40yr record shattered in insane heatwave

A severe heatwave is blanketing Western Australia’s coast from Exmouth to Esperance, with parts of the Gascoyne tipped to endure extreme conditions over the coming days.

In the capital, temperatures are forecast to stay above 35C for five consecutive days, which is an exceptionally rare event for late March. At 7pm on Monday night, the city of 2.3 million was still sweating through 38C temperatures - an hour after sunset.

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