Perth is on target for its driest September since 2004 with no rain in the past week and a half and very little rain to come. There has only been 44 millimetres so far this month, less than half the monthly average. With no rain recorded in the last nine days, this has also become the longest September dry spell in 10 years. In September 2000 there were 10 consecutive dry days. The previous longest September dry spell was 13 days, in 1994. The September record is 17 consecutive days with no rain, set in 1987. If Perth doesn't register any rain by the end of the month then it will be the longest September dry spell in 130 years of records. This comes after one of the driest winters on record, in contrast to eastern states where it was one of the wettest winters in more than a decade. A near-stationary high over the Bight has meant Western Australia's southwest and west coast has been in dry southeasterly or easterly winds since September 13th. The high is finally budging so we are in for a period of relatively warm northeasterly winds and afternoon sea breezes. If forecasts come true then Perth will equal the September record of six days in a row of 25 degrees or warmer.