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Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024

Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024: 124 records at 77 stations, peak on 19 May 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024 set or tied 124 station records at 77 stations.
  • It ran from 18 May 2024 to 29 May 2024 (12 days) and its peak day was 19 May 2024.
  • Status: closed.
  • Robe Comparison set a daily record low minimum temperature of 2.4 C (36.3 F) on 22 May 2024.
  • The busiest day was 19 May 2024 with 23 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

18 to 29 May 2024
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Robe ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)2024-05-22
East Sale AirportRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2024-05-29
Launceston AirportRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)2024-05-21
East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2024-05-29
Bollon Mary StRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2024-05-20
Adelaide West TerraceRecord low minimum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)2024-05-22
Mount Gambier AeroRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)2024-05-22
MarrawahRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2024-05-18
Broken Hill Airport AWSRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2024-05-19
Edinburgh RaafRecord low minimum temperature0.3 C (32.5 F)2024-05-22
Wagga Wagga AMORecord low minimum temperature-3.1 C (26.4 F)2024-05-19
Parafield AirportRecord low minimum temperature1.2 C (34.2 F)2024-05-23
Menindee Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2024-05-28
Nyngan AirportRecord low minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)2024-05-20
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)2024-05-18
Paterson (Tocal AWS)Record low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2024-05-18

Records per Day

Peak day 23
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024 Records set or tied each day from 18 May 2024 to 29 May 2024. The most in one day was 23 on 19 May 2024. 0 6 13 19 25 05-1805-2005-2205-2405-2705-29
Records set or tied each day from 18 May 2024 to 29 May 2024. The most in one day was 23 on 19 May 2024.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024
DateRecords
2024-05-1815
2024-05-1923
2024-05-206
2024-05-214
2024-05-2216
2024-05-2316
2024-05-243
2024-05-269
2024-05-2717
2024-05-289
2024-05-296

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024 ranked by margin
Bollon Mary St, 05-202.6 C (4.7 F)
Marrawah, 05-182.2 C (4.0 F)
Broken Hill Airport AWS, 05-191.8 C (3.2 F)
Wagga Wagga AMO, 05-191.7 C (3.1 F)
East Sale Airport, 05-291.6 C (2.9 F)
East Sale Comparison, 05-291.6 C (2.9 F)
Bollon Mary St, 05-191.6 C (2.9 F)
Bollon Mary St, 05-221.4 C (2.5 F)
Launceston Airport, 05-211.3 C (2.3 F)
Menindee Post Office, 05-281.1 C (2.0 F)
Parafield Airport, 05-231.0 C (1.8 F)
Paterson (Tocal AWS), 05-181.0 C (1.8 F)
Adelaide West Terrace, 05-220.8 C (1.4 F)
Bollon Mary St, 05-230.6 C (1.1 F)
Robe Comparison, 05-220.5 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, 18 to 29 May 2024 124 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 0.00.81.52.33.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
124 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, 18 to 29 May 2024
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.5128
1.678
1.667
1.376
0.865
2.667
0.274
0.170
1.864
2.250
0.239
1.659
1.050
1.454
1.155
1.744
0.658
0.160
0.454
1.050
0.654
0.750
1.044
0.752
0.154
0.548
2.042
1.143
1.249
0.553
1.139
1.037
1.634
0.241
0.541
0.437
1.137
0.439
2.329
0.138
0.338
0.143
0.337
0.137
1.526
2.226
2.024
2.126
0.314
1.323
2.416
0.239
1.823
0.924
1.024
1.419
0.626
0.431
0.424
0.332
1.121
1.322
1.818
2.99
0.924
1.214
0.428
0.228
0.92
2.79
0.728
0.428
1.323
0.624
0.726
0.333
0.525
1.89
0.124
1.019
0.916
0.822
0.524
1.79
0.425
0.722
2.41
0.918
0.722
1.116
0.517
0.323
0.49
0.49
0.511
0.322
0.214
1.21
1.06
0.318
0.318
0.218
0.214
0.28
0.71
0.511
1.31
0.21
0.79
0.41
1.41
1.72
0.44
1.01
0.83
0.41
0.49
0.81
0.71
0.41
0.22
0.41
0.21
0.11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024 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, 18 to 29 May 2024 (this event)124 records

Every Record Set

20 of 124
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 18 to 29 May 2024, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2024-05-18MarrawahRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)5029 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-18Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)5423 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-18Paterson (Tocal AWS)Record low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)5023 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-19Broken Hill Airport AWSRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)6429 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-19Bollon Mary StRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)5926 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-19Wagga Wagga AMORecord low minimum temperature-3.1 C (26.4 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4425 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-20Bollon Mary StRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)6731 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-20Nyngan AirportRecord low minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6024 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-21Launceston AirportRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)7632 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-22Robe ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12841 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-22Adelaide West TerraceRecord low minimum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)6531 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-22Mount Gambier AeroRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7430 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-22Edinburgh RaafRecord low minimum temperature0.3 C (32.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)3926 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-22Bollon Mary StRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)5425 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-23Mount Gambier AeroRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7029 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-23Parafield AirportRecord low minimum temperature1.2 C (34.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)5025 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-23Bollon Mary StRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5824 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-28Menindee Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5525 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-29East Sale AirportRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)7835 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-29East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6732 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 124 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.