Sydney logs coldest November night in 20 years
Sydney hit its coldest November night in 20 years as rare snow fell across three states.
A sudden cold front swept the east coast Saturday, sending temperatures plummeting and bringing rare snow to NSW mountains including Cooma, Jindabyne and Thredbo. Sydney had reached nearly 30°C before the cold arrived with strong winds and showers.
Snow fell Saturday evening and continued into Sunday morning. Perisher recorded about 10 centimetres of snow by Sunday morning.
Victoria and Tasmania also saw rare November snow.
- 9.7°C
- Sydney minimum temperature
- Coldest in 20 years
- Record length
- About 10 centimetres
- Perisher snow depth
- NSW, Victoria, Tasmania
- States with November snow
Why it mattersUnusual November weather breaking temperature records; rare snow before summer.
AustraliaEast coast residents experienced sudden freezing conditions; summer arriving with unexpected winter weather.
Corroborated bythenightly.com.au
