Publication Date February 9, 2016 | News.Com.Au

Western Australia’s north hits 47C to become one of the hottest places on Earth

Australia
Temperatures at Shark Bay, in Western Australia, hit 47C yesterday.
Temperatures at Shark Bay, in Western Australia, hit 47C yesterday.

Perth was easily the hottest city on earth on Monday, with a high of almost 43C in the city’s eastern suburbs, and no other region on the planet had such widespread scorching temperatures as Western Australia.