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Temperatures across south-east Australia have plummeted as much as 10 degrees Celsius below average during the past 48 hours, leading to the coldest spring weather in decades.

A handful of the more noteworthy observations include Canberra's coldest spring temperature on record, South Australia's coldest ever spring temperature, and Melbourne's lowest spring maximum in 20 years.

The unseasonable cold snap is also bringing an assortment of wintry weather, including snow to low levels, hailstorms and widespread severe frost.

The plummeting temperatures are the result of a polar air mass arriving from Antarctica, and additional pulses of Southern Ocean air will prolong below average temperatures through the week and bring further snow.

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