<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The US Climate Is Getting Much Less&nbsp;Extreme]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The frequency of very hot or very cold days in the US peaked in 1936, and has plummeted.</p>
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<p>During 1936, all of the stations shown below either reached 100F or 0F, or both.</p>
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