normals

plural of normal
as in norms
what is typical of a group, class, or series a temperature chart showing the normals and extremes for various regions

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Recent Examples of normals Temperatures are expected to be closer to seasonal normals, reaching highs in the 80s through the weekend and into early next week. Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026 Our extended winter weather forecasts emphasize temperature and precipitation deviations from averages, or normals. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Monday peaks close to seasonal normals in the 50s. Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026 Once this storm heads east by Thursday afternoon, cooler and drier weather will filter in with temperatures closer to our March normals of 50 degrees and 71 degrees. Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026 Highs are forecast to be near to slightly above seasonal normals, in the upper 50s to low 60s. Newsroom Meteorologist, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026 The surge of metal into the US pushed the London market into a full blown squeeze in October, and borrowing costs there still remain well above their normals levels of close to zero. Jack Ryan, Bloomberg, 29 Dec. 2025 By next Wednesday through Friday, temperatures will be closer to seasonal normals, ranging from 48 degrees to 53 degrees. Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025 Temperatures could cool slightly and trend closer to seasonal normals. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Noun
  • Thailand's economy is heavily dependent on tourism, but also has implemented new measures to ensure visitors respect the country's norms.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Critics say Mullin’s policy is aimed at intimidating voters, will upend longstanding American norms, and violate a law keeping armed forces out of polling places that dates back to the end of the Civil War.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Each one had higher rates of granting asylum and lower rates of denying immigration relief compared to the national averages, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Misleading averages, alienated families On the face of it, everything might not look so dire.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Inspectors have found hundreds of allegedly fictitious facilities, while at least 833 kitchens have been shut down for failing to meet hygiene and sanitation standards.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Both choices will serve students when faculty are clear about their ambitions and standards.
    Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Normals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normals. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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