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Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023

Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023: 116 records at 97 stations, peak on 26 October 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023 set or tied 116 station records at 97 stations.
  • It ran from 23 October 2023 to 3 November 2023 (12 days) and its peak day was 26 October 2023.
  • Status: closed.
  • Palmerville set a daily record low minimum temperature of 14.7 C (58.5 F) on 2 November 2023.
  • The busiest day was 26 October 2023 with 43 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 117 years.

Footprint

23 October to 3 November 2023
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023 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, 23 October to 3 November 2023: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
PalmervilleRecord low minimum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)2023-11-02
Cairns Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)2023-11-02
Seventeen SeventyRecord low minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)2023-10-28
Mackay AeroRecord low minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)2023-11-01
Townsville AeroRecord low minimum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)2023-11-01
SuratRecord low minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)2023-10-27
CleveRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2023-10-26
Wynyard AirportRecord low maximum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)2023-10-25
Burrinjuck DamRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2023-10-26
Taralga Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2023-10-26
Cunnamulla Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)2023-10-27
Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)2023-10-30
Butlers GorgeRecord low maximum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)2023-10-25
Mount WellingtonRecord low maximum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)2023-10-26
Tambo Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)2023-10-27
Stanthorpe Leslie ParadeRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)2023-10-27
South Johnstone Exp STNRecord low minimum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)2023-10-31
Oodnadatta AirportRecord low minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)2023-10-28

Records per Day

Peak day 43
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023 Records set or tied each day from 23 October 2023 to 3 November 2023. The most in one day was 43 on 26 October 2023. 0 13 25 38 50 10-2310-2610-2810-3011-0111-03
Records set or tied each day from 23 October 2023 to 3 November 2023. The most in one day was 43 on 26 October 2023.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023
DateRecords
2023-10-232
2023-10-2520
2023-10-2643
2023-10-2718
2023-10-286
2023-10-295
2023-10-307
2023-10-315
2023-11-015
2023-11-024
2023-11-031

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023 ranked by margin
Surat, 10-273.1 C (5.6 F)
Seventeen Seventy, 10-283.0 C (5.4 F)
Burrinjuck Dam, 10-262.3 C (4.1 F)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, 10-271.8 C (3.2 F)
Mount Wellington, 10-261.6 C (2.9 F)
Butlers Gorge, 10-251.5 C (2.7 F)
Cleve, 10-261.4 C (2.5 F)
Mackay Aero, 11-011.2 C (2.2 F)
Palmerville, 11-021.0 C (1.8 F)
Taralga Post Office, 10-260.9 C (1.6 F)
Wynyard Airport, 10-250.8 C (1.4 F)
Oodnadatta Airport, 10-280.8 C (1.4 F)
South Johnstone Exp STN, 10-310.7 C (1.3 F)
Townsville Aero, 11-010.6 C (1.1 F)
Bundaberg Aero, 10-300.6 C (1.1 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, 23 October to 3 November 2023 116 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 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
116 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, 23 October to 3 November 2023
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
1.0117
0.1117
3.036
1.272
0.664
3.154
1.464
0.172
0.464
2.350
0.861
0.662
0.464
0.961
0.757
0.464
1.850
1.654
1.554
0.852
1.454
0.358
2.248
0.358
0.950
0.356
0.156
1.148
1.650
0.448
1.152
3.616
1.142
0.450
0.152
1.833
1.236
2.729
0.740
0.833
0.150
0.350
1.236
0.248
1.533
4.321
2.132
0.140
0.736
1.025
0.532
0.921
3.59
0.430
3.09
1.89
0.236
0.333
1.421
2.010
1.213
0.520
1.920
2.020
1.910
0.926
3.89
0.529
0.328
1.320
1.912
2.513
0.99
2.79
1.216
0.920
1.110
0.426
0.320
0.88
1.220
1.02
1.49
1.29
1.64
0.216
1.19
1.810
0.122
0.310
1.71
1.09
1.31
0.420
0.410
0.96
1.49
0.510
1.32
1.31
0.44
1.09
1.29
0.51
0.59
0.52
0.59
0.79
0.22
0.12
0.12
0.71
0.29
0.42
0.81
0.11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 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, 23 October to 3 November 2023 (this event)116 records

Every Record Set

20 of 116
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 23 October to 3 November 2023, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2023-10-25Wynyard AirportRecord low maximum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)6127 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-25Butlers GorgeRecord low maximum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)5425 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-26CleveRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)6428 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-26Burrinjuck DamRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)5027 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-26Taralga Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)6126 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-26Mount WellingtonRecord low maximum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)5425 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-27SuratRecord low minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)5429 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-27Cunnamulla Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6426 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-27Tambo Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6425 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-27Stanthorpe Leslie ParadeRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)5025 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-28Seventeen SeventyRecord low minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)3637 of 100 (Notable)
2023-10-28Mackay AeroRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6427 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-28Oodnadatta AirportRecord low minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)5224 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-30Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6226 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-31Mackay AeroRecord low minimum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7228 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-31South Johnstone Exp STNRecord low minimum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)5725 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-01Mackay AeroRecord low minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)7232 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-01Townsville AeroRecord low minimum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6430 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-02PalmervilleRecord low minimum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)11744 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-02Cairns Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)11740 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 116 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.