It is the coldest April temperature recorded in Gympie since April 30, 2017, and the coolest the region has recently felt since October 8 last year. BOM meteorologist Rosa Hoff said Gympie recorded 9.3C on October 8, which was a common temperature for the dry season. “The last time it was this cool in April was in 2017, when Gympie dropped down to a minimum temperature of 9 on the 30th of April, 2017,” Ms Hoff said. Ms Hoff said Monday’s chill was caused by a “cold front and trough” moving across southern Queensland. “Most of yesterday, the cold air was able to come up and this air wasn’t just cold but it was also dry as well, so because we had the lower humidity it just really helped it to cool down,” she said.