More counter-examples.
With the temperature dropping to just 2.9 C, the capital city of the state of South Australia shivered through its coldest start to the season on record.
Duty forecaster Paul Bierman confirmed the city had its equal coldest June 1 on record, a temperature not seen since 1943.
“The minimum temperature at Kent Town got down to 2.9 degrees at 6:44am this morning.
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Below freezing but magic morning in Renmark.
Via Australia’s ABC News.