Daily puzzle · 4 September 2026
Guess the state, 4 September 2026
Five facts about the same US state or the District of Columbia, every one of them read off a public record and checked back against the page it came from. They get more specific as you go.
Clue 1
Building America climate zone — Cold
IECC/Building America climate zone by U.S. county, 2021 code cycle
Clue 2
Notice name — Preliminary Notice
Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and…
Clue 3
Low-pressure boiler inspection interval — biennial certificate inspection
US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state
Clue 4
Reporting Timeframe — Report within 3 working days of identification
US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition
Clue 5
Coverage / scope — Includes full- and part-time employees.
State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Utah. Each clue is a value one of these records publishes — open any of them for the source page and the sentence on it that says so.
- Building America climate zone: Coldosti.gov · checked IECC/Building America climate zone by U.S. county, 2021 code cycle
- Notice name: Preliminary Noticemechanicslien.com · checked Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and…
- Low-pressure boiler inspection interval: biennial certificate inspectionnationalboard.org · checked US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state
- Reporting Timeframe: Report within 3 working days of identificationepi.utah.gov · checked US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition
- Coverage / scope: Includes full- and part-time employees.workcompone.com · checked State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds