Cold spell hits southeast Australia, widespread frosts at mid-elevations

ecmwf 2m temperature anomaly model june 28 2022 f

A cold spell is affecting southeast Australia this week, with widespread frosts at mid-elevations.

While the capital Canberra dropped to -6 °C (21.2 °F) on June 28, Hillston Airport recorded -4 °C (24.8 °F), marking its coldest June temperature on record. The temperature at Hillston was also just 0.6 °C (1.08 °F) from the all-time low.

The previous record was -3.9 °C (24.9 F) set on June 18, 1958.

Featured image credit: ECMWF/TropicalTidbits

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