{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-tn",
  "name": "Tennessee",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/tn"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Tennessee county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Tennessee?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 77,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+6.6°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 70.4°F",
   "2nd warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 95 counties: 95 much warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Montgomery County (+8.4°F); least: Washington County (+4.0°F)",
   "Precipitation 1.34 in, 35% 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: 95 much warmer; furthest above normal Montgomery County (+8.4°F), least Washington County (+4.0°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": 95,
   "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-47125",
   "name": "Montgomery County",
   "path": "us/tn/montgomery-county",
   "value": 79.4,
   "normal": 71,
   "anomaly": 8.4,
   "change": 8.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47157",
   "name": "Shelby County",
   "path": "us/tn/shelby-county",
   "value": 82.3,
   "normal": 73.9,
   "anomaly": 8.4,
   "change": 8.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47167",
   "name": "Tipton County",
   "path": "us/tn/tipton-county",
   "value": 81.5,
   "normal": 73.1,
   "anomaly": 8.4,
   "change": 8.4,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47097",
   "name": "Lauderdale County",
   "path": "us/tn/lauderdale-county",
   "value": 80.9,
   "normal": 72.6,
   "anomaly": 8.3,
   "change": 8.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47161",
   "name": "Stewart County",
   "path": "us/tn/stewart-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 71,
   "anomaly": 8.3,
   "change": 8.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47183",
   "name": "Weakley County",
   "path": "us/tn/weakley-county",
   "value": 79.5,
   "normal": 71.2,
   "anomaly": 8.3,
   "change": 8.3,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47083",
   "name": "Houston County",
   "path": "us/tn/houston-county",
   "value": 78.9,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 8.1,
   "change": 8.1,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47131",
   "name": "Obion County",
   "path": "us/tn/obion-county",
   "value": 79.3,
   "normal": 71.2,
   "anomaly": 8.1,
   "change": 8.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47079",
   "name": "Henry County",
   "path": "us/tn/henry-county",
   "value": 79,
   "normal": 71,
   "anomaly": 8,
   "change": 8,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47045",
   "name": "Dyer County",
   "path": "us/tn/dyer-county",
   "value": 79.9,
   "normal": 72,
   "anomaly": 7.9,
   "change": 7.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47095",
   "name": "Lake County",
   "path": "us/tn/lake-county",
   "value": 79.6,
   "normal": 71.7,
   "anomaly": 7.9,
   "change": 7.9,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47021",
   "name": "Cheatham County",
   "path": "us/tn/cheatham-county",
   "value": 78.9,
   "normal": 71.1,
   "anomaly": 7.8,
   "change": 7.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47037",
   "name": "Davidson County",
   "path": "us/tn/davidson-county",
   "value": 79.2,
   "normal": 71.4,
   "anomaly": 7.8,
   "change": 7.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47043",
   "name": "Dickson County",
   "path": "us/tn/dickson-county",
   "value": 78.1,
   "normal": 70.4,
   "anomaly": 7.7,
   "change": 7.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47053",
   "name": "Gibson County",
   "path": "us/tn/gibson-county",
   "value": 79.2,
   "normal": 71.5,
   "anomaly": 7.7,
   "change": 7.7,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47005",
   "name": "Benton County",
   "path": "us/tn/benton-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 71.2,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 1,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47017",
   "name": "Carroll County",
   "path": "us/tn/carroll-county",
   "value": 78.8,
   "normal": 71.2,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47075",
   "name": "Haywood County",
   "path": "us/tn/haywood-county",
   "value": 80.1,
   "normal": 72.5,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47187",
   "name": "Williamson County",
   "path": "us/tn/williamson-county",
   "value": 78.3,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 7.6,
   "change": 7.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47033",
   "name": "Crockett County",
   "path": "us/tn/crockett-county",
   "value": 79.6,
   "normal": 72.1,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47047",
   "name": "Fayette County",
   "path": "us/tn/fayette-county",
   "value": 80.4,
   "normal": 72.9,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47085",
   "name": "Humphreys County",
   "path": "us/tn/humphreys-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 7.5,
   "change": 7.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47147",
   "name": "Robertson County",
   "path": "us/tn/robertson-county",
   "value": 78,
   "normal": 70.6,
   "anomaly": 7.4,
   "change": 7.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47149",
   "name": "Rutherford County",
   "path": "us/tn/rutherford-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 71.2,
   "anomaly": 7.4,
   "change": 7.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47113",
   "name": "Madison County",
   "path": "us/tn/madison-county",
   "value": 79.2,
   "normal": 71.9,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47165",
   "name": "Sumner County",
   "path": "us/tn/sumner-county",
   "value": 77.9,
   "normal": 70.6,
   "anomaly": 7.3,
   "change": 7.3,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47077",
   "name": "Henderson County",
   "path": "us/tn/henderson-county",
   "value": 78.6,
   "normal": 71.4,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47189",
   "name": "Wilson County",
   "path": "us/tn/wilson-county",
   "value": 78.2,
   "normal": 71,
   "anomaly": 7.2,
   "change": 7.2,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47023",
   "name": "Chester County",
   "path": "us/tn/chester-county",
   "value": 78.9,
   "normal": 71.8,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47069",
   "name": "Hardeman County",
   "path": "us/tn/hardeman-county",
   "value": 79.5,
   "normal": 72.4,
   "anomaly": 7.1,
   "change": 7.1,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47109",
   "name": "McNairy County",
   "path": "us/tn/mcnairy-county",
   "value": 79,
   "normal": 72.1,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47169",
   "name": "Trousdale County",
   "path": "us/tn/trousdale-county",
   "value": 77.8,
   "normal": 70.9,
   "anomaly": 6.9,
   "change": 6.9,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47039",
   "name": "Decatur County",
   "path": "us/tn/decatur-county",
   "value": 78.4,
   "normal": 71.6,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47081",
   "name": "Hickman County",
   "path": "us/tn/hickman-county",
   "value": 77.3,
   "normal": 70.5,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47111",
   "name": "Macon County",
   "path": "us/tn/macon-county",
   "value": 76.8,
   "normal": 70,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47151",
   "name": "Scott County",
   "path": "us/tn/scott-county",
   "value": 73.9,
   "normal": 67.1,
   "anomaly": 6.8,
   "change": 6.8,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47003",
   "name": "Bedford County",
   "path": "us/tn/bedford-county",
   "value": 77.5,
   "normal": 70.9,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47013",
   "name": "Campbell County",
   "path": "us/tn/campbell-county",
   "value": 74.2,
   "normal": 67.6,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47061",
   "name": "Grundy County",
   "path": "us/tn/grundy-county",
   "value": 74.7,
   "normal": 68.1,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47119",
   "name": "Maury County",
   "path": "us/tn/maury-county",
   "value": 77.3,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 6.6,
   "change": 6.6,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47027",
   "name": "Clay County",
   "path": "us/tn/clay-county",
   "value": 76.4,
   "normal": 69.9,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47031",
   "name": "Coffee County",
   "path": "us/tn/coffee-county",
   "value": 76.3,
   "normal": 69.8,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47071",
   "name": "Hardin County",
   "path": "us/tn/hardin-county",
   "value": 78.4,
   "normal": 71.9,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47117",
   "name": "Marshall County",
   "path": "us/tn/marshall-county",
   "value": 77.3,
   "normal": 70.8,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47137",
   "name": "Pickett County",
   "path": "us/tn/pickett-county",
   "value": 75.2,
   "normal": 68.7,
   "anomaly": 6.5,
   "change": 6.5,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47001",
   "name": "Anderson County",
   "path": "us/tn/anderson-county",
   "value": 76,
   "normal": 69.6,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47015",
   "name": "Cannon County",
   "path": "us/tn/cannon-county",
   "value": 76.5,
   "normal": 70.1,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47055",
   "name": "Giles County",
   "path": "us/tn/giles-county",
   "value": 77.3,
   "normal": 70.9,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47103",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/tn/lincoln-county",
   "value": 77.7,
   "normal": 71.3,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47127",
   "name": "Moore County",
   "path": "us/tn/moore-county",
   "value": 77.1,
   "normal": 70.7,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47129",
   "name": "Morgan County",
   "path": "us/tn/morgan-county",
   "value": 74.4,
   "normal": 68,
   "anomaly": 6.4,
   "change": 6.4,
   "rank_warm": 2,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47135",
   "name": "Perry County",
   "path": "us/tn/perry-county",
   "value": 77.5,
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   "id": "us-county-47159",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47177",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47049",
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  {
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47115",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47133",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47153",
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  {
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   "name": "Roane County",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47181",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47041",
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   "id": "us-county-47105",
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   "id": "us-county-47107",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47175",
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   "path": "us/tn/van-buren-county",
   "value": 74.5,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47007",
   "name": "Bledsoe County",
   "path": "us/tn/bledsoe-county",
   "value": 74.8,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47025",
   "name": "Claiborne County",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47101",
   "name": "Lewis County",
   "path": "us/tn/lewis-county",
   "value": 76.2,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47011",
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   "path": "us/tn/bradley-county",
   "value": 77.4,
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   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47065",
   "name": "Hamilton County",
   "path": "us/tn/hamilton-county",
   "value": 77.4,
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   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47121",
   "name": "Meigs County",
   "path": "us/tn/meigs-county",
   "value": 77.1,
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   "rank_warm": 4,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47143",
   "name": "Rhea County",
   "path": "us/tn/rhea-county",
   "value": 76,
   "normal": 70.2,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47185",
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   "path": "us/tn/white-county",
   "value": 75,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47093",
   "name": "Knox County",
   "path": "us/tn/knox-county",
   "value": 76.7,
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   "anomaly": 5.7,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47123",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47057",
   "name": "Grainger County",
   "path": "us/tn/grainger-county",
   "value": 75,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47067",
   "name": "Hancock County",
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   "value": 73.9,
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   "n": 132,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47139",
   "name": "Polk County",
   "path": "us/tn/polk-county",
   "value": 75.6,
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   "rank_warm": 6,
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   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47009",
   "name": "Blount County",
   "path": "us/tn/blount-county",
   "value": 75.2,
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   "anomaly": 5.1,
   "change": 5.1,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47063",
   "name": "Hamblen County",
   "path": "us/tn/hamblen-county",
   "value": 75.3,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47089",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/tn/jefferson-county",
   "value": 75.8,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47073",
   "name": "Hawkins County",
   "path": "us/tn/hawkins-county",
   "value": 74.2,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47029",
   "name": "Cocke County",
   "path": "us/tn/cocke-county",
   "value": 74,
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47059",
   "name": "Greene County",
   "path": "us/tn/greene-county",
   "value": 74.1,
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   "n": 132,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47091",
   "name": "Johnson County",
   "path": "us/tn/johnson-county",
   "value": 68.1,
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   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
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   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47155",
   "name": "Sevier County",
   "path": "us/tn/sevier-county",
   "value": 72.7,
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   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
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  {
   "id": "us-county-47019",
   "name": "Carter County",
   "path": "us/tn/carter-county",
   "value": 69.5,
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   "anomaly": 4.2,
   "change": 4.2,
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   "n": 132,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47171",
   "name": "Unicoi County",
   "path": "us/tn/unicoi-county",
   "value": 69.4,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47163",
   "name": "Sullivan County",
   "path": "us/tn/sullivan-county",
   "value": 72.3,
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  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-47179",
   "name": "Washington County",
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   "value": 72.8,
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       1897,
       72.1
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       1898,
       72.8
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       1899,
       68.6
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       1900,
       74.6
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      [
       1901,
       67.9
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       1902,
       67.4
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       1903,
       68.8
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       1904,
       71.7
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       1905,
       71.2
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       1906,
       73.7
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       1907,
       70
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      [
       1908,
       70.5
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      [
       1909,
       68.9
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       1910,
       72.9
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       1911,
       75.9
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      [
       1912,
       72.6
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      [
       1913,
       70.1
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      [
       1914,
       69.5
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       1915,
       72.1
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      [
       1916,
       68.2
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      [
       1917,
       68.4
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      [
       1918,
       64.4
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      [
       1919,
       71
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      [
       1920,
       71.6
      ],
      [
       1921,
       76.5
      ],
      [
       1922,
       72.6
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      [
       1923,
       70.5
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      [
       1924,
       66.2
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      [
       1925,
       78.8
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      [
       1926,
       75.2
      ],
      [
       1927,
       72.3
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      [
       1928,
       66.6
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      [
       1929,
       69.9
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      [
       1930,
       72.8
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      [
       1931,
       75.3
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      [
       1932,
       69.8
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      [
       1933,
       75.1
      ],
      [
       1934,
       69.8
      ],
      [
       1935,
       70
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      [
       1936,
       74.3
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      [
       1937,
       68.6
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      [
       1938,
       70.3
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      [
       1939,
       74.3
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      [
       1940,
       67.7
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      [
       1941,
       73.6
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      [
       1942,
       68.4
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      [
       1943,
       66.7
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      [
       1944,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1945,
       72.6
      ],
      [
       1946,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1947,
       71.7
      ],
      [
       1948,
       69.3
      ],
      [
       1949,
       66
      ],
      [
       1950,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1951,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1952,
       67.8
      ],
      [
       1953,
       70
      ],
      [
       1954,
       73.8
      ],
      [
       1955,
       73
      ],
      [
       1956,
       67.9
      ],
      [
       1957,
       70.1
      ],
      [
       1958,
       69.7
      ],
      [
       1959,
       71.1
      ],
      [
       1960,
       71.1
      ],
      [
       1961,
       70.8
      ],
      [
       1962,
       68.4
      ],
      [
       1963,
       68.4
      ],
      [
       1964,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       1965,
       70.8
      ],
      [
       1966,
       67.7
      ],
      [
       1967,
       65.1
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      [
       1968,
       67.8
      ],
      [
       1969,
       68
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      [
       1970,
       73.9
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      [
       1971,
       71.9
      ],
      [
       1972,
       72.2
      ],
      [
       1973,
       72.6
      ],
      [
       1974,
       65.4
      ],
      [
       1975,
       66.2
      ],
      [
       1976,
       66.6
      ],
      [
       1977,
       71.8
      ],
      [
       1978,
       72.8
      ],
      [
       1979,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1980,
       73.3
      ],
      [
       1981,
       66.8
      ],
      [
       1982,
       67.5
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      [
       1983,
       69.7
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      [
       1984,
       67.1
      ],
      [
       1985,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1986,
       72.3
      ],
      [
       1987,
       69.3
      ],
      [
       1988,
       69.7
      ],
      [
       1989,
       68.4
      ],
      [
       1990,
       71.4
      ],
      [
       1991,
       70.2
      ],
      [
       1992,
       68.6
      ],
      [
       1993,
       68.3
      ],
      [
       1994,
       66.9
      ],
      [
       1995,
       68.2
      ],
      [
       1996,
       67.5
      ],
      [
       1997,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       1998,
       74.4
      ],
      [
       1999,
       69.3
      ],
      [
       2000,
       69.6
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      [
       2001,
       67.6
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      [
       2002,
       73.3
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      [
       2003,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       2004,
       69.6
      ],
      [
       2005,
       72.6
      ],
      [
       2006,
       67.2
      ],
      [
       2007,
       73
      ],
      [
       2008,
       71.2
      ],
      [
       2009,
       70.6
      ],
      [
       2010,
       71.6
      ],
      [
       2011,
       68.1
      ],
      [
       2012,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       2013,
       70.7
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      [
       2014,
       70.7
      ],
      [
       2015,
       70.9
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      [
       2016,
       74.1
      ],
      [
       2017,
       69.1
      ],
      [
       2018,
       74.9
      ],
      [
       2019,
       76.4
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      [
       2020,
       69.9
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      [
       2021,
       69.7
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      [
       2022,
       69.4
      ],
      [
       2023,
       70.9
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      [
       2024,
       71.4
      ],
      [
       2025,
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  "The most recent months are preliminary and NOAA revises them in the next release."
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