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Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018

Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018: 105 records at 68 stations, peak on 15 July 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018 set or tied 105 station records at 68 stations.
  • It ran from 11 July 2018 to 24 July 2018 (14 days) and its peak day was 15 July 2018.
  • Status: closed.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record low maximum temperature of 8.6 C (47.5 F) on 11 July 2018.
  • The busiest day was 15 July 2018 with 21 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

11 to 24 July 2018
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Cape Otway LighthouseRecord low maximum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)2018-07-11
Robe ComparisonRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2018-07-12
Mount Gambier Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)2018-07-13
Narooma RvcpRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2018-07-18
East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature-3.2 C (26.2 F)2018-07-11
Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)2018-07-15
University of Queensland GattoRecord low minimum temperature-3.6 C (25.5 F)2018-07-15
Yarras (Mount Seaview)Record low minimum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)2018-07-15
Ballarat AerodromeRecord low maximum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)2018-07-11
Wellington (Agrowplow)Record low minimum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)2018-07-15
Injune Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)2018-07-15
Inverell Research CentreRecord low minimum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)2018-07-15
Collarenebri (Albert St)Record low minimum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)2018-07-23
Rosedale (Turretfield ResearchRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)2018-07-11
KerangRecord low minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)2018-07-14

Records per Day

Peak day 21
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018 Records set or tied each day from 11 July 2018 to 24 July 2018. The most in one day was 21 on 15 July 2018. 0 6 13 19 25 07-1107-1307-1507-1707-1907-2107-23
Records set or tied each day from 11 July 2018 to 24 July 2018. The most in one day was 21 on 15 July 2018.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018
DateRecords
2018-07-119
2018-07-123
2018-07-1311
2018-07-1416
2018-07-1521
2018-07-168
2018-07-172
2018-07-183
2018-07-194
2018-07-203
2018-07-211
2018-07-225
2018-07-2318
2018-07-241

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018 ranked by margin
University of Queensland Gatto, 07-152.5 C (4.5 F)
Yarras (Mount Seaview), 07-152.1 C (3.8 F)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research, 07-111.8 C (3.2 F)
Injune Post Office, 07-151.6 C (2.9 F)
Collarenebri (Albert St), 07-231.6 C (2.9 F)
Cape Otway Lighthouse, 07-111.4 C (2.5 F)
Inverell Research Centre, 07-151.4 C (2.5 F)
Mount Gambier Post Office, 07-131.3 C (2.3 F)
Bundaberg Aero, 07-151.3 C (2.3 F)
Narooma Rvcp, 07-131.2 C (2.2 F)
Wellington (Agrowplow), 07-151.1 C (2.0 F)
Wellington (Agrowplow), 07-160.7 C (1.3 F)
Robe Comparison, 07-130.6 C (1.1 F)
University of Queensland Gatto, 07-180.6 C (1.1 F)
Robe Comparison, 07-120.5 C (0.9 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, 11 to 24 July 2018 105 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 38 75 113 150 0.00.61.31.92.5 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
105 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, 11 to 24 July 2018
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
1.4135
0.5113
1.364
0.511
0.656
0.464
1.357
2.548
2.148
1.252
0.457
0.223
1.152
1.648
1.648
1.448
1.836
0.156
0.648
0.748
0.549
0.937
0.540
0.148
0.148
0.148
1.831
0.448
0.940
0.540
1.240
0.145
0.236
0.840
1.824
0.436
0.441
0.220
0.931
0.539
0.241
0.528
2.221
0.336
0.136
0.333
0.735
0.832
1.416
0.535
1.520
0.828
0.531
0.325
1.120
1.032
0.337
0.417
0.332
0.624
0.725
0.227
0.536
0.231
0.228
0.525
0.925
0.324
0.920
0.727
0.820
1.312
1.516
0.227
0.525
0.711
0.232
1.613
0.412
1.67
0.420
1.54
0.69
1.511
0.516
0.420
0.43
0.216
0.812
1.14
0.84
0.220
0.216
0.49
0.47
1.14
0.30
0.50
0.44
0.50
0.10
0.10
0.43
0.14
0.34

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 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, 11 to 24 July 2018 (this event)105 records

Every Record Set

20 of 105
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 11 to 24 July 2018, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2018-07-11Cape Otway LighthouseRecord low maximum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)13547 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-11East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature-3.2 C (26.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6427 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-11Ballarat AerodromeRecord low maximum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)2324 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-11Rosedale (Turretfield ResearchRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)3621 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-12Robe ComparisonRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11343 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-13Mount Gambier Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)6433 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-13Robe ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5628 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-13Narooma RvcpRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5225 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-14Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature2.9 C (37.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)5724 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-14KerangRecord low minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)5621 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-15Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)5726 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-15University of Queensland GattoRecord low minimum temperature-3.6 C (25.5 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)4825 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-15Yarras (Mount Seaview)Record low minimum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)4825 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-15Wellington (Agrowplow)Record low minimum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5223 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-15Injune Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4822 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-15Inverell Research CentreRecord low minimum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)4822 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-16Wellington (Agrowplow)Record low minimum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)4820 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-18Narooma RvcpRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1130 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-18University of Queensland GattoRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4820 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-23Collarenebri (Albert St)Record low minimum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4822 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 105 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.