Australian Weather News -- 02 September 2000

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Saturday 02 September 2000

Windy across the southeast
Fires continue to plague SE Qld

A series of cold fronts in a strong westerly stream crossed SA, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania today bringing gusty winds and scattered thunderstorms across the four states. Early morning thunderstorms brought hail and up to 15mm of rain in a couple of hours across central NSW.

Warm, windy weather spawned fresh bushfires in southeast Queensland today. Boonah shire, southwest of Brisbane, saw 200 hectares destroyed, while 80ha were burnt around nearby Minden shire. The Press reported wind gusts to 100km/h, downing power lines and causing minor building damage.

Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 44.8 Hallett SA 33.4 Clarendon SA 31.6 Whyte-Yarcowie SA 30.2 Mt Bold Reservoir SA High falls for other periods: New South Wales: Nullo Mtn: 12mm in 2h to 5am Orange AP: 15mm in 3h to 3am Parkes AP: 11mm in 2h to 2am	Today's highest & lowest temps		Other extremes Wind gusts: Mt Lofty summit SA: 89km/h at 2pm Mt Boyce NSW: 85km/h at 11am Thredbo Crackenback NSW: 93km/h at 10.35pm Lookout Hill Vic: 96km/h at 9.25pm Cape Grim Tas: 111km/h at 9pm Mt Wellington summit Tas: 94km/h at 10pm Flood peaks: Belubula at Canowindra NSW: about 4.5m at 6pm with minor flooding. Records set this day .
	Maximum	Minimum
	37.4 Wyndham PO WA	25.0 Coconut Is Qld
	-1.0 Crackenback NSW	-7.5 Perisher Valley NSW
	Greatest variations from normal
	Maximum	Minimum
	+7.1 35.0 Ayr DPI Res Stn Qld	+8.0 19.9 Clermont Qld
	-6.7 10.9 Glen Innes PO NSW	-10.0 1.0 Warburton AF WA -9.1 7.0 Telfer AF WA

Times stated are the clock time in force in the relevant state or territory
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Australian Weather News gratefully acknowledges the Bureau of Meteorology as the collector and main source of meteorological data in Australia, along with the thousands of observers who record the weather and rainfall daily. I also thank Don White, Blair Trewin and the many contributors to the Aussie Weather mailing list who routinely provide much appreciated information.