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Get the Perth, WA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
Weatherzone, known before 9 August 2010 as The Weather Company and still trading under this name, is the main provider of value-added meteorological services in Australia. [ citation needed ] Their main business lines are services to energy, utilities and mining companies.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM or BoM) is an executive agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together the state meteorological services that existed before then. [3]
Perth, the capital city of the state of Western Australia, has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.. February is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 31.7 °C (89.1 °F), and July is the coldest month of the year, with an average low of 8.1 °C (46.6 °F). 77.7% of rain in Perth falls between May and Septe
Perth achieved a maximum temperature of just 17.4 °C (63.3 °F) on 9 February, over 14 °C below the monthly average, beating its previous record of 19.0 °C (66.2 °F) set in 1914. These temperatures were in stark contrast to the eastern states of Australia, which were experiencing a major heatwave during the same time.
During the following days, the low, designated 17U, tracked over land on a general west-southwesterly course, gradually intensifying. [2] As the system approached the coast, the BoM began issuing warnings on it, [ 3 ] and forecast the low to potentially strengthen to a category 3 severe tropical cyclone over the following days. [ 4 ]
By that same day, BoM began issuing advisories on the system, predicting a Category 1 intensity before landfall, [49] while the JTWC issued a TCFA at 21:00 UTC on the same day. [50] However, the TCFA was cancelled at 18:00 UTC on 25 December, since the system moved inland, [ 51 ] and the BoM ceased issuing advisories as well. [ 52 ]
Later that day, the JTWC reported that Alenga had become equivalent to a category one hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale (SSHS). [14] During the next day, TCWC Perth reported that Alenga had become a Category 3 Severe Tropical Cyclone, and reached its 10-minute peak windspeeds of 150 km/h (95 mph) before the JTWC also reported ...