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Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Queensland

Issued at 2.12 pm (EST) Sunday 08 November 2009
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Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Southeast Region
Brisbane 02:00 pm 26.0 24.4 20.1 23.9 45 12.5 E 15
Brisbane Airport 02:00 pm 25.4 25.0 20.7 23.4 55 15.0 E 19
Archerfield 02:00 pm 26.6 24.2 20.0 22.4 40 11.1 E 24
Amberley 02:00 pm 27.0 24.9 20.6 22.8 40 12.3 E 26
Beaudesert AWS 02:00 pm 27.3 26.0 21.6 25.6 45 14.7 ENE 17
Redcliffe 02:00 pm 24.5 24.4 20.1 19.9 55 14.6 ESE 32
Gold Coast Seaway 02:00 pm 25.4 26.1 21.6 23.4 60 17.3 SE 24
Gatton 02:00 pm 27.7 24.0 19.8 23.2 30 8.6 NE 22
Toowoomba 02:00 pm 23.3 21.4 17.1 16.2 40 8.2 E 35
Oakey 02:00 pm 26.2 23.1 18.8 20.5 30 8.2 E 28
Cape Moreton 02:00 pm 24.1 24.8 20.4 19.5 60 16.1 ESE 35
Coolangatta 02:00 pm 26.1 25.5 21.2 24.0 50 15.2 SE 20
Maroochydore 02:00 pm 25.1 25.0 20.7 22.3 55 15.4 ESE 24
Tewantin 02:00 pm 25.1 24.7 20.4 23.0 50 14.6 SSE 19
Nambour 02:00 pm 25.5 24.6 20.3 22.5 50 13.7 E 22
Beerburrum 02:00 pm 24.7 24.6 20.2 24.2 55 14.8 SE 11
Toolara 02:00 pm 27.3 25.8 21.4 24.9 45 14.3 E 20
Jimna 02:00 pm 24.7 21.9 17.5 20.4 30 6.9 NE 19
Gympie 02:00 pm 28.1 25.4 21.1 25.1 35 12.0 ESE 19
Double Island Point 02:00 pm 24.4 25.2 20.8 19.6 60 16.6 ESE 37
Gulf Country
Burketown 02:00 pm 35.3 32.9 27.5 36.0 40 19.6 N 15
Zinifex Century Mine 02:00 pm 38.1 31.1 26.3 35.9 20 12.0 ENE 15
Croydon          *         
Kowanyama 02:00 pm 36.8 32.3 27.2 34.9 30 16.7 ESE 22
Mornington Island 02:00 pm 32.6 32.7 27.1 35.5 55 21.8 NNW 9
Normanton 02:00 pm 37.2 31.0 26.2 34.6 25 13.2 E 19
Sweers Island 09:00 am 30.8 33.0 27.2 32.0 65 23.8 NE 24
Peninsula
Coen 12:00 pm 31.2 30.5 25.5 30.1 50 19.5 ESE 24
Horn Island 02:00 pm 32.1 34.2 28.1 30.8 65 24.4 ESE 39
Lockhart River 02:08 pm 29.8 31.9 26.3 29.0 65 23.0 SE 32
Musgrave 09:00 am 29.0 31.6 26.0 30.8 70 23.2 E 19
Weipa 02:07 pm 36.0 32.1 27.0 31.9 35 17.3 E 35
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Atherton          *         
Cairns 02:00 pm 25.0 28.9 23.8 26.4 85 22.6 S 19
Cape Flattery 02:00 pm 28.6 30.6 25.3 28.1 70 22.1 SE 28
Cardwell 09:00 am 22.4 26.8 22.0 25.2 95 21.6 S 9
Cooktown 02:03 pm 28.5 35.0 28.3 31.4 100 28.1 ESE 30
Innisfail 09:00 am 23.4 28.1 23.1 27.2 95 22.8 SE 7
Low Isles 02:00 pm 25.7 30.0 24.7 24.0 90 23.7 SE 39
Lucinda 02:00 pm 27.1 27.9 23.2 26.7 60 18.9 ESE 19
Mareeba 02:00 pm 22.2 26.1 21.5 23.0 90 20.7 SSE 17
Palmerville 02:00 pm 33.5 30.5 25.5 31.3 35 16.8 NNE 24
South Johnstone 02:00 pm 26.2 28.4 23.5 26.5 70 20.7 ESE 20
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Alva Beach 02:00 pm 27.5 29.1 24.1 26.6 65 20.6 E 26
Ayr 12:00 pm 28.3 28.3 23.6 26.3 55 18.4 ENE 26
Bowen 12:00 pm 28.3 28.8 24.0 28.1 60 19.4 SE 19
Ingham 09:00 am 26.1 29.6 24.4 29.9 80 22.7 ESE 7
Townsville 02:00 pm 27.8 28.2 23.5 25.6 60 18.8 E 28
Woolshed 02:00 pm 23.4 25.1 20.6 23.2 70 17.6 NE 15
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Charters Towers 09:00 am 26.0 26.4 21.9 27.2 60 17.3 E 7
Georgetown 02:00 pm 32.8 29.4 24.6 29.2 35 15.3 E 28
Hughenden 02:00 pm 32.4 27.7 23.1 28.3 30 11.6 ENE 24
Richmond 02:00 pm 34.2 27.8 23.3 28.6 20 8.8 SE 28
Channel Country
Ballera 02:00 pm 35.1 27.6 23.2 30.7 15 6.4 WSW 19
Bedourie 09:00 am 33.5 28.2 23.7 30.7 25 11.2 NE 17
Boulia 09:00 am 31.7 34.2 28.1 37.3 65 24.8 ENE 4
Birdsville 02:00 pm 37.1 28.5 24.1 33.2 15 5.2 NE 15
Quilpie 09:00 am 27.5 26.3 21.9 28.4 45 15.2 NE 4
Thargomindah 02:00 pm 29.6 26.0 21.6 28.7 30 11.2 NNE 7
Windorah 12:00 pm 35.1 30.2 25.5 34.8 30 14.3 ENE 9
Central West
Barcaldine 09:00 am 26.1 27.1 22.5 27.4 65 18.5 ENE 9
Blackall 02:00 pm 26.8 26.8 22.2 23.5 55 17.0 E 30
Isisford 09:00 am 27.7 27.2 22.6 26.8 50 16.9 NE 17
Longreach 02:00 pm 35.0 28.4 23.9 30.3 20 9.3 NE 24
Tambo 09:00 am 25.0 24.8 20.5 24.9 55 15.0 NE 9
Winton 02:00 pm 36.9 29.5 24.9 32.6 20 9.5 E 22
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Maranoa and Warrego
Charleville 02:00 pm 21.3 22.9 18.6 21.4 70 15.4 N 9
Cunnamulla 09:00 am 26.6 26.6 22.1 25.8 55 17.0 NE 17
Injune 09:00 am 23.9 24.5 20.1 22.1 60 15.6 ENE 19
Mitchell 09:00 am 24.3 23.5 19.3 24.4 50 12.7 N 4
Roma 02:00 pm 29.4 25.0 20.6 26.6 25 8.5 E 13
St George 12:00 pm 27.4 24.4 20.1 24.3 35 10.2 E 17
Surat 09:00 am 22.4 23.0 18.7 20.1 60 14.1 ENE 19
Northwest
Camooweal 12:00 pm 36.4 29.6 25.0 32.8 20 10.6 ENE 20
Cloncurry 02:00 pm 38.2 29.0 24.5 32.5 15 5.0 ESE 24
Julia Creek 02:00 pm 37.4 29.4 24.9 33.4 15 8.2 E 19
Mt Isa 02:00 pm 35.6 27.9 23.4 30.2 15 6.4 ESE 24
The Monument 02:00 pm 37.5 28.5 24.0 31.7 15 4.4 E 24
Urandangi 09:00 am 32.9 24.2 20.0 29.9 10 -5.1 SE 2
Central Coast - Whitsundays
Bowen 12:00 pm 28.3 28.8 24.0 28.1 60 19.4 SE 19
Collinsville 09:00 am 26.9 27.6 22.9 27.1 60 18.6 SE 15
Hamilton Island 02:00 pm 25.3 27.4 22.7 23.6 70 19.9 E 28
Mackay Airport 02:00 pm 28.0 28.1 23.4 25.7 55 18.4 E 28
Mackay 02:00 pm 26.9 28.1 23.3 27.2 65 19.5 E 17
Proserpine 02:00 pm 27.8 26.8 22.3 24.4 50 15.8 E 28
St Lawrence 09:00 am 26.0 26.7 22.1 28.0 60 17.8 E 4
Central Highlands - Coalfields
Baralaba 09:00 am 25.7 25.4 21.0 27.1 55 15.5 N 2
Emerald 02:00 pm 31.5 27.4 22.9 28.4 30 12.3 E 20
Moranbah 09:00 am 26.3 26.0 21.6 25.5 55 16.1 E 15
Rolleston 09:00 am 24.4 25.0 20.6 24.7 60 16.1 SE 9
Springsure 09:00 am 24.1 24.4 20.0 25.4 55 15.1 SE 2
Taroom 09:00 am 25.4 24.4 20.1 24.0 50 13.5 NE 13
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Capricornia
Biloela 12:00 pm 26.9 26.0 21.6 24.8 50 15.3 ESE 20
Gladstone Airport 02:00 pm 25.7 25.7 21.3 20.7 55 16.0 E 37
Heron Island 12:00 pm        *      SSE 17
Rockhampton 02:00 pm 26.4 26.4 21.9 25.4 55 16.7 E 17
Samuel Hill 02:10 pm 25.1 27.3 22.6 25.0 75 19.9 ESE 20
Williamson 02:00 pm 26.3 26.8 22.2 26.5 60 17.6 E 13
Yeppoon 02:00 pm 24.3 26.5 21.9 22.7 75 19.3 SE 26
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
Dalby 12:00 pm 25.8 23.1 18.9 21.1 35 9.2 E 24
Goondiwindi 09:00 am 23.6 23.5 19.2 23.1 55 13.7 NE 9
Inglewood 02:00 pm 28.0 23.8 19.5 23.8 25 7.3 NNE 19
Miles 02:00 pm 29.0 24.6 20.3 25.0 25 8.1 ESE 19
Oakey 02:00 pm 26.2 23.1 18.8 20.5 30 8.2 E 28
Stanthorpe 02:00 pm 22.1 21.5 17.2 19.1 50 10.7 ENE 17
Texas 09:00 am 24.4 23.4 19.1 21.9 45 12.2 NE 17
Toowoomba 02:00 pm 23.3 21.4 17.1 16.2 40 8.2 E 35
Warwick 01:30 pm 25.8 23.0 18.7 20.6 35 8.8 ENE 26
Wide Bay and Burnett
Bundaberg 02:00 pm 27.0 29.5 24.4 25.5 75 21.8 E 32
Double Island Point 02:00 pm 24.4 25.2 20.8 19.6 60 16.6 ESE 37
Gayndah 02:00 pm 28.8 25.7 21.4 24.8 35 11.8 E 24
Hervey Bay 02:00 pm 26.9 25.9 21.5 23.2 50 14.9 ESE 28
Gympie 02:00 pm 28.1 25.4 21.1 25.1 35 12.0 ESE 19
Jimna 02:00 pm 24.7 21.9 17.5 20.4 30 6.9 NE 19
Kingaroy 02:00 pm 26.4 23.8 19.4 22.9 35 10.1 ESE 19
Lady Elliot Island 12:00 pm 26.1 27.3 22.6 22.7 65 18.9 SE 35
Maryborough 12:00 pm 27.7 25.9 21.6 23.7 45 14.0 ESE 28
Monto 09:00 am 23.2 24.1 19.8 23.0 60 15.6 E 11
Rainbow Beach 09:00 am 24.8 25.3 20.9 22.8 60 16.4 ESE 22
Sandy Cape 09:00 am 25.5 25.4 21.0 21.7 55 15.7 ENE 30
Toolara 02:00 pm 27.3 25.8 21.4 24.9 45 14.3 E 20
Town of 1770 09:00 am 23.9 26.8 22.1 19.0 80 20.2 SE 46

The shade WBGT is calculated for an environment shaded from direct (and strong reflected) solar radiation and where surfaces are not significantly hotter or colder than the indicated air temperature.

* The calculation of AT requires an observation of temperature, humidity, and wind. If any of these are unavailable, the AT field is left blank.

The WBGT values displayed here should be used in conjunction with guidelines provided by Sports Medicine Australia (SMA).

Sports Medicine Australia may also provide additional regional guidelines. The AT values displayed here are the Steadman Apparent Temperatures measured in the shade. The Apparent Temperature is an estimation of what the temperature "feels like" to an appropriately dressed adult. Direct exposure to the afternoon sun would add as much as 8C to the AT.

Further information About Thermal Comfort Observations including Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) and Apparent Temperature (AT).


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