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    "dataset": "Ilystics weather delay days \u2014 Minneapolis, MN",
    "landingPage": "https://ilystics.com/weather-delay-days/minneapolis-mn",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Ilystics LLC, https://ilystics.com",
    "sourceData": "NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCND), U.S. Government public domain",
    "algorithmVersion": "v2.3.0",
    "generatedAt": "2026-08-23T17:13:13+00:00",
    "baseline": {
        "startYear": 2016,
        "endYear": 2025,
        "observedDays": 3653
    },
    "location": {
        "metro": "Minneapolis",
        "state": "MN",
        "lat": 44.9778,
        "lng": -93.265
    },
    "soilBasis": {
        "effectiveSoil": "silt",
        "baseDryingDays": 2,
        "label": "Silt, 2.0 base drying day(s)"
    },
    "station": [],
    "scope": "Soil-dependent site work only: earthwork, grading, excavation, foundations and underground utilities. Enclosed and vertical construction is not modelled.",
    "readMe": "Monthly figures are independent baselines and must not be summed into an annual total: doing so assumes a jobsite never improves over a year. See https://ilystics.com/weather-delay-days for the full explanation.",
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            "month": 1,
            "monthName": "January",
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            "lostWorkdaysMean": 20,
            "lostWorkdaysMedian": 20,
            "abnormalThreshold": 22,
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            "workdayCoveragePct": 100,
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                "2017": 19,
                "2018": 21,
                "2019": 20,
                "2020": 23,
                "2021": 17,
                "2022": 20,
                "2023": 21,
                "2024": 18,
                "2025": 20
            }
        },
        {
            "month": 2,
            "monthName": "February",
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            "dryingDaysPerRainDay": 1.44,
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                "2017": 13,
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                "2019": 20,
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                "2022": 19,
                "2023": 16,
                "2024": 5,
                "2025": 16
            }
        },
        {
            "month": 3,
            "monthName": "March",
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                "2017": 10,
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                "2022": 15,
                "2023": 18,
                "2024": 10,
                "2025": 6
            }
        },
        {
            "month": 4,
            "monthName": "April",
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                "2022": 13,
                "2023": 14,
                "2024": 10,
                "2025": 14
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        },
        {
            "month": 5,
            "monthName": "May",
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                "2025": 6
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        },
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            "month": 6,
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                "2025": 16
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        },
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            "month": 7,
            "monthName": "July",
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                "2025": 13
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        },
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            "month": 8,
            "monthName": "August",
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                "2025": 6
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        },
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            "month": 9,
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                "2024": 1,
                "2025": 12
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        },
        {
            "month": 10,
            "monthName": "October",
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        },
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}