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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 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): |
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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 |
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Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
+9.1 34.0 Jervois NT |
+8.6 21.1 Telfer AP WA |
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-4.4 18.0 Giles MO WA |
-6.2 0.0 Kempsey NSW |
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