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Temperature records broken across NSW due to consecutive cold fronts, according to BOM

The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed several towns have set temperature records after a freezing morning across the country's south-east. Key points: Several locations across NSW set low temperature records this morning A meteorologist says it is due to a series of small cold fronts Cloud cover prevented other parts of the country from getting so cold One location experienced its coldest morning on record, while others shivered through their coldest June morning. Coldest June morning Several locations across regional NSW experienced their coldest June morning on record: Bathurst: -7.5 degrees, records going back 33 years Hillston: -4 degrees, records going back 64 years Peak Hill: -2.8 degrees, records going back 56 years Paterson: -0.3 degrees, records going back 54 years The bureau had earlier thought Richmond, north-west of Sydney, had set a record of -6.2 degrees, but the data is now being reviewed after some discrepancies were identified. Cold in Canberra, other states stay warm Ms Reid said Canberra Airport set a June record of -7.2 degrees, but the data there only dates back 15 years.

ABC

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