Perth weather: Christmas Day 2021 the hottest on record with heatwave forecast to continue - PerthNow

It’s official - Perth has sweltered through its hottest Christmas on record.

Temperatures reached a whopping 42.9C at Perth Airport at 4pm, blitzing the previous Christmas Day record of 42C set in 1968.

The city hit 42.6C and the Swan Valley reached 42.4C. At Pearce, in Perth’s east, the mercury soared to a scorching 43.3C and in Swanbourne, the coastal breeze would have been little relief for the 43.2C temperatures at 2.36pm.

Santa at Coogee Beach. Credit: Kelsey Reid/The West Australian

The hottest temperature recorded in WA was 45.6C at Lancelin at 1.47pm.

And Marble Bar was once again one of the hottest parts of the State, reaching a sweltering 43.5C at 3.29pm.

In the South West, Bunbury residents recorded the hottest Christmas Day temperatures with 39.4C at 4.30pm, while Buusselton was a balmy 38.5C.

And you’d better hope Santa brought you air-conditioning for Christmas. Temperatures are expected to stay at a balmy 27C overnight in Perth and there’s little relief on the horizon.

Coogee Beach, where are shark scare didn’t deter beachgoers on Christmas morning. Credit: Kelsey Reid/The West Australian

A maximum of 44 degrees is expected on Boxing Day and 40 degrees on Monday.

There is also no rain forecast for the foreseeable future.

Total fire bans have been declared across a huge area of WA stretching from Carnarvon to Waroona and including Perth and Mandurah.

This means outdoor activities, including barbecuing and mowing the lawn are limited.

During a total fire ban infringements apply for using a barbecue, pizza oven or spit-style rotisserie which burns solid fuel in open air. This includes wood fire ovens or stoves, and kettle barbecues.

Undercover areas such as patios, pergolas and huts which are open or partially open to the weather are deemed to be in the open air.

Despite the heatwave, St John Ambulance has not transported any patients suffering from heatstroke.

PERTH FORECAST (source: BoM)

Boxing day: 44C, very hot and mostly sunny

Monday: 40C, very hot and partly cloudy

Tuesday: 39C, very hot and sunny

Wednesday: 36C, sunny

Thursday: 31C, mostly sunny

New Year’s Eve: 31C, mostly sunny

New Year’s Day: 30C, mostly sunny

What you CAN’T do during a total fire ban:

• Use a barbecue, pizza oven or spit-style rotisserie which burns solid fuel
• Use a lawnmower that requires fuel
• Have a campfire, bonfire or light a fire for warmth
• Light a fire in your backyard
• Use an angle grinder, welder, charring, soldering or gas cutting tool
• Drive a vehicle where the vehicle will be in contact with vegetation

What you CAN do during a total fire ban:

• Use a gas or electrical barbecue
• Use electrical or battery operated tools, including a lawnmower
• Barbecue in park (if it is electrical or gas)

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2021-12-25 09:24:00Z
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