Western Australia’s capital city is sweltering through an unusual heat spike, with temperatures in Perth managing to tip just past the hottest September day in nine years.
The Bureau of Meteorology recorded a top temperature of 34.3C at 3.56pm AWST in Perth, just 0.1C higher than the previous record set in September 2014.
“The sudden fluctuation in temperature is a fairly common spring set-up for Perth,” Mr Huntington said.“What is unusual is the intensity of the heat for this time of year, with 34C being early for this time of year.” The Bureau of Meteorology said while sudden heat fluctuations aren’t unusual for Perth this time of year, the intensity of the heat is. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Anthony Anderson“ is cooler because the trough will have moved inland bringing a cooler southerly wind flow throughout the day,” Mr Huntington said.
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