{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-al",
  "name": "Alabama",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/al"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Alabama county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Alabama?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 79.1,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+4.3°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 74.8°F",
   "6th warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 67 counties: 58 much warmer, 9 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Lauderdale County (+6.2°F); least: Escambia County (+1.3°F)",
   "Precipitation 2.06 in, 51% of normal: drier 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 was warmer than normal in every county with a figure: 58 much warmer, 9 warmer; furthest above normal Lauderdale County (+6.2°F), least Escambia County (+1.3°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": 58,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 9,
   "step": "w2"
  },
  {
   "key": "near",
   "label": "Near normal",
   "count": 0,
   "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-01077",
   "name": "Lauderdale County",
   "path": "us/al/lauderdale-county",
   "value": 78,
   "normal": 71.8,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01079",
   "name": "Lawrence County",
   "path": "us/al/lawrence-county",
   "value": 78.4,
   "normal": 72.2,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01083",
   "name": "Limestone County",
   "path": "us/al/limestone-county",
   "value": 78.5,
   "normal": 72.3,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01033",
   "name": "Colbert County",
   "path": "us/al/colbert-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 72.3,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01071",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/al/jackson-county",
   "value": 77.6,
   "normal": 71.7,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01089",
   "name": "Madison County",
   "path": "us/al/madison-county",
   "value": 78.3,
   "normal": 72.4,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01073",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/al/jefferson-county",
   "value": 80,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01117",
   "name": "Shelby County",
   "path": "us/al/shelby-county",
   "value": 79.9,
   "normal": 74.1,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01103",
   "name": "Morgan County",
   "path": "us/al/morgan-county",
   "value": 78.4,
   "normal": 72.7,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01059",
   "name": "Franklin County",
   "path": "us/al/franklin-county",
   "value": 77.8,
   "normal": 72.2,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01075",
   "name": "Lamar County",
   "path": "us/al/lamar-county",
   "value": 79.8,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01125",
   "name": "Tuscaloosa County",
   "path": "us/al/tuscaloosa-county",
   "value": 80.5,
   "normal": 74.9,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01133",
   "name": "Winston County",
   "path": "us/al/winston-county",
   "value": 78.1,
   "normal": 72.5,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01007",
   "name": "Bibb County",
   "path": "us/al/bibb-county",
   "value": 80.2,
   "normal": 74.7,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01021",
   "name": "Chilton County",
   "path": "us/al/chilton-county",
   "value": 80,
   "normal": 74.5,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01049",
   "name": "DeKalb County",
   "path": "us/al/dekalb-county",
   "value": 76.7,
   "normal": 71.2,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01107",
   "name": "Pickens County",
   "path": "us/al/pickens-county",
   "value": 80.5,
   "normal": 75.1,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01127",
   "name": "Walker County",
   "path": "us/al/walker-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 74,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01043",
   "name": "Cullman County",
   "path": "us/al/cullman-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01057",
   "name": "Fayette County",
   "path": "us/al/fayette-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 74,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01093",
   "name": "Marion County",
   "path": "us/al/marion-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01095",
   "name": "Marshall County",
   "path": "us/al/marshall-county",
   "value": 78.1,
   "normal": 72.8,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01121",
   "name": "Talladega County",
   "path": "us/al/talladega-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 73.6,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01115",
   "name": "St. Clair County",
   "path": "us/al/st-clair-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 73.5,
   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01009",
   "name": "Blount County",
   "path": "us/al/blount-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01019",
   "name": "Cherokee County",
   "path": "us/al/cherokee-county",
   "value": 77.7,
   "normal": 72.7,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01055",
   "name": "Etowah County",
   "path": "us/al/etowah-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01063",
   "name": "Greene County",
   "path": "us/al/greene-county",
   "value": 80.7,
   "normal": 75.7,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01065",
   "name": "Hale County",
   "path": "us/al/hale-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 75.6,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01119",
   "name": "Sumter County",
   "path": "us/al/sumter-county",
   "value": 80.8,
   "normal": 75.8,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01015",
   "name": "Calhoun County",
   "path": "us/al/calhoun-county",
   "value": 78.1,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01029",
   "name": "Cleburne County",
   "path": "us/al/cleburne-county",
   "value": 76.7,
   "normal": 71.8,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01105",
   "name": "Perry County",
   "path": "us/al/perry-county",
   "value": 80.4,
   "normal": 75.5,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01001",
   "name": "Autauga County",
   "path": "us/al/autauga-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 75.8,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01091",
   "name": "Marengo County",
   "path": "us/al/marengo-county",
   "value": 80.9,
   "normal": 76.1,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01027",
   "name": "Clay County",
   "path": "us/al/clay-county",
   "value": 76.9,
   "normal": 72.2,
   "anomaly": 4.7,
   "change": 4.7,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01023",
   "name": "Choctaw County",
   "path": "us/al/choctaw-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 76,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01037",
   "name": "Coosa County",
   "path": "us/al/coosa-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 74,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01047",
   "name": "Dallas County",
   "path": "us/al/dallas-county",
   "value": 80.8,
   "normal": 76.2,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01111",
   "name": "Randolph County",
   "path": "us/al/randolph-county",
   "value": 76.8,
   "normal": 72.2,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01131",
   "name": "Wilcox County",
   "path": "us/al/wilcox-county",
   "value": 80.7,
   "normal": 76.3,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01051",
   "name": "Elmore County",
   "path": "us/al/elmore-county",
   "value": 79.7,
   "normal": 75.6,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01017",
   "name": "Chambers County",
   "path": "us/al/chambers-county",
   "value": 77.2,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01085",
   "name": "Lowndes County",
   "path": "us/al/lowndes-county",
   "value": 80.4,
   "normal": 76.4,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01123",
   "name": "Tallapoosa County",
   "path": "us/al/tallapoosa-county",
   "value": 77.7,
   "normal": 73.7,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01025",
   "name": "Clarke County",
   "path": "us/al/clarke-county",
   "value": 80,
   "normal": 76.3,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01013",
   "name": "Butler County",
   "path": "us/al/butler-county",
   "value": 79.1,
   "normal": 75.6,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01101",
   "name": "Montgomery County",
   "path": "us/al/montgomery-county",
   "value": 79.8,
   "normal": 76.3,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01087",
   "name": "Macon County",
   "path": "us/al/macon-county",
   "value": 79.1,
   "normal": 75.7,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01129",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/al/washington-county",
   "value": 80,
   "normal": 76.6,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01041",
   "name": "Crenshaw County",
   "path": "us/al/crenshaw-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 75.5,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01081",
   "name": "Lee County",
   "path": "us/al/lee-county",
   "value": 77.9,
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   "path": "us/al/bullock-county",
   "value": 78.8,
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  {
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   "value": 78.8,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-01005",
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   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 13,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-01113",
   "name": "Russell County",
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   "value": 78.8,
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   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 10,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-01045",
   "name": "Dale County",
   "path": "us/al/dale-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 76.4,
   "anomaly": 2.9,
   "change": 2.9,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01031",
   "name": "Coffee County",
   "path": "us/al/coffee-county",
   "value": 79.1,
   "normal": 76.3,
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   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-01067",
   "name": "Henry County",
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   "value": 79.3,
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   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
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   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01099",
   "name": "Monroe County",
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   "value": 79,
   "normal": 76.3,
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   "rank_warm": 16,
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   "category": "warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01097",
   "name": "Mobile County",
   "path": "us/al/mobile-county",
   "value": 80.3,
   "normal": 77.7,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 9,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01069",
   "name": "Houston County",
   "path": "us/al/houston-county",
   "value": 79.7,
   "normal": 77.3,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01061",
   "name": "Geneva County",
   "path": "us/al/geneva-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 77.1,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01039",
   "name": "Covington County",
   "path": "us/al/covington-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 76.4,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
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   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
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   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01035",
   "name": "Conecuh County",
   "path": "us/al/conecuh-county",
   "value": 78.1,
   "normal": 76.1,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 27,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01003",
   "name": "Baldwin County",
   "path": "us/al/baldwin-county",
   "value": 79.7,
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   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-01053",
   "name": "Escambia County",
   "path": "us/al/escambia-county",
   "value": 78,
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   "title": "Every September since 1895, Alabama statewide",
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       77
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       1912,
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       1913,
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       1915,
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       1916,
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       1917,
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       1918,
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       1919,
       75.1
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       1920,
       76.8
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       1921,
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       1922,
       77
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       1923,
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       1925,
       83.1
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       1926,
       79
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       1927,
       77.1
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      [
       1928,
       72.9
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      [
       1929,
       74.4
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      [
       1930,
       76.4
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      [
       1931,
       78.9
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      [
       1932,
       74.3
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      [
       1933,
       78.8
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      [
       1934,
       74
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      [
       1935,
       74.1
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      [
       1936,
       77.7
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      [
       1937,
       72.8
      ],
      [
       1938,
       74.2
      ],
      [
       1939,
       76.4
      ],
      [
       1940,
       72.6
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      [
       1941,
       77.3
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      [
       1942,
       72.4
      ],
      [
       1943,
       71.7
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      [
       1944,
       75.3
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      [
       1945,
       77.1
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      [
       1946,
       72.4
      ],
      [
       1947,
       76.1
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      [
       1948,
       72.5
      ],
      [
       1949,
       72.4
      ],
      [
       1950,
       72.1
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      [
       1951,
       75.6
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      [
       1952,
       72.1
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      [
       1953,
       73.7
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      [
       1954,
       78.2
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      [
       1955,
       76.8
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      [
       1956,
       72.1
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      [
       1957,
       73.8
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      [
       1958,
       75.1
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      [
       1959,
       74.7
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      [
       1960,
       74.6
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      [
       1961,
       74.4
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      [
       1962,
       74.6
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      [
       1963,
       73.1
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      [
       1964,
       74.6
      ],
      [
       1965,
       74.8
      ],
      [
       1966,
       72.9
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      [
       1967,
       68.8
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      [
       1968,
       72.3
      ],
      [
       1969,
       72
      ],
      [
       1970,
       77.4
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      [
       1971,
       75.2
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      [
       1972,
       77.2
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      [
       1973,
       76.5
      ],
      [
       1974,
       70.9
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      [
       1975,
       70.4
      ],
      [
       1976,
       72
      ],
      [
       1977,
       75.7
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      [
       1978,
       76.9
      ],
      [
       1979,
       72.6
      ],
      [
       1980,
       78.1
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      [
       1981,
       71.5
      ],
      [
       1982,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1983,
       72
      ],
      [
       1984,
       72.5
      ],
      [
       1985,
       72.7
      ],
      [
       1986,
       76.4
      ],
      [
       1987,
       73.6
      ],
      [
       1988,
       74.5
      ],
      [
       1989,
       72.9
      ],
      [
       1990,
       76.3
      ],
      [
       1991,
       74.4
      ],
      [
       1992,
       73.4
      ],
      [
       1993,
       74
      ],
      [
       1994,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1995,
       73.7
      ],
      [
       1996,
       72.1
      ],
      [
       1997,
       74.8
      ],
      [
       1998,
       77.4
      ],
      [
       1999,
       73.3
      ],
      [
       2000,
       73.9
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      [
       2001,
       71.9
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      [
       2002,
       77.3
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      [
       2003,
       73.1
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      [
       2004,
       73.8
      ],
      [
       2005,
       76.9
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      [
       2006,
       72.8
      ],
      [
       2007,
       76
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      [
       2008,
       74.5
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      [
       2009,
       75
      ],
      [
       2010,
       76.9
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      [
       2011,
       72.1
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      [
       2012,
       73
      ],
      [
       2013,
       75
      ],
      [
       2014,
       76.3
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      [
       2015,
       74.4
      ],
      [
       2016,
       78.6
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      [
       2017,
       73.4
      ],
      [
       2018,
       79.4
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      [
       2019,
       80.2
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      [
       2020,
       74.3
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       2021,
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       2022,
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       2023,
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