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Perth swelters through hottest Christmas day since 2007 as mercury tips 40.4C

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Hot weather saw thousands descend upon Scarborough Beach on Christmas Day. From rear: Lewis Escudier, Poppy Schokker, Olivia Foti, Josh Foti and Dephine Fant. Front: Allira Sampson and Phuong Nguyen.
Camera IconHot weather saw thousands descend upon Scarborough Beach on Christmas Day. From rear: Lewis Escudier, Poppy Schokker, Olivia Foti, Josh Foti and Dephine Fant. Front: Allira Sampson and Phuong Nguyen. Credit: Kelsey Reid/The West Australian

Perth has sweltered to its hottest Christmas Day since 2007.

The mercury peaked at 40.4C just before 2pm this afternoon, falling only a fraction of a degree short of the 40.7C record set in 2007.

Perth’s central weather observation station had already hit 30C by 8am.

The observation station in Pearce reached 42.5C just before midday — making it the hottest location in Perth’s metropolitan region so far today.

The weather is expected to drop down to a slightly cooler 34C in Perth tomorrow, followed by 32C on Sunday.

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But the thermometer is tipped to rise again next week, with 34C on Monday and 37C on Tuesday.

Plenty of locals flocked to the beaches to enjoy today’s baking weather, with those unable to travel overseas happy to enjoy the best our coastline has to offer.

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