Such extreme weather isn't uncommon...

[Silverobama]

My city is unbearably hot. It's been above 40 degree Celsius for more than twenty days and the forecast said that it would continue for another twenty days. Today, my friend Thomas (his first year in Chongqing) talked with me and said "It's crazy weather, isn't it". I said to him:

Such extreme weather isn't uncommon; it took place three times in the past decade.

The intended meaning is "In the ten years past, from 2014 to 2024, there were three years with the weather above 40 degree Celcius in my city. It's pretty common".

Is my sentence natural?

 

[jutfrank]

Don't use 'take place' to talk about general conditions. Use it only for single events.

 

[emsr2d2]

My city is unbearably hot. It's been above 40 degrees Celsius for more than twenty days and the forecast said that it would continue for another twenty days. Today, my friend Thomas (his first year in Chongqing) talked with me and said to me "It's crazy weather, isn't it?" I said to him: replied with:

Such extreme weather isn't uncommon; it took place it's happened three times in the past decade.

The intended meaning is "In the past ten years, past, from 2014 to 2024, there were three years with in which the weather temperature went above 40 degrees Celsius in my city. It's pretty common".