{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-in",
  "name": "Indiana",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/in"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Indiana county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Indiana?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 71.5,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+5.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 66.0°F",
   "2nd warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 92 counties: 91 much warmer, 1 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Martin County (+7.8°F); least: St. Joseph County (+3.3°F)",
   "Precipitation 2.99 in, 91% 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 was warmer than normal in every county with a figure: 91 much warmer, 1 warmer; furthest above normal Martin County (+7.8°F), least St. Joseph County (+3.3°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": 91,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 1,
   "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-18101",
   "name": "Martin County",
   "path": "us/in/martin-county",
   "value": 75.1,
   "normal": 67.3,
   "anomaly": 7.8,
   "change": 7.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18027",
   "name": "Daviess County",
   "path": "us/in/daviess-county",
   "value": 75.5,
   "normal": 67.9,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18117",
   "name": "Orange County",
   "path": "us/in/orange-county",
   "value": 74.7,
   "normal": 67.1,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18037",
   "name": "Dubois County",
   "path": "us/in/dubois-county",
   "value": 75.4,
   "normal": 67.9,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18129",
   "name": "Posey County",
   "path": "us/in/posey-county",
   "value": 77.4,
   "normal": 69.9,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18051",
   "name": "Gibson County",
   "path": "us/in/gibson-county",
   "value": 76.6,
   "normal": 69.3,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18083",
   "name": "Knox County",
   "path": "us/in/knox-county",
   "value": 75.9,
   "normal": 68.6,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18125",
   "name": "Pike County",
   "path": "us/in/pike-county",
   "value": 75.9,
   "normal": 68.6,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18005",
   "name": "Bartholomew County",
   "path": "us/in/bartholomew-county",
   "value": 74.1,
   "normal": 66.9,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18155",
   "name": "Switzerland County",
   "path": "us/in/switzerland-county",
   "value": 75.1,
   "normal": 67.9,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18025",
   "name": "Crawford County",
   "path": "us/in/crawford-county",
   "value": 74.9,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18163",
   "name": "Vanderburgh County",
   "path": "us/in/vanderburgh-county",
   "value": 77,
   "normal": 69.9,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18093",
   "name": "Lawrence County",
   "path": "us/in/lawrence-county",
   "value": 73.9,
   "normal": 66.9,
   "anomaly": 7,
   "change": 7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18153",
   "name": "Sullivan County",
   "path": "us/in/sullivan-county",
   "value": 74.8,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 7,
   "change": 7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18055",
   "name": "Greene County",
   "path": "us/in/greene-county",
   "value": 74,
   "normal": 67.1,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18145",
   "name": "Shelby County",
   "path": "us/in/shelby-county",
   "value": 73.3,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18013",
   "name": "Brown County",
   "path": "us/in/brown-county",
   "value": 73.2,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18061",
   "name": "Harrison County",
   "path": "us/in/harrison-county",
   "value": 75.2,
   "normal": 68.4,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18173",
   "name": "Warrick County",
   "path": "us/in/warrick-county",
   "value": 76,
   "normal": 69.2,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18071",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/in/jackson-county",
   "value": 74,
   "normal": 67.3,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18077",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/in/jefferson-county",
   "value": 74.5,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18079",
   "name": "Jennings County",
   "path": "us/in/jennings-county",
   "value": 73.9,
   "normal": 67.2,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18081",
   "name": "Johnson County",
   "path": "us/in/johnson-county",
   "value": 73,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18115",
   "name": "Ohio County",
   "path": "us/in/ohio-county",
   "value": 74.5,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18175",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/in/washington-county",
   "value": 74,
   "normal": 67.3,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18031",
   "name": "Decatur County",
   "path": "us/in/decatur-county",
   "value": 72.9,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18105",
   "name": "Monroe County",
   "path": "us/in/monroe-county",
   "value": 72.9,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18137",
   "name": "Ripley County",
   "path": "us/in/ripley-county",
   "value": 73,
   "normal": 66.5,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18043",
   "name": "Floyd County",
   "path": "us/in/floyd-county",
   "value": 75.1,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18143",
   "name": "Scott County",
   "path": "us/in/scott-county",
   "value": 74.3,
   "normal": 67.9,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18167",
   "name": "Vigo County",
   "path": "us/in/vigo-county",
   "value": 73.7,
   "normal": 67.3,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18019",
   "name": "Clark County",
   "path": "us/in/clark-county",
   "value": 74.9,
   "normal": 68.6,
   "anomaly": 6.3,
   "change": 6.3,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18123",
   "name": "Perry County",
   "path": "us/in/perry-county",
   "value": 74.8,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 6.3,
   "change": 6.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18021",
   "name": "Clay County",
   "path": "us/in/clay-county",
   "value": 72.9,
   "normal": 66.7,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18029",
   "name": "Dearborn County",
   "path": "us/in/dearborn-county",
   "value": 73.4,
   "normal": 67.2,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18109",
   "name": "Morgan County",
   "path": "us/in/morgan-county",
   "value": 72.4,
   "normal": 66.2,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18119",
   "name": "Owen County",
   "path": "us/in/owen-county",
   "value": 72.6,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18147",
   "name": "Spencer County",
   "path": "us/in/spencer-county",
   "value": 75.3,
   "normal": 69.1,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18165",
   "name": "Vermillion County",
   "path": "us/in/vermillion-county",
   "value": 72.7,
   "normal": 66.7,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18139",
   "name": "Rush County",
   "path": "us/in/rush-county",
   "value": 71.6,
   "normal": 65.7,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18047",
   "name": "Franklin County",
   "path": "us/in/franklin-county",
   "value": 72.1,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18063",
   "name": "Hendricks County",
   "path": "us/in/hendricks-county",
   "value": 71.3,
   "normal": 65.5,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18097",
   "name": "Marion County",
   "path": "us/in/marion-county",
   "value": 72.1,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18133",
   "name": "Putnam County",
   "path": "us/in/putnam-county",
   "value": 71.3,
   "normal": 65.5,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18059",
   "name": "Hancock County",
   "path": "us/in/hancock-county",
   "value": 71.5,
   "normal": 65.8,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18121",
   "name": "Parke County",
   "path": "us/in/parke-county",
   "value": 72.1,
   "normal": 66.4,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18045",
   "name": "Fountain County",
   "path": "us/in/fountain-county",
   "value": 71.5,
   "normal": 65.9,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18041",
   "name": "Fayette County",
   "path": "us/in/fayette-county",
   "value": 71.2,
   "normal": 65.7,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18107",
   "name": "Montgomery County",
   "path": "us/in/montgomery-county",
   "value": 70.8,
   "normal": 65.3,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18011",
   "name": "Boone County",
   "path": "us/in/boone-county",
   "value": 70.6,
   "normal": 65.2,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18057",
   "name": "Hamilton County",
   "path": "us/in/hamilton-county",
   "value": 71,
   "normal": 65.6,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18161",
   "name": "Union County",
   "path": "us/in/union-county",
   "value": 71,
   "normal": 65.7,
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  {
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   "id": "us-county-18157",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18067",
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   "id": "us-county-18095",
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   "id": "us-county-18181",
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   "id": "us-county-18177",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18015",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18035",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18053",
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   "path": "us/in/grant-county",
   "value": 69.7,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18017",
   "name": "Cass County",
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   "value": 69.3,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18089",
   "name": "Lake County",
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   "value": 69.2,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18103",
   "name": "Miami County",
   "path": "us/in/miami-county",
   "value": 69.3,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18131",
   "name": "Pulaski County",
   "path": "us/in/pulaski-county",
   "value": 68.8,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18135",
   "name": "Randolph County",
   "path": "us/in/randolph-county",
   "value": 68.9,
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   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18009",
   "name": "Blackford County",
   "path": "us/in/blackford-county",
   "value": 69.4,
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   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18049",
   "name": "Fulton County",
   "path": "us/in/fulton-county",
   "value": 68.3,
   "normal": 64.4,
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   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18075",
   "name": "Jay County",
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   "value": 69,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18169",
   "name": "Wabash County",
   "path": "us/in/wabash-county",
   "value": 68.9,
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   "n": 132,
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   "id": "us-county-18127",
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   "value": 68.2,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18151",
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   "path": "us/in/steuben-county",
   "value": 66.9,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18033",
   "name": "DeKalb County",
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   "value": 67.5,
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   "id": "us-county-18113",
   "name": "Noble County",
   "path": "us/in/noble-county",
   "value": 67.5,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18149",
   "name": "Starke County",
   "path": "us/in/starke-county",
   "value": 68,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18179",
   "name": "Wells County",
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   "value": 68.7,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18069",
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   "path": "us/in/huntington-county",
   "value": 68.5,
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   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18087",
   "name": "LaGrange County",
   "path": "us/in/lagrange-county",
   "value": 67.2,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18099",
   "name": "Marshall County",
   "path": "us/in/marshall-county",
   "value": 67.6,
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   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18183",
   "name": "Whitley County",
   "path": "us/in/whitley-county",
   "value": 67.8,
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   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18001",
   "name": "Adams County",
   "path": "us/in/adams-county",
   "value": 68.6,
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   "anomaly": 3.5,
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   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18085",
   "name": "Kosciusko County",
   "path": "us/in/kosciusko-county",
   "value": 67.7,
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   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18003",
   "name": "Allen County",
   "path": "us/in/allen-county",
   "value": 68,
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   "anomaly": 3.4,
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   "rank_warm": 12,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18039",
   "name": "Elkhart County",
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   "n": 132,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-18091",
   "name": "LaPorte County",
   "path": "us/in/laporte-county",
   "value": 67.5,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-18141",
   "name": "St. Joseph County",
   "path": "us/in/st-joseph-county",
   "value": 67.2,
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       1897,
       68.5
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       1898,
       68.8
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      [
       1899,
       65
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       1900,
       69.1
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      [
       1901,
       65.4
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       1902,
       62.7
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       1903,
       65.3
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       1904,
       66
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      [
       1905,
       66.4
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       1906,
       69.2
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       1907,
       64.1
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      [
       1908,
       69.2
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      [
       1909,
       62.8
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      [
       1910,
       65.8
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      [
       1911,
       68.3
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      [
       1912,
       66.9
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      [
       1913,
       65.1
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      [
       1914,
       64.9
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       1915,
       67.1
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      [
       1916,
       64.2
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      [
       1917,
       63.5
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      [
       1918,
       58
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      [
       1919,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       1920,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1921,
       70.3
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      [
       1922,
       69.3
      ],
      [
       1923,
       65.7
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      [
       1924,
       60.8
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      [
       1925,
       71.9
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      [
       1926,
       66.8
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      [
       1927,
       69.4
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      [
       1928,
       61.4
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      [
       1929,
       65
      ],
      [
       1930,
       67.2
      ],
      [
       1931,
       70.7
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      [
       1932,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1933,
       71
      ],
      [
       1934,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1935,
       65
      ],
      [
       1936,
       69.5
      ],
      [
       1937,
       63.6
      ],
      [
       1938,
       67
      ],
      [
       1939,
       70.6
      ],
      [
       1940,
       63.8
      ],
      [
       1941,
       69.4
      ],
      [
       1942,
       64
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      [
       1943,
       61.9
      ],
      [
       1944,
       65.8
      ],
      [
       1945,
       67
      ],
      [
       1946,
       65.6
      ],
      [
       1947,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1948,
       67
      ],
      [
       1949,
       60
      ],
      [
       1950,
       63.8
      ],
      [
       1951,
       63
      ],
      [
       1952,
       64.8
      ],
      [
       1953,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1954,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       1955,
       67.8
      ],
      [
       1956,
       63.6
      ],
      [
       1957,
       64.3
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      [
       1958,
       65.1
      ],
      [
       1959,
       67.9
      ],
      [
       1960,
       69.3
      ],
      [
       1961,
       69.3
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      [
       1962,
       62.3
      ],
      [
       1963,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1964,
       65.5
      ],
      [
       1965,
       66.5
      ],
      [
       1966,
       63
      ],
      [
       1967,
       62.4
      ],
      [
       1968,
       65
      ],
      [
       1969,
       64.5
      ],
      [
       1970,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1971,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       1972,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       1973,
       68
      ],
      [
       1974,
       60.7
      ],
      [
       1975,
       61.1
      ],
      [
       1976,
       62.5
      ],
      [
       1977,
       67.6
      ],
      [
       1978,
       68.9
      ],
      [
       1979,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1980,
       67.1
      ],
      [
       1981,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1982,
       63.9
      ],
      [
       1983,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1984,
       63.6
      ],
      [
       1985,
       66
      ],
      [
       1986,
       68.4
      ],
      [
       1987,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       1988,
       65.5
      ],
      [
       1989,
       63.2
      ],
      [
       1990,
       66.3
      ],
      [
       1991,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1992,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1993,
       61.5
      ],
      [
       1994,
       64.3
      ],
      [
       1995,
       63.2
      ],
      [
       1996,
       63.9
      ],
      [
       1997,
       64.8
      ],
      [
       1998,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1999,
       65.6
      ],
      [
       2000,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       2001,
       63.6
      ],
      [
       2002,
       69.2
      ],
      [
       2003,
       63.4
      ],
      [
       2004,
       67.1
      ],
      [
       2005,
       69.2
      ],
      [
       2006,
       62.5
      ],
      [
       2007,
       69
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      [
       2008,
       67.6
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      [
       2009,
       65.5
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      [
       2010,
       67.2
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      [
       2011,
       63.6
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      [
       2012,
       64.2
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       2013,
       66.9
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       2014,
       64
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      [
       2015,
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      [
       2016,
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      [
       2017,
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      [
       2018,
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       2019,
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       2020,
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       2021,
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       2022,
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       2023,
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      [
       2024,
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       2025,
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  "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."
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