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Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025

Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025: 117 records at 72 stations, peak on 20 May 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025 set or tied 117 station records at 72 stations.
  • It ran from 16 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 (8 days) and its peak day was 20 May 2025.
  • Status: closed.
  • Mount Gambier Post Office set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.6 C (34.9 F) on 22 May 2025.
  • The busiest day was 20 May 2025 with 37 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 95 years.

Footprint

16 to 23 May 2025
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Mount Gambier Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)2025-05-22
KyancuttaRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2025-05-20
CleveRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)2025-05-17
Scoresby Research InstituteRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)2025-05-21
Mildura AirportRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)2025-05-19
Melbourne AirportRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2025-05-19
Scottsdale (West Minstone RoadRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)2025-05-19
Adelaide West TerraceRecord low minimum temperature3.1 C (37.6 F)2025-05-19
CoonawarraRecord low minimum temperature-4.7 C (23.5 F)2025-05-20
Parafield AirportRecord low minimum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)2025-05-20
East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature-2.1 C (28.2 F)2025-05-20
Mangalore AirportRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)2025-05-20
Wynyard AirportRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)2025-05-19
Bairnsdale AirportRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)2025-05-20
Bombala (Therry Street)Record low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2025-05-18
Adelaide (Waite Institute)Record low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)2025-05-20
Morwell (Latrobe Valley AirporRecord low minimum temperature-2.6 C (27.3 F)2025-05-20

Records per Day

Peak day 37
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025 Records set or tied each day from 16 May 2025 to 23 May 2025. The most in one day was 37 on 20 May 2025. 0 10 20 30 40 05-1605-1705-1805-1905-2005-2105-2205-23
Records set or tied each day from 16 May 2025 to 23 May 2025. The most in one day was 37 on 20 May 2025.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025
DateRecords
2025-05-161
2025-05-174
2025-05-1821
2025-05-1924
2025-05-2037
2025-05-2118
2025-05-226
2025-05-236

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025 ranked by margin
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor, 05-204.4 C (7.9 F)
Scoresby Research Institute, 05-212.7 C (4.9 F)
East Sale Comparison, 05-202.1 C (3.8 F)
Bairnsdale Airport, 05-202.1 C (3.8 F)
Adelaide (Waite Institute), 05-201.7 C (3.1 F)
Parafield Airport, 05-201.2 C (2.2 F)
Scoresby Research Institute, 05-191.2 C (2.2 F)
Bombala (Therry Street), 05-181.2 C (2.2 F)
Cleve, 05-181.0 C (1.8 F)
Kyancutta, 05-200.9 C (1.6 F)
Coonawarra, 05-200.9 C (1.6 F)
Mangalore Airport, 05-200.8 C (1.4 F)
Mount Gambier Post Office, 05-220.6 C (1.1 F)
Cleve, 05-170.6 C (1.1 F)
Melbourne Airport, 05-190.6 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, 16 to 23 May 2025 117 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 25 50 75 100 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
117 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, 16 to 23 May 2025
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.695
0.982
0.651
2.758
0.470
0.644
0.247
1.064
0.652
0.95
1.252
2.144
0.860
0.360
0.563
1.216
2.132
1.735
1.244
4.420
0.652
0.231
0.618
0.255
1.044
0.144
0.416
1.044
0.244
0.544
1.036
0.518
0.544
0.744
4.120
2.730
0.118
2.324
1.540
1.234
0.144
0.540
2.527
2.520
1.13
2.320
1.634
0.144
0.744
1.632
1.63
1.530
1.119
3.419
0.636
0.736
0.931
0.235
0.91
0.832
1.328
0.63
0.812
3.83
1.623
0.334
1.524
0.730
1.312
0.631
0.719
2.416
0.13
1.124
0.20
0.331
0.234
0.923
0.923
1.224
2.83
3.04
1.120
1.312
1.83
0.523
1.612
0.124
2.00
0.220
1.94
0.220
1.94
1.412
0.816
0.120
0.22
0.912
0.912
0.72
0.88
1.02
1.22
0.612
0.62
0.90
0.312
0.30
0.60
0.30
0.90
1.02
0.13
0.40
0.40
0.43
0.10

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025 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, 16 to 23 May 2025 (this event)117 records

Every Record Set

20 of 117
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 16 to 23 May 2025, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2025-05-16CleveRecord low minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)6025 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-17CleveRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5133 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-18CleveRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)6428 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-18Bombala (Therry Street)Record low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)4422 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-19Mildura AirportRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)7030 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-19Melbourne AirportRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4430 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-19Scottsdale (West Minstone RoadRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4729 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-19Adelaide West TerraceRecord low minimum temperature3.1 C (37.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5227 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-19Wynyard AirportRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6325 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-19Scoresby Research InstituteRecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)1624 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-20KyancuttaRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)8235 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-20CoonawarraRecord low minimum temperature-4.7 C (23.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)527 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-20Parafield AirportRecord low minimum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5226 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-20East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature-2.1 C (28.2 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)4426 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-20Mangalore AirportRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)6026 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-20Bairnsdale AirportRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)3223 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-20Adelaide (Waite Institute)Record low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3522 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-20Morwell (Latrobe Valley AirporRecord low minimum temperature-2.6 C (27.3 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)2022 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-21Scoresby Research InstituteRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)5831 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-22Mount Gambier Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9539 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 117 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.