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Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022

Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022: 518 records at 168 stations, peak on 15 December 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022 set or tied 518 station records at 168 stations.
  • It ran from 6 December 2022 to 30 December 2022 (25 days) and its peak day was 15 December 2022.
  • Status: closed.
  • Bollon Mary St set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 2.4 C (36.3 F) on 22 December 2022.
  • The busiest day was 14 December 2022 with 99 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 80 years.

Footprint

6 to 30 December 2022
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Bollon Mary StRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)2022-12-22
Richmond RaafRecord low minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)2022-12-15
Canberra ForestryRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)2022-12-09
East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)2022-12-10
East Sale AirportRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)2022-12-10
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)Record low maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)2022-12-15
ApplethorpeRecord low minimum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)2022-12-15
Bathurst Agricultural StationRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)2022-12-15
Gabo Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)2022-12-08
Butlers GorgeRecord low minimum temperature-2.4 C (27.7 F)2022-12-07
Wagga Wagga AMORecord low minimum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)2022-12-09
Broken Hill Airport AWSRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)2022-12-13
Mildura AirportRecord low minimum temperature7.3 C (45.1 F)2022-12-14
Launceston AirportRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)2022-12-15
Tenterfield (Federation Park)Record low minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)2022-12-15
Thredbo AWSRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2022-12-15
Montague Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2022-12-16
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2022-12-17

Records per Day

Peak day 92
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022 Records set or tied each day from 6 December 2022 to 30 December 2022. The most in one day was 99 on 14 December 2022. 0 25 50 75 100 12-0612-0912-1212-1512-1812-2112-2412-28
Records set or tied each day from 6 December 2022 to 30 December 2022. The most in one day was 99 on 14 December 2022.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022
DateRecords
2022-12-065
2022-12-075
2022-12-0835
2022-12-0951
2022-12-1021
2022-12-112
2022-12-1213
2022-12-1340
2022-12-1499
2022-12-1592
2022-12-1657
2022-12-1722
2022-12-188
2022-12-1911
2022-12-2018
2022-12-214
2022-12-229
2022-12-235
2022-12-2412
2022-12-254
2022-12-261
2022-12-282
2022-12-291
2022-12-301

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022 ranked by margin
Bollon Mary St, 12-225.9 C (10.6 F)
Bathurst Agricultural Station, 12-154.3 C (7.7 F)
Applethorpe, 12-154.0 C (7.2 F)
Tenterfield (Federation Park), 12-153.8 C (6.8 F)
Thredbo AWS, 12-153.4 C (6.1 F)
Broken Hill Airport AWS, 12-133.2 C (5.8 F)
Butlers Gorge, 12-073.0 C (5.4 F)
Richmond Raaf, 12-152.8 C (5.0 F)
East Sale Comparison, 12-102.5 C (4.5 F)
Gabo Island Lighthouse, 12-082.4 C (4.3 F)
East Sale Airport, 12-102.3 C (4.1 F)
Montague Island Lighthouse, 12-161.9 C (3.4 F)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road), 12-151.8 C (3.2 F)
Canberra Forestry, 12-151.5 C (2.7 F)
Gabo Island Lighthouse, 12-141.1 C (2.0 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, 6 to 30 December 2022 500 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 0.02.04.06.08.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
500 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, 6 to 30 December 2022
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
5.958
2.880
0.865
2.571
2.371
1.872
4.044
4.355
1.571
2.452
3.261
1.069
0.573
1.135
0.971
3.052
3.844
1.161
1.952
3.455
0.772
0.169
0.268
2.956
0.172
0.960
1.452
0.660
3.152
2.451
3.540
7.313
1.356
3.056
0.628
0.157
1.757
2.551
2.551
2.451
4.032
2.451
4.336
2.256
2.156
1.457
0.564
1.152
0.561
4.628
1.157
3.527
2.044
0.356
0.456
1.060
3.340
0.755
0.557
1.456
2.10
1.744
0.657
3.736
2.829
0.956
0.332
3.044
1.851
2.151
1.052
3.131
0.457
3.044
0.159
1.544
1.251
2.445
4.013
3.88
1.148
3.816
2.736
1.356
1.155
1.752
0.357
1.456
1.451
0.955
1.455
0.655
0.253
3.316
0.751
1.244
0.851
3.525
0.551
0.356
1.444
0.555
0.555
0.555
0.820
0.656
2.645
0.130
0.356
1.251
0.456
0.355
1.537
2.631
1.144
3.113
0.451
0.752
0.752
0.351
0.851
0.851
3.031
0.256
1.144
3.513
1.339
0.848
0.552
3.925
2.232
3.829
1.645
2.232
0.355
0.951
1.540
0.255
0.951
2.443
4.832
5.224
1.641
0.151
0.351
1.939
2.932
1.836
2.629
2.632
0.944
2.032
1.145
0.252
1.145
0.351
1.336
2.632
2.536
2.436
0.151
0.144
0.351
1.344
3.636
3.732
2.632
1.736
0.344
0.840
1.227
4.113
0.544
2.632
0.544
1.323
2.036
2.628
0.644
4.429
1.436
0.540
2.039
1.544
3.832
2.124
1.628
0.740
0.739
0.19
2.217
1.236
2.127
1.625
2.532
4.813
1.19
3.620
0.144
1.432

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 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, 6 to 30 December 2022 (this event)518 records

Every Record Set

20 of 518
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 6 to 30 December 2022, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2022-12-07Butlers GorgeRecord low minimum temperature-2.4 C (27.7 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)5230 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-08Gabo Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)5231 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-09Canberra ForestryRecord low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)6538 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-09Wagga Wagga AMORecord low minimum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)6930 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-10East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)7136 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-10East Sale AirportRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)7135 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-13Broken Hill Airport AWSRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)6130 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-14Mildura AirportRecord low minimum temperature7.3 C (45.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7330 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-14Gabo Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3530 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-15Richmond RaafRecord low minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)8042 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-15Hobart (Ellerslie Road)Record low maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)7235 of 100 (Notable)
2022-12-15ApplethorpeRecord low minimum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)4432 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-15Bathurst Agricultural StationRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)4.3 C (7.7 F)5532 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-15Canberra ForestryRecord low minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)7132 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-15Launceston AirportRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)7130 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-15Tenterfield (Federation Park)Record low minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)4429 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-15Thredbo AWSRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)5529 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-16Montague Island LighthouseRecord low minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)5229 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-17Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6129 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-22Bollon Mary StRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)5.9 C (10.6 F)5848 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 518 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.