Much of southern Queensland has woken up to a very chilly start.

Applethorpe fell to -3.8C (25F) this morning, the coldest temperature recorded in all of Queensland this late in spring since 1984.

Oakey also plunged into freezing territory, -2.1C (28F), its coldest temperature this late in spring in 36 years. Likewise, Warwick hit -2.1C (28F), its coldest late spring temperature in 26 years of records.

The Gold Coast recorded its coldest late spring temperature in 28 years of records and its 2nd coldest of all springs on record, dropping down to 8.0 degrees. Brisbane Airport followed suit, dropping to a brisk 7.0 degrees, its coldest temperature this late in spring in 26 years.

https://www.eldersweather.com.au/news/record-breaking-freeze-in-queensland/532581

https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/record-breaking-freeze-in-queensland/532581

Thanks to Laurel ina Australia and Stephan Meijer in New Zealand for these links

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September 27, 2020 at 11:11AM