Scorching Christmas temperatures for Perth, Rockingham, Mandurah

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It is going to be a scorching Christmas this year with temperatures set to soar across the State.

In Mandurah and Rockingham, residents will wake up to a balmy 27C at 6am before the mercury hits a maximum of 38C at 2pm.

While in Perth, temperatures are set to reach a steamy 40C by 1pm.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, if overnight temperatures stay above 26C it would mark Perth's hottest Christmas Day minimum in more than a century.

There will be some relief on Boxing Day though with temperatures dipping back down to 25C in Mandurah and Rockingham.
 

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