{
 "slug": "indianapolis-in",
 "place": {
  "name": "Indianapolis",
  "state": "IN",
  "census_name": "Indianapolis city (balance)",
  "census_geoid": "1836003",
  "lat": 39.77666,
  "lon": -86.14593,
  "station_distance_km": 13.8
 },
 "station": {
  "id": "USW00093819",
  "name": "INDIANAPOLIS, IN US",
  "lat": 39.7075,
  "lon": -86.2803,
  "elevation_m": 240.8,
  "elevation_ft": 790,
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   "annual": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-annualseasonal/1991-2020/access/USW00093819.csv"
  }
 },
 "period": "1991-2020",
 "units": {
  "temperature": "F",
  "precipitation": "in",
  "snowfall": "in",
  "days": "days",
  "dates": "MM-DD",
  "prob_low_le_32f_pct": "percent"
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   "low_f": 20.9,
   "mean_f": 28.5,
   "precip_in": 3.12,
   "snow_in": 8.8,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 12.3,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 6.3,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 2.6,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 0.0,
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   "days_low_le_32f": 25.7,
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  },
  {
   "month": 2,
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   "low_f": 24.2,
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   "snow_in": 6.0,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 10.3,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 5.4,
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   "days_low_le_32f": 22.3,
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  {
   "month": 3,
   "name": "March",
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   "low_f": 33.0,
   "mean_f": 42.4,
   "precip_in": 3.69,
   "snow_in": 3.2,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 11.5,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 6.7,
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   "days_low_le_32f": 15.8,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 99.9
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  {
   "month": 4,
   "name": "April",
   "high_f": 63.9,
   "low_f": 43.3,
   "mean_f": 53.6,
   "precip_in": 4.34,
   "snow_in": 0.2,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 11.9,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 8.0,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 0.1,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 0.0,
   "days_high_le_32f": 0.0,
   "days_low_le_32f": 3.7,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 90.7
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  {
   "month": 5,
   "name": "May",
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   "low_f": 53.7,
   "mean_f": 63.6,
   "precip_in": 4.75,
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   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 13.3,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 8.9,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 0.0,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 0.3,
   "days_high_le_32f": 0.0,
   "days_low_le_32f": 0.2,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 11.9
  },
  {
   "month": 6,
   "name": "June",
   "high_f": 82.0,
   "low_f": 62.9,
   "mean_f": 72.5,
   "precip_in": 4.95,
   "snow_in": 0.0,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 11.5,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 7.9,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 0.0,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 3.4,
   "days_high_le_32f": 0.0,
   "days_low_le_32f": 0.0,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 0.0
  },
  {
   "month": 7,
   "name": "July",
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   "low_f": 66.4,
   "mean_f": 75.8,
   "precip_in": 4.42,
   "snow_in": 0.0,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 10.3,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 6.6,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 0.0,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 7.4,
   "days_high_le_32f": 0.0,
   "days_low_le_32f": 0.0,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 0.0
  },
  {
   "month": 8,
   "name": "August",
   "high_f": 84.3,
   "low_f": 65.0,
   "mean_f": 74.7,
   "precip_in": 3.2,
   "snow_in": 0.0,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 8.3,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 5.5,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 0.0,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 5.9,
   "days_high_le_32f": 0.0,
   "days_low_le_32f": 0.0,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 0.0
  },
  {
   "month": 9,
   "name": "September",
   "high_f": 78.2,
   "low_f": 57.4,
   "mean_f": 67.8,
   "precip_in": 3.14,
   "snow_in": 0.0,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 7.9,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 4.7,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 0.0,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 2.8,
   "days_high_le_32f": 0.0,
   "days_low_le_32f": 0.0,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 0.6
  },
  {
   "month": 10,
   "name": "October",
   "high_f": 65.6,
   "low_f": 45.5,
   "mean_f": 55.5,
   "precip_in": 3.22,
   "snow_in": 0.1,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 8.9,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 5.6,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 0.0,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 0.1,
   "days_high_le_32f": 0.0,
   "days_low_le_32f": 2.1,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 73.4
  },
  {
   "month": 11,
   "name": "November",
   "high_f": 51.8,
   "low_f": 34.9,
   "mean_f": 43.3,
   "precip_in": 3.45,
   "snow_in": 0.8,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 10.2,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 6.0,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 0.3,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 0.0,
   "days_high_le_32f": 1.0,
   "days_low_le_32f": 13.0,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 100.0
  },
  {
   "month": 12,
   "name": "December",
   "high_f": 40.4,
   "low_f": 26.2,
   "mean_f": 33.3,
   "precip_in": 2.92,
   "snow_in": 6.4,
   "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 11.8,
   "days_precip_ge_0_10in": 6.1,
   "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 2.0,
   "days_high_ge_90f": 0.0,
   "days_high_le_32f": 7.4,
   "days_low_le_32f": 22.6,
   "prob_low_le_32f_pct": 100.0
  }
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  "low_f": 44.5,
  "mean_f": 53.6,
  "precip_in": 43.63,
  "snow_in": 25.5,
  "days_precip_ge_0_01in": 128.2,
  "days_snow_ge_1_0in": 7.6,
  "days_high_ge_90f": 19.9,
  "days_high_le_32f": 29.1,
  "days_low_le_32f": 105.5
 },
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  "semantics": {
   "last_spring": "PRBLST: an N% chance that the last night at or below the threshold comes on or after this date",
   "first_fall": "PRBFST: an N% chance that the first night at or below the threshold has come by this date",
   "season_days": "PRBGSL: length of the season above the threshold, days; P50 is the median"
  },
  "thresholds_f": [
   36,
   32,
   28,
   24,
   20,
   16
  ],
  "probabilities_pct": [
   10,
   20,
   30,
   40,
   50,
   60,
   70,
   80,
   90
  ],
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    "last_spring": {
     "10": "05-12",
     "20": "05-06",
     "30": "05-03",
     "40": "04-30",
     "50": "04-26",
     "60": "04-23",
     "70": "04-20",
     "80": "04-16",
     "90": "04-11"
    },
    "first_fall": {
     "10": "10-05",
     "20": "10-09",
     "30": "10-12",
     "40": "10-15",
     "50": "10-17",
     "60": "10-20",
     "70": "10-22",
     "80": "10-24",
     "90": "10-28"
    },
    "season_days": {
     "10": 191.0,
     "20": 184.0,
     "30": 179.0,
     "40": 176.0,
     "50": 171.0,
     "60": 167.0,
     "70": 163.0,
     "80": 158.0,
     "90": 151.0
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   },
   "32": {
    "status": "computed",
    "freeze_in_most_years": true,
    "last_spring": {
     "10": "05-02",
     "20": "04-26",
     "30": "04-21",
     "40": "04-18",
     "50": "04-15",
     "60": "04-12",
     "70": "04-09",
     "80": "04-06",
     "90": "04-02"
    },
    "first_fall": {
     "10": "10-13",
     "20": "10-18",
     "30": "10-21",
     "40": "10-24",
     "50": "10-26",
     "60": "10-28",
     "70": "10-30",
     "80": "11-02",
     "90": "11-07"
    },
    "season_days": {
     "10": 212.0,
     "20": 205.0,
     "30": 201.0,
     "40": 197.0,
     "50": 193.0,
     "60": 189.0,
     "70": 184.0,
     "80": 178.0,
     "90": 171.0
    }
   },
   "28": {
    "status": "computed",
    "freeze_in_most_years": true,
    "last_spring": {
     "10": "04-21",
     "20": "04-15",
     "30": "04-10",
     "40": "04-07",
     "50": "04-04",
     "60": "04-01",
     "70": "03-29",
     "80": "03-24",
     "90": "03-18"
    },
    "first_fall": {
     "10": "10-24",
     "20": "10-28",
     "30": "11-01",
     "40": "11-02",
     "50": "11-05",
     "60": "11-08",
     "70": "11-12",
     "80": "11-16",
     "90": "11-21"
    },
    "season_days": {
     "10": 236.0,
     "20": 230.0,
     "30": 225.0,
     "40": 220.0,
     "50": 215.0,
     "60": 211.0,
     "70": 207.0,
     "80": 201.0,
     "90": 195.0
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   },
   "24": {
    "status": "computed",
    "freeze_in_most_years": true,
    "last_spring": {
     "10": "04-08",
     "20": "04-03",
     "30": "03-31",
     "40": "03-27",
     "50": "03-24",
     "60": "03-21",
     "70": "03-17",
     "80": "03-13",
     "90": "03-07"
    },
    "first_fall": {
     "10": "11-02",
     "20": "11-06",
     "30": "11-10",
     "40": "11-13",
     "50": "11-17",
     "60": "11-20",
     "70": "11-24",
     "80": "11-28",
     "90": "12-04"
    },
    "season_days": {
     "10": 262.0,
     "20": 253.0,
     "30": 248.0,
     "40": 244.0,
     "50": 239.0,
     "60": 235.0,
     "70": 230.0,
     "80": 225.0,
     "90": 218.0
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   },
   "20": {
    "status": "computed",
    "freeze_in_most_years": true,
    "last_spring": {
     "10": "03-28",
     "20": "03-24",
     "30": "03-19",
     "40": "03-16",
     "50": "03-13",
     "60": "03-09",
     "70": "03-06",
     "80": "03-02",
     "90": "02-24"
    },
    "first_fall": {
     "10": "11-10",
     "20": "11-16",
     "30": "11-20",
     "40": "11-24",
     "50": "11-28",
     "60": "12-01",
     "70": "12-04",
     "80": "12-09",
     "90": "12-16"
    },
    "season_days": {
     "10": 285.0,
     "20": 278.0,
     "30": 272.0,
     "40": 266.0,
     "50": 260.0,
     "60": 256.0,
     "70": 251.0,
     "80": 245.0,
     "90": 238.0
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   },
   "16": {
    "status": "computed",
    "freeze_in_most_years": true,
    "last_spring": {
     "10": "03-19",
     "20": "03-15",
     "30": "03-10",
     "40": "03-07",
     "50": "03-03",
     "60": "02-28",
     "70": "02-23",
     "80": "02-16",
     "90": "02-08"
    },
    "first_fall": {
     "10": "11-17",
     "20": "11-25",
     "30": "11-29",
     "40": "12-03",
     "50": "12-06",
     "60": "12-11",
     "70": "12-16",
     "80": "12-21",
     "90": "12-26"
    },
    "season_days": {
     "10": 306.0,
     "20": 297.0,
     "30": 291.0,
     "40": 286.0,
     "50": 281.0,
     "60": 276.0,
     "70": 271.0,
     "80": 265.0,
     "90": 255.0
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   }
  },
  "notes": []
 },
 "derived": {
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   "month": 7,
   "name": "July",
   "value": 75.8
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  "coldest_month": {
   "month": 1,
   "name": "January",
   "value": 28.5
  },
  "hottest_month_by_high": {
   "month": 7,
   "name": "July",
   "value": 85.2
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  "wettest_month": {
   "month": 6,
   "name": "June",
   "value": 4.95
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  "driest_month": {
   "month": 2,
   "name": "February",
   "value": 2.43
  },
  "snowiest_month": {
   "month": 1,
   "name": "January",
   "value": 8.8
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  "winter": "cold",
  "summer": "warm",
  "precipitation": "wet",
  "snow": "moderate",
  "annual_precip_in": 43.63,
  "annual_snow_in": 25.5,
  "annual_range_f": 47.3,
  "mean_daily_range_f": 18.3,
  "months_high_ge_90f": [],
  "months_low_le_32f": [
   1,
   2,
   12
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  "last_spring_32f_p50": "04-15",
  "first_fall_32f_p50": "10-26",
  "freeze_free_days_p50": 193.0,
  "freeze_free_span_days_p50": 194
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  "hottest_coldest_month": "by monthly mean temperature (MLY-TAVG-NORMAL); ties go to the earlier month",
  "wettest_driest_month": "by monthly precipitation normal (MLY-PRCP-NORMAL); ties go to the earlier month",
  "winter": {
   "basis": "mean temperature of the coldest month, F",
   "bands": [
    [
     null,
     20,
     "very cold"
    ],
    [
     20,
     32,
     "cold"
    ],
    [
     32,
     45,
     "cool"
    ],
    [
     45,
     60,
     "mild"
    ],
    [
     60,
     null,
     "warm"
    ]
   ]
  },
  "summer": {
   "basis": "mean daily high of the hottest month (by high), F",
   "bands": [
    [
     null,
     70,
     "cool"
    ],
    [
     70,
     80,
     "mild"
    ],
    [
     80,
     90,
     "warm"
    ],
    [
     90,
     100,
     "hot"
    ],
    [
     100,
     null,
     "very hot"
    ]
   ]
  },
  "precipitation": {
   "basis": "annual precipitation normal, inches (sum of months if no annual value)",
   "bands": [
    [
     null,
     10,
     "arid"
    ],
    [
     10,
     20,
     "semi-arid"
    ],
    [
     20,
     40,
     "moderate"
    ],
    [
     40,
     60,
     "wet"
    ],
    [
     60,
     null,
     "very wet"
    ]
   ]
  },
  "snow": {
   "basis": "annual snowfall normal, inches; 'no data' when NOAA publishes no snowfall normal",
   "bands": [
    [
     null,
     1,
     "rare or none"
    ],
    [
     1,
     12,
     "light"
    ],
    [
     12,
     36,
     "moderate"
    ],
    [
     36,
     72,
     "heavy"
    ],
    [
     72,
     null,
     "very heavy"
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   ]
  },
  "bands": "lower bound inclusive, upper bound exclusive",
  "frost_free": "true when the 32F last-spring and first-fall P50 dates are -9999 with flag Y (insufficient values) and the 32F growing season P50 is 365 days or the annual number of nights at or below 32F rounds to 0.0",
  "freeze_free_days_p50": "NOAA ANN-TMIN-PRBGSL-T32FP50 (median length of the 32F freeze-free season), as published",
  "freeze_rare": "true when 32F dates are published but the 32F growing season P50 is 365 days: no 32F night in at least half of years; the P50 spring and fall dates then cross and freeze_free_span_days_p50 is null",
  "freeze_free_span_days_p50": "days from the 32F P50 last-spring date to the 32F P50 first-fall date (next year if the fall date is earlier in the calendar); differs from the NOAA median season length because a median of lengths is not the span between median dates"
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  "freeze_rare": false,
  "frost_data_missing": false,
  "year_round_frost_risk": false,
  "snow_normal_absent": false,
  "incomplete_months": []
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 "quality": {
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   "column": "MLY-TMAX-NORMAL",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
    "S"
   ],
   "meas_flags": [],
   "years_min": 28,
   "missing_months": 0
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  "low_f": {
   "column": "MLY-TMIN-NORMAL",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
    "S"
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   "meas_flags": [],
   "years_min": 28,
   "missing_months": 0
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  "mean_f": {
   "column": "MLY-TAVG-NORMAL",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
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   "meas_flags": [],
   "years_min": 28,
   "missing_months": 0
  },
  "precip_in": {
   "column": "MLY-PRCP-NORMAL",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
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   ],
   "meas_flags": [],
   "years_min": 30,
   "missing_months": 0
  },
  "snow_in": {
   "column": "MLY-SNOW-NORMAL",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
    "S"
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   "meas_flags": [],
   "years_min": 29,
   "missing_months": 0
  },
  "days_precip_ge_0_01in": {
   "column": "MLY-PRCP-AVGNDS-GE001HI",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
    "S"
   ],
   "meas_flags": [],
   "years_min": 30,
   "missing_months": 0
  },
  "days_precip_ge_0_10in": {
   "column": "MLY-PRCP-AVGNDS-GE010HI",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
    "S"
   ],
   "meas_flags": [],
   "years_min": 30,
   "missing_months": 0
  },
  "days_snow_ge_1_0in": {
   "column": "MLY-SNOW-AVGNDS-GE010TI",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
    "S"
   ],
   "meas_flags": [
    "X"
   ],
   "years_min": 29,
   "missing_months": 0
  },
  "days_high_ge_90f": {
   "column": "MLY-TMAX-AVGNDS-GRTH090",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
    "S"
   ],
   "meas_flags": [],
   "years_min": 28,
   "missing_months": 0
  },
  "days_high_le_32f": {
   "column": "MLY-TMAX-AVGNDS-LSTH032",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
    "S"
   ],
   "meas_flags": [
    "X"
   ],
   "years_min": 28,
   "missing_months": 0
  },
  "days_low_le_32f": {
   "column": "MLY-TMIN-AVGNDS-LSTH032",
   "absent": false,
   "comp_flags": [
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   "meas_flags": [
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