<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Perth has recorded a four-month soaking, the first time this has happened in the spring-winter period for 18 years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The WA capital reached its September average of 79.3mm during light showers on Tuesday and Wednesday, reports </span><a href="https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/perth-sets-rainfall-streak-not-seen-in-18-years/1890883" rel="" target="_blank" title="Weatherzone"><span>Weatherzone</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When more rain fell during the 24 hours to yesterday morning, this month's total in Perth hit the 93mm mark.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/earthquake-strikes-off-russia-coast-tsunami-warnings/97051698-3940-4e03-9870-587bb90ee815" rel="" target="_blank" title="Magnitude 7.8 quake off Russia triggers tsunami warnings"><strong><span>Magnitude 7.8 quake off Russia triggers tsunami warnings</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It came after the winter months all recorded above average falls, with August totalling 203mm, July 174mm and June 129mm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The rainy winter weather was also accompanied by storms and lightning strikes over much of WA.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The last time Perth had a run of similar wet conditions was in 2007.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/perth-weather-update-wa-city-sets-rainfall-streak-not-seen-for-18-years/d6dfb930-cf98-445a-9625-1e584087ad09" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The soaking has been a welcome break in a long stretch of below-average falls, stretching from last November to May.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Weather forecasters say the state's south-west, including Perth, has recorded ongoing rainfall shortfalls, beginning from September 2021 and ending only last month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It explains why water storage in Perth currently sits at only 48 per cent of capacity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Looking ahead, the city is forecast to have dry weather over the next week, with maximum temperatures next Wednesday shaping to hit 30 degrees. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>