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Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for New South Wales and the ACT

Issued at 2.12 am (EST) Thursday 10 July 2008
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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
North Coast
Ballina Airport 02:00 am 8.7 -- 6.6 5.0 65 2.3 NW 11
Cape Byron 02:00 am 10.5 -- 7.5 3.7 50 1.1 W 26
Casino 02:00 am 8.8 -- 6.5 2.5 60 1.5 NW 24
Evans Head 02:00 am 6.6 -- 5.3 1.2 75 2.5 NW 20
Grafton 02:00 am 5.7 -- 4.0 2.4 65 0.1 NW 7
Lismore 02:00 am 7.4 -- 5.7 2.9 70 1.9 N 15
Midnorth Coast
Coffs Harbour 02:00 am 6.9 -- 5.2 1.9 70 1.4 WNW 17
Kempsey Airport 02:00 am 1.5 -- 1.3 -1.1 95 0.8 SW 4
Port Macquarie Airport 02:00 am 2.4 -- 2.1 0.6 90 1.3   Calm
Taree Airport 02:00 am 8.9 -- 6.7 4.0 60 2.1 WNW 17
Hunter
Cessnock Airport 02:00 am 7.4 -- 5.5 1.8 65 1.3 WNW 20
Gosford 02:00 am 8.4 -- 6.2 4.2 60 1.6 N 13
Mangrove Mt 02:00 am 5.3 -- 3.8 0.1 70 0.3 NW 17
Murrurundi Gap 02:00 am 1.0 -- 0.7 -7.3 90 -0.1 NNW 33
Nobbys Head 02:00 am 9.3 -- 7.3 -2.0 65 3.3 WNW 52
Norah Head 02:00 am 8.6 -- 6.3 2.7 60 1.5 WNW 22
Scone 02:00 am 7.4 -- 5.5 0.7 65 1.5 NW 26
Tocal 02:00 am 9.1 -- 6.3 0.5 55 0.1 NW 35
Williamtown 02:01 am 8.8 -- 6.4 -1.4 60 1.1 WNW 44
Metropolitan
Badgerys Ck 02:00 am 6.6 -- 4.6 3.5 65 0.1 W 6
Bankstown 02:00 am 7.1 -- 5.3 2.1 65 1.4 WNW 17
Canterbury 02:00 am 7.2 -- 5.4 3.0 65 1.5 NW 13
Holsworthy 02:00 am 5.6 -- 4.1 1.3 70 0.8 W 13
Horsley Park 02:00 am 5.6 -- 4.0 2.3 70 0.4 WNW 7
Lucas Heights 02:00 am 7.4 -- 5.8 0.5 70 2.4 W 28
Penrith 02:00 am 8.2 -- 5.6 3.7 55 -0.5 WNW 13
Richmond Airport 02:00 am 7.5 -- 5.2 3.0 60 -0.2 N 13
Sydney City 02:00 am 8.3 -- 6.4  *  65 2.4    
Sydney Airport 02:00 am 8.1 -- 5.9 1.3 60 0.9 WNW 26
Sydney Olympic Pk 02:00 am 7.6 -- 5.6 3.3 65 1.2 W 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
Illawarra
Bellambi 02:00 am 9.0 -- 6.4 0.1 55 0.7 W 37
Camden 02:00 am 7.9 -- 5.3 3.3 55 -0.8 WSW 13
Moss Vale 02:00 am 2.9 -- 1.8 -7.5 75 -0.7 W 44
Nowra 02:00 am 8.0 -- 5.9 -0.8 65 1.4 WNW 37
Pt Perpendicular 02:00 am 8.9 -- 6.9 3.2 65 2.7 NW 22
Wollongong Airport 02:00 am 8.6 -- 6.4 -1.3 60 1.8 WSW 43
South Coast
Bega 02:00 am 4.6 -- 3.3 1.9 75 0.4 W 4
Braidwood 02:00 am 2.8 -- 1.6 -3.6 75 -1.5 NW 22
Green Cape 02:00 am 10.9 -- 8.4 3.8 60 3.5 SW 30
Merimbula Airport 02:00 am 10.0 -- 7.0 5.3 50 0.6 WSW 15
Montague Island 02:00 am 10.9 -- 7.6 4.8 50 0.4 W 22
Moruya Airport 02:00 am 1.4 -- 1.3 -1.5 100 1.2 N 6
Ulladulla 02:00 am 9.1 -- 6.5 2.7 55 0.8 WNW 24
Northern Tablelands
Armidale Airport 02:00 am 0.0 -- -0.2 -8.4 95 -0.8 W 33
Glen Innes 02:00 am 0.4 -- 0.3 -6.9 95 -0.1 W 28
Inverell Research Centre 02:00 am 0.7 -- 0.6 -2.0 100 0.5 E 4
Central Tablelands
Bathurst 02:00 am 2.7 -- 1.8 -3.0 80 -0.4 W 19
Mount Boyce 02:00 am -0.2 -- -0.7 -9.1 85 -2.1 W 35
Mudgee 02:01 am 5.3 -- 4.0 -0.7 75 1.1 WSW 22
Nullo Mountain 02:00 am -0.6 -- -0.9 -6.6 90 -1.8 W 20
Orange 02:00 am 1.3 -- 0.9 -4.3 90 -0.1 W 19
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
Southern Tablelands
Bombala 02:00 am -0.6 -- -0.8 -6.6 95 -1.3 NNW 20
Cooma Airport 02:00 am 2.4 -- 0.7 -5.0 65 -3.7 WNW 26
Goulburn 02:00 am 3.8 -- 2.7 -7.7 75 0.2 W 50
Thredbo 02:00 am -5.0 -- -5.1 -16.0 100 -5.3 WNW 44
North West Slopes and Plains
Gunnedah Airport 02:00 am 4.8 -- 3.6 1.2 75 0.8 NW 9
Moree Airport 02:00 am 2.3 -- 2.0 -0.8 90 1.2 NNW 7
Narrabri Airport 02:00 am 5.3 -- 4.6 1.3 85 3.0 ENE 13
Tamworth 02:00 am 4.6 -- 3.6 -0.0 80 1.3 N 15
Walgett 02:00 am 3.5 -- 2.9 0.4 85 1.6 WNW 7
Central West Slopes and Plains
Condobolin 02:00 am 7.0 -- 6.2 3.0 85 4.7 NW 15
Coonabarabran Airport 02:00 am 4.8 -- 3.6 -0.6 75 1.0 WSW 19
Coonamble Airport 02:00 am 1.6 -- 1.3 -2.0 90 0.5 NNW 9
Dubbo Airport 02:00 am 4.0 -- 3.5 1.3 90 2.5 NNW 6
Forbes 02:00 am 5.0 -- 4.9 2.1 100 4.7 N 9
Parkes Airport 02:00 am 5.4 -- 5.3 3.0 100 5.1 N 7
Trangie 02:00 am 4.3 -- 4.1 2.9 95 3.6   Calm
West Wyalong Airport 02:00 am 5.2 -- 5.2 2.0 100 5.1 NW 11
South West Slopes
Albury Airport 02:00 am 6.0 -- 5.7 4.9 95 5.1   Calm
Cabramurra 02:00 am -1.9 -- -2.0 -4.2 100 -2.2   Calm
Khancoban 02:00 am 5.1 -- 5.1 2.6 100 5.0 S 7
Wagga Wagga 02:00 am 6.0 -- 5.6 3.7 90 4.7 N 6
Young 02:00 am 4.8 -- 4.1 0.4 85 2.7 NW 15
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
Riverina
Deniliquin Airport 02:00 am 9.4 -- 8.4 5.4 85 6.7 NNW 17
Griffith Airport 02:00 am 7.7 -- 7.6 4.2 95 7.3 NNW 15
Hay          *         
Swan Hill 02:00 am 8.6 -- 6.9 3.4 70 3.6 N 20
Yanco 02:00 am 7.0 -- 6.7 4.4 95 6.1 NNW 9
Yarrawonga 02:00 am 8.6 -- 7.7 4.5 85 6.1 N 17
Upper Western
Bourke Airport 02:00 am 2.6 -- 2.1 -1.4 90 0.8 NW 11
Cobar 02:00 am 4.7 -- 4.0 3.1 85 2.4   Calm
Cobar Airport 02:00 am 5.1 -- 4.2 2.1 80 2.1 NNW 7
Tibooburra Airport 02:00 am 8.0 -- 6.2 2.8 65 2.3 NNW 19
Wilcannia Airport 02:00 am 8.1 -- 6.5 3.0 70 3.2 NNW 19
Lower Western
Broken Hill 02:00 am 10.0 -- 8.0 3.8 65 4.2 NNW 26
Ivanhoe Airport 02:00 am 8.5 -- 7.0 5.1 75 4.0 N 11
Mildura 02:00 am 9.5 -- 7.8 4.7 70 4.6 NNW 19
Islands
Lord Howe Island Airport 02:09 am 15.0 -- 12.3 4.6 60 7.8 W 52
Norfolk Island 02:00 am 16.4 -- 14.3 10.5 70 11.2 NE 33
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
ACT
Canberra Airport 02:00 am 4.6 -- 3.0 -1.7 70 -0.8 NW 22
Tuggeranong 02:00 am -2.0 -- -2.3 -5.5 90 -3.1 WSW 6

Note: Calculation of the sun WBGT has been suppressed for this hour because the approximation used is not valid at these times.

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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