[TheTimes] Unusually harsh winter weather brought chaos to southeastern Australia when blizzards, torrential rain and high winds enveloped much of Victoria and New South Wales.Snow fell in parts of New South Wales, and seaside Sydney endured its coldest day in 37 years, reaching a maximum of 10C.
FWIW, Sydney is at about 34S Latitude Atlanta GA is at about 34N). Mountain range to the west of Sydney usually protects Sydney from more extreme cold but not always.