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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daisy Dumas

You’re not imagining it – eastern Australia is much colder than normal for this time of year

Mount Buller Victoria
The BoM says a cold front has combined with clear and settled conditions to create the frosty weather and record-breaking lows being felt across eastern Australia. Photograph: Tony Harrington/Mount Buller

From Tasmania to Queensland, minimum temperatures of about 5C below seasonal averages are setting the tone for a bracing week ahead across eastern Australia.

On Monday morning, the temperature at Brisbane airport dipped to 2.7C – the coldest observation at the site since 2014. Tasmania’s Ouse had its chilliest start since 2015, with the temperature sitting at just -6.4C.

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