Perth weather shows the second-driest May on record as winter starts with a warm stretch

Not since 1964, when the city received a paltry 14.1 millimetres, has Perth received so little rain in May, with just 17.8mm collected for the month this year.

There's been little water to moisten the soil around Perth so far this year.

Perth has just posted its second-driest May on record and shivered through the coolest mornings ever experienced during the month.

To put that in context, the May average is 89.4mm at the city's official site in Mount Lawley, which has been operating since 1994.

Read the ABC News story by Irena Ceranic - “Perth weather shows the second-driest May on record as winter starts with a warm stretch."