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Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018

Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018: 157 records at 88 stations, peak on 1 February 2018. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 set or tied 157 station records at 88 stations.
  • It ran from 29 January 2018 to 14 February 2018 (17 days) and its peak day was 1 February 2018.
  • Status: closed.
  • Cairns Post Office set a daily record low minimum temperature of 19.6 C (67.3 F) on 12 February 2018.
  • The busiest day was 2 February 2018 with 26 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 98 years.

Footprint

29 January to 14 February 2018
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Cairns Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature19.6 C (67.3 F)2018-02-12
Archerfield AirportRecord low maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)2018-02-02
Cairns AeroRecord low minimum temperature19.6 C (67.3 F)2018-02-12
Woomera AerodromeRecord low maximum temperature19.1 C (66.4 F)2018-01-30
Bundaberg AeroRecord low maximum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)2018-02-03
Texas Post OfficeRecord low maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)2018-02-02
Yamba Pilot StationRecord low maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)2018-02-02
Stanthorpe Leslie ParadeRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)2018-02-02
MaryboroughRecord low maximum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)2018-02-03
GympieRecord low maximum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)2018-02-02
Ingham CompositeRecord low minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)2018-02-12
Mackay AeroRecord low maximum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)2018-02-04
Ceduna Post OfficeRecord low maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)2018-01-31
ApplethorpeRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2018-02-02
Monto TownshipRecord low maximum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)2018-02-03
Charleville AeroRecord low maximum temperature22.3 C (72.1 F)2018-02-03
Townsville AeroRecord low minimum temperature19.1 C (66.4 F)2018-02-12
Walkamin Research StationRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2018-02-13

Records per Day

Peak day 25
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 Records set or tied each day from 29 January 2018 to 14 February 2018. The most in one day was 26 on 2 February 2018. 0 8 15 23 30 01-2901-3102-0202-0402-0602-0802-1002-1202-14
Records set or tied each day from 29 January 2018 to 14 February 2018. The most in one day was 26 on 2 February 2018.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018
DateRecords
2018-01-296
2018-01-3013
2018-01-3125
2018-02-0125
2018-02-0226
2018-02-0318
2018-02-046
2018-02-052
2018-02-061
2018-02-073
2018-02-088
2018-02-093
2018-02-104
2018-02-116
2018-02-127
2018-02-133
2018-02-141

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 ranked by margin
Texas Post Office, 02-026.5 C (11.7 F)
Woomera Aerodrome, 01-306.0 C (10.8 F)
Monto Township, 02-034.8 C (8.6 F)
Cairns Aero, 02-122.0 C (3.6 F)
Walkamin Research Station, 02-131.9 C (3.4 F)
Ingham Composite, 02-131.5 C (2.7 F)
Charleville Aero, 02-031.5 C (2.7 F)
Gympie, 02-021.1 C (2.0 F)
Mackay Aero, 02-041.0 C (1.8 F)
Ceduna Post Office, 01-311.0 C (1.8 F)
Bundaberg Aero, 02-030.9 C (1.6 F)
Cairns Post Office, 02-120.8 C (1.4 F)
Applethorpe, 02-020.7 C (1.3 F)
Ingham Composite, 02-120.5 C (0.9 F)
Maryborough, 02-030.4 C (0.7 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 157 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right. 0 25 50 75 100 0.02.04.06.08.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
157 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.
Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.898
0.174
2.052
6.064
0.956
6.542
0.256
0.457
0.456
0.549
1.146
1.067
1.072
0.372
1.935
0.467
1.544
4.828
0.741
1.564
4.044
1.164
1.041
3.736
0.364
1.535
0.267
1.454
0.459
2.624
0.652
1.317
4.424
4.728
1.035
2.024
0.428
0.356
4.734
1.528
0.451
0.230
1.640
0.356
2.144
1.847
0.452
1.132
0.642
5.522
1.352
1.048
1.944
1.944
0.551
0.151
0.451
1.634
3.424
0.252
0.152
0.932
1.032
0.246
0.743
0.517
1.38
2.036
1.934
0.418
1.611
1.134
2.232
0.148
3.428
0.740
0.638
0.638
0.234
3.016
0.834
4.415
6.02
2.128
0.134
1.934
0.538
0.232
0.928
0.635
1.724
0.434
1.430
1.130
1.132
2.228
1.628
0.138
1.411
1.58
0.632
1.714
0.834
0.132
0.614
1.34
0.623
0.514
0.526
2.86
0.224
0.234
0.530
3.04
0.228
0.916
0.524
2.16
0.720
0.523
0.428
1.615
1.014
0.420
0.210
0.714
2.06
0.716
0.220
0.912
1.06
1.115
1.62
1.08
0.814
0.716
0.318
0.815
0.120
0.315
0.114
0.44
0.114
1.44
0.114
0.215
1.010
0.66
1.14
0.66
0.54
0.96
0.612
0.54
0.46
0.54
0.66

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 202112,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 20209,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 20188,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 20247,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 20265,568 records
Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018 (this event)157 records

Every Record Set

20 of 157
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 29 January to 14 February 2018, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2018-01-30Woomera AerodromeRecord low maximum temperature19.1 C (66.4 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)6437 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-31Ceduna Post OfficeRecord low maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)7230 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-02Archerfield AirportRecord low maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7440 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-02Texas Post OfficeRecord low maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)6.5 C (11.7 F)4235 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-02Yamba Pilot StationRecord low maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)5635 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-02Stanthorpe Leslie ParadeRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)5634 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-02GympieRecord low maximum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4632 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-02ApplethorpeRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)4129 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-03Bundaberg AeroRecord low maximum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)5637 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-03MaryboroughRecord low maximum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)5734 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-03Monto TownshipRecord low maximum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)4.8 C (8.6 F)2829 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-03Charleville AeroRecord low maximum temperature22.3 C (72.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6429 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-04Mackay AeroRecord low maximum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)6731 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-12Cairns Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature19.6 C (67.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)9845 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-12Cairns AeroRecord low minimum temperature19.6 C (67.3 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)5239 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-12Ingham CompositeRecord low minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4932 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-12Townsville AeroRecord low minimum temperature19.1 C (66.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6729 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-13Cairns AeroRecord low minimum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)7230 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-13Walkamin Research StationRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)3529 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-13Ingham CompositeRecord low minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)4429 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 157 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.