{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-ok",
  "name": "Oklahoma",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/ok"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Oklahoma county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Oklahoma?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 82.8,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+9.9°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 72.9°F",
   "1st warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 77 counties: 77 much warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Pottawatomie County (+11.6°F); least: Cimarron County (+5.8°F)",
   "Precipitation 1.92 in, 58% 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: 77 much warmer; furthest above normal Pottawatomie County (+11.6°F), least Cimarron County (+5.8°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": 77,
   "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-40125",
   "name": "Pottawatomie County",
   "path": "us/ok/pottawatomie-county",
   "value": 84.9,
   "normal": 73.3,
   "anomaly": 11.6,
   "change": 11.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40133",
   "name": "Seminole County",
   "path": "us/ok/seminole-county",
   "value": 84.8,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 11.6,
   "change": 11.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40027",
   "name": "Cleveland County",
   "path": "us/ok/cleveland-county",
   "value": 84.9,
   "normal": 73.5,
   "anomaly": 11.4,
   "change": 11.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40063",
   "name": "Hughes County",
   "path": "us/ok/hughes-county",
   "value": 84.9,
   "normal": 73.5,
   "anomaly": 11.4,
   "change": 11.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40109",
   "name": "Oklahoma County",
   "path": "us/ok/oklahoma-county",
   "value": 84.9,
   "normal": 73.5,
   "anomaly": 11.4,
   "change": 11.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40121",
   "name": "Pittsburg County",
   "path": "us/ok/pittsburg-county",
   "value": 85,
   "normal": 73.7,
   "anomaly": 11.3,
   "change": 11.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40065",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/ok/jackson-county",
   "value": 86.1,
   "normal": 75,
   "anomaly": 11.1,
   "change": 11.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40087",
   "name": "McClain County",
   "path": "us/ok/mcclain-county",
   "value": 84.8,
   "normal": 73.7,
   "anomaly": 11.1,
   "change": 11.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40081",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/ok/lincoln-county",
   "value": 84.2,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 11,
   "change": 11,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40061",
   "name": "Haskell County",
   "path": "us/ok/haskell-county",
   "value": 84.5,
   "normal": 73.6,
   "anomaly": 10.9,
   "change": 10.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40091",
   "name": "McIntosh County",
   "path": "us/ok/mcintosh-county",
   "value": 84.6,
   "normal": 73.7,
   "anomaly": 10.9,
   "change": 10.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40107",
   "name": "Okfuskee County",
   "path": "us/ok/okfuskee-county",
   "value": 84,
   "normal": 73.1,
   "anomaly": 10.9,
   "change": 10.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40123",
   "name": "Pontotoc County",
   "path": "us/ok/pontotoc-county",
   "value": 84.5,
   "normal": 73.6,
   "anomaly": 10.9,
   "change": 10.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40017",
   "name": "Canadian County",
   "path": "us/ok/canadian-county",
   "value": 84.1,
   "normal": 73.3,
   "anomaly": 10.8,
   "change": 10.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40029",
   "name": "Coal County",
   "path": "us/ok/coal-county",
   "value": 85.1,
   "normal": 74.3,
   "anomaly": 10.8,
   "change": 10.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40051",
   "name": "Grady County",
   "path": "us/ok/grady-county",
   "value": 84.5,
   "normal": 73.8,
   "anomaly": 10.7,
   "change": 10.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40077",
   "name": "Latimer County",
   "path": "us/ok/latimer-county",
   "value": 83.9,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 10.7,
   "change": 10.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40083",
   "name": "Logan County",
   "path": "us/ok/logan-county",
   "value": 84.3,
   "normal": 73.6,
   "anomaly": 10.7,
   "change": 10.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40135",
   "name": "Sequoyah County",
   "path": "us/ok/sequoyah-county",
   "value": 83.9,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 10.7,
   "change": 10.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40141",
   "name": "Tillman County",
   "path": "us/ok/tillman-county",
   "value": 86.2,
   "normal": 75.5,
   "anomaly": 10.7,
   "change": 10.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40015",
   "name": "Caddo County",
   "path": "us/ok/caddo-county",
   "value": 84.1,
   "normal": 73.5,
   "anomaly": 10.6,
   "change": 10.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40049",
   "name": "Garvin County",
   "path": "us/ok/garvin-county",
   "value": 84.5,
   "normal": 73.9,
   "anomaly": 10.6,
   "change": 10.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40057",
   "name": "Harmon County",
   "path": "us/ok/harmon-county",
   "value": 85,
   "normal": 74.4,
   "anomaly": 10.6,
   "change": 10.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40073",
   "name": "Kingfisher County",
   "path": "us/ok/kingfisher-county",
   "value": 84.2,
   "normal": 73.6,
   "anomaly": 10.6,
   "change": 10.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40075",
   "name": "Kiowa County",
   "path": "us/ok/kiowa-county",
   "value": 84.7,
   "normal": 74.1,
   "anomaly": 10.6,
   "change": 10.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40001",
   "name": "Adair County",
   "path": "us/ok/adair-county",
   "value": 81.8,
   "normal": 71.3,
   "anomaly": 10.5,
   "change": 10.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40031",
   "name": "Comanche County",
   "path": "us/ok/comanche-county",
   "value": 85,
   "normal": 74.5,
   "anomaly": 10.5,
   "change": 10.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40055",
   "name": "Greer County",
   "path": "us/ok/greer-county",
   "value": 84.7,
   "normal": 74.2,
   "anomaly": 10.5,
   "change": 10.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40005",
   "name": "Atoka County",
   "path": "us/ok/atoka-county",
   "value": 84.9,
   "normal": 74.5,
   "anomaly": 10.4,
   "change": 10.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40101",
   "name": "Muskogee County",
   "path": "us/ok/muskogee-county",
   "value": 83.9,
   "normal": 73.5,
   "anomaly": 10.4,
   "change": 10.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40119",
   "name": "Payne County",
   "path": "us/ok/payne-county",
   "value": 83.3,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 10.4,
   "change": 10.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40011",
   "name": "Blaine County",
   "path": "us/ok/blaine-county",
   "value": 83.2,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 10.3,
   "change": 10.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40033",
   "name": "Cotton County",
   "path": "us/ok/cotton-county",
   "value": 85.8,
   "normal": 75.5,
   "anomaly": 10.3,
   "change": 10.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40111",
   "name": "Okmulgee County",
   "path": "us/ok/okmulgee-county",
   "value": 83.4,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 10.2,
   "change": 10.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40127",
   "name": "Pushmataha County",
   "path": "us/ok/pushmataha-county",
   "value": 83.8,
   "normal": 73.6,
   "anomaly": 10.2,
   "change": 10.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40021",
   "name": "Cherokee County",
   "path": "us/ok/cherokee-county",
   "value": 82.4,
   "normal": 72.3,
   "anomaly": 10.1,
   "change": 10.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40115",
   "name": "Ottawa County",
   "path": "us/ok/ottawa-county",
   "value": 81.4,
   "normal": 71.3,
   "anomaly": 10.1,
   "change": 10.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40137",
   "name": "Stephens County",
   "path": "us/ok/stephens-county",
   "value": 84.6,
   "normal": 74.5,
   "anomaly": 10.1,
   "change": 10.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40037",
   "name": "Creek County",
   "path": "us/ok/creek-county",
   "value": 82.7,
   "normal": 72.7,
   "anomaly": 10,
   "change": 10,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40079",
   "name": "Le Flore County",
   "path": "us/ok/le-flore-county",
   "value": 82.9,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 10,
   "change": 10,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40131",
   "name": "Rogers County",
   "path": "us/ok/rogers-county",
   "value": 82.6,
   "normal": 72.6,
   "anomaly": 10,
   "change": 10,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40145",
   "name": "Wagoner County",
   "path": "us/ok/wagoner-county",
   "value": 83.2,
   "normal": 73.2,
   "anomaly": 10,
   "change": 10,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40009",
   "name": "Beckham County",
   "path": "us/ok/beckham-county",
   "value": 82.9,
   "normal": 73,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40035",
   "name": "Craig County",
   "path": "us/ok/craig-county",
   "value": 81.5,
   "normal": 71.6,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40041",
   "name": "Delaware County",
   "path": "us/ok/delaware-county",
   "value": 81.1,
   "normal": 71.2,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40045",
   "name": "Ellis County",
   "path": "us/ok/ellis-county",
   "value": 81.1,
   "normal": 71.2,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40047",
   "name": "Garfield County",
   "path": "us/ok/garfield-county",
   "value": 82.8,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40067",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/ok/jefferson-county",
   "value": 85.2,
   "normal": 75.3,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40093",
   "name": "Major County",
   "path": "us/ok/major-county",
   "value": 82.6,
   "normal": 72.7,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40097",
   "name": "Mayes County",
   "path": "us/ok/mayes-county",
   "value": 82.2,
   "normal": 72.3,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40099",
   "name": "Murray County",
   "path": "us/ok/murray-county",
   "value": 83.9,
   "normal": 74,
   "anomaly": 9.9,
   "change": 9.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40143",
   "name": "Tulsa County",
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-40149",
   "name": "Washita County",
   "path": "us/ok/washita-county",
   "value": 83.2,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-40003",
   "name": "Alfalfa County",
   "path": "us/ok/alfalfa-county",
   "value": 82.4,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40023",
   "name": "Choctaw County",
   "path": "us/ok/choctaw-county",
   "value": 84.7,
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   "change": 9.8,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40039",
   "name": "Custer County",
   "path": "us/ok/custer-county",
   "value": 82.4,
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   "rank_warm": 1,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40103",
   "name": "Noble County",
   "path": "us/ok/noble-county",
   "value": 82.7,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40113",
   "name": "Osage County",
   "path": "us/ok/osage-county",
   "value": 81.6,
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   "change": 9.8,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40117",
   "name": "Pawnee County",
   "path": "us/ok/pawnee-county",
   "value": 82.3,
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   "anomaly": 9.8,
   "change": 9.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40043",
   "name": "Dewey County",
   "path": "us/ok/dewey-county",
   "value": 81.8,
   "normal": 72.1,
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   "change": 9.7,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40105",
   "name": "Nowata County",
   "path": "us/ok/nowata-county",
   "value": 81.5,
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   "change": 9.7,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40129",
   "name": "Roger Mills County",
   "path": "us/ok/roger-mills-county",
   "value": 81.8,
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   "change": 9.7,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40147",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/ok/washington-county",
   "value": 81.7,
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   "change": 9.7,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40019",
   "name": "Carter County",
   "path": "us/ok/carter-county",
   "value": 84.3,
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   "anomaly": 9.6,
   "change": 9.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40069",
   "name": "Johnston County",
   "path": "us/ok/johnston-county",
   "value": 84.1,
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   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40153",
   "name": "Woodward County",
   "path": "us/ok/woodward-county",
   "value": 81.2,
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   "change": 9.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40059",
   "name": "Harper County",
   "path": "us/ok/harper-county",
   "value": 80.9,
   "normal": 71.4,
   "anomaly": 9.5,
   "change": 9.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40071",
   "name": "Kay County",
   "path": "us/ok/kay-county",
   "value": 81.8,
   "normal": 72.3,
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   "change": 9.5,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40085",
   "name": "Love County",
   "path": "us/ok/love-county",
   "value": 84.9,
   "normal": 75.4,
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   "change": 9.5,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40013",
   "name": "Bryan County",
   "path": "us/ok/bryan-county",
   "value": 84.6,
   "normal": 75.2,
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   "change": 9.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40053",
   "name": "Grant County",
   "path": "us/ok/grant-county",
   "value": 82,
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   "rank_warm": 1,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40151",
   "name": "Woods County",
   "path": "us/ok/woods-county",
   "value": 81.3,
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   "change": 9.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40095",
   "name": "Marshall County",
   "path": "us/ok/marshall-county",
   "value": 84.4,
   "normal": 75.2,
   "anomaly": 9.2,
   "change": 9.2,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40089",
   "name": "McCurtain County",
   "path": "us/ok/mccurtain-county",
   "value": 82.9,
   "normal": 73.8,
   "anomaly": 9.1,
   "change": 9.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40007",
   "name": "Beaver County",
   "path": "us/ok/beaver-county",
   "value": 79.5,
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   "anomaly": 8.7,
   "change": 8.7,
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   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40139",
   "name": "Texas County",
   "path": "us/ok/texas-county",
   "value": 76.7,
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   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-40025",
   "name": "Cimarron County",
   "path": "us/ok/cimarron-county",
   "value": 73.6,
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   "anomaly": 5.8,
   "change": 5.8,
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   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, Oklahoma statewide",
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       75
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       73.7
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       1899,
       72.3
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       75.4
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      [
       1901,
       73.4
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       67.6
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       1903,
       71.1
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       1904,
       74.6
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       74.9
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       73.6
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       1907,
       74.6
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       1908,
       72.5
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      [
       1909,
       74.2
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       1910,
       77.6
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       1911,
       79.4
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      [
       1912,
       71.5
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      [
       1913,
       70.2
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      [
       1914,
       75
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       1915,
       73.6
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      [
       1916,
       72.3
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      [
       1917,
       72.4
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      [
       1918,
       67.7
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      [
       1919,
       74.4
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      [
       1920,
       73.7
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      [
       1921,
       78.4
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      [
       1922,
       75.9
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      [
       1923,
       73.4
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      [
       1924,
       70.2
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      [
       1925,
       76.2
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      [
       1926,
       73.6
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      [
       1927,
       73.3
      ],
      [
       1928,
       71.7
      ],
      [
       1929,
       71.8
      ],
      [
       1930,
       76.6
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      [
       1931,
       80.1
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      [
       1932,
       72.9
      ],
      [
       1933,
       77.9
      ],
      [
       1934,
       70.5
      ],
      [
       1935,
       70.4
      ],
      [
       1936,
       76
      ],
      [
       1937,
       73.9
      ],
      [
       1938,
       75.1
      ],
      [
       1939,
       79.5
      ],
      [
       1940,
       72.3
      ],
      [
       1941,
       74.3
      ],
      [
       1942,
       70.6
      ],
      [
       1943,
       72.5
      ],
      [
       1944,
       72.5
      ],
      [
       1945,
       73.2
      ],
      [
       1946,
       72
      ],
      [
       1947,
       77
      ],
      [
       1948,
       73.9
      ],
      [
       1949,
       69.2
      ],
      [
       1950,
       70
      ],
      [
       1951,
       72.3
      ],
      [
       1952,
       73.8
      ],
      [
       1953,
       75.1
      ],
      [
       1954,
       78.6
      ],
      [
       1955,
       75.4
      ],
      [
       1956,
       76.7
      ],
      [
       1957,
       70
      ],
      [
       1958,
       73.8
      ],
      [
       1959,
       73.1
      ],
      [
       1960,
       74.4
      ],
      [
       1961,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1962,
       71.4
      ],
      [
       1963,
       74.8
      ],
      [
       1964,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1965,
       72.8
      ],
      [
       1966,
       69.5
      ],
      [
       1967,
       69
      ],
      [
       1968,
       70.3
      ],
      [
       1969,
       73
      ],
      [
       1970,
       74
      ],
      [
       1971,
       72.3
      ],
      [
       1972,
       75
      ],
      [
       1973,
       71.2
      ],
      [
       1974,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1975,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1976,
       71
      ],
      [
       1977,
       76
      ],
      [
       1978,
       76.8
      ],
      [
       1979,
       72
      ],
      [
       1980,
       76.2
      ],
      [
       1981,
       73
      ],
      [
       1982,
       73.2
      ],
      [
       1983,
       74.6
      ],
      [
       1984,
       71.1
      ],
      [
       1985,
       73.2
      ],
      [
       1986,
       73.9
      ],
      [
       1987,
       70.9
      ],
      [
       1988,
       72.3
      ],
      [
       1989,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       1990,
       75.5
      ],
      [
       1991,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1992,
       71.4
      ],
      [
       1993,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1994,
       70.9
      ],
      [
       1995,
       70.6
      ],
      [
       1996,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       1997,
       74
      ],
      [
       1998,
       79.6
      ],
      [
       1999,
       70.3
      ],
      [
       2000,
       75.3
      ],
      [
       2001,
       70.9
      ],
      [
       2002,
       74
      ],
      [
       2003,
       69
      ],
      [
       2004,
       73.6
      ],
      [
       2005,
       76.4
      ],
      [
       2006,
       69.3
      ],
      [
       2007,
       74.1
      ],
      [
       2008,
       70.1
      ],
      [
       2009,
       70.1
      ],
      [
       2010,
       75
      ],
      [
       2011,
       71.1
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      [
       2012,
       74.4
      ],
      [
       2013,
       75.8
      ],
      [
       2014,
       73.3
      ],
      [
       2015,
       76.6
      ],
      [
       2016,
       75.3
      ],
      [
       2017,
       73.3
      ],
      [
       2018,
       73.9
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      [
       2019,
       79.7
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      [
       2020,
       70.3
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      [
       2021,
       76.7
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       2022,
       75.9
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       2023,
       76.7
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      [
       2024,
       74.8
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       2025,
       74.1
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