Australian Weather News -- 29 August 2000

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Tuesday 29 August 2000

Fires continue in SE Qld
Gales hit Lord Howe Island

Gusty winds and another warm, dry day kept firefighters busy again in and around Brisbane. Numerous bush and grass fires were reported in Brisbane, including the suburbs of Keperra, Alexandra Hills, Belmont, Upper Kedron, Redbank, Raceview and Moorooka. Farther north, fires were burning at Caboolture, Eatons Hill and Narangba, while the Bruce Highway was partly closed north of the Bribie Island turnoff for part of the day due to poor visibility in smoke.

A deepening low crossing the central Tasman Sea brought 8 hours of galeforce winds to Lord Howe Island during the day. Average winds peaked at 83km/h several times during the morning.

Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 23.4 Genoa Vic 23.0 Donnybrook WA 22.0 Narooma NSW 19.6 Capel WA High falls for other periods: Norfolk Is: 12.2mm in 48m to 3pm	Today's highest & lowest temps		Other extremes . Records set this day Highest maximum temperature for August (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): Lockhart River AP Qld: 31.2(30.9, 29)
	Maximum	Minimum
	37.4 Wyndham PO WA	25.0 Dum in Mirrie NT
	-3.0 Crackenback NSW	-7.0 Charlotte Pass NSW -7.0 Perisher Valley NSW
	Greatest variations from normal
	Maximum	Minimum
	+9.1 34.0 Jervois NT	+8.6 21.1 Telfer AP WA
	-4.4 18.0 Giles MO WA	-6.2 0.0 Kempsey NSW

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