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Longest Stretches Over 100 Degrees

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Marble Bar, Australia holds the world record for number of consecutive days over 100 degrees, 160 days starting in 1923.

The North American record is at Death Valley, which had 134 consecutive days over 100 degrees in 1974, and maximum temperatures averaged 112 degrees during that period.

Gavin says that 1923 and 1974 were cold years.

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