There’s cold, and then there’s -7.2 degrees, which is how far the mercury plummeted in Orange on Sunday morning.
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According to the Bureau of Meteorology, which takes its readings at Orange Regional airport, the low mark was hit at 3.07am.
It came within a whisker of the breaking the record for the city’s coldest temperature: -7.7 degrees on July 2, 2002.
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Incredibly, at 3.30am and with the temperature at -5.8 degrees, the ‘apparent temperature’ – which factors in the effects of wind – was -10 degrees.
Saturday wasn’t much better, kicking off what was always going to be a chilly weekend with an overnight minimum of -5.8 degrees.
According to www.weatherzone.com.au the top temperature on Sunday will be 8 degrees before another chilly night predicted to get as low as -5 degrees.
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There’s good and bad news in city’s the seven-day forecast.
Sunday night and Monday morning are tipped to be almost as cold, with a low of -5 forecast, but the remainder of the week is likely to be warmer, with minimums ranging from -2 degrees to 1 degree.
The top temperatures will be on the (slightly) warmer side, too, with Thursday’s 13 degrees the high mark in the next week.