Earth just sweltered through the hottest 12 months ever recorded by humans. Along the way an unprecedented 18 nations suffered their hottest day in history. The previous yearly record was 2007 when 15 nations set hottest-ever records.

How many nations this year recorded their all-time coldest temperature? Zero.

The record setters were...

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