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 "headline": "3 counties set all-time record highs in August 3",
 "standfirst": "Across Colorado, Wyoming, the highest readings in each county's series since 1951. The warmest was Albany, Wyoming, at 92.7\u00b0F.",
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 "body_html": "<p>Between August 3 and August 3, 2026, 3 counties across 2 states recorded the highest value in their county series, which begins in 1951. The series is NOAA/NCEI nClimGrid-Daily, a gridded county-area average \u2014 so these are areal extremes, not single-station readings, and they are not directly comparable to a co-op station's record book.</p><table class=\"tbl\"><thead><tr><th>County</th><th>State</th><th class=\"num\">\u00b0F</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Albany</td><td>Wyoming</td><td class=\"mono num\">92.7</td><td class=\"mono\">Aug 3</td></tr><tr><td>Jackson</td><td>Colorado</td><td class=\"mono num\">86.6</td><td class=\"mono\">Aug 3</td></tr><tr><td>Grand</td><td>Colorado</td><td class=\"mono num\">86.1</td><td class=\"mono\">Aug 3</td></tr></tbody></table>",
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   "text": "highest in the outbreak \u2014 Albany, Wyoming",
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