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Western soaking targets Perth

Ben Domensino, Thursday June 22, 2017 - 11:15 AEST

Perth has just received its heaviest June rain in more than 30 years amid a wet end to the week in Western Australia.

A low pressure system located just to the south of Perth this morning is driving showers and blustery winds over the western districts of the state.

The heaviest falls during the last 24 hours have occurred in and around Perth, with totals exceeding 60mm in parts of the city.

Perth Metro had received 59mm as of 9am today, almost all of which feel during a 12 hour period from 7pm yesterday. This was the city's heaviest rain in four months and the heaviest for June since 1986.

Jandakot's 41mm as of 9am today is their heaviest June rain in six years, while 29mm at Mandurah is their highest total since February.

While the rain has brought some relief from recent dry conditions on the lower west coast, much lighter showers have occurred further north and east.

Geraldton, which only received a third of its seasonal average rainfall during autumn, picked up a paltry 9mm during the last 24 hours. East of Perth, rainfall totals during the last 24 hours dropped below 10mm as you move east of about Toodyay and less than 1mm around Cunderdin, which is 150km inland.

Showers will continue along the west coast today, although falls will ease in Perth as the low moves east. This will allow rain to spread further inland across the South West Land Division and some areas of the Great Southern District may see heavy falls in the next 24 hours. Unfortunately, much of the Central Wheat Belt will see little, if any rain during this time.

A separate band of rain will extend from the Gascoyne down through the Goldfields today and move into the South Interior and Eucla districts by this evening.

Looking ahead, showers will continue in western districts of Western Australia on Friday before clearing during the weekend, as a high pressure ridge becomes established over the state.

- Weatherzone

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