Perth has shivered through its coldest day in 50 years, recording a maximum of just 11.4C on Monday.

It has not been since July 29, 1975 (when the maximum was also 11.4C) that the temperature in Perth has stayed so low during the day, with the city also copping a lashing from rain and hail.

It is also the coldest August day ever recorded at the Perth weather station in Mt Lawley, with the previous lowest maximum in August being 12.1C in 2020.

Meteorologist Grace Abbott said the frosty weather was down to a cold front moving over land.

“We had a cold front move over the State yesterday morning and behind that cold front we’ve seen a very cold air mass coming up from the South West,” she said.

“That’s helped drop those temperatures over much of the South West Land division today.”

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