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Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024

Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024: 128 records at 67 stations, peak on 3 July 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024 set or tied 128 station records at 67 stations.
  • It ran from 28 June 2024 to 8 July 2024 (11 days) and its peak day was 3 July 2024.
  • Status: closed.
  • Thredbo Village set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -13.0 C (8.6 F) on 2 July 2024.
  • The busiest day was 3 July 2024 with 28 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 76 years.

Footprint

28 June to 8 July 2024
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024 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, 28 June to 8 July 2024: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Thredbo VillageRecord low minimum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)2024-07-02
Ceduna AMORecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2024-07-04
Wynyard AirportRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)2024-07-06
Launceston AirportRecord low minimum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)2024-07-07
CleveRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2024-07-02
EuclaRecord low minimum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)2024-07-03
Oodnadatta AirportRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)2024-07-03
MeningieRecord low maximum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)2024-07-01
Streaky BayRecord low minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)2024-07-04
Scoresby Research InstituteRecord low minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)2024-07-03
Hamilton AirportRecord low minimum temperature-2.7 C (27.1 F)2024-07-07
Melbourne AirportRecord low minimum temperature-0.9 C (30.4 F)2024-07-03
Eddystone PointRecord low minimum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)2024-07-05
Parafield AirportRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2024-07-03
KyancuttaRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)2024-07-03

Records per Day

Peak day 28
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024 Records set or tied each day from 28 June 2024 to 8 July 2024. The most in one day was 28 on 3 July 2024. 0 8 15 23 30 06-2806-3007-0207-0407-0607-08
Records set or tied each day from 28 June 2024 to 8 July 2024. The most in one day was 28 on 3 July 2024.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024
DateRecords
2024-06-281
2024-06-292
2024-06-308
2024-07-0113
2024-07-0221
2024-07-0328
2024-07-0418
2024-07-0510
2024-07-0611
2024-07-0715
2024-07-081

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024 ranked by margin
Hamilton Airport, 07-072.9 C (5.2 F)
Ceduna AMO, 07-042.8 C (5.0 F)
Scoresby Research Institute, 07-032.1 C (3.8 F)
Launceston Airport, 07-021.5 C (2.7 F)
Eucla, 07-031.5 C (2.7 F)
Melbourne Airport, 07-031.5 C (2.7 F)
Launceston Airport, 07-061.4 C (2.5 F)
Meningie, 07-011.4 C (2.5 F)
Launceston Airport, 07-071.2 C (2.2 F)
Ceduna AMO, 07-031.1 C (2.0 F)
Cleve, 07-020.9 C (1.6 F)
Streaky Bay, 07-040.8 C (1.4 F)
Parafield Airport, 07-030.6 C (1.1 F)
Wynyard Airport, 07-060.4 C (0.7 F)
Oodnadatta Airport, 07-030.3 C (0.5 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, 28 June to 8 July 2024 128 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 20 40 60 80 0.01.02.03.04.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
128 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, 28 June to 8 July 2024
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.241
2.865
0.421
1.276
1.569
1.564
0.376
0.967
1.466
0.865
1.456
2.149
2.940
0.259
1.149
1.549
0.164
0.649
0.357
0.249
0.553
1.349
1.640
1.151
0.126
0.353
0.456
0.351
1.727
0.551
0.351
2.712
3.229
0.251
0.253
0.351
2.627
0.47
0.248
1.011
0.836
1.134
0.440
1.036
1.336
0.246
1.036
0.441
1.426
1.027
0.926
3.023
1.631
0.529
2.09
0.734
1.420
1.521
1.721
0.934
0.326
1.127
1.418
0.625
2.317
1.415
1.723
1.426
1.621
1.126
2.014
1.89
0.631
0.134
0.626
0.825
1.118
1.612
1.612
2.712
0.231
0.330
0.214
0.226
1.48
0.327
0.526
0.821
0.721
0.225
0.47
0.424
1.15
0.314
0.323
0.412
1.07
0.423
1.412
0.226
0.96
0.312
0.77
1.27
0.121
1.014
0.59
0.57
1.18
0.614
0.512
0.69
0.512
0.712
1.37
0.76
1.12
0.12
0.32
0.42
0.42
0.19
0.83
0.32
0.34
0.32
0.41
0.12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 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, 28 June to 8 July 2024 (this event)128 records

Every Record Set

20 of 128
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 28 June to 8 July 2024, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2024-07-01MeningieRecord low maximum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)5628 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-01Ceduna AMORecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)5925 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-02Thredbo VillageRecord low minimum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4137 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-02Launceston AirportRecord low minimum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6931 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-02CleveRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)6730 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-03EuclaRecord low minimum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6430 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-03Oodnadatta AirportRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)7630 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-03Scoresby Research InstituteRecord low minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)4927 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-03Ceduna AMORecord low minimum temperature-2.1 C (28.2 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4925 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-03Melbourne AirportRecord low minimum temperature-0.9 C (30.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)4925 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-03Parafield AirportRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4924 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-03KyancuttaRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4923 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-04Ceduna AMORecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)6535 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-04Streaky BayRecord low minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)6528 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-04Scoresby Research InstituteRecord low minimum temperature-0.9 C (30.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)5724 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-05Eddystone PointRecord low minimum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6425 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-06Wynyard AirportRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)2133 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-06Launceston AirportRecord low minimum temperature-4.2 C (24.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)6630 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-07Launceston AirportRecord low minimum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)7632 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-07Hamilton AirportRecord low minimum temperature-2.7 C (27.1 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)4026 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 128 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.