More than 100 Australian weather stations have just registered their coldest May minimum temperatures on record.

The frigid month brought frequent frost, extending as far north as tropical Queensland and the Northern Territory, along with several snowfalls on the south-east ranges.

Rainfall was well below average across nearly the entire country.

The surprisingly chilly end to autumn was irregular considering records during recent decades have mostly been on the top end of the thermometer.

[Of course, this is also the same country that just recently threw out all their temp averages as being inaccurate. They’re going to have to do some serious rejiggering to keep the warming on track. ~ Beege]