Australians can't handle cold weather like the rest of the world

Johnny Lieu
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You'd have to say Australians have it pretty lucky when it comes to the weather, but that doesn't stop locals having a big old whinge when the temperature gets a little chilly. 

People in the city of Sydney have been having a rather excellent run with warm weather all throughout autumn (or fall, as our North American friends like to call it), but a cold change smacked them in the face on Monday. Yep, winter is definitely coming. 

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The stretch of nice weather the city has been getting used to is all due to an El Niño warming up the southern and eastern parts of the Pacific Ocean, which has resulted in temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than average in May. The city's current temperature average is sitting at a very comfortable 23.2 degrees Celsius (73.7 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

That all came to a sudden stop on Tuesday, with the end of El Niño bringing temperatures crashing right down, much to the dismay of locals who had their swimmers ready for the beach and weren't quite ready to wear socks with their flip flops. 

This morning, Sydney residents were rudely greeted with a low of 7.3 degrees Celsius (45.14 degrees Fahrenheit). This made Monday the coldest May start in the city since 2011, Acacia Pepler, a climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, confirmed to Mashable Australia via email. Cue massive freak out. 

The cold awakening forced residents to rush to Twitter to voice their displeasure about figuring out how to dress for winter again and struggling with Touch ID on one's iPhone because their fingers are cold. 

It's been a tough day for everyone involved. 

While confused outsiders just think everyone should chill out.

Don't worry folks, Sydney's temperatures will warm up to a maximum of 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by Monday afternoon. That's about on par with Monday's weather in London, which will hit a max of 20 degrees celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit).

A balmy day in the UK = a reason to complain Down Under.