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PERTH faces a week of blistering heat with four consecutive days of searing 40C maximum temperatures as 2010 is declared the hottest year on record.
Maximum temperatures in Perth averaged at 25.3C, making 2010 the hottest year since records began in 1897.
Meanwhile, Perth recorded just 503mm of rain this year, well below the average 868.3mm, making it the second driest year on record.
Next weeks heatwave follows baking temperatures across Southern Australia with blistering New Years Eve temperatures forecast for Melbourne and Adelaide as Queensland battles record floods.
Perth Now | Breaking News from Perth and Western Australia | PerthNow news/ western-australia/ perth-to-sizzle-in-new-year-heatwave/ story-e6frg13u-1225978806936
Maximum temperatures in Perth averaged at 25.3C, making 2010 the hottest year since records began in 1897.
Meanwhile, Perth recorded just 503mm of rain this year, well below the average 868.3mm, making it the second driest year on record.
Next weeks heatwave follows baking temperatures across Southern Australia with blistering New Years Eve temperatures forecast for Melbourne and Adelaide as Queensland battles record floods.
Perth Now | Breaking News from Perth and Western Australia | PerthNow news/ western-australia/ perth-to-sizzle-in-new-year-heatwave/ story-e6frg13u-1225978806936