{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-la",
  "name": "Louisiana",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/la"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Louisiana county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Louisiana?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 82.3,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+4.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 77.8°F",
   "1st warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 64 counties: 64 much warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Claiborne Parish (+7.2°F); least: St. Mary Parish (+2.3°F)",
   "Precipitation 2.02 in, 45% 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: 64 much warmer; furthest above normal Claiborne Parish (+7.2°F), least St. Mary Parish (+2.3°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": 64,
   "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-22027",
   "name": "Claiborne Parish",
   "path": "us/la/claiborne-parish",
   "value": 82.7,
   "normal": 75.5,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22119",
   "name": "Webster Parish",
   "path": "us/la/webster-parish",
   "value": 83.2,
   "normal": 76.2,
   "anomaly": 7,
   "change": 7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22013",
   "name": "Bienville Parish",
   "path": "us/la/bienville-parish",
   "value": 83.2,
   "normal": 76.3,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22015",
   "name": "Bossier Parish",
   "path": "us/la/bossier-parish",
   "value": 83.6,
   "normal": 76.7,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22017",
   "name": "Caddo Parish",
   "path": "us/la/caddo-parish",
   "value": 83.9,
   "normal": 77,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22061",
   "name": "Lincoln Parish",
   "path": "us/la/lincoln-parish",
   "value": 82.7,
   "normal": 75.9,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22111",
   "name": "Union Parish",
   "path": "us/la/union-parish",
   "value": 82.6,
   "normal": 75.9,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22031",
   "name": "De Soto Parish",
   "path": "us/la/de-soto-parish",
   "value": 83.5,
   "normal": 76.9,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22081",
   "name": "Red River Parish",
   "path": "us/la/red-river-parish",
   "value": 83.4,
   "normal": 76.9,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22049",
   "name": "Jackson Parish",
   "path": "us/la/jackson-parish",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 76.2,
   "anomaly": 6.2,
   "change": 6.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22067",
   "name": "Morehouse Parish",
   "path": "us/la/morehouse-parish",
   "value": 82.3,
   "normal": 76.2,
   "anomaly": 6.1,
   "change": 6.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22123",
   "name": "West Carroll Parish",
   "path": "us/la/west-carroll-parish",
   "value": 82.3,
   "normal": 76.4,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22085",
   "name": "Sabine Parish",
   "path": "us/la/sabine-parish",
   "value": 82.7,
   "normal": 76.9,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22035",
   "name": "East Carroll Parish",
   "path": "us/la/east-carroll-parish",
   "value": 82.3,
   "normal": 76.6,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22069",
   "name": "Natchitoches Parish",
   "path": "us/la/natchitoches-parish",
   "value": 82.8,
   "normal": 77.1,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22073",
   "name": "Ouachita Parish",
   "path": "us/la/ouachita-parish",
   "value": 82.1,
   "normal": 76.4,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22127",
   "name": "Winn Parish",
   "path": "us/la/winn-parish",
   "value": 82.3,
   "normal": 76.7,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22065",
   "name": "Madison Parish",
   "path": "us/la/madison-parish",
   "value": 82.2,
   "normal": 76.9,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22083",
   "name": "Richland Parish",
   "path": "us/la/richland-parish",
   "value": 82,
   "normal": 76.7,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22107",
   "name": "Tensas Parish",
   "path": "us/la/tensas-parish",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 77.1,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22115",
   "name": "Vernon Parish",
   "path": "us/la/vernon-parish",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 77.1,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22021",
   "name": "Caldwell Parish",
   "path": "us/la/caldwell-parish",
   "value": 81.9,
   "normal": 76.7,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22041",
   "name": "Franklin Parish",
   "path": "us/la/franklin-parish",
   "value": 82.1,
   "normal": 76.9,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22029",
   "name": "Concordia Parish",
   "path": "us/la/concordia-parish",
   "value": 82.3,
   "normal": 77.4,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22043",
   "name": "Grant Parish",
   "path": "us/la/grant-parish",
   "value": 82,
   "normal": 77.2,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22079",
   "name": "Rapides Parish",
   "path": "us/la/rapides-parish",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 77.6,
   "anomaly": 4.8,
   "change": 4.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22025",
   "name": "Catahoula Parish",
   "path": "us/la/catahoula-parish",
   "value": 81.9,
   "normal": 77.2,
   "anomaly": 4.7,
   "change": 4.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22003",
   "name": "Allen Parish",
   "path": "us/la/allen-parish",
   "value": 82.5,
   "normal": 77.9,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22059",
   "name": "LaSalle Parish",
   "path": "us/la/lasalle-parish",
   "value": 81.6,
   "normal": 77,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22011",
   "name": "Beauregard Parish",
   "path": "us/la/beauregard-parish",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 77.9,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22009",
   "name": "Avoyelles Parish",
   "path": "us/la/avoyelles-parish",
   "value": 82.2,
   "normal": 77.8,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22039",
   "name": "Evangeline Parish",
   "path": "us/la/evangeline-parish",
   "value": 82.3,
   "normal": 77.9,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22037",
   "name": "East Feliciana Parish",
   "path": "us/la/east-feliciana-parish",
   "value": 81.6,
   "normal": 77.3,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22125",
   "name": "West Feliciana Parish",
   "path": "us/la/west-feliciana-parish",
   "value": 81.9,
   "normal": 77.6,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22091",
   "name": "St. Helena Parish",
   "path": "us/la/st-helena-parish",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 77.3,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22019",
   "name": "Calcasieu Parish",
   "path": "us/la/calcasieu-parish",
   "value": 82.8,
   "normal": 78.8,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22053",
   "name": "Jefferson Davis Parish",
   "path": "us/la/jefferson-davis-parish",
   "value": 82.6,
   "normal": 78.6,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22023",
   "name": "Cameron Parish",
   "path": "us/la/cameron-parish",
   "value": 83.1,
   "normal": 79.2,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22117",
   "name": "Washington Parish",
   "path": "us/la/washington-parish",
   "value": 81.1,
   "normal": 77.3,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22077",
   "name": "Pointe Coupee Parish",
   "path": "us/la/pointe-coupee-parish",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 78.1,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22001",
   "name": "Acadia Parish",
   "path": "us/la/acadia-parish",
   "value": 82.1,
   "normal": 78.6,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22033",
   "name": "East Baton Rouge Parish",
   "path": "us/la/east-baton-rouge-parish",
   "value": 81.6,
   "normal": 78.1,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22097",
   "name": "St. Landry Parish",
   "path": "us/la/st-landry-parish",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 78.2,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22105",
   "name": "Tangipahoa Parish",
   "path": "us/la/tangipahoa-parish",
   "value": 81.3,
   "normal": 77.8,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22005",
   "name": "Ascension Parish",
   "path": "us/la/ascension-parish",
   "value": 82,
   "normal": 78.6,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22063",
   "name": "Livingston Parish",
   "path": "us/la/livingston-parish",
   "value": 81.6,
   "normal": 78.2,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22113",
   "name": "Vermilion Parish",
   "path": "us/la/vermilion-parish",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 79,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22007",
   "name": "Assumption Parish",
   "path": "us/la/assumption-parish",
   "value": 82.1,
   "normal": 79,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22093",
   "name": "St. James Parish",
   "path": "us/la/st-james-parish",
   "value": 82.1,
   "normal": 79,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22121",
   "name": "West Baton Rouge Parish",
   "path": "us/la/west-baton-rouge-parish",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 78.3,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22047",
   "name": "Iberville Parish",
   "path": "us/la/iberville-parish",
   "value": 81.5,
   "normal": 78.5,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-22103",
   "name": "St. Tammany Parish",
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   "value": 81.1,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-22055",
   "name": "Lafayette Parish",
   "path": "us/la/lafayette-parish",
   "value": 81.6,
   "normal": 78.7,
   "anomaly": 2.9,
   "change": 2.9,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22095",
   "name": "St. John the Baptist Parish",
   "path": "us/la/st-john-the-baptist-parish",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 79,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22057",
   "name": "Lafourche Parish",
   "path": "us/la/lafourche-parish",
   "value": 82.3,
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   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22087",
   "name": "St. Bernard Parish",
   "path": "us/la/st-bernard-parish",
   "value": 82.1,
   "normal": 79.5,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22099",
   "name": "St. Martin Parish",
   "path": "us/la/st-martin-parish",
   "value": 81.3,
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   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22109",
   "name": "Terrebonne Parish",
   "path": "us/la/terrebonne-parish",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 79.8,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22075",
   "name": "Plaquemines Parish",
   "path": "us/la/plaquemines-parish",
   "value": 82.6,
   "normal": 80.1,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22071",
   "name": "Orleans Parish",
   "path": "us/la/orleans-parish",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 79.3,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22089",
   "name": "St. Charles Parish",
   "path": "us/la/st-charles-parish",
   "value": 81.8,
   "normal": 79.4,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22045",
   "name": "Iberia Parish",
   "path": "us/la/iberia-parish",
   "value": 81.3,
   "normal": 79,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22051",
   "name": "Jefferson Parish",
   "path": "us/la/jefferson-parish",
   "value": 82,
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   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-22101",
   "name": "St. Mary Parish",
   "path": "us/la/st-mary-parish",
   "value": 81.6,
   "normal": 79.3,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 9,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  }
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   "id": "climate-state-history",
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       78.2
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       74.8
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       81.4
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       1901,
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       1904,
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       1905,
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       1906,
       79.6
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       1907,
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       1909,
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       1910,
       79.3
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      [
       1911,
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       1912,
       79.4
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      [
       1913,
       75
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      [
       1914,
       77
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      [
       1915,
       78.5
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      [
       1916,
       76
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      [
       1917,
       75
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      [
       1918,
       72.9
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      [
       1919,
       77.3
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      [
       1920,
       79.4
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      [
       1921,
       81.3
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      [
       1922,
       77.9
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      [
       1923,
       76.8
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      [
       1924,
       76.3
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      [
       1925,
       81.5
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      [
       1926,
       80.3
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      [
       1927,
       78.2
      ],
      [
       1928,
       75.1
      ],
      [
       1929,
       77
      ],
      [
       1930,
       77.4
      ],
      [
       1931,
       80
      ],
      [
       1932,
       77
      ],
      [
       1933,
       81.1
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      [
       1934,
       75.9
      ],
      [
       1935,
       76
      ],
      [
       1936,
       80.4
      ],
      [
       1937,
       76.6
      ],
      [
       1938,
       76.6
      ],
      [
       1939,
       79.6
      ],
      [
       1940,
       74.5
      ],
      [
       1941,
       79
      ],
      [
       1942,
       74.7
      ],
      [
       1943,
       74.7
      ],
      [
       1944,
       77.9
      ],
      [
       1945,
       78.6
      ],
      [
       1946,
       76.3
      ],
      [
       1947,
       78.8
      ],
      [
       1948,
       75.1
      ],
      [
       1949,
       76.2
      ],
      [
       1950,
       76.1
      ],
      [
       1951,
       77.6
      ],
      [
       1952,
       75.6
      ],
      [
       1953,
       77
      ],
      [
       1954,
       79
      ],
      [
       1955,
       79
      ],
      [
       1956,
       76
      ],
      [
       1957,
       74.8
      ],
      [
       1958,
       78.1
      ],
      [
       1959,
       77.7
      ],
      [
       1960,
       77.1
      ],
      [
       1961,
       76.4
      ],
      [
       1962,
       78
      ],
      [
       1963,
       77.1
      ],
      [
       1964,
       77
      ],
      [
       1965,
       77.6
      ],
      [
       1966,
       75.9
      ],
      [
       1967,
       73.2
      ],
      [
       1968,
       74
      ],
      [
       1969,
       76
      ],
      [
       1970,
       79
      ],
      [
       1971,
       77.2
      ],
      [
       1972,
       80.2
      ],
      [
       1973,
       77.7
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      [
       1974,
       73.4
      ],
      [
       1975,
       73.4
      ],
      [
       1976,
       75.5
      ],
      [
       1977,
       79.3
      ],
      [
       1978,
       78.1
      ],
      [
       1979,
       75
      ],
      [
       1980,
       81.3
      ],
      [
       1981,
       75.2
      ],
      [
       1982,
       75.3
      ],
      [
       1983,
       75
      ],
      [
       1984,
       75.1
      ],
      [
       1985,
       76.3
      ],
      [
       1986,
       79.9
      ],
      [
       1987,
       76.1
      ],
      [
       1988,
       77.4
      ],
      [
       1989,
       75
      ],
      [
       1990,
       78.7
      ],
      [
       1991,
       75.8
      ],
      [
       1992,
       76.4
      ],
      [
       1993,
       77.9
      ],
      [
       1994,
       75.4
      ],
      [
       1995,
       77.3
      ],
      [
       1996,
       75.7
      ],
      [
       1997,
       78.3
      ],
      [
       1998,
       80.6
      ],
      [
       1999,
       75.8
      ],
      [
       2000,
       77.7
      ],
      [
       2001,
       75.4
      ],
      [
       2002,
       78.6
      ],
      [
       2003,
       76
      ],
      [
       2004,
       77.8
      ],
      [
       2005,
       81.3
      ],
      [
       2006,
       75.9
      ],
      [
       2007,
       78.6
      ],
      [
       2008,
       75.4
      ],
      [
       2009,
       77.4
      ],
      [
       2010,
       79.8
      ],
      [
       2011,
       76
      ],
      [
       2012,
       77.4
      ],
      [
       2013,
       79.9
      ],
      [
       2014,
       78.1
      ],
      [
       2015,
       78.5
      ],
      [
       2016,
       80.2
      ],
      [
       2017,
       77
      ],
      [
       2018,
       80.2
      ],
      [
       2019,
       82.2
      ],
      [
       2020,
       77.6
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      [
       2021,
       76.9
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       2022,
       77.3
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       2023,
       80.7
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      [
       2024,
       78
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       2025,
       78.9
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