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Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022

Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022: 223 records at 140 stations, peak on 2 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022 set or tied 223 station records at 140 stations.
  • It ran from 30 October 2022 to 9 November 2022 (11 days) and its peak day was 2 November 2022.
  • Status: closed.
  • Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.3 C (43.3 F) on 4 November 2022.
  • The busiest day was 2 November 2022 with 84 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 108 years.

Footprint

30 October to 9 November 2022
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022 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, 30 October to 9 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Adelaide West TerraceRecord low minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)2022-11-04
Archerfield AirportRecord low minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)2022-11-03
Cape Otway LighthouseRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2022-11-01
Wagga Wagga AMORecord low maximum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)2022-11-01
Charleville AeroRecord low maximum temperature22.7 C (72.9 F)2022-11-01
Gabo Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)2022-11-02
Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2022-11-03
Amberley AMORecord low minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)2022-11-03
Mangalore AirportRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2022-11-01
Tabulam (Muirne)Record low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2022-11-03
Condobolin Ag Research STNRecord low maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)2022-11-01
Barcaldine Post OfficeRecord low maximum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)2022-11-02
Collinsville Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)2022-11-05
Isisford Post OfficeRecord low maximum temperature25.9 C (78.6 F)2022-11-03
Adelaide AirportRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2022-11-04
Monto TownshipRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2022-11-08

Records per Day

Peak day 84
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022 Records set or tied each day from 30 October 2022 to 9 November 2022. The most in one day was 84 on 2 November 2022. 0 25 50 75 100 10-3010-3111-0111-0211-0311-0411-0511-0711-0811-09
Records set or tied each day from 30 October 2022 to 9 November 2022. The most in one day was 84 on 2 November 2022.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022
DateRecords
2022-10-301
2022-10-314
2022-11-0174
2022-11-0284
2022-11-0340
2022-11-0411
2022-11-054
2022-11-071
2022-11-083
2022-11-091

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022 ranked by margin
Mangalore Airport, 11-013.4 C (6.1 F)
Gabo Island Lighthouse, 11-023.0 C (5.4 F)
Condobolin Ag Research STN, 11-012.9 C (5.2 F)
Wagga Wagga AMO, 11-012.7 C (4.9 F)
Amberley AMO, 11-032.2 C (4.0 F)
Tabulam (Muirne), 11-032.0 C (3.6 F)
Barcaldine Post Office, 11-022.0 C (3.6 F)
Tabulam (Muirne), 11-021.8 C (3.2 F)
Archerfield Airport, 11-031.4 C (2.5 F)
Bundaberg Aero, 11-031.3 C (2.3 F)
Collinsville Post Office, 11-051.2 C (2.2 F)
Bundaberg Aero, 11-040.9 C (1.6 F)
Isisford Post Office, 11-030.8 C (1.4 F)
Charleville Aero, 11-030.7 C (1.3 F)
Adelaide West Terrace, 11-040.6 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, 30 October to 9 November 2022 223 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 30 60 90 120 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
223 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, 30 October to 9 November 2022
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.6108
1.480
0.385
2.772
0.680
0.173
3.040
1.361
2.248
0.761
2.048
3.452
1.253
2.051
0.957
2.956
1.815
0.561
0.857
0.657
3.048
2.551
3.640
3.144
3.248
3.348
2.848
0.651
2.348
0.461
3.040
0.525
0.257
0.356
0.548
1.448
1.648
1.848
2.048
1.748
0.351
2.348
2.448
4.436
1.048
1.051
1.248
0.556
1.348
2.048
2.045
0.445
4.528
0.251
0.515
0.152
0.648
0.948
1.048
1.248
0.848
0.648
0.256
1.348
2.044
0.122
0.348
2.628
0.344
4.423
0.848
0.648
0.548
0.649
2.928
1.724
0.248
3.028
0.248
0.148
0.744
4.719
0.148
2.928
0.148
0.448
2.129
0.345
0.545
2.628
1.728
2.612
0.936
0.739
0.144
4.219
0.244
3.128
2.00
0.428
3.112
2.523
1.725
0.336
2.424
2.528
1.93
1.524
2.128
2.024
1.228
1.728
2.819
1.032
3.519
4.812
3.128
3.319
1.228
1.124
3.312
2.819
2.423
0.928
1.428
2.919
0.624
1.028
0.128
2.212
0.223
0.132
2.912
2.019
1.224
0.528
1.028
0.328
1.129
1.129
1.129
2.412
0.228
1.023
1.416
0.516
0.128
2.412
0.428
1.724
1.428
1.919
0.324
0.424
1.528
4.45
2.819
2.619
1.228
0.113
1.112
0.929
0.228
0.719
0.628
1.129
1.512
0.724
2.319
0.224
1.019
0.429
0.229
0.228
0.723
0.812
0.621
1.312
0.823
2.912
0.128
0.619
0.819
0.428
0.428
0.624
0.228
2.212
0.129
0.428
0.424
0.719
0.225
2.312
2.312
0.224
1.019
0.74
0.112
1.38

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022 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, 30 October to 9 November 2022 (this event)223 records

Every Record Set

20 of 223
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 30 October to 9 November 2022, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2022-10-31Adelaide West TerraceRecord low maximum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7332 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-01Cape Otway LighthouseRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8535 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-01Wagga Wagga AMORecord low maximum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)7234 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-01Charleville AeroRecord low maximum temperature22.7 C (72.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8033 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-01Mangalore AirportRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)5227 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-01Condobolin Ag Research STNRecord low maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)5626 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-02Gabo Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)4031 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-02Barcaldine Post OfficeRecord low maximum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)5126 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-02Tabulam (Muirne)Record low minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)1526 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-03Archerfield AirportRecord low minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)8037 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-03Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)6129 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-03Amberley AMORecord low minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4829 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-03Charleville AeroRecord low minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6127 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-03Tabulam (Muirne)Record low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)4827 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-03Isisford Post OfficeRecord low maximum temperature25.9 C (78.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)5725 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-04Adelaide West TerraceRecord low minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)10841 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-04Bundaberg AeroRecord low minimum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)5726 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-04Adelaide AirportRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6125 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-05Collinsville Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5326 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-08Monto TownshipRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5725 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 223 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.