest above normal Oklahoma (+9.9°F), furthest below Oregon (-2.9°F).",
  "map_indicator": "Monthly average temperature minus the state's 1991–2020 normal for September, °F (NOAA nClimDiv via climatedata.dev); words from each state'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": 12,
   "step": "w2"
  },
  {
   "key": "near",
   "label": "Near normal",
   "count": 5,
   "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-ok",
   "name": "Oklahoma",
   "path": "us/ok",
   "value": 82.8,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-mo",
   "name": "Missouri",
   "path": "us/mo",
   "value": 77,
   "normal": 68.2,
   "anomaly": 8.8,
   "change": 8.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ar",
   "name": "Arkansas",
   "path": "us/ar",
   "value": 81.6,
   "normal": 73,
   "anomaly": 8.6,
   "change": 8.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ks",
   "name": "Kansas",
   "path": "us/ks",
   "value": 77.3,
   "normal": 68.8,
   "anomaly": 8.5,
   "change": 8.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-tx",
   "name": "Texas",
   "path": "us/tx",
   "value": 84.1,
   "normal": 76.3,
   "anomaly": 7.8,
   "change": 7.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-tn",
   "name": "Tennessee",
   "path": "us/tn",
   "value": 77,
   "normal": 70.4,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ky",
   "name": "Kentucky",
   "path": "us/ky",
   "value": 75.3,
   "normal": 68.8,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-il",
   "name": "Illinois",
   "path": "us/il",
   "value": 73,
   "normal": 66.8,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ms",
   "name": "Mississippi",
   "path": "us/ms",
   "value": 81.1,
   "normal": 75.5,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-in",
   "name": "Indiana",
   "path": "us/in",
   "value": 71.5,
   "normal": 66,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ne",
   "name": "Nebraska",
   "path": "us/ne",
   "value": 69.2,
   "normal": 63.8,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ia",
   "name": "Iowa",
   "path": "us/ia",
   "value": 68.3,
   "normal": 63.7,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-la",
   "name": "Louisiana",
   "path": "us/la",
   "value": 82.3,
   "normal": 77.8,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-al",
   "name": "Alabama",
   "path": "us/al",
   "value": 79.1,
   "normal": 74.8,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-nm",
   "name": "New Mexico",
   "path": "us/nm",
   "value": 70.1,
   "normal": 65.8,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-sd",
   "name": "South Dakota",
   "path": "us/sd",
   "value": 65.6,
   "normal": 61.5,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-co",
   "name": "Colorado",
   "path": "us/co",
   "value": 62.8,
   "normal": 58.9,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-nd",
   "name": "North Dakota",
   "path": "us/nd",
   "value": 61.7,
   "normal": 57.9,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-oh",
   "name": "Ohio",
   "path": "us/oh",
   "value": 68.8,
   "normal": 65.1,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-va",
   "name": "Virginia",
   "path": "us/va",
   "value": 71.6,
   "normal": 67.9,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wv",
   "name": "West Virginia",
   "path": "us/wv",
   "value": 68.8,
   "normal": 65.1,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-mn",
   "name": "Minnesota",
   "path": "us/mn",
   "value": 62.1,
   "normal": 58.6,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-nc",
   "name": "North Carolina",
   "path": "us/nc",
   "value": 74.1,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wi",
   "name": "Wisconsin",
   "path": "us/wi",
   "value": 62.8,
   "normal": 59.5,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wy",
   "name": "Wyoming",
   "path": "us/wy",
   "value": 58.4,
   "normal": 55.4,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ga",
   "name": "Georgia",
   "path": "us/ga",
   "value": 77.6,
   "normal": 74.8,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-sc",
   "name": "South Carolina",
   "path": "us/sc",
   "value": 77,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-md",
   "name": "Maryland",
   "path": "us/md",
   "value": 70.5,
   "normal": 68.2,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ut",
   "name": "Utah",
   "path": "us/ut",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 62.2,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-hi",
   "name": "Hawaii",
   "path": "us/hi",
   "value": 71.1,
   "normal": 69,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 36,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-de",
   "name": "Delaware",
   "path": "us/de",
   "value": 71.1,
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   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-mi",
   "name": "Michigan",
   "path": "us/mi",
   "value": 61.9,
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   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-pa",
   "name": "Pennsylvania",
   "path": "us/pa",
   "value": 64.8,
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   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 16,
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   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-mt",
   "name": "Montana",
   "path": "us/mt",
   "value": 57.3,
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   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-az",
   "name": "Arizona",
   "path": "us/az",
   "value": 75.1,
   "normal": 73.6,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-nj",
   "name": "New Jersey",
   "path": "us/nj",
   "value": 68.2,
   "normal": 66.9,
   "anomaly": 1.3,
   "change": 1.3,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-ak",
   "name": "Alaska",
   "path": "us/ak",
   "value": 42.5,
   "normal": 41.4,
   "anomaly": 1.1,
   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 25,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-fl",
   "name": "Florida",
   "path": "us/fl",
   "value": 80.7,
   "normal": 80,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-ny",
   "name": "New York",
   "path": "us/ny",
   "value": 60.8,
   "normal": 60.4,
   "anomaly": 0.4,
   "change": 0.4,
   "rank_warm": 36,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-nv",
   "name": "Nevada",
   "path": "us/nv",
   "value": 63.7,
   "normal": 63.5,
   "anomaly": 0.2,
   "change": 0.2,
   "rank_warm": 37,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ri",
   "name": "Rhode Island",
   "path": "us/ri",
   "value": 64,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 0,
   "change": 0,
   "rank_warm": 27,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-vt",
   "name": "Vermont",
   "path": "us/vt",
   "value": 57.6,
   "normal": 57.8,
   "anomaly": -0.2,
   "change": -0.2,
   "rank_warm": 41,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ct",
   "name": "Connecticut",
   "path": "us/ct",
   "value": 63.1,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": -0.3,
   "change": -0.3,
   "rank_warm": 41,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-ma",
   "name": "Massachusetts",
   "path": "us/ma",
   "value": 62,
   "normal": 62.4,
   "anomaly": -0.4,
   "change": -0.4,
   "rank_warm": 35,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-me",
   "name": "Maine",
   "path": "us/me",
   "value": 56.4,
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   "anomaly": -0.5,
   "change": -0.5,
   "rank_warm": 37,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-id",
   "name": "Idaho",
   "path": "us/id",
   "value": 55.8,
   "normal": 56.4,
   "anomaly": -0.6,
   "change": -0.6,
   "rank_warm": 52,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-nh",
   "name": "New Hampshire",
   "path": "us/nh",
   "value": 57.8,
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   "anomaly": -0.6,
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   "rank_warm": 47,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-ca",
   "name": "California",
   "path": "us/ca",
   "value": 69.6,
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   "anomaly": -1,
   "change": -1,
   "rank_warm": 53,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-wa",
   "name": "Washington",
   "path": "us/wa",
   "value": 56.7,
   "normal": 58.4,
   "anomaly": -1.7,
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   "rank_warm": 74,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-or",
   "name": "Oregon",
   "path": "us/or",
   "value": 56.3,
   "normal": 59.2,
   "anomaly": -2.9,
   "change": -2.9,
   "rank_warm": 88,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-as",
   "name": "American Samoa"
  },
  {
   "id": "us-dc",
   "name": "District of Columbia"
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  {
   "id": "us-gu",
   "name": "Guam"
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  {
   "id": "us-mp",
   "name": "Northern Mariana Islands"
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  {
   "id": "us-pr",
   "name": "Puerto Rico"
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  {
   "id": "us-um",
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   "id": "us-vi",
   "name": "U.S. Virgin Islands"
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   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, contiguous US",
   "description": "September 2026 averaged 69.4°F, +3.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 1st warmest September of 132 since 1895.",
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    "unit": "°F"
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       1912,
       62.71
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       1913,
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       1914,
       64.56
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       1915,
       64.4
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       1916,
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       1917,
       64.08
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       1918,
       61.9
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       1919,
       65.62
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       1920,
       65.43
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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,
       66.65
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       1926,
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      [
       1927,
       64.96
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       1928,
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      [
       1929,
       63.39
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      [
       1930,
       65.73
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      [
       1931,
       68.11
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      [
       1932,
       64.67
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      [
       1933,
       67.71
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      [
       1934,
       63.82
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      [
       1935,
       64.78
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      [
       1936,
       66.34
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      [
       1937,
       65.68
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      [
       1938,
       66.61
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      [
       1939,
       67.35
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      [
       1940,
       65.34
      ],
      [
       1941,
       64.51
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      [
       1942,
       63.64
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      [
       1943,
       64.31
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      [
       1944,
       65.25
      ],
      [
       1945,
       64.98
      ],
      [
       1946,
       64.53
      ],
      [
       1947,
       66.52
      ],
      [
       1948,
       66.06
      ],
      [
       1949,
       63.72
      ],
      [
       1950,
       63.48
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      [
       1951,
       64.08
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      [
       1952,
       65.88
      ],
      [
       1953,
       66.15
      ],
      [
       1954,
       66.43
      ],
      [
       1955,
       65.86
      ],
      [
       1956,
       65.08
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      [
       1957,
       64.17
      ],
      [
       1958,
       65.41
      ],
      [
       1959,
       64.72
      ],
      [
       1960,
       66.43
      ],
      [
       1961,
       63.39
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      [
       1962,
       64.17
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      [
       1963,
       66.33
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      [
       1964,
       63.68
      ],
      [
       1965,
       61.75
      ],
      [
       1966,
       64.53
      ],
      [
       1967,
       64.04
      ],
      [
       1968,
       63.88
      ],
      [
       1969,
       65.53
      ],
      [
       1970,
       64.56
      ],
      [
       1971,
       64.31
      ],
      [
       1972,
       64.42
      ],
      [
       1973,
       64.38
      ],
      [
       1974,
       62.29
      ],
      [
       1975,
       62.87
      ],
      [
       1976,
       64.17
      ],
      [
       1977,
       65.91
      ],
      [
       1978,
       65.82
      ],
      [
       1979,
       66.07
      ],
      [
       1980,
       66.22
      ],
      [
       1981,
       64.9
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      [
       1982,
       64.02
      ],
      [
       1983,
       65.57
      ],
      [
       1984,
       63.12
      ],
      [
       1985,
       62.71
      ],
      [
       1986,
       63.68
      ],
      [
       1987,
       65.23
      ],
      [
       1988,
       64.58
      ],
      [
       1989,
       64.06
      ],
      [
       1990,
       67.33
      ],
      [
       1991,
       64.89
      ],
      [
       1992,
       64.65
      ],
      [
       1993,
       63.28
      ],
      [
       1994,
       65.53
      ],
      [
       1995,
       64.67
      ],
      [
       1996,
       63.45
      ],
      [
       1997,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1998,
       68.95
      ],
      [
       1999,
       64.33
      ],
      [
       2000,
       65.55
      ],
      [
       2001,
       65.68
      ],
      [
       2002,
       66.83
      ],
      [
       2003,
       64.94
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      [
       2004,
       65.64
      ],
      [
       2005,
       67.35
      ],
      [
       2006,
       63.28
      ],
      [
       2007,
       66.42
      ],
      [
       2008,
       65.19
      ],
      [
       2009,
       66.36
      ],
      [
       2010,
       66.47
      ],
      [
       2011,
       66.07
      ],
      [
       2012,
       66.29
      ],
      [
       2013,
       66.94
      ],
      [
       2014,
       66.16
      ],
      [
       2015,
       68.5
      ],
      [
       2016,
       67.1
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      [
       2017,
       66.25
      ],
      [
       2018,
       67.51
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      [
       2019,
       68.41
      ],
      [
       2020,
       65.89
      ],
      [
       2021,
       67.78
      ],
      [
       2022,
       68.02
      ],
      [
       2023,
       67.75
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      [
       2024,
       68.61
      ],
      [
       2025,
       67.95
      ]
     ]
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     "name": "1991–2020 normal",
     "y": 65.97,
     "label": "normal 66.0°F"
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    {
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     "y": 69.42,
     "label": "2026: 69.4°F"
    }
   ]
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  "The contiguous US average leaves out Alaska and Hawaii, as NOAA's national series does; both are on the map as states.",
  "No NOAA series for 7 of the registry's states here (American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands…).",
  "The most recent months are preliminary and NOAA revises them in the next release."
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