Record Breaking Heat in Perth

There’s nothing like a heatwave to remind you of the importance of air conditioning. Life can be unbearable without it. Imagine what the people of Perth are experiencing right now. Consider a recent article for Australia’s ABC News titled “Perth swelters in heatwave, breaking 50-year-old weather record.”

Laura Gartry of ABC News writes, “Perth has recorded above 40 degree Celsius temperatures for three days in a row, melting a February record which has stood for more than 50 years. The city has sweltered in this sort of heatwave just seven times since records began. Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) spokesman Neil Bennett said there would be no relief today, with similar temperatures predicted. ‘The trough is showing no signs of movement whatsoever, it's sitting there because the high pressure system that is going to help move it away is also stationary in the bight,’ he said. Mr Bennett said the last time Perth recorded three consecutive days of 40C or above was in January 2010. But if the temperature reaches 40C or above today, it will be the first time there has been four consecutive 40C days since 1933. ‘Perth's longest run of 40 degree days or more consecutively is four, and that was recorded back in 1933, if we get five we've broken that record and we've moved into uncharted territory basically,’ Mr Bennett said. Today's temperature is expecting to reach around 40C. Electricity consumption has soared in recent days with Monday usage of more than 4,300 megawatts breaking a record set in January 2012. Water usage peaked at 1.2 billion litres on Monday, compared to usual summer usage of 1 billion litres. Temperatures also climbed faster on Tuesday in the metropolitan area than the day before. At sunrise it was 20C, two hours later it had reached 32.”

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