Cold Perth is Cold… in Summer
Upside down world, Perth is winter in the hight of Summer….
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In 2016 Perth had one of the coldest winters in decades, now we might be experiencing one of the coldest Summers in memory!
While the rest of the world is recording heat extremes, and much of Australia is cooking, Perth is getting all chilli willy.
The weather is looking like it’ll set a February record, with highs equal to Melbourne’s lows – with the city on track to experience it’s coldest February day in recorded history.
On track for our coldest Feb day on record! The max today just 17.4 degrees. The average is 31.7! https://t.co/sEbAdKkcIk
— Samantha Jolly (@samjolly7news) February 9, 2017
Perth, summer in February, 2017 @tweetperth pic.twitter.com/ouck9JYSdo
— Reezy Miller (@Trixie_Boo) February 9, 2017
Rain in February?
It’s not just the cold, Perth is on track for one of it’s wettest ever February days.
A busy day for @BOM_WA with #Perth on course for one of its wettest and coldest days on record @cneilb #weather pic.twitter.com/ARqviEHSWO
— ABC Perth (@abcperth) February 9, 2017
The wettest ever February day? 25-years-ago exactly
Today marks 25th anniversary of Perth's wettest
ever day: 120.6 mm on 9/2/92. Medina 230mm. And you thought today was wet. #Perth #bigwet pic.twitter.com/IMaVW5p3eV— BOM WA (@BOM_WA) February 9, 2017
Rain and wet conditions are creating chaos on our roads; with early morning traffic conditions made worse by some Perth drivers reacting poorly to the slippery conditions.
Cancelled Festival Event
Events that typically take place in open air have been cancelled.
Organisers – who can be almost certain there will be no inclement weather in February – have had to scramble to change events.
The Chevron Perth International Arts Festival event had to be cancelled because of the downpour.
The rest of the state is copping the rain pretty bad as well, with waterways filling up rapidly as rivers and creeks overflowing in northern parts of Western Australia
You know its rough weather when #kangaroo seeks shelter near people! Latest warnings for #Pilbara & #Kimberley, #WA: https://t.co/0Dv6gKE6Bl pic.twitter.com/CdOQWmiXxW
— ABC Emergency (@ABCemergency) February 9, 2017
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