Perth on the cusp of heatwave record with city set to sweat through weekend

Across the country, Melbourne hit four 40-degree days in a row from January 14 to 17 in 2014, while Adelaide has recorded four sweltering days in a row seven times since records began, most recently from December 17 to 20, 2019.

The longest heatwave of consecutive days over 40 degrees for capital…