Some Queensland towns shivered through overnight temperatures 8C below the monthly average with the mercury sitting at a below freezing -2.2C in Applethorpe and Roma.
A freezing cold snap will continue to batter Australia s southeast until Wednesday when the weather is expected to ease and return to more bearable temperatures.
Canberra woke up to a blast of icy weather on Sunday morning as the mercury clocked just -5.4C and our capital city is expected to reach 0C later tonight.
The Bureau of Meteorology said while Canberra experienced its coldest day of the year so far, a series of cold fronts sweeping across the country have left many states grabbling with colder-than-usual temperatures.
Canberra woke up to a blast of icy weather on Sunday morning as the mercury clocked just -5.4C (pictured: people riding bikes in Canberra)