{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-ms",
  "name": "Mississippi",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/ms"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Mississippi county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Mississippi?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 81.1,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+5.6°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 75.5°F",
   "3rd warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 82 counties: 82 much warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Tunica County (+8.0°F); least: Hancock County (+3.1°F)",
   "Precipitation 1.50 in, 39% of normal: much 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: 82 much warmer; furthest above normal Tunica County (+8.0°F), least Hancock County (+3.1°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": 82,
   "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-28143",
   "name": "Tunica County",
   "path": "us/ms/tunica-county",
   "value": 82.7,
   "normal": 74.7,
   "anomaly": 8,
   "change": 8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28033",
   "name": "DeSoto County",
   "path": "us/ms/desoto-county",
   "value": 81.9,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 7.7,
   "change": 7.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28071",
   "name": "Lafayette County",
   "path": "us/ms/lafayette-county",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 73.7,
   "anomaly": 7.7,
   "change": 7.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28027",
   "name": "Coahoma County",
   "path": "us/ms/coahoma-county",
   "value": 82.6,
   "normal": 75,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28107",
   "name": "Panola County",
   "path": "us/ms/panola-county",
   "value": 82,
   "normal": 74.4,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28093",
   "name": "Marshall County",
   "path": "us/ms/marshall-county",
   "value": 80.8,
   "normal": 73.3,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28119",
   "name": "Quitman County",
   "path": "us/ms/quitman-county",
   "value": 82.5,
   "normal": 75,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28137",
   "name": "Tate County",
   "path": "us/ms/tate-county",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28161",
   "name": "Yalobusha County",
   "path": "us/ms/yalobusha-county",
   "value": 81.8,
   "normal": 74.3,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28015",
   "name": "Carroll County",
   "path": "us/ms/carroll-county",
   "value": 82.5,
   "normal": 75.1,
   "anomaly": 7.4,
   "change": 7.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28043",
   "name": "Grenada County",
   "path": "us/ms/grenada-county",
   "value": 82.2,
   "normal": 74.8,
   "anomaly": 7.4,
   "change": 7.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28097",
   "name": "Montgomery County",
   "path": "us/ms/montgomery-county",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 74.4,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28135",
   "name": "Tallahatchie County",
   "path": "us/ms/tallahatchie-county",
   "value": 82.5,
   "normal": 75.2,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28013",
   "name": "Calhoun County",
   "path": "us/ms/calhoun-county",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28009",
   "name": "Benton County",
   "path": "us/ms/benton-county",
   "value": 79.8,
   "normal": 72.7,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28083",
   "name": "Leflore County",
   "path": "us/ms/leflore-county",
   "value": 83.1,
   "normal": 76,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28115",
   "name": "Pontotoc County",
   "path": "us/ms/pontotoc-county",
   "value": 80.8,
   "normal": 73.7,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28145",
   "name": "Union County",
   "path": "us/ms/union-county",
   "value": 80.4,
   "normal": 73.3,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28051",
   "name": "Holmes County",
   "path": "us/ms/holmes-county",
   "value": 82.7,
   "normal": 75.8,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28133",
   "name": "Sunflower County",
   "path": "us/ms/sunflower-county",
   "value": 82.8,
   "normal": 75.9,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28139",
   "name": "Tippah County",
   "path": "us/ms/tippah-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 72.5,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28011",
   "name": "Bolivar County",
   "path": "us/ms/bolivar-county",
   "value": 82.2,
   "normal": 75.4,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28053",
   "name": "Humphreys County",
   "path": "us/ms/humphreys-county",
   "value": 83.3,
   "normal": 76.5,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28007",
   "name": "Attala County",
   "path": "us/ms/attala-county",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 74.7,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28155",
   "name": "Webster County",
   "path": "us/ms/webster-county",
   "value": 80.9,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 6.7,
   "change": 6.7,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28151",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/ms/washington-county",
   "value": 82.8,
   "normal": 76.2,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28003",
   "name": "Alcorn County",
   "path": "us/ms/alcorn-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 72.4,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28019",
   "name": "Choctaw County",
   "path": "us/ms/choctaw-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28017",
   "name": "Chickasaw County",
   "path": "us/ms/chickasaw-county",
   "value": 80.6,
   "normal": 74.3,
   "anomaly": 6.3,
   "change": 6.3,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28117",
   "name": "Prentiss County",
   "path": "us/ms/prentiss-county",
   "value": 79,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 6.1,
   "change": 6.1,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28125",
   "name": "Sharkey County",
   "path": "us/ms/sharkey-county",
   "value": 82.7,
   "normal": 76.6,
   "anomaly": 6.1,
   "change": 6.1,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28163",
   "name": "Yazoo County",
   "path": "us/ms/yazoo-county",
   "value": 82.5,
   "normal": 76.4,
   "anomaly": 6.1,
   "change": 6.1,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28081",
   "name": "Lee County",
   "path": "us/ms/lee-county",
   "value": 80,
   "normal": 74,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28141",
   "name": "Tishomingo County",
   "path": "us/ms/tishomingo-county",
   "value": 78.4,
   "normal": 72.4,
   "anomaly": 6,
   "change": 6,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28079",
   "name": "Leake County",
   "path": "us/ms/leake-county",
   "value": 80.7,
   "normal": 74.8,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28089",
   "name": "Madison County",
   "path": "us/ms/madison-county",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 75.8,
   "anomaly": 5.9,
   "change": 5.9,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28025",
   "name": "Clay County",
   "path": "us/ms/clay-county",
   "value": 80.7,
   "normal": 74.9,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28055",
   "name": "Issaquena County",
   "path": "us/ms/issaquena-county",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 76.6,
   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28095",
   "name": "Monroe County",
   "path": "us/ms/monroe-county",
   "value": 80.3,
   "normal": 74.6,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28099",
   "name": "Neshoba County",
   "path": "us/ms/neshoba-county",
   "value": 80.1,
   "normal": 74.4,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28159",
   "name": "Winston County",
   "path": "us/ms/winston-county",
   "value": 80.1,
   "normal": 74.4,
   "anomaly": 5.7,
   "change": 5.7,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28001",
   "name": "Adams County",
   "path": "us/ms/adams-county",
   "value": 82.6,
   "normal": 77,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28063",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/ms/jefferson-county",
   "value": 82.2,
   "normal": 76.6,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28087",
   "name": "Lowndes County",
   "path": "us/ms/lowndes-county",
   "value": 80.8,
   "normal": 75.2,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28105",
   "name": "Oktibbeha County",
   "path": "us/ms/oktibbeha-county",
   "value": 80.5,
   "normal": 74.9,
   "anomaly": 5.6,
   "change": 5.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28057",
   "name": "Itawamba County",
   "path": "us/ms/itawamba-county",
   "value": 79.2,
   "normal": 73.7,
   "anomaly": 5.5,
   "change": 5.5,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28021",
   "name": "Claiborne County",
   "path": "us/ms/claiborne-county",
   "value": 82.1,
   "normal": 76.7,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28149",
   "name": "Warren County",
   "path": "us/ms/warren-county",
   "value": 82.2,
   "normal": 76.8,
   "anomaly": 5.4,
   "change": 5.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28037",
   "name": "Franklin County",
   "path": "us/ms/franklin-county",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 76.4,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28049",
   "name": "Hinds County",
   "path": "us/ms/hinds-county",
   "value": 81.7,
   "normal": 76.4,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28101",
   "name": "Newton County",
   "path": "us/ms/newton-county",
   "value": 80.2,
   "normal": 74.9,
   "anomaly": 5.3,
   "change": 5.3,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28121",
   "name": "Rankin County",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-28123",
   "name": "Scott County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-28029",
   "name": "Copiah County",
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   "value": 81.4,
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   "change": 5.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28069",
   "name": "Kemper County",
   "path": "us/ms/kemper-county",
   "value": 80.3,
   "normal": 75.1,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28075",
   "name": "Lauderdale County",
   "path": "us/ms/lauderdale-county",
   "value": 80.5,
   "normal": 75.3,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28103",
   "name": "Noxubee County",
   "path": "us/ms/noxubee-county",
   "value": 80.5,
   "normal": 75.3,
   "anomaly": 5.2,
   "change": 5.2,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28157",
   "name": "Wilkinson County",
   "path": "us/ms/wilkinson-county",
   "value": 82.1,
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   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28085",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/ms/lincoln-county",
   "value": 81,
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   "change": 4.9,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28127",
   "name": "Simpson County",
   "path": "us/ms/simpson-county",
   "value": 80.7,
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   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28005",
   "name": "Amite County",
   "path": "us/ms/amite-county",
   "value": 81.4,
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   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28077",
   "name": "Lawrence County",
   "path": "us/ms/lawrence-county",
   "value": 81.1,
   "normal": 76.5,
   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28129",
   "name": "Smith County",
   "path": "us/ms/smith-county",
   "value": 80.2,
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   "anomaly": 4.6,
   "change": 4.6,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28023",
   "name": "Clarke County",
   "path": "us/ms/clarke-county",
   "value": 80.2,
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   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28061",
   "name": "Jasper County",
   "path": "us/ms/jasper-county",
   "value": 79.9,
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   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-28065",
   "name": "Jefferson Davis County",
   "path": "us/ms/jefferson-davis-county",
   "value": 80.6,
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   "change": 4.4,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-28113",
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   "change": 4.3,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28147",
   "name": "Walthall County",
   "path": "us/ms/walthall-county",
   "value": 81,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-28031",
   "name": "Covington County",
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   "value": 80.4,
   "normal": 76.2,
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   "change": 4.2,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28091",
   "name": "Marion County",
   "path": "us/ms/marion-county",
   "value": 81.1,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-28073",
   "name": "Lamar County",
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   "value": 80.6,
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   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 4,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28067",
   "name": "Jones County",
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   "value": 80.2,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28035",
   "name": "Forrest County",
   "path": "us/ms/forrest-county",
   "value": 80.5,
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   "change": 3.8,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28153",
   "name": "Wayne County",
   "path": "us/ms/wayne-county",
   "value": 79.8,
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   "change": 3.8,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-28111",
   "name": "Perry County",
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   "value": 80.4,
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   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28131",
   "name": "Stone County",
   "path": "us/ms/stone-county",
   "value": 80.5,
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   "change": 3.7,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28041",
   "name": "Greene County",
   "path": "us/ms/greene-county",
   "value": 80.2,
   "normal": 76.6,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 6,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28109",
   "name": "Pearl River County",
   "path": "us/ms/pearl-river-county",
   "value": 80.7,
   "normal": 77.1,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28047",
   "name": "Harrison County",
   "path": "us/ms/harrison-county",
   "value": 81,
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   "change": 3.5,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28039",
   "name": "George County",
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   "value": 80.4,
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   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28059",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/ms/jackson-county",
   "value": 81,
   "normal": 77.7,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-28045",
   "name": "Hancock County",
   "path": "us/ms/hancock-county",
   "value": 80.9,
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   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
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       1920,
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       1927,
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       1928,
       72.5
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      [
       1929,
       74.8
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       1930,
       76.1
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      [
       1931,
       78.7
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      [
       1932,
       74.1
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      [
       1933,
       79.8
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      [
       1934,
       74.2
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      [
       1935,
       74.6
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      [
       1936,
       79.2
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      [
       1937,
       73.7
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      [
       1938,
       75.2
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      [
       1939,
       78.2
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      [
       1940,
       72.4
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      [
       1941,
       77.4
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      [
       1942,
       72.7
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      [
       1943,
       72.2
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      [
       1944,
       75.7
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      [
       1945,
       77
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      [
       1946,
       73.5
      ],
      [
       1947,
       76.6
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      [
       1948,
       72.5
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      [
       1949,
       73.3
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      [
       1950,
       72.9
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      [
       1951,
       76.1
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      [
       1952,
       73.1
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      [
       1953,
       74.7
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      [
       1954,
       78.1
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      [
       1955,
       77.4
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      [
       1956,
       73.3
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      [
       1957,
       73.1
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      [
       1958,
       75.9
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      [
       1959,
       75.4
      ],
      [
       1960,
       75.2
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      [
       1961,
       74.6
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      [
       1962,
       75.6
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      [
       1963,
       74
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      [
       1964,
       75
      ],
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       1965,
       75.4
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       1966,
       73.3
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      [
       1967,
       69.8
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       1968,
       71.5
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      [
       1969,
       73
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      [
       1970,
       77.9
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      [
       1971,
       75.7
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      [
       1972,
       78.5
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      [
       1973,
       76.3
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      [
       1974,
       70.4
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      [
       1975,
       70.8
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      [
       1976,
       73
      ],
      [
       1977,
       77.1
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      [
       1978,
       76.8
      ],
      [
       1979,
       72.8
      ],
      [
       1980,
       79
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      [
       1981,
       72
      ],
      [
       1982,
       72.6
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      [
       1983,
       72.9
      ],
      [
       1984,
       72.9
      ],
      [
       1985,
       73.5
      ],
      [
       1986,
       77.6
      ],
      [
       1987,
       74.1
      ],
      [
       1988,
       75.5
      ],
      [
       1989,
       72.7
      ],
      [
       1990,
       77
      ],
      [
       1991,
       74.4
      ],
      [
       1992,
       73.6
      ],
      [
       1993,
       74.3
      ],
      [
       1994,
       72.8
      ],
      [
       1995,
       74
      ],
      [
       1996,
       72.9
      ],
      [
       1997,
       75.6
      ],
      [
       1998,
       78.8
      ],
      [
       1999,
       73.7
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      [
       2000,
       75.4
      ],
      [
       2001,
       73
      ],
      [
       2002,
       77.6
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      [
       2003,
       73.4
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      [
       2004,
       74.7
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      [
       2005,
       77.9
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      [
       2006,
       73
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      [
       2007,
       76.7
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      [
       2008,
       74.1
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      [
       2009,
       75.8
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       2010,
       77
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       2011,
       72.5
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       2012,
       74.4
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      [
       2013,
       77
      ],
      [
       2014,
       76.5
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       2015,
       76.3
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       2016,
       79
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       2017,
       74.5
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       2018,
       78.9
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       2019,
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       2020,
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}