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Get the Perth, WA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
Perth, the capital city of the state of Western Australia, has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.. February is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 31.7 °C (89.1 °F), and July is the coldest month of the year, with an average low of 8.1 °C (46.6 °F). 77.7% of rain in Perth falls between May and Septe
Perth is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. [115] The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross claims over 2,000 members. [116] Anglicans are 9.9% of the population. [113] Perth is the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Perth. [117] Buddhism and Islam each have more than 50,000 adherents. [118]
The current weather station opened in 2001 and is situated on the coastline, causing data recorded to appear warmer during winter nights and cooler in summer days compared to surrounding areas. Mandurah also receives a moderate though highly seasonal rainfall of about 850 mm a year, however recent trends have seen this once reliable rainfall ...
The Perth, Darwin and Brisbane offices also housed Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres which were ultimately unified into one since the 2020–21 cyclone season. Darwin Airport office The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issues tropical cyclone advisories [ 15 ] and developed the Standard Emergency Warning Signal used for warnings.
Ned crossed the coast just south of Perth as a category one on 1 April. Moderate wind damage was reported in Rockingham. Ned is the most southerly landfalling tropical cyclone recorded in Australia and the only storm ever to directly affect Perth city at cyclone strength. Orson: 1989: 23 April: 250 km/h (155 mph) 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) 5: $25 million
It was previously thought that the highest temperature in Australia was 53.1 °C (127.6 °F) in Cloncurry, Queensland, on 16 January 1889.This record has been removed by the Bureau of Meteorology though as it was measured using a non-standard temperature screen.
In recent years, STW-9 has also produced and broadcast local news, current affairs & feature programming including a Western Australia edition of A Current Affair, a localised 4.30pm afternoon news bulletin, gardening series Garden Gurus (which continues to air on Nine Network stations), lifestyle series Just Add Water and travel series ...