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Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for New South Wales and the ACT

Issued at 6.12 am (EDT) Wednesday 10 February 2010
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Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
North Coast
Ballina Airport 06:00 am 19.5 -- 19.3 22.8 95 19.0   Calm
Cape Byron 06:00 am 20.7 -- 19.6 20.4 85 18.3 SSW 17
Casino 06:00 am 19.3 -- 18.7 21.7 90 18.0 NW 2
Evans Head 06:00 am 20.0 -- 19.9 21.1 100 19.7 SW 13
Grafton 06:00 am 19.6 -- 18.7 20.6 90 17.7 W 9
Lismore 06:00 am 18.2 -- 17.7 20.6 95 17.0   Calm
Midnorth Coast
Coffs Harbour 06:00 am 19.0 -- 18.8 20.7 95 18.5 W 7
Kempsey Airport 06:00 am 20.0 -- 19.4 21.8 95 18.8 WNW 7
Port Macquarie Airport 06:00 am 20.9 -- 20.3 24.4 90 19.6   Calm
Taree Airport 06:00 am 19.2 -- 19.1 22.5 100 19.0   Calm
Hunter
Cessnock Airport 06:00 am 18.4 -- 17.7 20.0 90 16.9 SW 4
Gosford 06:00 am 18.0      *        Calm
Mangrove Mt 06:00 am 17.8 -- 17.6 19.9 95 17.3 E 2
Murrurundi Gap 06:00 am 17.8 -- 16.6 19.5 85 15.2   Calm
Nobbys Head 06:00 am 22.0 -- 21.3 22.8 90 20.6 ENE 17
Norah Head 06:00 am 21.7 -- 21.2 23.7 95 20.7 N 11
Scone 06:00 am 20.2 -- 19.7 23.5 95 19.2   Calm
Tocal 05:00 am 19.4 -- 19.3 22.7 100 19.1   Calm
Williamtown 06:00 am 20.0 -- 19.7 21.7 95 19.3 ENE 9
Metropolitan
Badgerys Ck 06:00 am 18.8 -- 18.7 21.9 100 18.6   Calm
Bankstown 06:00 am 19.7 -- 19.1 22.7 95 18.5   Calm
Canterbury 06:00 am 19.6 -- 19.2 22.8 95 18.8   Calm
Holsworthy 06:00 am 18.3 -- 18.2 20.0 100 18.0 SSE 6
Horsley Park 06:00 am 19.5 -- 19.2 22.7 95 18.8   Calm
Lucas Heights 06:00 am 19.0 -- 18.4 20.9 90 17.7 N 4
Penrith 06:00 am 19.4 -- 19.4 21.1 100 19.4 SSW 9
Richmond Airport 06:00 am 18.7 -- 18.6 21.7 100 18.5   Calm
Sydney City 06:00 am 22.2 -- 21.2  *  90 20.2    
Sydney Airport 06:00 am 22.5 -- 21.4 26.4 85 20.3   Calm
Sydney Olympic Pk 06:00 am 21.1 -- 20.7  *  95 20.3    
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Illawarra
Bellambi 06:00 am 21.5 -- 20.4 24.0 85 19.1 WNW 4
Camden 06:09 am 19.1 -- 19.0 22.3 100 18.8   Calm
Moss Vale 06:11 am 17.8 -- 16.9 17.6 90 15.8 NW 11
Nowra 06:00 am 18.9 -- 18.7 20.2 95 18.4 NNW 9
Pt Perpendicular 06:00 am 20.2 -- 19.6 21.7 90 18.9 N 9
Wollongong Airport 06:00 am 18.0 -- 17.9 20.7 100 17.8   Calm
South Coast
Bega 06:00 am 18.9 -- 18.9 22.1 100 18.9   Calm
Braidwood 06:00 am 17.5 -- 17.0 19.7 95 16.5   Calm
Green Cape 06:00 am 20.3 -- 20.3 20.6 100 20.3 S 19
Merimbula Airport 06:00 am 18.4 -- 18.1 21.1 95 17.8   Calm
Montague Island 06:00 am 20.9 -- 20.9 22.2 100 20.9 NNW 15
Moruya Airport 06:00 am 18.3 -- 18.3 21.2 100 18.3   Calm
Ulladulla 06:00 am 20.0 -- 19.6 21.3 95 19.2 N 11
Northern Tablelands
Armidale Airport 06:00 am 13.5 -- 13.2 10.7 95 12.7 E 19
Glen Innes 06:00 am 14.6 -- 14.1 12.9 95 13.5 E 15
Inverell Research Centre 06:00 am 17.3 -- 15.6 16.7 80 13.5 E 9
Central Tablelands
Bathurst 06:08 am 16.4 -- 16.2 17.6 95 15.9 SE 4
Mount Boyce 06:06 am 15.7 -- 15.3 16.2 95 14.9 W 6
Mudgee 06:00 am 17.9 -- 17.8 20.5 100 17.6   Calm
Nullo Mountain 06:00 am 15.2 -- 13.9 14.6 85 12.3 ENE 7
Orange 06:00 am 14.0 -- 13.7 15.1 95 13.4   Calm
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Southern Tablelands
Bombala 06:00 am 15.7 -- 15.5 17.4 95 15.2   Calm
Cooma Airport 06:00 am 15.4 -- 15.2 17.0 95 14.9   Calm
Goulburn 06:00 am 15.8      *      NE 6
Thredbo 06:00 am 13.3 -- 12.1 11.4 85 10.5 W 11
North West Slopes and Plains
Gunnedah Airport 06:00 am 20.0 -- 18.0 19.0 75 15.6 SE 15
Moree Airport 06:00 am 21.6 -- 19.9 24.4 80 18.0   Calm
Narrabri Airport 06:00 am 21.8 -- 20.3 23.7 80 18.6 E 6
Tamworth 06:00 am 17.5 -- 16.1 17.2 80 14.4 SE 9
Walgett 06:00 am 21.8 -- 19.8 21.6 75 17.6 NE 15
Central West Slopes and Plains
Condobolin 06:00 am 21.9 -- 20.3 23.6 80 18.5 NNE 7
Coonabarabran Airport 06:00 am 18.7 -- 17.9 19.0 90 17.0 N 11
Coonamble Airport 06:00 am 20.9 -- 20.0 22.4 90 19.0 NE 9
Dubbo Airport 06:00 am 19.6 -- 19.0 20.5 95 18.4 ESE 11
Forbes 06:00 am 20.8 -- 20.7 24.8 100 20.5   Calm
Parkes Airport 06:00 am 20.7 -- 19.8 21.4 90 18.8 E 13
Trangie 06:00 am 21.3 -- 20.6 23.2 90 19.8 E 9
West Wyalong Airport 06:00 am 21.0 -- 20.8 23.6 95 20.5 SE 7
South West Slopes
Albury Airport 06:00 am 21.8 -- 19.9 23.8 80 17.8 SSE 4
Cabramurra 06:00 am 16.3 -- 14.6 15.8 80 12.5 SW 7
Khancoban 06:00 am 17.3 -- 17.1 18.5 95 16.8 NE 6
Wagga Wagga 06:00 am 23.1 -- 20.5 24.4 70 17.5 E 7
Young 06:00 am 17.4 -- 16.5 18.4 90 15.4 SSW 4
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Riverina
Deniliquin Airport 06:00 am 24.9 -- 21.9 26.6 70 18.6 N 7
Griffith Airport 06:00 am 22.4 -- 21.0 24.1 85 19.4 ENE 9
Hay          *         
Swan Hill 06:00 am 23.5 -- 21.0 26.4 75 18.3   Calm
Yanco 06:00 am 24.9 -- 21.8 25.8 65 18.3 N 11
Yarrawonga 06:00 am 22.1 -- 20.3 23.0 80 18.3 E 11
Upper Western
Bourke Airport 05:30 am 22.5 -- 20.4 23.3 75 18.1 ESE 11
Cobar 06:00 am 21.1 -- 19.6 22.1 80 17.8 E 9
Cobar Airport 06:00 am 19.8 -- 19.1 22.7 90 18.3   Calm
Tibooburra Airport 06:00 am 22.9 -- 22.7 26.2 100 22.6 SE 9
Wilcannia Airport 06:00 am 23.9 -- 21.8 25.7 75 19.6 ENE 9
Lower Western
Broken Hill 06:00 am 26.0 -- 22.5 26.6 65 18.7 N 13
Ivanhoe Airport 06:00 am 25.3 -- 22.4 26.9 70 19.2 N 9
Mildura 06:00 am 24.8 -- 21.7 27.7 65 18.3   Calm
Islands
Lord Howe Island Airport 06:00 am 22.1 -- 19.4 20.5 70 16.1 NE 19
Norfolk Island 06:00 am 18.7 -- 17.6 19.1 85 16.2 E 9
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
ACT
Canberra Airport 06:00 am 18.3 -- 17.8 20.8 95 17.3   Calm
Tuggeranong 06:00 am 17.7 -- 16.9 19.7 90 16.0   Calm

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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