{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-mn",
  "name": "Minnesota",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/mn"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Minnesota county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Minnesota?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 62.1,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+3.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 58.6°F",
   "10th warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 87 counties: 78 much warmer, 9 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Pipestone County (+4.9°F); least: Lake County (+2.1°F)",
   "Precipitation 4.45 in, 143% of normal: wetter 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: 78 much warmer, 9 warmer; furthest above normal Pipestone County (+4.9°F), least Lake County (+2.1°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": 78,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 9,
   "step": "w2"
  },
  {
   "key": "near",
   "label": "Near normal",
   "count": 0,
   "step": "n"
  },
  {
   "key": "cooler",
   "label": "Cooler than normal",
   "count": 0,
   "step": "c2"
  },
  {
   "key": "much-cooler",
   "label": "Much cooler than normal",
   "count": 0,
   "step": "c4"
  }
 ],
 "places": [
  {
   "id": "us-county-27117",
   "name": "Pipestone County",
   "path": "us/mn/pipestone-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27033",
   "name": "Cottonwood County",
   "path": "us/mn/cottonwood-county",
   "value": 65.9,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27081",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/mn/lincoln-county",
   "value": 64.8,
   "normal": 60.3,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27101",
   "name": "Murray County",
   "path": "us/mn/murray-county",
   "value": 65.2,
   "normal": 60.7,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27121",
   "name": "Pope County",
   "path": "us/mn/pope-county",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 59.9,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27011",
   "name": "Big Stone County",
   "path": "us/mn/big-stone-county",
   "value": 65.3,
   "normal": 60.9,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27041",
   "name": "Douglas County",
   "path": "us/mn/douglas-county",
   "value": 63.5,
   "normal": 59.1,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27133",
   "name": "Rock County",
   "path": "us/mn/rock-county",
   "value": 66,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27149",
   "name": "Stevens County",
   "path": "us/mn/stevens-county",
   "value": 64.8,
   "normal": 60.4,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27153",
   "name": "Todd County",
   "path": "us/mn/todd-county",
   "value": 63.3,
   "normal": 58.9,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27165",
   "name": "Watonwan County",
   "path": "us/mn/watonwan-county",
   "value": 66.4,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27015",
   "name": "Brown County",
   "path": "us/mn/brown-county",
   "value": 66.2,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27051",
   "name": "Grant County",
   "path": "us/mn/grant-county",
   "value": 64.3,
   "normal": 60,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27069",
   "name": "Kittson County",
   "path": "us/mn/kittson-county",
   "value": 61.4,
   "normal": 57.1,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27111",
   "name": "Otter Tail County",
   "path": "us/mn/otter-tail-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 58.7,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27145",
   "name": "Stearns County",
   "path": "us/mn/stearns-county",
   "value": 64.2,
   "normal": 59.9,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27167",
   "name": "Wilkin County",
   "path": "us/mn/wilkin-county",
   "value": 64.5,
   "normal": 60.2,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27089",
   "name": "Marshall County",
   "path": "us/mn/marshall-county",
   "value": 61.5,
   "normal": 57.3,
   "anomaly": 4.2,
   "change": 4.2,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27099",
   "name": "Mower County",
   "path": "us/mn/mower-county",
   "value": 64.9,
   "normal": 60.7,
   "anomaly": 4.2,
   "change": 4.2,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27105",
   "name": "Nobles County",
   "path": "us/mn/nobles-county",
   "value": 65.3,
   "normal": 61.1,
   "anomaly": 4.2,
   "change": 4.2,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27113",
   "name": "Pennington County",
   "path": "us/mn/pennington-county",
   "value": 61.5,
   "normal": 57.3,
   "anomaly": 4.2,
   "change": 4.2,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27151",
   "name": "Swift County",
   "path": "us/mn/swift-county",
   "value": 65.1,
   "normal": 60.9,
   "anomaly": 4.2,
   "change": 4.2,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27155",
   "name": "Traverse County",
   "path": "us/mn/traverse-county",
   "value": 64.8,
   "normal": 60.6,
   "anomaly": 4.2,
   "change": 4.2,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27013",
   "name": "Blue Earth County",
   "path": "us/mn/blue-earth-county",
   "value": 66.1,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27047",
   "name": "Freeborn County",
   "path": "us/mn/freeborn-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27097",
   "name": "Morrison County",
   "path": "us/mn/morrison-county",
   "value": 63.3,
   "normal": 59.2,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27119",
   "name": "Polk County",
   "path": "us/mn/polk-county",
   "value": 62.2,
   "normal": 58.1,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27125",
   "name": "Red Lake County",
   "path": "us/mn/red-lake-county",
   "value": 61.8,
   "normal": 57.7,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27135",
   "name": "Roseau County",
   "path": "us/mn/roseau-county",
   "value": 60.3,
   "normal": 56.2,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27043",
   "name": "Faribault County",
   "path": "us/mn/faribault-county",
   "value": 66,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27063",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/mn/jackson-county",
   "value": 65.5,
   "normal": 61.5,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27159",
   "name": "Wadena County",
   "path": "us/mn/wadena-county",
   "value": 62.2,
   "normal": 58.2,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27161",
   "name": "Waseca County",
   "path": "us/mn/waseca-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27005",
   "name": "Becker County",
   "path": "us/mn/becker-county",
   "value": 61.5,
   "normal": 57.6,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27073",
   "name": "Lac qui Parle County",
   "path": "us/mn/lac-qui-parle-county",
   "value": 65.3,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27083",
   "name": "Lyon County",
   "path": "us/mn/lyon-county",
   "value": 65.5,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27091",
   "name": "Martin County",
   "path": "us/mn/martin-county",
   "value": 65.9,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27103",
   "name": "Nicollet County",
   "path": "us/mn/nicollet-county",
   "value": 65.9,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27147",
   "name": "Steele County",
   "path": "us/mn/steele-county",
   "value": 64.9,
   "normal": 61,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27037",
   "name": "Dakota County",
   "path": "us/mn/dakota-county",
   "value": 65.9,
   "normal": 62.1,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27067",
   "name": "Kandiyohi County",
   "path": "us/mn/kandiyohi-county",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 60.6,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27079",
   "name": "Le Sueur County",
   "path": "us/mn/le-sueur-county",
   "value": 65.6,
   "normal": 61.8,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27127",
   "name": "Redwood County",
   "path": "us/mn/redwood-county",
   "value": 65.7,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27009",
   "name": "Benton County",
   "path": "us/mn/benton-county",
   "value": 63.5,
   "normal": 59.8,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27023",
   "name": "Chippewa County",
   "path": "us/mn/chippewa-county",
   "value": 65.1,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27027",
   "name": "Clay County",
   "path": "us/mn/clay-county",
   "value": 63.2,
   "normal": 59.5,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27035",
   "name": "Crow Wing County",
   "path": "us/mn/crow-wing-county",
   "value": 62,
   "normal": 58.3,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27039",
   "name": "Dodge County",
   "path": "us/mn/dodge-county",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 60.7,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27045",
   "name": "Fillmore County",
   "path": "us/mn/fillmore-county",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 60.7,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27131",
   "name": "Rice County",
   "path": "us/mn/rice-county",
   "value": 65.1,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27173",
   "name": "Yellow Medicine County",
   "path": "us/mn/yellow-medicine-county",
   "value": 65.3,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27087",
   "name": "Mahnomen County",
   "path": "us/mn/mahnomen-county",
   "value": 61,
   "normal": 57.4,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27093",
   "name": "Meeker County",
   "path": "us/mn/meeker-county",
   "value": 64.2,
   "normal": 60.6,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27107",
   "name": "Norman County",
   "path": "us/mn/norman-county",
   "value": 62.5,
   "normal": 58.9,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27029",
   "name": "Clearwater County",
   "path": "us/mn/clearwater-county",
   "value": 60.2,
   "normal": 56.7,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27049",
   "name": "Goodhue County",
   "path": "us/mn/goodhue-county",
   "value": 64.9,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27077",
   "name": "Lake of the Woods County",
   "path": "us/mn/lake-of-the-woods-county",
   "value": 59.2,
   "normal": 55.7,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27139",
   "name": "Scott County",
   "path": "us/mn/scott-county",
   "value": 65.7,
   "normal": 62.2,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27141",
   "name": "Sherburne County",
   "path": "us/mn/sherburne-county",
   "value": 63.9,
   "normal": 60.4,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27171",
   "name": "Wright County",
   "path": "us/mn/wright-county",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 60.9,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27007",
   "name": "Beltrami County",
   "path": "us/mn/beltrami-county",
   "value": 59.6,
   "normal": 56.2,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27053",
   "name": "Hennepin County",
   "path": "us/mn/hennepin-county",
   "value": 65.2,
   "normal": 61.8,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27057",
   "name": "Hubbard County",
   "path": "us/mn/hubbard-county",
   "value": 60.6,
   "normal": 57.2,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27065",
   "name": "Kanabec County",
   "path": "us/mn/kanabec-county",
   "value": 62.4,
   "normal": 59,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27095",
   "name": "Mille Lacs County",
   "path": "us/mn/mille-lacs-county",
   "value": 62.6,
   "normal": 59.2,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27123",
   "name": "Ramsey County",
   "path": "us/mn/ramsey-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27129",
   "name": "Renville County",
   "path": "us/mn/renville-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27143",
   "name": "Sibley County",
   "path": "us/mn/sibley-county",
   "value": 65.3,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27019",
   "name": "Carver County",
   "path": "us/mn/carver-county",
   "value": 65.1,
   "normal": 61.8,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27085",
   "name": "McLeod County",
   "path": "us/mn/mcleod-county",
   "value": 64.6,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27169",
   "name": "Winona County",
   "path": "us/mn/winona-county",
   "value": 64.8,
   "normal": 61.5,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27021",
   "name": "Cass County",
   "path": "us/mn/cass-county",
   "value": 60.8,
   "normal": 57.6,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27109",
   "name": "Olmsted County",
   "path": "us/mn/olmsted-county",
   "value": 64,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27157",
   "name": "Wabasha County",
   "path": "us/mn/wabasha-county",
   "value": 64.6,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27163",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/mn/washington-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 61.8,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27055",
   "name": "Houston County",
   "path": "us/mn/houston-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 61.9,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27031",
   "name": "Cook County",
   "path": "us/mn/cook-county",
   "value": 56.3,
   "normal": 53.4,
   "anomaly": 2.9,
   "change": 2.9,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27003",
   "name": "Anoka County",
   "path": "us/mn/anoka-county",
   "value": 64.1,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27061",
   "name": "Itasca County",
   "path": "us/mn/itasca-county",
   "value": 58.9,
   "normal": 56.1,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27071",
   "name": "Koochiching County",
   "path": "us/mn/koochiching-county",
   "value": 58.2,
   "normal": 55.4,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27059",
   "name": "Isanti County",
   "path": "us/mn/isanti-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 60.3,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27001",
   "name": "Aitkin County",
   "path": "us/mn/aitkin-county",
   "value": 60,
   "normal": 57.4,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27115",
   "name": "Pine County",
   "path": "us/mn/pine-county",
   "value": 60.8,
   "normal": 58.2,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27137",
   "name": "St. Louis County",
   "path": "us/mn/st-louis-county",
   "value": 57.8,
   "normal": 55.4,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27017",
   "name": "Carlton County",
   "path": "us/mn/carlton-county",
   "value": 59,
   "normal": 56.7,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27025",
   "name": "Chisago County",
   "path": "us/mn/chisago-county",
   "value": 62.6,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-27075",
   "name": "Lake County",
   "path": "us/mn/lake-county",
   "value": 56.6,
   "normal": 54.5,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  }
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  {
   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, Minnesota statewide",
   "description": "September 2026 averaged 62.1°F, +3.5°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 10th 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.",
   "x": {
    "kind": "year"
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   "y": {
    "digits": 1,
    "unit": "°F"
   },
   "layers": [
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     "type": "dots",
     "name": "September average",
     "cls": "ctx",
     "points": [
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       1895,
       58.7
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      [
       1896,
       53
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      [
       1897,
       63
      ],
      [
       1898,
       58
      ],
      [
       1899,
       54.3
      ],
      [
       1900,
       56.7
      ],
      [
       1901,
       55
      ],
      [
       1902,
       53
      ],
      [
       1903,
       53.2
      ],
      [
       1904,
       54.6
      ],
      [
       1905,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       1906,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       1907,
       54.1
      ],
      [
       1908,
       62
      ],
      [
       1909,
       57
      ],
      [
       1910,
       56.6
      ],
      [
       1911,
       55.1
      ],
      [
       1912,
       55.4
      ],
      [
       1913,
       56.8
      ],
      [
       1914,
       58
      ],
      [
       1915,
       56.6
      ],
      [
       1916,
       54.8
      ],
      [
       1917,
       55.6
      ],
      [
       1918,
       50.7
      ],
      [
       1919,
       58.6
      ],
      [
       1920,
       60.5
      ],
      [
       1921,
       58.7
      ],
      [
       1922,
       60.4
      ],
      [
       1923,
       58.9
      ],
      [
       1924,
       53.5
      ],
      [
       1925,
       59.5
      ],
      [
       1926,
       53.1
      ],
      [
       1927,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       1928,
       53.6
      ],
      [
       1929,
       54.3
      ],
      [
       1930,
       56.8
      ],
      [
       1931,
       63
      ],
      [
       1932,
       56.1
      ],
      [
       1933,
       61.5
      ],
      [
       1934,
       53.4
      ],
      [
       1935,
       56.1
      ],
      [
       1936,
       60.2
      ],
      [
       1937,
       57.6
      ],
      [
       1938,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       1939,
       59.1
      ],
      [
       1940,
       60.8
      ],
      [
       1941,
       58.2
      ],
      [
       1942,
       53.3
      ],
      [
       1943,
       54
      ],
      [
       1944,
       56.9
      ],
      [
       1945,
       55
      ],
      [
       1946,
       55.7
      ],
      [
       1947,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       1948,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1949,
       54.4
      ],
      [
       1950,
       58
      ],
      [
       1951,
       53
      ],
      [
       1952,
       58.9
      ],
      [
       1953,
       56.9
      ],
      [
       1954,
       55.8
      ],
      [
       1955,
       57.2
      ],
      [
       1956,
       53.9
      ],
      [
       1957,
       54.8
      ],
      [
       1958,
       58
      ],
      [
       1959,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       1960,
       58.3
      ],
      [
       1961,
       56.2
      ],
      [
       1962,
       54.7
      ],
      [
       1963,
       59.6
      ],
      [
       1964,
       55.3
      ],
      [
       1965,
       49.1
      ],
      [
       1966,
       57
      ],
      [
       1967,
       57.8
      ],
      [
       1968,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       1969,
       58.1
      ],
      [
       1970,
       57.7
      ],
      [
       1971,
       58.1
      ],
      [
       1972,
       54.6
      ],
      [
       1973,
       55.9
      ],
      [
       1974,
       52.8
      ],
      [
       1975,
       53.9
      ],
      [
       1976,
       57.7
      ],
      [
       1977,
       56.8
      ],
      [
       1978,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       1979,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       1980,
       56.1
      ],
      [
       1981,
       56.3
      ],
      [
       1982,
       56.3
      ],
      [
       1983,
       58.1
      ],
      [
       1984,
       53.2
      ],
      [
       1985,
       54.8
      ],
      [
       1986,
       55.7
      ],
      [
       1987,
       58.5
      ],
      [
       1988,
       57.8
      ],
      [
       1989,
       57.1
      ],
      [
       1990,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1991,
       55.8
      ],
      [
       1992,
       55.6
      ],
      [
       1993,
       51.6
      ],
      [
       1994,
       59.9
      ],
      [
       1995,
       56
      ],
      [
       1996,
       57.6
      ],
      [
       1997,
       59.9
      ],
      [
       1998,
       62.4
      ],
      [
       1999,
       56.4
      ],
      [
       2000,
       56.6
      ],
      [
       2001,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       2002,
       60.5
      ],
      [
       2003,
       57.9
      ],
      [
       2004,
       62.1
      ],
      [
       2005,
       61.6
      ],
      [
       2006,
       56.3
      ],
      [
       2007,
       59.2
      ],
      [
       2008,
       58.7
      ],
      [
       2009,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       2010,
       55
      ],
      [
       2011,
       57.5
      ],
      [
       2012,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       2013,
       61.5
      ],
      [
       2014,
       58.5
      ],
      [
       2015,
       63.8
      ],
      [
       2016,
       60.7
      ],
      [
       2017,
       60.8
      ],
      [
       2018,
       59
      ],
      [
       2019,
       60.2
      ],
      [
       2020,
       56.5
      ],
      [
       2021,
       61.6
      ],
      [
       2022,
       60.3
      ],
      [
       2023,
       63.5
      ],
      [
       2024,
       65.2
      ],
      [
       2025,
       62.4
      ]
     ]
    },
    {
     "type": "rule",
     "name": "1991–2020 normal",
     "y": 58.6,
     "label": "normal 58.6°F"
    },
    {
     "type": "mark",
     "name": "September 2026",
     "series": "September average",
     "x": 2026,
     "y": 62.1,
     "label": "2026: 62.1°F"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "limits": [
  "A statewide average is not the average of its counties: NOAA computes it from its own grid, weighted by area.",
  "The most recent months are preliminary and NOAA revises them in the next release."
 ],
 "method": "Each month is ranked against the same month in every year on record (since 1895 for most places). The top tenth of the record is 'much warmer than normal', the top third 'warmer', the middle third 'near normal'. Counties are coloured by the same five words.",
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