{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-pa",
  "name": "Pennsylvania",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/pa"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Pennsylvania county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Pennsylvania?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
  "value": 64.8,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+2.0°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 62.8°F",
   "16th warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 67 counties: 16 much warmer, 50 warmer, 1 near normal",
   "Furthest above normal: Armstrong County (+3.8°F); least: Pike County (+0.3°F)",
   "Precipitation 5.20 in, 121% 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: 16 much warmer, 50 warmer, 1 near normal; furthest above normal Armstrong County (+3.8°F), least Pike County (+0.3°F).",
  "map_indicator": "Monthly average temperature minus the county's 1991–2020 normal for September, °F (NOAA nClimDiv via climatedata.dev); words from each county's rank in its own record"
 },
 "categories": [
  {
   "key": "much-warmer",
   "label": "Much warmer than normal",
   "count": 16,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 50,
   "step": "w2"
  },
  {
   "key": "near",
   "label": "Near normal",
   "count": 1,
   "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-42005",
   "name": "Armstrong County",
   "path": "us/pa/armstrong-county",
   "value": 67,
   "normal": 63.2,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42019",
   "name": "Butler County",
   "path": "us/pa/butler-county",
   "value": 66.8,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42065",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/pa/jefferson-county",
   "value": 64.2,
   "normal": 60.9,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42085",
   "name": "Mercer County",
   "path": "us/pa/mercer-county",
   "value": 65.9,
   "normal": 62.6,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42031",
   "name": "Clarion County",
   "path": "us/pa/clarion-county",
   "value": 65.2,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42063",
   "name": "Indiana County",
   "path": "us/pa/indiana-county",
   "value": 65.5,
   "normal": 62.4,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42003",
   "name": "Allegheny County",
   "path": "us/pa/allegheny-county",
   "value": 68,
   "normal": 65,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42073",
   "name": "Lawrence County",
   "path": "us/pa/lawrence-county",
   "value": 66.9,
   "normal": 63.9,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42121",
   "name": "Venango County",
   "path": "us/pa/venango-county",
   "value": 65.2,
   "normal": 62.2,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42009",
   "name": "Bedford County",
   "path": "us/pa/bedford-county",
   "value": 66.4,
   "normal": 63.5,
   "anomaly": 2.9,
   "change": 2.9,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42047",
   "name": "Elk County",
   "path": "us/pa/elk-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 60.1,
   "anomaly": 2.9,
   "change": 2.9,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42007",
   "name": "Beaver County",
   "path": "us/pa/beaver-county",
   "value": 67.4,
   "normal": 64.6,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42021",
   "name": "Cambria County",
   "path": "us/pa/cambria-county",
   "value": 63.7,
   "normal": 60.9,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42039",
   "name": "Crawford County",
   "path": "us/pa/crawford-county",
   "value": 64.6,
   "normal": 61.8,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42059",
   "name": "Greene County",
   "path": "us/pa/greene-county",
   "value": 67.5,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42129",
   "name": "Westmoreland County",
   "path": "us/pa/westmoreland-county",
   "value": 66.5,
   "normal": 63.7,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42033",
   "name": "Clearfield County",
   "path": "us/pa/clearfield-county",
   "value": 63.8,
   "normal": 61.1,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42111",
   "name": "Somerset County",
   "path": "us/pa/somerset-county",
   "value": 63.4,
   "normal": 60.7,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42057",
   "name": "Fulton County",
   "path": "us/pa/fulton-county",
   "value": 67.2,
   "normal": 64.6,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42125",
   "name": "Washington County",
   "path": "us/pa/washington-county",
   "value": 67.3,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42013",
   "name": "Blair County",
   "path": "us/pa/blair-county",
   "value": 65.1,
   "normal": 62.6,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42083",
   "name": "McKean County",
   "path": "us/pa/mckean-county",
   "value": 61.8,
   "normal": 59.3,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42051",
   "name": "Fayette County",
   "path": "us/pa/fayette-county",
   "value": 65.8,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42053",
   "name": "Forest County",
   "path": "us/pa/forest-county",
   "value": 63.4,
   "normal": 61,
   "anomaly": 2.4,
   "change": 2.4,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42023",
   "name": "Cameron County",
   "path": "us/pa/cameron-county",
   "value": 63.1,
   "normal": 61,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 16,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42027",
   "name": "Centre County",
   "path": "us/pa/centre-county",
   "value": 64.2,
   "normal": 62.1,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42061",
   "name": "Huntingdon County",
   "path": "us/pa/huntingdon-county",
   "value": 66,
   "normal": 63.9,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42133",
   "name": "York County",
   "path": "us/pa/york-county",
   "value": 68.1,
   "normal": 66,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42049",
   "name": "Erie County",
   "path": "us/pa/erie-county",
   "value": 64,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42055",
   "name": "Franklin County",
   "path": "us/pa/franklin-county",
   "value": 67.4,
   "normal": 65.4,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42123",
   "name": "Warren County",
   "path": "us/pa/warren-county",
   "value": 62.6,
   "normal": 60.6,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42001",
   "name": "Adams County",
   "path": "us/pa/adams-county",
   "value": 67.7,
   "normal": 65.8,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42071",
   "name": "Lancaster County",
   "path": "us/pa/lancaster-county",
   "value": 68.2,
   "normal": 66.3,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42105",
   "name": "Potter County",
   "path": "us/pa/potter-county",
   "value": 61.3,
   "normal": 59.4,
   "anomaly": 1.9,
   "change": 1.9,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42087",
   "name": "Mifflin County",
   "path": "us/pa/mifflin-county",
   "value": 65.8,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 1.8,
   "change": 1.8,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42011",
   "name": "Berks County",
   "path": "us/pa/berks-county",
   "value": 67.2,
   "normal": 65.5,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42029",
   "name": "Chester County",
   "path": "us/pa/chester-county",
   "value": 68.4,
   "normal": 66.7,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42041",
   "name": "Cumberland County",
   "path": "us/pa/cumberland-county",
   "value": 67.5,
   "normal": 65.8,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42043",
   "name": "Dauphin County",
   "path": "us/pa/dauphin-county",
   "value": 66.8,
   "normal": 65.1,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42077",
   "name": "Lehigh County",
   "path": "us/pa/lehigh-county",
   "value": 66.6,
   "normal": 64.9,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42097",
   "name": "Northumberland County",
   "path": "us/pa/northumberland-county",
   "value": 65.3,
   "normal": 63.6,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 19,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42109",
   "name": "Snyder County",
   "path": "us/pa/snyder-county",
   "value": 65.7,
   "normal": 64,
   "anomaly": 1.7,
   "change": 1.7,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42017",
   "name": "Bucks County",
   "path": "us/pa/bucks-county",
   "value": 67.8,
   "normal": 66.2,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42035",
   "name": "Clinton County",
   "path": "us/pa/clinton-county",
   "value": 63.7,
   "normal": 62.1,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 25,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42067",
   "name": "Juniata County",
   "path": "us/pa/juniata-county",
   "value": 66.3,
   "normal": 64.7,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42075",
   "name": "Lebanon County",
   "path": "us/pa/lebanon-county",
   "value": 66.8,
   "normal": 65.2,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42099",
   "name": "Perry County",
   "path": "us/pa/perry-county",
   "value": 66.7,
   "normal": 65.1,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42107",
   "name": "Schuylkill County",
   "path": "us/pa/schuylkill-county",
   "value": 64.5,
   "normal": 62.9,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 22,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42119",
   "name": "Union County",
   "path": "us/pa/union-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 63.4,
   "anomaly": 1.6,
   "change": 1.6,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42025",
   "name": "Carbon County",
   "path": "us/pa/carbon-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 61.5,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 20,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42037",
   "name": "Columbia County",
   "path": "us/pa/columbia-county",
   "value": 64,
   "normal": 62.5,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 25,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42093",
   "name": "Montour County",
   "path": "us/pa/montour-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 63.5,
   "anomaly": 1.5,
   "change": 1.5,
   "rank_warm": 24,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42095",
   "name": "Northampton County",
   "path": "us/pa/northampton-county",
   "value": 65.7,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42045",
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   "value": 69.7,
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   "change": 1.4,
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   "n": 132,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42081",
   "name": "Lycoming County",
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   "value": 63.3,
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   "change": 1.4,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42091",
   "name": "Montgomery County",
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   "value": 68.5,
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   "anomaly": 1.4,
   "change": 1.4,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42079",
   "name": "Luzerne County",
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   "value": 62.6,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 1.3,
   "change": 1.3,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42101",
   "name": "Philadelphia County",
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   "value": 69.7,
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   "change": 1.1,
   "rank_warm": 22,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42089",
   "name": "Monroe County",
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   "value": 62.1,
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   "change": 1,
   "rank_warm": 25,
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   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42069",
   "name": "Lackawanna County",
   "path": "us/pa/lackawanna-county",
   "value": 61.6,
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   "rank_warm": 30,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42113",
   "name": "Sullivan County",
   "path": "us/pa/sullivan-county",
   "value": 59.9,
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   "rank_warm": 43,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
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   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42115",
   "name": "Susquehanna County",
   "path": "us/pa/susquehanna-county",
   "value": 61,
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   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 42,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-42127",
   "name": "Wayne County",
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   "value": 60.8,
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   "rank_warm": 33,
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   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42131",
   "name": "Wyoming County",
   "path": "us/pa/wyoming-county",
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   "change": 0.5,
   "rank_warm": 41,
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   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42015",
   "name": "Bradford County",
   "path": "us/pa/bradford-county",
   "value": 61.1,
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   "anomaly": 0.3,
   "change": 0.3,
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   "verdict": "Near normal",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-42103",
   "name": "Pike County",
   "path": "us/pa/pike-county",
   "value": 61.3,
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   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, Pennsylvania statewide",
   "description": "September 2026 averaged 64.8°F, +2.0°F against the 1991–2020 normal: the 16th warmest September of 132 since 1895.",
   "indicator": "Monthly average temperature, °F (NOAA nClimDiv via climatedata.dev); normal = NOAA's 1991–2020 normal for that month",
   "subtitle": "Average temperature, °F. 2026 is highlighted; the line is the 1991–2020 normal.",
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       61.5
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       1898,
       64
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      [
       1899,
       59.9
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      [
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       66.1
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      [
       1901,
       61.7
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      [
       1902,
       60.7
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      [
       1903,
       61.4
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      [
       1904,
       61.7
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      [
       1905,
       61.8
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      [
       1906,
       65
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      [
       1907,
       62.6
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      [
       1908,
       63.5
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      [
       1909,
       60.4
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      [
       1910,
       63.4
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      [
       1911,
       62.8
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      [
       1912,
       63.8
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      [
       1913,
       60.2
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      [
       1914,
       59.2
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       1915,
       64.2
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      [
       1916,
       60.5
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      [
       1917,
       57.5
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      [
       1918,
       56.8
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      [
       1919,
       62.3
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      [
       1920,
       62.1
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      [
       1921,
       66.5
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      [
       1922,
       64
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      [
       1923,
       62.4
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      [
       1924,
       57.4
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      [
       1925,
       65.1
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      [
       1926,
       61.8
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      [
       1927,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       1928,
       58
      ],
      [
       1929,
       63.4
      ],
      [
       1930,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1931,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1932,
       62.8
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      [
       1933,
       64
      ],
      [
       1934,
       64
      ],
      [
       1935,
       59.5
      ],
      [
       1936,
       63.9
      ],
      [
       1937,
       59.2
      ],
      [
       1938,
       59.6
      ],
      [
       1939,
       63.4
      ],
      [
       1940,
       59
      ],
      [
       1941,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1942,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       1943,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1944,
       62
      ],
      [
       1945,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1946,
       62.8
      ],
      [
       1947,
       62.9
      ],
      [
       1948,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1949,
       58
      ],
      [
       1950,
       59.1
      ],
      [
       1951,
       61.1
      ],
      [
       1952,
       61.6
      ],
      [
       1953,
       61.8
      ],
      [
       1954,
       62.5
      ],
      [
       1955,
       61.5
      ],
      [
       1956,
       58.2
      ],
      [
       1957,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1958,
       60.9
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      [
       1959,
       65
      ],
      [
       1960,
       63.3
      ],
      [
       1961,
       67.1
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      [
       1962,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       1963,
       57.9
      ],
      [
       1964,
       61.1
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      [
       1965,
       63.7
      ],
      [
       1966,
       58.7
      ],
      [
       1967,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       1968,
       62.8
      ],
      [
       1969,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       1970,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1971,
       65.1
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      [
       1972,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       1973,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       1974,
       59.1
      ],
      [
       1975,
       57.9
      ],
      [
       1976,
       59
      ],
      [
       1977,
       63.4
      ],
      [
       1978,
       62.3
      ],
      [
       1979,
       61.3
      ],
      [
       1980,
       64
      ],
      [
       1981,
       60.2
      ],
      [
       1982,
       61.1
      ],
      [
       1983,
       62.4
      ],
      [
       1984,
       59
      ],
      [
       1985,
       63.1
      ],
      [
       1986,
       61.9
      ],
      [
       1987,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       1988,
       59.7
      ],
      [
       1989,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       1990,
       60.8
      ],
      [
       1991,
       60.9
      ],
      [
       1992,
       60.6
      ],
      [
       1993,
       60.6
      ],
      [
       1994,
       60.3
      ],
      [
       1995,
       60.4
      ],
      [
       1996,
       61.9
      ],
      [
       1997,
       60.4
      ],
      [
       1998,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       1999,
       62.8
      ],
      [
       2000,
       60.6
      ],
      [
       2001,
       60.4
      ],
      [
       2002,
       64.9
      ],
      [
       2003,
       61.7
      ],
      [
       2004,
       64.1
      ],
      [
       2005,
       65.5
      ],
      [
       2006,
       60.1
      ],
      [
       2007,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       2008,
       63.4
      ],
      [
       2009,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       2010,
       63.6
      ],
      [
       2011,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       2012,
       62
      ],
      [
       2013,
       61
      ],
      [
       2014,
       62.5
      ],
      [
       2015,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       2016,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       2017,
       63.8
      ],
      [
       2018,
       66.7
      ],
      [
       2019,
       65.1
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      [
       2020,
       62.1
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      [
       2021,
       64.3
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      [
       2022,
       63
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       2023,
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       2024,
       64
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       2025,
       64.2
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