A record minus 4 degrees Celsius kept doonas up to chins in Dubbo bedrooms on Tuesday morning.
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It exceeded the previous record for the coldest May morning in the city since 1993 of minus 2.4 degrees, held by May 29 2006.
The chilly start to May 30 2017 was 10.5 degrees below the city’s average minimum temperature for May of 6.5 degrees.
Tuesday’s minus 4 degrees led to a frost across the city and residents clambering for warmer bedding and clothing.
The Bureau of Meteorology puts the average minimum temperature for May 2017 as of Tuesday at 6.2 degrees.
The average maximum temperature this month as of Monday was 21.5 degrees, 1.5 degrees higher than the average 20 degrees for May in Dubbo.
Tuesday’s minus 4 degrees was the second sub-zero temperature recorded at Dubbo City Regional Airport this month. Residents woke to minus 0.1 degrees on Monday, May 8.
Another frost may be on the way with minus 1 degree predicted next Monday morning, June 5.
The bureau’s seven-day forecast as of Tuesday morning suggests more cold mornings are ahead. Wednesday’s predicted minimum temperature of 4 degrees is set to drop to zero on Thursday, the first day of winter, followed by 1 degree on Friday, 2 degrees on Saturday and 1 degree on Sunday.
The average minimum temperature for June in Dubbo is 4.5 degrees.
