{
 "topic": "climate",
 "site": "climatedata.dev",
 "parent": {
  "id": "us-wi",
  "name": "Wisconsin",
  "level": "us-state",
  "path": "us/wi"
 },
 "child_level": "us-county",
 "child_noun": "county",
 "child_nouns": "counties",
 "compare_label": "every Wisconsin county",
 "question": "Was September normal in Wisconsin?",
 "answer": {
  "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
  "value": 62.8,
  "unit": "°F",
  "digits": 1,
  "label": "Statewide average temperature, September 2026",
  "lines": [
   "+3.3°F against the 1991–2020 normal of 59.5°F",
   "11th warmest September of 132 since 1895",
   "Of 72 counties: 52 much warmer, 20 warmer",
   "Furthest above normal: Jackson County (+4.9°F); least: Winnebago County (+2.0°F)",
   "Precipitation 4.38 in, 122% 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: 52 much warmer, 20 warmer; furthest above normal Jackson County (+4.9°F), least Winnebago County (+2.0°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": 52,
   "step": "w4"
  },
  {
   "key": "warmer",
   "label": "Warmer than normal",
   "count": 20,
   "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-55053",
   "name": "Jackson County",
   "path": "us/wi/jackson-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 60.1,
   "anomaly": 4.9,
   "change": 4.9,
   "rank_warm": 3,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55019",
   "name": "Clark County",
   "path": "us/wi/clark-county",
   "value": 63.3,
   "normal": 58.8,
   "anomaly": 4.5,
   "change": 4.5,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55097",
   "name": "Portage County",
   "path": "us/wi/portage-county",
   "value": 64,
   "normal": 59.6,
   "anomaly": 4.4,
   "change": 4.4,
   "rank_warm": 4,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55081",
   "name": "Monroe County",
   "path": "us/wi/monroe-county",
   "value": 64.5,
   "normal": 60.2,
   "anomaly": 4.3,
   "change": 4.3,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55141",
   "name": "Wood County",
   "path": "us/wi/wood-county",
   "value": 63.6,
   "normal": 59.5,
   "anomaly": 4.1,
   "change": 4.1,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55021",
   "name": "Columbia County",
   "path": "us/wi/columbia-county",
   "value": 65.5,
   "normal": 61.5,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 5,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55051",
   "name": "Iron County",
   "path": "us/wi/iron-county",
   "value": 60,
   "normal": 56,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55099",
   "name": "Price County",
   "path": "us/wi/price-county",
   "value": 60.7,
   "normal": 56.7,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55107",
   "name": "Rusk County",
   "path": "us/wi/rusk-county",
   "value": 62,
   "normal": 58,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55113",
   "name": "Sawyer County",
   "path": "us/wi/sawyer-county",
   "value": 60.7,
   "normal": 56.7,
   "anomaly": 4,
   "change": 4,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55025",
   "name": "Dane County",
   "path": "us/wi/dane-county",
   "value": 65.9,
   "normal": 62,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55119",
   "name": "Taylor County",
   "path": "us/wi/taylor-county",
   "value": 61.5,
   "normal": 57.6,
   "anomaly": 3.9,
   "change": 3.9,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55035",
   "name": "Eau Claire County",
   "path": "us/wi/eau-claire-county",
   "value": 63.7,
   "normal": 59.9,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55065",
   "name": "Lafayette County",
   "path": "us/wi/lafayette-county",
   "value": 66,
   "normal": 62.2,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55093",
   "name": "Pierce County",
   "path": "us/wi/pierce-county",
   "value": 64.6,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55135",
   "name": "Waupaca County",
   "path": "us/wi/waupaca-county",
   "value": 64,
   "normal": 60.2,
   "anomaly": 3.8,
   "change": 3.8,
   "rank_warm": 6,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55003",
   "name": "Ashland County",
   "path": "us/wi/ashland-county",
   "value": 60.4,
   "normal": 56.7,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55017",
   "name": "Chippewa County",
   "path": "us/wi/chippewa-county",
   "value": 62.8,
   "normal": 59.1,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55045",
   "name": "Green County",
   "path": "us/wi/green-county",
   "value": 66.3,
   "normal": 62.6,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 7,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55073",
   "name": "Marathon County",
   "path": "us/wi/marathon-county",
   "value": 62.1,
   "normal": 58.4,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55077",
   "name": "Marquette County",
   "path": "us/wi/marquette-county",
   "value": 64.8,
   "normal": 61.1,
   "anomaly": 3.7,
   "change": 3.7,
   "rank_warm": 8,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55043",
   "name": "Grant County",
   "path": "us/wi/grant-county",
   "value": 66.1,
   "normal": 62.5,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55057",
   "name": "Juneau County",
   "path": "us/wi/juneau-county",
   "value": 63.9,
   "normal": 60.3,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55105",
   "name": "Rock County",
   "path": "us/wi/rock-county",
   "value": 66.5,
   "normal": 62.9,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55125",
   "name": "Vilas County",
   "path": "us/wi/vilas-county",
   "value": 59.3,
   "normal": 55.7,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55129",
   "name": "Washburn County",
   "path": "us/wi/washburn-county",
   "value": 61.4,
   "normal": 57.8,
   "anomaly": 3.6,
   "change": 3.6,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55001",
   "name": "Adams County",
   "path": "us/wi/adams-county",
   "value": 63.9,
   "normal": 60.4,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 9,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55103",
   "name": "Richland County",
   "path": "us/wi/richland-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 61.5,
   "anomaly": 3.5,
   "change": 3.5,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55023",
   "name": "Crawford County",
   "path": "us/wi/crawford-county",
   "value": 65.6,
   "normal": 62.2,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55085",
   "name": "Oneida County",
   "path": "us/wi/oneida-county",
   "value": 59.8,
   "normal": 56.4,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55123",
   "name": "Vernon County",
   "path": "us/wi/vernon-county",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 61,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55137",
   "name": "Waushara County",
   "path": "us/wi/waushara-county",
   "value": 63.9,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": 3.4,
   "change": 3.4,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55027",
   "name": "Dodge County",
   "path": "us/wi/dodge-county",
   "value": 64.7,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55059",
   "name": "Kenosha County",
   "path": "us/wi/kenosha-county",
   "value": 66.6,
   "normal": 63.3,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55121",
   "name": "Trempealeau County",
   "path": "us/wi/trempealeau-county",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 61.1,
   "anomaly": 3.3,
   "change": 3.3,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55011",
   "name": "Buffalo County",
   "path": "us/wi/buffalo-county",
   "value": 64.6,
   "normal": 61.4,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55047",
   "name": "Green Lake County",
   "path": "us/wi/green-lake-county",
   "value": 64.4,
   "normal": 61.2,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55049",
   "name": "Iowa County",
   "path": "us/wi/iowa-county",
   "value": 64.9,
   "normal": 61.7,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55063",
   "name": "La Crosse County",
   "path": "us/wi/la-crosse-county",
   "value": 64.8,
   "normal": 61.6,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55069",
   "name": "Lincoln County",
   "path": "us/wi/lincoln-county",
   "value": 60.6,
   "normal": 57.4,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 10,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55091",
   "name": "Pepin County",
   "path": "us/wi/pepin-county",
   "value": 64.5,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 3.2,
   "change": 3.2,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55033",
   "name": "Dunn County",
   "path": "us/wi/dunn-county",
   "value": 63.4,
   "normal": 60.3,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55101",
   "name": "Racine County",
   "path": "us/wi/racine-county",
   "value": 66,
   "normal": 62.9,
   "anomaly": 3.1,
   "change": 3.1,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55005",
   "name": "Barron County",
   "path": "us/wi/barron-county",
   "value": 61.8,
   "normal": 58.8,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55055",
   "name": "Jefferson County",
   "path": "us/wi/jefferson-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 62.4,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55087",
   "name": "Outagamie County",
   "path": "us/wi/outagamie-county",
   "value": 63.6,
   "normal": 60.6,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55111",
   "name": "Sauk County",
   "path": "us/wi/sauk-county",
   "value": 64.3,
   "normal": 61.3,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55115",
   "name": "Shawano County",
   "path": "us/wi/shawano-county",
   "value": 62.2,
   "normal": 59.2,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55109",
   "name": "St. Croix County",
   "path": "us/wi/st-croix-county",
   "value": 63.5,
   "normal": 60.5,
   "anomaly": 3,
   "change": 3,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55007",
   "name": "Bayfield County",
   "path": "us/wi/bayfield-county",
   "value": 59.5,
   "normal": 56.7,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55067",
   "name": "Langlade County",
   "path": "us/wi/langlade-county",
   "value": 59.7,
   "normal": 56.9,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 11,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55127",
   "name": "Walworth County",
   "path": "us/wi/walworth-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 62.6,
   "anomaly": 2.8,
   "change": 2.8,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
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  {
   "id": "us-county-55131",
   "name": "Washington County",
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   "value": 63.9,
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   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55133",
   "name": "Waukesha County",
   "path": "us/wi/waukesha-county",
   "value": 65,
   "normal": 62.2,
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   "change": 2.8,
   "rank_warm": 15,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55013",
   "name": "Burnett County",
   "path": "us/wi/burnett-county",
   "value": 61.7,
   "normal": 59,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
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   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55031",
   "name": "Douglas County",
   "path": "us/wi/douglas-county",
   "value": 59.9,
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   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55061",
   "name": "Kewaunee County",
   "path": "us/wi/kewaunee-county",
   "value": 62.5,
   "normal": 59.8,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 12,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55078",
   "name": "Menominee County",
   "path": "us/wi/menominee-county",
   "value": 61.1,
   "normal": 58.4,
   "anomaly": 2.7,
   "change": 2.7,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55009",
   "name": "Brown County",
   "path": "us/wi/brown-county",
   "value": 62.9,
   "normal": 60.3,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55029",
   "name": "Door County",
   "path": "us/wi/door-county",
   "value": 62.1,
   "normal": 59.5,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55041",
   "name": "Forest County",
   "path": "us/wi/forest-county",
   "value": 58.5,
   "normal": 55.9,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55071",
   "name": "Manitowoc County",
   "path": "us/wi/manitowoc-county",
   "value": 63,
   "normal": 60.4,
   "anomaly": 2.6,
   "change": 2.6,
   "rank_warm": 13,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Much warmer than normal",
   "category": "much-warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55037",
   "name": "Florence County",
   "path": "us/wi/florence-county",
   "value": 58.8,
   "normal": 56.3,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55075",
   "name": "Marinette County",
   "path": "us/wi/marinette-county",
   "value": 60.6,
   "normal": 58.1,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 15,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55079",
   "name": "Milwaukee County",
   "path": "us/wi/milwaukee-county",
   "value": 65.4,
   "normal": 62.9,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 21,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55083",
   "name": "Oconto County",
   "path": "us/wi/oconto-county",
   "value": 61.3,
   "normal": 58.8,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 14,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55089",
   "name": "Ozaukee County",
   "path": "us/wi/ozaukee-county",
   "value": 64.3,
   "normal": 61.8,
   "anomaly": 2.5,
   "change": 2.5,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55015",
   "name": "Calumet County",
   "path": "us/wi/calumet-county",
   "value": 63.1,
   "normal": 60.8,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55117",
   "name": "Sheboygan County",
   "path": "us/wi/sheboygan-county",
   "value": 63.3,
   "normal": 61,
   "anomaly": 2.3,
   "change": 2.3,
   "rank_warm": 17,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55095",
   "name": "Polk County",
   "path": "us/wi/polk-county",
   "value": 61.9,
   "normal": 59.7,
   "anomaly": 2.2,
   "change": 2.2,
   "rank_warm": 18,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55039",
   "name": "Fond du Lac County",
   "path": "us/wi/fond-du-lac-county",
   "value": 63.1,
   "normal": 61,
   "anomaly": 2.1,
   "change": 2.1,
   "rank_warm": 23,
   "n": 132,
   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
   "category": "warmer",
   "shape": true
  },
  {
   "id": "us-county-55139",
   "name": "Winnebago County",
   "path": "us/wi/winnebago-county",
   "value": 63.2,
   "normal": 61.2,
   "anomaly": 2,
   "change": 2,
   "rank_warm": 21,
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   "verdict": "Warmer than normal",
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   "shape": true
  }
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   "id": "climate-state-history",
   "title": "Every September since 1895, Wisconsin statewide",
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   "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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       63.6
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       1898,
       61
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      [
       1899,
       55.2
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      [
       1900,
       59.6
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      [
       1901,
       57.4
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      [
       1902,
       55.2
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      [
       1903,
       56.7
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      [
       1904,
       57.2
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      [
       1905,
       60.4
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      [
       1906,
       62.6
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      [
       1907,
       56.6
      ],
      [
       1908,
       63.7
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      [
       1909,
       57.2
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      [
       1910,
       57.1
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      [
       1911,
       57.4
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      [
       1912,
       58.6
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      [
       1913,
       58
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      [
       1914,
       58.3
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      [
       1915,
       58.3
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      [
       1916,
       56
      ],
      [
       1917,
       56
      ],
      [
       1918,
       51.8
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      [
       1919,
       60.1
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      [
       1920,
       61.3
      ],
      [
       1921,
       61.8
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      [
       1922,
       60.9
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      [
       1923,
       58.5
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      [
       1924,
       53.6
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      [
       1925,
       61.5
      ],
      [
       1926,
       55.5
      ],
      [
       1927,
       60.7
      ],
      [
       1928,
       54.5
      ],
      [
       1929,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       1930,
       59.2
      ],
      [
       1931,
       64.4
      ],
      [
       1932,
       56.8
      ],
      [
       1933,
       62.9
      ],
      [
       1934,
       56.3
      ],
      [
       1935,
       57.5
      ],
      [
       1936,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       1937,
       59
      ],
      [
       1938,
       58
      ],
      [
       1939,
       60.9
      ],
      [
       1940,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1941,
       60.6
      ],
      [
       1942,
       55.6
      ],
      [
       1943,
       54.2
      ],
      [
       1944,
       59
      ],
      [
       1945,
       57.1
      ],
      [
       1946,
       57.4
      ],
      [
       1947,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1948,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       1949,
       54.5
      ],
      [
       1950,
       57.2
      ],
      [
       1951,
       54.5
      ],
      [
       1952,
       58.5
      ],
      [
       1953,
       58.4
      ],
      [
       1954,
       57.5
      ],
      [
       1955,
       59
      ],
      [
       1956,
       55.2
      ],
      [
       1957,
       56
      ],
      [
       1958,
       58.9
      ],
      [
       1959,
       59.6
      ],
      [
       1960,
       59.8
      ],
      [
       1961,
       58.7
      ],
      [
       1962,
       55
      ],
      [
       1963,
       58.6
      ],
      [
       1964,
       56.8
      ],
      [
       1965,
       54
      ],
      [
       1966,
       56.9
      ],
      [
       1967,
       56.7
      ],
      [
       1968,
       58.4
      ],
      [
       1969,
       58.1
      ],
      [
       1970,
       58.4
      ],
      [
       1971,
       60.2
      ],
      [
       1972,
       56.8
      ],
      [
       1973,
       57.9
      ],
      [
       1974,
       53.2
      ],
      [
       1975,
       53.9
      ],
      [
       1976,
       56.6
      ],
      [
       1977,
       58.1
      ],
      [
       1978,
       61.8
      ],
      [
       1979,
       59.3
      ],
      [
       1980,
       57.2
      ],
      [
       1981,
       56.2
      ],
      [
       1982,
       56.7
      ],
      [
       1983,
       59.1
      ],
      [
       1984,
       55.9
      ],
      [
       1985,
       58
      ],
      [
       1986,
       58.1
      ],
      [
       1987,
       59.2
      ],
      [
       1988,
       59.3
      ],
      [
       1989,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       1990,
       60.3
      ],
      [
       1991,
       56.4
      ],
      [
       1992,
       56.4
      ],
      [
       1993,
       52.5
      ],
      [
       1994,
       61.1
      ],
      [
       1995,
       56.4
      ],
      [
       1996,
       58.8
      ],
      [
       1997,
       59.4
      ],
      [
       1998,
       63.1
      ],
      [
       1999,
       57.8
      ],
      [
       2000,
       58.1
      ],
      [
       2001,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       2002,
       61.6
      ],
      [
       2003,
       59.4
      ],
      [
       2004,
       63.1
      ],
      [
       2005,
       63.3
      ],
      [
       2006,
       56.4
      ],
      [
       2007,
       61.1
      ],
      [
       2008,
       60.5
      ],
      [
       2009,
       61.4
      ],
      [
       2010,
       56.9
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      [
       2011,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       2012,
       57.7
      ],
      [
       2013,
       60.8
      ],
      [
       2014,
       58.2
      ],
      [
       2015,
       64.7
      ],
      [
       2016,
       62.6
      ],
      [
       2017,
       62.2
      ],
      [
       2018,
       61.2
      ],
      [
       2019,
       62
      ],
      [
       2020,
       57.3
      ],
      [
       2021,
       61.2
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       2022,
       60.4
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       2023,
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       2024,
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       2025,
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   "name": "NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), statewide and national files",
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