Perth swelters through record five consecutive days over 40C temperatures

West Australian capital also setting records for most days above 40C in a summer with the tally now at 10 days

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Perth has recorded a record fifth consecutive day over 40C as the Western Australian heatwave is expected to continue on Sunday before a cool change on Monday.

On Saturday, Perth reached 41.1C, the 10th day above 40C this summer, marking another record that could be extended on Sunday with temperatures expected to reach 39C or 40C.

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