After a record-shattering summer of heat across WA, residents look to autumn for relief
ABCIn short: Western Australia just sweltered through its hottest summer on record. Average minimums were also well above average across the state, with many sites experiencing their warmest nights on record, including Meekatharra, in WA's north, Hyden and Bunbury in the south, and Swanbourne, in metropolitan Perth. Bushfire, storms creating havoc during heatwave in WA Photo shows Lightning strikes off the coast of a beach A summer storm has pummelled WA's Wheatbelt and eastern parts of Perth, with Western Power warning it could take days to restore services to all affected customers. "The median temperature for Perth is 22.2 degrees, so there is a 93 per cent chance that we are going to see a monthly average temperature or a seasonal average temperature that is greater than that figure," Ms Lingard said. Ms Lingard said while last year was a "textbook summer", climate change is playing a role in a trend of more extreme weather patterns.
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