Parts of Western Australia battle extreme heat

Onslow Beach Resort General Manager Nathan McGill says near 50 degree temperatures have only been recorded over the past few days in his area as opposed to the whole summer as expected. Mr McGill’s comments come as it was forecast to reach 50.7 degrees in Mardie in the West Australian Pilbara region Tuesday afternoon which would have broken the record for Australia's hottest temperature. "It didn't quite get to the record heat but battling through temperatures of nearly 50 degrees has almost become a point of pride for locals in some of the region's hottest towns," he told Sky News Australia. “It’s a beautiful 48 degrees out here. “Thankfully in our area that’s quite normal. “We were expecting a hot season like that the whole way through the summer but its actually it’s just been the last few days since the past weekend."