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Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024

Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024: 165 records at 107 stations, peak on 30 July 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024 set or tied 165 station records at 107 stations.
  • It ran from 27 July 2024 to 7 August 2024 (12 days) and its peak day was 30 July 2024.
  • Status: closed.
  • Narooma Rvcp set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -1.0 C (30.2 F) on 29 July 2024.
  • The busiest day was 30 July 2024 with 35 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 78 years.

Footprint

27 July to 7 August 2024
Footprint of Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024 The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024 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, 27 July to 7 August 2024: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Narooma RvcpRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2024-07-29
Essendon AirportRecord low maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)2024-07-31
East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)2024-07-31
Tabulam (Muirne)Record low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)2024-07-29
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioRecord low maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)2024-08-01
Ouyen (Post Office)Record low minimum temperature0.1 C (32.2 F)2024-07-28
Walpeup ResearchRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2024-07-28
CleveRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)2024-07-29
Peak Hill Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2024-07-30
Wellington (Agrowplow)Record low minimum temperature-3.2 C (26.2 F)2024-07-30
Hume ReservoirRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)2024-07-30
Cabramurra SmheaRecord low minimum temperature-5.8 C (21.6 F)2024-07-29
EdithburghRecord low minimum temperature0.8 C (33.4 F)2024-07-30
Menindee Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)2024-08-01
Portland (Cashmore Airport)Record low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2024-08-01
Gladstone RadarRecord low minimum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)2024-07-30
Seventeen SeventyRecord low minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)2024-07-30
Bushy Park (Bushy Park EstatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.9 C (23.2 F)2024-07-29

Records per Day

Peak day 35
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024 Records set or tied each day from 27 July 2024 to 7 August 2024. The most in one day was 35 on 30 July 2024. 0 10 20 30 40 07-2707-2907-3108-0208-0508-07
Records set or tied each day from 27 July 2024 to 7 August 2024. The most in one day was 35 on 30 July 2024.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024
DateRecords
2024-07-275
2024-07-2824
2024-07-2930
2024-07-3035
2024-07-3131
2024-08-0125
2024-08-022
2024-08-031
2024-08-056
2024-08-063
2024-08-073

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024 ranked by margin
Edithburgh, 07-303.1 C (5.6 F)
Cleve, 07-312.5 C (4.5 F)
Seventeen Seventy, 07-302.0 C (3.6 F)
Tabulam (Muirne), 07-291.7 C (3.1 F)
Cleve, 07-291.6 C (2.9 F)
Cleve, 08-011.6 C (2.9 F)
East Sale Comparison, 07-311.2 C (2.2 F)
Narooma Rvcp, 07-291.0 C (1.8 F)
Ouyen (Post Office), 07-280.9 C (1.6 F)
Walpeup Research, 07-280.9 C (1.6 F)
Peak Hill Post Office, 07-300.6 C (1.1 F)
Gladstone Radar, 07-300.6 C (1.1 F)
Essendon Airport, 07-310.5 C (0.9 F)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, 08-010.4 C (0.7 F)
Wellington (Agrowplow), 07-300.4 C (0.7 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, 27 July to 7 August 2024 165 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 0.01.02.03.04.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
165 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, 27 July to 7 August 2024
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
1.027
0.578
1.270
1.747
0.461
1.637
2.526
0.658
0.458
0.358
0.951
0.953
3.127
0.258
0.259
0.426
1.634
0.647
2.038
0.448
0.445
0.250
0.547
0.147
1.038
1.634
0.145
0.640
2.429
1.832
0.347
1.931
1.929
1.026
1.434
2.127
0.440
0.628
0.639
0.234
1.633
1.327
0.137
1.127
1.127
1.820
1.428
1.226
1.721
0.632
0.927
1.029
1.524
1.922
1.129
1.829
2.017
0.635
1.126
0.926
1.916
1.912
0.430
1.120
0.424
0.128
0.730
1.529
0.127
0.229
1.326
1.029
1.029
1.716
1.620
0.324
0.630
0.726
1.227
1.021
1.016
1.512
0.325
0.527
0.427
1.412
1.420
0.333
0.226
0.330
0.929
1.919
0.829
0.518
0.626
2.37
0.818
1.016
0.121
1.117
0.120
0.39
0.229
0.621
0.712
1.56
1.88
0.116
0.65
0.47
0.524
0.521
0.816
0.710
0.424
0.212
0.621
0.87
0.813
0.421
0.716
0.66
0.48
0.221
0.221
0.812
0.111
0.616
0.816
1.32
1.09
1.05
0.85
0.712
1.012
1.14
0.316
0.616
1.112
1.012
0.416
0.92
1.16
0.512
0.58
0.78
0.99
0.116
0.413
0.412
1.02
0.116
0.114
0.213
0.19
1.22
0.25
0.82
0.72
0.96
0.72
0.45
0.34
0.52
0.15

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024 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, 27 July to 7 August 2024 (this event)165 records

Every Record Set

20 of 165
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Australia, 27 July to 7 August 2024, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2024-07-28Ouyen (Post Office)Record low minimum temperature0.1 C (32.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)5124 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-28Walpeup ResearchRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)5324 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-29Narooma RvcpRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)2738 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-29Tabulam (Muirne)Record low minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4725 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-29CleveRecord low minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)3724 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-29Cabramurra SmheaRecord low minimum temperature-5.8 C (21.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)5923 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-29Bushy Park (Bushy Park EstatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.9 C (23.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)4821 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-30Peak Hill Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5824 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-30Wellington (Agrowplow)Record low minimum temperature-3.2 C (26.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)5824 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-30Hume ReservoirRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)5824 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-30EdithburghRecord low minimum temperature0.8 C (33.4 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)2723 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-30Gladstone RadarRecord low minimum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4722 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-30Seventeen SeventyRecord low minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)3822 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-31Essendon AirportRecord low maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7833 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-31East Sale ComparisonRecord low minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)7031 of 100 (Routine)
2024-07-31CleveRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)2624 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-01Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioRecord low maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6125 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-01Menindee Post OfficeRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)5823 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-01Portland (Cashmore Airport)Record low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)2623 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-01CleveRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)3422 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 165 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.