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Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023

Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023: 288 records at 164 stations, peak on 8 May 2023. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023 set or tied 288 station records at 164 stations.
  • It ran from 3 May 2023 to 11 May 2023 (9 days) and its peak day was 8 May 2023.
  • Status: closed.
  • Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record low minimum temperature of 4.6 C (40.3 F) on 7 May 2023.
  • The busiest day was 8 May 2023 with 93 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 102 years.

Footprint

3 to 11 May 2023
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Adelaide West TerraceRecord low minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)2023-05-07
Mackay AeroRecord low maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)2023-05-09
Seventeen SeventyRecord low minimum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)2023-05-09
Brisbane AeroRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2023-05-09
Amberley AMORecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)2023-05-09
Wagga Wagga AMORecord low maximum temperature10.4 C (50.7 F)2023-05-07
Double Island Point LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)2023-05-09
Essendon AirportRecord low maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)2023-05-07
Parafield AirportRecord low maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)2023-05-08
Gladstone RadarRecord low minimum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)2023-05-09
MaryboroughRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)2023-05-09
Mildura AirportRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2023-05-08
Oodnadatta AirportRecord low minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)2023-05-09
Gabo Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2023-05-05
Montague Island LighthouseRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2023-05-07
Bairnsdale AirportRecord low maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)2023-05-07
Mackay M.ORecord low maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)2023-05-09
Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2023-05-09
Monto TownshipRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)2023-05-10
Lady Elliot IslandRecord low minimum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)2023-05-09

Records per Day

Peak day 93
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023 Records set or tied each day from 3 May 2023 to 11 May 2023. The most in one day was 93 on 8 May 2023. 0 25 50 75 100 05-0305-0405-0505-0605-0705-0805-0905-1005-11
Records set or tied each day from 3 May 2023 to 11 May 2023. The most in one day was 93 on 8 May 2023.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023
DateRecords
2023-05-031
2023-05-042
2023-05-059
2023-05-0633
2023-05-0776
2023-05-0893
2023-05-0947
2023-05-1026
2023-05-111

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023 ranked by margin
Seventeen Seventy, 05-095.4 C (9.7 F)
Monto Township, 05-104.7 C (8.5 F)
Brisbane Aero, 05-093.3 C (5.9 F)
Maryborough, 05-093.2 C (5.8 F)
Bairnsdale Airport, 05-073.0 C (5.4 F)
Gabo Island Lighthouse, 05-052.9 C (5.2 F)
Amberley AMO, 05-092.5 C (4.5 F)
Wagga Wagga AMO, 05-072.2 C (4.0 F)
Adelaide West Terrace, 05-072.0 C (3.6 F)
Double Island Point Lighthouse, 05-092.0 C (3.6 F)
Gladstone Radar, 05-091.9 C (3.4 F)
Mackay M.O, 05-091.9 C (3.4 F)
Montague Island Lighthouse, 05-071.9 C (3.4 F)
Mackay Aero, 05-091.8 C (3.2 F)
Bundaberg Aero, 05-091.6 C (2.9 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, 3 to 11 May 2023 288 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 30 60 90 120 0.01.53.04.56.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
288 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, 3 to 11 May 2023
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
2.0102
1.866
5.425
3.362
2.573
2.268
2.062
0.478
1.962
3.262
0.873
0.173
0.473
1.944
4.741
1.662
1.952
2.932
3.038
1.353
4.328
2.738
1.460
0.468
2.338
2.056
0.168
0.962
0.168
0.652
2.538
1.753
1.653
0.562
2.744
2.544
3.038
0.361
1.052
5.78
0.333
1.552
2.222
0.160
1.152
0.946
4.225
5.221
5.414
1.053
0.152
2.144
1.152
1.444
3.038
0.853
5.78
0.752
0.844
2.236
0.652
0.553
0.652
0.252
2.538
1.044
0.752
1.144
5.58
0.452
2.924
0.844
0.152
2.128
2.521
1.828
0.152
1.538
4.94
1.042
0.942
2.524
3.216
5.80
0.252
0.444
0.148
2.521
0.838
4.014
0.938
2.325
2.025
0.838
0.541
0.444
2.20
1.524
3.513
0.738
1.921
3.79
3.48
1.33
1.138
2.616
2.024
0.724
3.18
2.225
2.521
0.238
3.08
0.838
0.638
0.338
1.525
2.124
0.638
0.432
0.838
0.738
2.616
1.628
2.216
2.518
1.226
1.525
0.925
1.025
5.08
3.716
0.238
1.325
1.421
1.629
0.524
3.49
0.333
0.928
3.216
0.825
2.316
2.121
1.625
2.416
2.316
0.916
1.622
4.38
1.025
0.925
1.716
0.624
1.224
1.524
1.318
0.524
1.128
1.124
0.124
1.125
0.224
0.429
0.424
0.128
1.421
0.325
1.88
2.48
0.225
1.512
0.524
0.829
2.68
1.916
1.224
0.624
1.224
0.324
0.424
0.124
1.324
1.716
0.725
0.225
0.324
0.821
0.816
1.214
0.516
0.428
0.324
1.614
0.725
0.825
0.328
0.224
0.328
1.316

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023 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, 3 to 11 May 2023 (this event)288 records

Every Record Set

20 of 288
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 3 to 11 May 2023, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2023-05-05Gabo Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)3229 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-07Adelaide West TerraceRecord low minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)10247 of 100 (Notable)
2023-05-07Wagga Wagga AMORecord low maximum temperature10.4 C (50.7 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)6834 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-07Essendon AirportRecord low maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)7332 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-07Montague Island LighthouseRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)5229 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-07Bairnsdale AirportRecord low maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)3829 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-08Parafield AirportRecord low maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)7832 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-08Mildura AirportRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)7330 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-09Mackay AeroRecord low maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)6636 of 100 (Notable)
2023-05-09Seventeen SeventyRecord low minimum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)5.4 C (9.7 F)2536 of 100 (Notable)
2023-05-09Brisbane AeroRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)6236 of 100 (Notable)
2023-05-09Amberley AMORecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)7335 of 100 (Notable)
2023-05-09Double Island Point LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)6233 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-09Gladstone RadarRecord low minimum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)6232 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-09MaryboroughRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)6232 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-09Oodnadatta AirportRecord low minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7330 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-09Mackay M.ORecord low maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)4429 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-09Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6229 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-09Lady Elliot IslandRecord low minimum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)5328 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-10Monto TownshipRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)4129 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 288 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.