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Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026

Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026: 31 records at 30 stations, peak on 14 October 2026. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-11-12).

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026 set or tied 31 station records at 30 stations.
  • It ran from 13 October 2026 to 15 October 2026 (3 days) and its peak day was 14 October 2026.
  • Status: closed.
  • East Sale Airport set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.3 C (34.3 F) on 15 October 2026 (provisional).
  • The busiest day was 14 October 2026 with 15 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 76 years.

Footprint

13 to 15 October 2026
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026 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, 13 to 15 October 2026: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
East Sale AirportRecord low minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)2026-10-15
Paterson (Tocal AWS)Record low maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)2026-10-14
Cobar MoRecord low maximum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)2026-10-13
Trangie Research Station AWSRecord low maximum temperature16.6 C (61.9 F)2026-10-13
Castlemaine PrisonRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)2026-10-14
CoonawarraRecord low maximum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)2026-10-14
Bombala (Therry Street)Record low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)2026-10-15
GelantipyRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)2026-10-15
Cessnock Airport AWSRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)2026-10-14
Cobar Airport AWSRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2026-10-13
WonthaggiRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2026-10-15
Mount WellingtonRecord low maximum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)2026-10-13
Bairnsdale AirportRecord low minimum temperature1.9 C (35.4 F)2026-10-15
Bombala AWSRecord low minimum temperature-3.6 C (25.5 F)2026-10-15
Katoomba (Murri St)Record low minimum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)2026-10-15
Cape Jaffa (the Limestone)Record low maximum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)2026-10-14
Launceston AirportRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2026-10-14
Hamilton AirportRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)2026-10-15
Flinders Island AirportRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2026-10-15
Mount BullerRecord low minimum temperature-5.3 C (22.5 F)2026-10-14
Mount Boyce AWSRecord low maximum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)2026-10-15
Avalon AirportRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)2026-10-15
Norah Head AWSRecord low maximum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)2026-10-14
Nullo Mountain AWSRecord low maximum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)2026-10-14
Falls CreekRecord low minimum temperature-5.9 C (21.4 F)2026-10-14
Canterbury Racecourse AWSRecord low maximum temperature17.9 C (64.2 F)2026-10-14
Mount HothamRecord low minimum temperature-6.3 C (20.7 F)2026-10-14
King Island AirportRecord low minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)2026-10-14
Strahan AerodromeRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2026-10-15
YarrawongaRecord low minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)2026-10-14
Mortlake RacecourseRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2026-10-15
Penrith Lakes AWSRecord low maximum temperature17.3 C (63.1 F)2026-10-15

Records per Day

Peak day 15
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026 Records set or tied each day from 13 October 2026 to 15 October 2026. The most in one day was 15 on 14 October 2026. 0 4 8 11 15 10-1310-1410-15
Records set or tied each day from 13 October 2026 to 15 October 2026. The most in one day was 15 on 14 October 2026.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026
DateRecords
2026-10-134
2026-10-1415
2026-10-1512

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026 ranked by margin
Cobar Airport AWS, 10-133.0 C (5.4 F)
Bombala AWS, 10-152.7 C (4.9 F)
Paterson (Tocal AWS), 10-142.5 C (4.5 F)
Cessnock Airport AWS, 10-142.4 C (4.3 F)
Mount Wellington, 10-132.2 C (4.0 F)
Gelantipy, 10-152.0 C (3.6 F)
Wonthaggi, 10-151.7 C (3.1 F)
East Sale Airport, 10-151.3 C (2.3 F)
Bairnsdale Airport, 10-151.1 C (2.0 F)
Mount Boyce AWS, 10-151.1 C (2.0 F)
Coonawarra, 10-140.7 C (1.3 F)
Flinders Island Airport, 10-150.6 C (1.1 F)
Cobar Mo, 10-130.5 C (0.9 F)
Katoomba (Murri St), 10-150.5 C (0.9 F)
Trangie Research Station AWS, 10-130.3 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, 13 to 15 October 2026 31 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 0.00.81.52.33.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
31 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, 13 to 15 October 2026
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
1.376
2.548
0.547
0.351
0.348
0.740
0.136
2.028
2.417
3.019
1.712
1.18
2.212
2.79
0.512
0.324
0.120
0.212
0.612
1.112
0.512
1.28
0.512
1.38
0.612
0.112
0.212
0.312
0.39
0.11
0.20

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026 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, 13 to 15 October 2026 (this event)31 records

Every Record Set

33 of 31
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 13 to 15 October 2026, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2026-10-13Cobar MoRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)17.1 C (62.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4720 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-13Trangie Research Station AWSRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)16.6 C (61.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)5120 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-13Cobar Airport AWSRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)17.2 C (63.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)1914 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-13Mount WellingtonRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)-0.7 C (30.7 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)1213 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Paterson (Tocal AWS)Record low maximum temperature (provisional)17.0 C (62.6 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)4825 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Castlemaine PrisonRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4820 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14CoonawarraRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)14.3 C (57.7 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)4017 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Cessnock Airport AWSRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)17.8 C (64.0 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)1715 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Cape Jaffa (the Limestone)Record low maximum temperature (provisional)15.3 C (59.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)2410 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Launceston AirportRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)0.0 C (32.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)1210 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Mount BullerRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-5.3 C (22.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)128 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Norah Head AWSRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)17.1 C (62.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)127 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Nullo Mountain AWSRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)9.3 C (48.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)87 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Falls CreekRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-5.9 C (21.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)127 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Mount Boyce AWSRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)8.9 C (48.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)126 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Canterbury Racecourse AWSRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)17.9 C (64.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)126 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14Mount HothamRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-6.3 C (20.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)126 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14King Island AirportRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)4.5 C (40.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)96 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-14YarrawongaRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)1.3 C (34.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)03 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15East Sale AirportRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)1.3 C (34.3 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)7634 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Bombala (Therry Street)Record low minimum temperature (provisional)-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)3617 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15GelantipyRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-0.8 C (30.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)2816 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15WonthaggiRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)3.0 C (37.4 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)1214 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Bairnsdale AirportRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)1.9 C (35.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)813 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Bombala AWSRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)-3.6 C (25.5 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)912 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Katoomba (Murri St)Record low minimum temperature (provisional)2.1 C (35.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1211 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Hamilton AirportRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)2.0 C (35.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)2010 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Flinders Island AirportRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)0.6 C (33.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1210 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Mount Boyce AWSRecord low maximum temperature (provisional)9.6 C (49.3 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)128 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Avalon AirportRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)1.5 C (34.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)88 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Strahan AerodromeRecord low minimum temperature (provisional)2.8 C (37.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Mortlake RacecourseRecord low minimum temperature (tie) (provisional)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie202 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-15Penrith Lakes AWSRecord low maximum temperature (tie) (provisional)17.3 C (63.1 F)tie10 of 100 (Routine)

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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 2026-11-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.