{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "place": {
  "id": "us-county-20167",
  "name": "Russell County",
  "level": "us-county",
  "parent": "us-ks",
  "path": "us/ks/russell-county",
  "slug": "russell-county",
  "state": "ks",
  "state_name": "Kansas",
  "state_id": "us-ks"
 },
 "question": "Was September normal in Russell County, Kansas?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 78.2,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+9.1°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 69.1°F",
   "1st warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Precipitation 3.51 in, 160% of normal: wetter than normal"
  ]
 },
 "as_of": "2026-09",
 "as_of_label": "September 2026",
 "charts": [
  {
   "id": "climate-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895",
   "description": "September 2026 averaged 78.2°F, +9.1°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 1st warmest September of 132 since 1895.",
   "indicator": "Monthly average temperature, °F (NOAA nClimDiv via climatedata.dev); normal = NOAA's 1991–2020 normal for that month",
   "subtitle": "Average temperature, °F. 2026 is highlighted; the line is the 1991–2020 normal.",
   "x": {
    "kind": "year"
   },
   "y": {
    "digits": 1,
    "unit": "°F"
   },
   "layers": [
    {
     "type": "dots",
     "name": "September average",
     "cls": "ctx",
     "points": [
      [
       1895,
       72.7
      ],
      [
       1896,
       64.6
      ],
      [
       1897,
       73.8
      ],
      [
       1898,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       1899,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       1900,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1901,
       67.8
      ],
      [
       1902,
       62.8
      ],
      [
       1903,
       65
      ],
      [
       1904,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1905,
       71.5
      ],
      [
       1906,
       68.9
      ],
      [
       1907,
       69.2
      ],
      [
       1908,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1909,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1910,
       68.8
      ],
      [
       1911,
       73.8
      ],
      [
       1912,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1913,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1914,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1915,
       68
      ],
      [
       1916,
       67
      ],
      [
       1917,
       68.8
      ],
      [
       1918,
       63.1
      ],
      [
       1919,
       72
      ],
      [
       1920,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       1921,
       73.4
      ],
      [
       1922,
       73.6
      ],
      [
       1923,
       69.2
      ],
      [
       1924,
       65.6
      ],
      [
       1925,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1926,
       69.4
      ],
      [
       1927,
       69.2
      ],
      [
       1928,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1929,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1930,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1931,
       78.1
      ],
      [
       1932,
       67.1
      ],
      [
       1933,
       73.9
      ],
      [
       1934,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       1935,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       1936,
       71.9
      ],
      [
       1937,
       71.5
      ],
      [
       1938,
       72.4
      ],
      [
       1939,
       74.8
      ],
      [
       1940,
       70.9
      ],
      [
       1941,
       71.2
      ],
      [
       1942,
       65.8
      ],
      [
       1943,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1944,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       1945,
       69.5
      ],
      [
       1946,
       67.6
      ],
      [
       1947,
       74.6
      ],
      [
       1948,
       71.8
      ],
      [
       1949,
       65
      ],
      [
       1950,
       66.1
      ],
      [
       1951,
       63.8
      ],
      [
       1952,
       71.3
      ],
      [
       1953,
       70.9
      ],
      [
       1954,
       75.2
      ],
      [
       1955,
       70.5
      ],
      [
       1956,
       72.7
      ],
      [
       1957,
       64.9
      ],
      [
       1958,
       70.4
      ],
      [
       1959,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1960,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1961,
       63.3
      ],
      [
       1962,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1963,
       70.9
      ],
      [
       1964,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1965,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1966,
       67.1
      ],
      [
       1967,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1968,
       67.8
      ],
      [
       1969,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1970,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1971,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       1972,
       68
      ],
      [
       1973,
       64.2
      ],
      [
       1974,
       62.1
      ],
      [
       1975,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       1976,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1977,
       69.5
      ],
      [
       1978,
       71.7
      ],
      [
       1979,
       71.3
      ],
      [
       1980,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1981,
       68.9
      ],
      [
       1982,
       68
      ],
      [
       1983,
       71.6
      ],
      [
       1984,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       1985,
       66.5
      ],
      [
       1986,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1987,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1988,
       68.5
      ],
      [
       1989,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1990,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1991,
       69.5
      ],
      [
       1992,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1993,
       63.9
      ],
      [
       1994,
       68.8
      ],
      [
       1995,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1996,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1997,
       70
      ],
      [
       1998,
       74.1
      ],
      [
       1999,
       65.8
      ],
      [
       2000,
       71.5
      ],
      [
       2001,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       2002,
       70.6
      ],
      [
       2003,
       65.5
      ],
      [
       2004,
       72
      ],
      [
       2005,
       72.1
      ],
      [
       2006,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       2007,
       70.4
      ],
      [
       2008,
       66.7
      ],
      [
       2009,
       65
      ],
      [
       2010,
       71.2
      ],
      [
       2011,
       65.8
      ],
      [
       2012,
       67.6
      ],
      [
       2013,
       73
      ],
      [
       2014,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       2015,
       75.6
      ],
      [
       2016,
       70.3
      ],
      [
       2017,
       72
      ],
      [
       2018,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       2019,
       75.6
      ],
      [
       2020,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       2021,
       73.1
      ],
      [
       2022,
       72.9
      ],
      [
       2023,
       73.1
      ],
      [
       2024,
       72.5
      ],
      [
       2025,
       71.1
      ]
     ]
    },
    {
     "type": "rule",
     "name": "1991–2020 normal",
     "y": 69.1,
     "label": "normal 69.1°F"
    },
    {
     "type": "mark",
     "name": "September 2026",
     "series": "September average",
     "x": 2026,
     "y": 78.2,
     "label": "2026: 78.2°F"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "climate-last12",
   "title": "The last 12 months against normal",
   "description": "12 of the last 12 months were warmer than their 1991–2020 normal and 0 cooler.",
   "indicator": "Monthly average temperature minus that month's 1991–2020 normal, °F (NOAA nClimDiv via climatedata.dev)",
   "subtitle": "Difference from each month's 1991–2020 normal, °F. Above the line was warmer than normal.",
   "x": {
    "kind": "month"
   },
   "y": {
    "digits": 1,
    "unit": "°F",
    "format": "signed"
   },
   "layers": [
    {
     "type": "bars",
     "name": "Difference from normal",
     "base": 0,
     "points": [
      [
       24309,
       5.7,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24310,
       4.5,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24311,
       4.3,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24312,
       0.3,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24313,
       9.9,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24314,
       7.6,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24315,
       6,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24316,
       2,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24317,
       0.5,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24318,
       1.8,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24319,
       5.1,
       "warm"
      ],
      [
       24320,
       9.1,
       "warm"
      ]
     ],
     "legend": [
      {
       "label": "Warmer than normal",
       "cls": "warm"
      },
      {
       "label": "Cooler than normal",
       "cls": "cool"
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "limits": [
  "An average over a county or state hides differences inside it: a lakeshore and a parking lot can differ by several degrees.",
  "The most recent months are preliminary and NOAA revises them in the next release."
 ],
 "method": "Each month is ranked against the same month in every year on record (since 1895 for most places). The top tenth of the record is 'much warmer than normal', the top third 'warmer', the middle third 'near normal'.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "name": "climatedata.dev county-climate, version 2026-10-25.b4bbb5298a",
   "url": "https://climatedata.dev/",
   "license": "U.S. public domain"
  },
  {
   "name": "NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), county files",
   "url": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00005",
   "license": "U.S. public domain"
  }
 ],
 "check": {
  "month": 9,
  "year": 2026,
  "value": 78.2,
  "normal": 69.1,
  "anomaly": 9.1,
  "rank_warm": 1,
  "n": 132,
  "verdict_words": [
   "Much warmer than normal",
   "Warmer than normal",
   "Near normal",
   "Cooler than normal",
   "Much cooler than normal"
  ],
  "code": "14167",
  "dataset": "county-climate",
  "version": "2026-10-25.b4bbb5298a",
  "noaa_sha256": {
   "tavg": "edf9a954c7d7a5bed5ad32e448cfc78aacbf01261b94a4c5224094535108a489",
   "tavg_normals": "dbff5215d9471d6a94c5fd969ed2e168c680cabfd455b1c3764bd96e8d6f667a",
   "pcpn": "739fc3e9b529e04d406e914be1add2736ca3129c1103246ccebc2e5c76fd9d3a"
  }
 },
 "api": {
  "now": "/data/places/us-county-20167/climate.json",
  "source": "https://api.climatedata.dev/v1/county-climate/tavg/us-county-20167.json",
  "source_label": "The climatedata.dev API it comes from (live, no key; every month since 1895 with its normal, anomaly and rank)"
 },
 "generated_at": "2026-10-26T14:11:44+00:00"
}