{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-ak",
  "name": "Alaska",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/ak"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Alaska county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Alaska?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
  "value": 42.5,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+1.1°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 41.4°F",
   "25th warmest September of 102 since 1925",
   "Of 30 counties: 5 much warmer, 21 warmer, 4 near normal",
   "Furthest above normal: Aleutians West Census Area (+2.4°F); furthest below: North Slope Borough (-0.4°F)",
   "Precipitation 4.74 in, 96% 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: 5 much warmer, 21 warmer, 4 near normal; furthest above normal Aleutians West Census Area (+2.4°F), furthest below North Slope Borough (-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": 5,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 21,
   "step": "w2"
  },
  {
   "key": "near",
   "label": "Near normal",
   "count": 4,
   "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-02016",
   "name": "Aleutians West Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/aleutians-west-census-area",
   "value": 49.2,
   "normal": 46.8,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02013",
   "name": "Aleutians East Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/aleutians-east-borough",
   "value": 50,
   "normal": 47.7,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02066",
   "name": "Copper River Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/copper-river-census-area",
   "value": 39.1,
   "normal": 37,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02150",
   "name": "Kodiak Island Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/kodiak-island-borough",
   "value": 49.4,
   "normal": 47.3,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02063",
   "name": "Chugach Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/chugach-census-area",
   "value": 44,
   "normal": 42.2,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02164",
   "name": "Lake and Peninsula Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/lake-and-peninsula-borough",
   "value": 48,
   "normal": 46.3,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02240",
   "name": "Southeast Fairbanks Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/southeast-fairbanks-census-area",
   "value": 41.1,
   "normal": 39.4,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02100",
   "name": "Haines Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/haines-borough",
   "value": 44.9,
   "normal": 43.3,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02050",
   "name": "Bethel Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/bethel-census-area",
   "value": 46,
   "normal": 44.5,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02158",
   "name": "Kusilvak Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/kusilvak-census-area",
   "value": 46,
   "normal": 44.5,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02170",
   "name": "Matanuska-Susitna Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/matanuska-susitna-borough",
   "value": 41.5,
   "normal": 40,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02230",
   "name": "Skagway Municipality",
   "path": "us/ak/skagway-municipality",
   "value": 41.6,
   "normal": 40.1,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02068",
   "name": "Denali Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/denali-borough",
   "value": 40.4,
   "normal": 39,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 31,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02122",
   "name": "Kenai Peninsula Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/kenai-peninsula-borough",
   "value": 44.7,
   "normal": 43.3,
   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02020",
   "name": "Anchorage Municipality",
   "path": "us/ak/anchorage-municipality",
   "value": 43.4,
   "normal": 42.1,
   "anomaly": 1.3,
   "change": 1.3,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02070",
   "name": "Dillingham Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/dillingham-census-area",
   "value": 47.2,
   "normal": 46,
   "anomaly": 1.2,
   "change": 1.2,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02105",
   "name": "Hoonah-Angoon Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/hoonah-angoon-census-area",
   "value": 47,
   "normal": 45.8,
   "anomaly": 1.2,
   "change": 1.2,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02180",
   "name": "Nome Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/nome-census-area",
   "value": 42.3,
   "normal": 41.1,
   "anomaly": 1.2,
   "change": 1.2,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02282",
   "name": "Yakutat City and Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/yakutat-city-and-borough",
   "value": 43.6,
   "normal": 42.4,
   "anomaly": 1.2,
   "change": 1.2,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02290",
   "name": "Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/yukon-koyukuk-census-area",
   "value": 42.3,
   "normal": 41.1,
   "anomaly": 1.2,
   "change": 1.2,
   "rank_warm": 32,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02060",
   "name": "Bristol Bay Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/bristol-bay-borough",
   "value": 49.3,
   "normal": 48.2,
   "anomaly": 1.1,
   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02220",
   "name": "Sitka City and Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/sitka-city-and-borough",
   "value": 50,
   "normal": 48.9,
   "anomaly": 1.1,
   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02090",
   "name": "Fairbanks North Star Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/fairbanks-north-star-borough",
   "value": 42.9,
   "normal": 42.1,
   "anomaly": 0.8,
   "change": 0.8,
   "rank_warm": 39,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02198",
   "name": "Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area",
   "path": "us/ak/prince-of-wales-hyder-census-area",
   "value": 52.2,
   "normal": 51.5,
   "anomaly": 0.7,
   "change": 0.7,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02275",
   "name": "Wrangell City and Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/wrangell-city-and-borough",
   "value": 49.2,
   "normal": 48.6,
   "anomaly": 0.6,
   "change": 0.6,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02130",
   "name": "Ketchikan Gateway Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/ketchikan-gateway-borough",
   "value": 50.2,
   "normal": 49.7,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02195",
   "name": "Petersburg Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/petersburg-borough",
   "value": 45.8,
   "normal": 45.3,
   "anomaly": 0.5,
   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02188",
   "name": "Northwest Arctic Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/northwest-arctic-borough",
   "value": 39.5,
   "normal": 39.2,
   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
   "rank_warm": 43,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02110",
   "name": "Juneau City and Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/juneau-city-and-borough",
   "value": 42.9,
   "normal": 42.8,
   "anomaly": 0.1,
   "change": 0.1,
   "rank_warm": 37,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-02185",
   "name": "North Slope Borough",
   "path": "us/ak/north-slope-borough",
   "value": 33.4,
   "normal": 33.8,
   "anomaly": -0.4,
   "change": -0.4,
   "rank_warm": 47,
   "n": 102,
   "verdict": "Near normal",
   "category": "near",
   "shape": true
  }
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 "charts": [
  {
   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1925, Alaska statewide",
   "description": "September 2026 averaged 42.5°F, +1.1°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 25th warmest September of 102 since 1925.",
   "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"
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   "y": {
    "digits": 1,
    "unit": "°F"
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   "layers": [
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     "type": "dots",
     "name": "September average",
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       1925,
       42.8
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      [
       1926,
       44.3
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      [
       1927,
       37
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      [
       1928,
       38.2
      ],
      [
       1929,
       45
      ],
      [
       1930,
       39.5
      ],
      [
       1931,
       39.7
      ],
      [
       1932,
       38.4
      ],
      [
       1933,
       38.6
      ],
      [
       1934,
       41.8
      ],
      [
       1935,
       40
      ],
      [
       1936,
       40.4
      ],
      [
       1937,
       43.4
      ],
      [
       1938,
       42.6
      ],
      [
       1939,
       39.6
      ],
      [
       1940,
       41.3
      ],
      [
       1941,
       40.9
      ],
      [
       1942,
       44
      ],
      [
       1943,
       40
      ],
      [
       1944,
       40
      ],
      [
       1945,
       40.2
      ],
      [
       1946,
       39.3
      ],
      [
       1947,
       38.6
      ],
      [
       1948,
       37
      ],
      [
       1949,
       43.6
      ],
      [
       1950,
       41.7
      ],
      [
       1951,
       41.2
      ],
      [
       1952,
       38.7
      ],
      [
       1953,
       40.6
      ],
      [
       1954,
       40.6
      ],
      [
       1955,
       39.7
      ],
      [
       1956,
       39.2
      ],
      [
       1957,
       40.8
      ],
      [
       1958,
       40
      ],
      [
       1959,
       40
      ],
      [
       1960,
       38.3
      ],
      [
       1961,
       41
      ],
      [
       1962,
       38.4
      ],
      [
       1963,
       42.6
      ],
      [
       1964,
       41.5
      ],
      [
       1965,
       43.4
      ],
      [
       1966,
       41.9
      ],
      [
       1967,
       41.4
      ],
      [
       1968,
       38.4
      ],
      [
       1969,
       42.5
      ],
      [
       1970,
       36.5
      ],
      [
       1971,
       39.6
      ],
      [
       1972,
       38.7
      ],
      [
       1973,
       40.9
      ],
      [
       1974,
       44.3
      ],
      [
       1975,
       39.4
      ],
      [
       1976,
       41.7
      ],
      [
       1977,
       42.4
      ],
      [
       1978,
       42.6
      ],
      [
       1979,
       42.4
      ],
      [
       1980,
       38.8
      ],
      [
       1981,
       38.8
      ],
      [
       1982,
       41.5
      ],
      [
       1983,
       36.8
      ],
      [
       1984,
       42.1
      ],
      [
       1985,
       39.7
      ],
      [
       1986,
       41.6
      ],
      [
       1987,
       38.7
      ],
      [
       1988,
       39.9
      ],
      [
       1989,
       43.5
      ],
      [
       1990,
       40.1
      ],
      [
       1991,
       43.4
      ],
      [
       1992,
       31.6
      ],
      [
       1993,
       39.7
      ],
      [
       1994,
       39.8
      ],
      [
       1995,
       45.9
      ],
      [
       1996,
       37.3
      ],
      [
       1997,
       44.6
      ],
      [
       1998,
       41.6
      ],
      [
       1999,
       41.9
      ],
      [
       2000,
       38.6
      ],
      [
       2001,
       42.4
      ],
      [
       2002,
       42.7
      ],
      [
       2003,
       39
      ],
      [
       2004,
       37.4
      ],
      [
       2005,
       42.9
      ],
      [
       2006,
       44.3
      ],
      [
       2007,
       43.5
      ],
      [
       2008,
       41.2
      ],
      [
       2009,
       41.6
      ],
      [
       2010,
       42.8
      ],
      [
       2011,
       42.4
      ],
      [
       2012,
       40.6
      ],
      [
       2013,
       39.6
      ],
      [
       2014,
       42.3
      ],
      [
       2015,
       38.9
      ],
      [
       2016,
       42.3
      ],
      [
       2017,
       42.6
      ],
      [
       2018,
       44.3
      ],
      [
       2019,
       44.4
      ],
      [
       2020,
       42
      ],
      [
       2021,
       39.4
      ],
      [
       2022,
       42.7
      ],
      [
       2023,
       40.8
      ],
      [
       2024,
       42.2
      ],
      [
       2025,
       41.8
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     ]
    },
    {
     "type": "rule",
     "name": "1991–2020 normal",
     "y": 41.4,
     "label": "normal 41.4°F"
    },
    {
     "type": "mark",
     "name": "September 2026",
     "series": "September average",
     "x": 2026,
     "y": 42.5,
     "label": "2026: 42.5°F"
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  }
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 "limits": [
  "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."
 ],
 "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'. Counties are coloured by the same five words.",
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   "name": "climatedata.dev us-climate, version 2026-10-25.6c7474e6d8",
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   "license": "U.S. public domain"
  },
  {
   "name": "NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), statewide and national files",
   "url": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00005",
   "license": "U.S. public domain"
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   "name": "climatedata.dev county-climate, version 2026-10-25.b4bbb5298a",
   "url": "https://climatedata.dev/",
   "license": "U.S. public domain"
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  "year": 2026,
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  "rank_warm": 25,
  "n": 102,
  "verdict_words": [
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   "Warmer than normal",
   "Near normal",
   "Cooler than normal",
   "Much cooler than normal"
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