{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-ky",
  "name": "Kentucky",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/ky"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Kentucky county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Kentucky?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 75.3,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+6.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 68.8°F",
   "2nd warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 120 counties: 120 much warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Christian County (+8.9°F); least: Knott County (+4.5°F)",
   "Precipitation 1.92 in, 53% 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: 120 much warmer; furthest above normal Christian County (+8.9°F), least Knott County (+4.5°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": 120,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 0,
   "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-21047",
   "name": "Christian County",
   "path": "us/ky/christian-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 70.5,
   "anomaly": 8.9,
   "change": 8.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21221",
   "name": "Trigg County",
   "path": "us/ky/trigg-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 8.5,
   "change": 8.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21033",
   "name": "Caldwell County",
   "path": "us/ky/caldwell-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 70.5,
   "anomaly": 8.3,
   "change": 8.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21219",
   "name": "Todd County",
   "path": "us/ky/todd-county",
   "value": 78.5,
   "normal": 70.2,
   "anomaly": 8.3,
   "change": 8.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21075",
   "name": "Fulton County",
   "path": "us/ky/fulton-county",
   "value": 79.1,
   "normal": 71,
   "anomaly": 8.1,
   "change": 8.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21105",
   "name": "Hickman County",
   "path": "us/ky/hickman-county",
   "value": 78.9,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 8.1,
   "change": 8.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21039",
   "name": "Carlisle County",
   "path": "us/ky/carlisle-county",
   "value": 78.7,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 8,
   "change": 8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21143",
   "name": "Lyon County",
   "path": "us/ky/lyon-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 8,
   "change": 8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21007",
   "name": "Ballard County",
   "path": "us/ky/ballard-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 7.9,
   "change": 7.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21083",
   "name": "Graves County",
   "path": "us/ky/graves-county",
   "value": 78.7,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 7.9,
   "change": 7.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21035",
   "name": "Calloway County",
   "path": "us/ky/calloway-county",
   "value": 78.7,
   "normal": 70.9,
   "anomaly": 7.8,
   "change": 7.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21107",
   "name": "Hopkins County",
   "path": "us/ky/hopkins-county",
   "value": 78.4,
   "normal": 70.6,
   "anomaly": 7.8,
   "change": 7.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21055",
   "name": "Crittenden County",
   "path": "us/ky/crittenden-county",
   "value": 78.1,
   "normal": 70.4,
   "anomaly": 7.7,
   "change": 7.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21157",
   "name": "Marshall County",
   "path": "us/ky/marshall-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 71.1,
   "anomaly": 7.7,
   "change": 7.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21145",
   "name": "McCracken County",
   "path": "us/ky/mccracken-county",
   "value": 78.5,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 7.7,
   "change": 7.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21139",
   "name": "Livingston County",
   "path": "us/ky/livingston-county",
   "value": 78.3,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21141",
   "name": "Logan County",
   "path": "us/ky/logan-county",
   "value": 77.7,
   "normal": 70.2,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21225",
   "name": "Union County",
   "path": "us/ky/union-county",
   "value": 77.8,
   "normal": 70.3,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21177",
   "name": "Muhlenberg County",
   "path": "us/ky/muhlenberg-county",
   "value": 77.6,
   "normal": 70.3,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21213",
   "name": "Simpson County",
   "path": "us/ky/simpson-county",
   "value": 77.4,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21003",
   "name": "Allen County",
   "path": "us/ky/allen-county",
   "value": 77.3,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21077",
   "name": "Gallatin County",
   "path": "us/ky/gallatin-county",
   "value": 75.6,
   "normal": 68.4,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21233",
   "name": "Webster County",
   "path": "us/ky/webster-county",
   "value": 77.7,
   "normal": 70.5,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21041",
   "name": "Carroll County",
   "path": "us/ky/carroll-county",
   "value": 75.6,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21009",
   "name": "Barren County",
   "path": "us/ky/barren-county",
   "value": 76.8,
   "normal": 69.8,
   "anomaly": 7,
   "change": 7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21227",
   "name": "Warren County",
   "path": "us/ky/warren-county",
   "value": 77.4,
   "normal": 70.4,
   "anomaly": 7,
   "change": 7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21093",
   "name": "Hardin County",
   "path": "us/ky/hardin-county",
   "value": 75.6,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21101",
   "name": "Henderson County",
   "path": "us/ky/henderson-county",
   "value": 77.1,
   "normal": 70.2,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21123",
   "name": "Larue County",
   "path": "us/ky/larue-county",
   "value": 75.6,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21029",
   "name": "Bullitt County",
   "path": "us/ky/bullitt-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-21031",
   "name": "Butler County",
   "path": "us/ky/butler-county",
   "value": 76.9,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21087",
   "name": "Green County",
   "path": "us/ky/green-county",
   "value": 75.9,
   "normal": 69.1,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21099",
   "name": "Hart County",
   "path": "us/ky/hart-county",
   "value": 76.1,
   "normal": 69.3,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21155",
   "name": "Marion County",
   "path": "us/ky/marion-county",
   "value": 75.3,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21169",
   "name": "Metcalfe County",
   "path": "us/ky/metcalfe-county",
   "value": 75.8,
   "normal": 69,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21171",
   "name": "Monroe County",
   "path": "us/ky/monroe-county",
   "value": 76.3,
   "normal": 69.5,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21179",
   "name": "Nelson County",
   "path": "us/ky/nelson-county",
   "value": 75.7,
   "normal": 68.9,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21207",
   "name": "Russell County",
   "path": "us/ky/russell-county",
   "value": 75.3,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21217",
   "name": "Taylor County",
   "path": "us/ky/taylor-county",
   "value": 75.3,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21001",
   "name": "Adair County",
   "path": "us/ky/adair-county",
   "value": 75.4,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21045",
   "name": "Casey County",
   "path": "us/ky/casey-county",
   "value": 74.6,
   "normal": 67.9,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21057",
   "name": "Cumberland County",
   "path": "us/ky/cumberland-county",
   "value": 76.2,
   "normal": 69.5,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21147",
   "name": "McCreary County",
   "path": "us/ky/mccreary-county",
   "value": 74.5,
   "normal": 67.8,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21163",
   "name": "Meade County",
   "path": "us/ky/meade-county",
   "value": 75.3,
   "normal": 68.6,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21187",
   "name": "Owen County",
   "path": "us/ky/owen-county",
   "value": 75,
   "normal": 68.3,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21199",
   "name": "Pulaski County",
   "path": "us/ky/pulaski-county",
   "value": 74.8,
   "normal": 68.1,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21229",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/ky/washington-county",
   "value": 75.1,
   "normal": 68.4,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21231",
   "name": "Wayne County",
   "path": "us/ky/wayne-county",
   "value": 75,
   "normal": 68.3,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21053",
   "name": "Clinton County",
   "path": "us/ky/clinton-county",
   "value": 75.4,
   "normal": 68.8,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21061",
   "name": "Edmonson County",
   "path": "us/ky/edmonson-county",
   "value": 76.5,
   "normal": 69.9,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21103",
   "name": "Henry County",
   "path": "us/ky/henry-county",
   "value": 74.8,
   "normal": 68.2,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21137",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/ky/lincoln-county",
   "value": 74.4,
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   "id": "us-county-21223",
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   "id": "us-county-21235",
   "name": "Whitley County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21021",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21125",
   "name": "Laurel County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21215",
   "name": "Spencer County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21073",
   "name": "Franklin County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21081",
   "name": "Grant County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21085",
   "name": "Grayson County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21167",
   "name": "Mercer County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21203",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21005",
   "name": "Anderson County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21015",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21051",
   "name": "Clay County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21079",
   "name": "Garrard County",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21111",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21211",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21013",
   "name": "Bell County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21027",
   "name": "Breckinridge County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21109",
   "name": "Jackson County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21121",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21149",
   "name": "McLean County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21185",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21209",
   "name": "Scott County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21239",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21095",
   "name": "Harlan County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21097",
   "name": "Harrison County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21113",
   "name": "Jessamine County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21117",
   "name": "Kenton County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21131",
   "name": "Leslie County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21151",
   "name": "Madison County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21189",
   "name": "Owsley County",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21067",
   "name": "Fayette County",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21183",
   "name": "Ohio County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21191",
   "name": "Pendleton County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21059",
   "name": "Daviess County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21037",
   "name": "Campbell County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21065",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21017",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21023",
   "name": "Bracken County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21127",
   "name": "Lawrence County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21129",
   "name": "Lee County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21159",
   "name": "Martin County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21201",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21019",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21049",
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   "id": "us-county-21091",
   "name": "Hancock County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21181",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21193",
   "name": "Perry County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
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   "id": "us-county-21115",
   "name": "Johnson County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21173",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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   "id": "us-county-21197",
   "name": "Powell County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
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   "id": "us-county-21025",
   "name": "Breathitt County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21043",
   "name": "Carter County",
   "path": "us/ky/carter-county",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21063",
   "name": "Elliott County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21069",
   "name": "Fleming County",
   "path": "us/ky/fleming-county",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21161",
   "name": "Mason County",
   "path": "us/ky/mason-county",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-21011",
   "name": "Bath County",
   "path": "us/ky/bath-county",
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   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
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   "id": "us-county-21089",
   "name": "Greenup County",
   "path": "us/ky/greenup-county",
   "value": 72.6,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21153",
   "name": "Magoffin County",
   "path": "us/ky/magoffin-county",
   "value": 73,
   "normal": 68,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21165",
   "name": "Menifee County",
   "path": "us/ky/menifee-county",
   "value": 72.9,
   "normal": 67.9,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21175",
   "name": "Morgan County",
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   "value": 73,
   "normal": 68,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21205",
   "name": "Rowan County",
   "path": "us/ky/rowan-county",
   "value": 72.6,
   "normal": 67.6,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21237",
   "name": "Wolfe County",
   "path": "us/ky/wolfe-county",
   "value": 73.2,
   "normal": 68.2,
   "anomaly": 5,
   "change": 5,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21135",
   "name": "Lewis County",
   "path": "us/ky/lewis-county",
   "value": 72.3,
   "normal": 67.4,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21071",
   "name": "Floyd County",
   "path": "us/ky/floyd-county",
   "value": 73.3,
   "normal": 68.5,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21195",
   "name": "Pike County",
   "path": "us/ky/pike-county",
   "value": 73,
   "normal": 68.3,
   "anomaly": 4.7,
   "change": 4.7,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21133",
   "name": "Letcher County",
   "path": "us/ky/letcher-county",
   "value": 71.4,
   "normal": 66.8,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-21119",
   "name": "Knott County",
   "path": "us/ky/knott-county",
   "value": 72.2,
   "normal": 67.7,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  }
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   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, Kentucky statewide",
   "description": "September 2026 averaged 75.3°F, +6.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 2nd 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.",
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       70.7
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      [
       1898,
       72
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      [
       1899,
       67.6
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      [
       1900,
       73.5
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      [
       1901,
       67.3
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      [
       1902,
       66.5
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      [
       1903,
       68.3
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      [
       1904,
       70.1
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      [
       1905,
       69.4
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      [
       1906,
       72.5
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      [
       1907,
       68.5
      ],
      [
       1908,
       70.6
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      [
       1909,
       67.1
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      [
       1910,
       70.8
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      [
       1911,
       73.6
      ],
      [
       1912,
       70.6
      ],
      [
       1913,
       68.8
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      [
       1914,
       67
      ],
      [
       1915,
       70.3
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      [
       1916,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1917,
       66.7
      ],
      [
       1918,
       62
      ],
      [
       1919,
       70
      ],
      [
       1920,
       69.8
      ],
      [
       1921,
       74.1
      ],
      [
       1922,
       71.4
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      [
       1923,
       68.8
      ],
      [
       1924,
       64.2
      ],
      [
       1925,
       76
      ],
      [
       1926,
       72.3
      ],
      [
       1927,
       71
      ],
      [
       1928,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1929,
       68.5
      ],
      [
       1930,
       71.6
      ],
      [
       1931,
       74
      ],
      [
       1932,
       68.9
      ],
      [
       1933,
       73.7
      ],
      [
       1934,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       1935,
       67.8
      ],
      [
       1936,
       73.2
      ],
      [
       1937,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       1938,
       69.3
      ],
      [
       1939,
       73.8
      ],
      [
       1940,
       66.1
      ],
      [
       1941,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1942,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1943,
       65.8
      ],
      [
       1944,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       1945,
       71.8
      ],
      [
       1946,
       67.9
      ],
      [
       1947,
       69.5
      ],
      [
       1948,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       1949,
       63.8
      ],
      [
       1950,
       66
      ],
      [
       1951,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1952,
       67.1
      ],
      [
       1953,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       1954,
       72
      ],
      [
       1955,
       71.7
      ],
      [
       1956,
       65.9
      ],
      [
       1957,
       69
      ],
      [
       1958,
       67.8
      ],
      [
       1959,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1960,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1961,
       70.6
      ],
      [
       1962,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       1963,
       66.4
      ],
      [
       1964,
       67.7
      ],
      [
       1965,
       69.4
      ],
      [
       1966,
       65.5
      ],
      [
       1967,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1968,
       67
      ],
      [
       1969,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       1970,
       72.6
      ],
      [
       1971,
       70.5
      ],
      [
       1972,
       70.7
      ],
      [
       1973,
       71.2
      ],
      [
       1974,
       63.3
      ],
      [
       1975,
       64.2
      ],
      [
       1976,
       64.6
      ],
      [
       1977,
       70.5
      ],
      [
       1978,
       71.1
      ],
      [
       1979,
       66.7
      ],
      [
       1980,
       71.1
      ],
      [
       1981,
       65.6
      ],
      [
       1982,
       65.7
      ],
      [
       1983,
       69
      ],
      [
       1984,
       66
      ],
      [
       1985,
       67.3
      ],
      [
       1986,
       70.8
      ],
      [
       1987,
       68.5
      ],
      [
       1988,
       67.7
      ],
      [
       1989,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       1990,
       69
      ],
      [
       1991,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       1992,
       67
      ],
      [
       1993,
       66.5
      ],
      [
       1994,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1995,
       66.5
      ],
      [
       1996,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1997,
       67.2
      ],
      [
       1998,
       73
      ],
      [
       1999,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       2000,
       67.2
      ],
      [
       2001,
       66.3
      ],
      [
       2002,
       71.7
      ],
      [
       2003,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       2004,
       68.7
      ],
      [
       2005,
       71.5
      ],
      [
       2006,
       64.8
      ],
      [
       2007,
       71.9
      ],
      [
       2008,
       71
      ],
      [
       2009,
       69
      ],
      [
       2010,
       70
      ],
      [
       2011,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       2012,
       67.3
      ],
      [
       2013,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       2014,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       2015,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       2016,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       2017,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       2018,
       73.1
      ],
      [
       2019,
       74.8
      ],
      [
       2020,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       2021,
       68.9
      ],
      [
       2022,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       2023,
       69.6
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      [
       2024,
       70.8
      ],
      [
       2025,
       70.2
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     "type": "mark",
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     "y": 75.3,
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