Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for New South Wales and the ACT

Issued at 5.32 pm (EDT) Thursday 21 February 2019
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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 05:30 pm 27.1 32.1 26.3 28.9 90 25.5 S 26
Cape Byron 05:30 pm 26.7 29.0 24.0 22.8 70 21.2 S 43
Casino 05:30 pm 30.7 29.2 24.4 28.3 45 17.4 SE 26
Evans Head 05:30 pm 26.5 28.7 23.8 23.3 70 21.0 SSE 39
Grafton 05:00 pm 30.4 29.0 24.3 28.1 45 17.5 SSE 26
Lismore 05:30 pm 28.5 29.0 24.1 26.6 60 19.4 SE 28
Midnorth Coast
Coffs Harbour 05:30 pm 26.0 28.0 23.2 24.5 70 20.3 S 28
Kempsey Airport 05:30 pm 24.5 28.1 23.2 25.9 85 21.8 SSE 17
Port Macquarie Airport 05:30 pm 23.2 27.2 22.4 23.9 90 21.5 SSE 20
Taree Airport 05:30 pm 23.5 25.9 21.4 23.0 75 19.0 SSE 20
Hunter
Cessnock Airport 05:30 pm 24.6 24.9 20.6 22.7 60 15.8 SE 20
Gosford 05:30 pm 22.7 25.4 20.9 24.2 80 18.9 S 9
Mangrove Mt 05:30 pm 21.2 24.3 19.9 22.5 85 18.4 SSE 9
Murrurundi Gap 05:30 pm 21.6 23.6 19.2 16.4 75 16.6 SE 39
Nobbys Head 05:30 pm 22.8      *      SSE 20
Norah Head 05:30 pm 24.3 26.6 21.9 23.6 75 19.4 SE 22
Scone 05:30 pm 24.8 25.0 20.6 20.0 55 15.7 SE 35
Tocal 05:30 pm 24.6 25.2 20.8 23.1 60 16.3 SE 19
Williamtown 05:00 pm 25.1 25.8 21.4 21.8 60 17.1 SE 30
Singleton TA (Defence) 05:30 pm 24.6 25.2 20.8 22.2 60 16.3 SE 24
Metropolitan
Badgerys Ck 05:30 pm 23.7 25.0 20.6 23.2 65 17.0 SE 15
Bankstown 05:30 pm 22.4 24.4 20.0 20.7 75 17.3 SSE 22
Canterbury 05:30 pm 20.6 23.4 19.1 19.5 80 17.4 SSE 19
Holsworthy 05:30 pm 21.5 23.7 19.4 20.2 75 16.9 S 19
Holsworthy (Defence) 05:30 pm 20.1 22.6 18.4 19.4 80 16.3 SSE 15
Horsley Park 05:30 pm 22.6 24.3 20.0 22.1 70 16.9 SE 15
Lucas Heights 05:15 pm 21.1 23.6 19.3 19.7 80 17.1 SSE 20
Penrith 05:30 pm 21.4 25.7 21.1 24.3 95 20.7 SW 6
Richmond Airport 05:30 pm 23.4 25.4 20.9 23.0 70 18.1 ESE 17
Sydney City 05:30 pm 20.9 23.7 19.3  *  80 17.5    
Sydney Airport 05:00 pm 20.8 24.3 19.9 19.1 90 18.9 S 26
Sydney Olympic Pk 05:30 pm 21.4 24.3 19.9 21.1 80 18.2 S 17
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 05:30 pm 20.4 22.8 18.6 16.9 80 16.4 SSW 30
Camden 05:30 pm 23.6 24.7 20.3 22.9 65 16.4 SSE 15
Jervis Bay Airfield (Defence) 05:30 pm 20.5 22.8 18.5 18.4 75 16.1 S 22
Moss Vale 05:30 pm 15.8 19.4 15.2 13.1 90 14.5 SE 22
Nowra 05:30 pm 19.8 21.7 17.5 17.5 70 14.6 SSE 20
Pt Perpendicular 05:30 pm 20.1 22.3 18.0 18.7 75 15.5 S 17
Wollongong Airport 05:30 pm 21.6 24.0 19.7 22.1 75 17.4 SSW 11
South Coast
Bega 05:30 pm 20.7 21.9 17.7 19.1 65 13.9 E 15
Braidwood 05:30 pm 16.1 18.9 14.7 12.4 80 12.8 ESE 24
Green Cape 05:30 pm 19.3 21.0 16.9 11.4 70 13.7 S 48
Merimbula Airport 05:30 pm 20.6 21.8 17.6 18.2 65 13.8 SE 19
Montague Island 05:30 pm 20.0 21.7 17.5 16.1 70 14.4 SSE 28
Moruya Airport 05:30 pm 20.4 22.1 17.9 19.1 70 14.7 SSE 15
Ulladulla 05:30 pm 20.5 22.1 17.9 18.4 70 14.6 SSE 19
Northern Tablelands
Armidale Airport 05:30 pm 23.8 23.9 19.5 19.5 55 14.5 E 30
Glen Innes 05:30 pm 24.5 24.6 20.1 21.6 55 15.1 E 24
Inverell Research Centre 05:30 pm 29.7 26.4 21.8 24.7 35 12.2 E 30
Central Tablelands
Bathurst 05:30 pm 23.4 23.8 19.4 21.3 60 14.7 E 19
Marrangaroo (Defence) 05:30 pm 17.6 20.5 16.3 17.4 85 14.7 E 9
Mount Boyce 05:30 pm 15.2 19.1 14.9 15.0 95 14.6 E 9
Mudgee 05:30 pm 24.8 25.0 20.6 21.7 55 15.7 SE 26
Nullo Mountain 05:30 pm 15.0 19.1 15.0 12.8 100 15.0 ESE 20
Orange 05:30 pm 24.5 23.9 19.4 21.8 50 13.4 E 20
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 05:30 pm 18.9 19.6 15.4 14.1 60 10.5 SSE 26
Cooma Airport 05:30 pm 19.4 20.6 16.3 15.2 65 12.4 ENE 26
Goulburn 05:30 pm 20.1 21.6 17.4 16.1 70 14.0 ESE 28
Thredbo 05:30 pm 13.7 16.2 11.7 11.0 75 9.0 S 13
North West Slopes and Plains
Gunnedah Airport 05:30 pm 30.9 28.1 23.5 24.3 40 14.9 S 43
Moree Airport 05:30 pm 35.7 29.2 24.6 30.6 20 10.7 S 28
Narrabri Airport 05:30 pm 35.3 29.8 25.0 30.9 25 12.9 SSE 28
Tamworth 05:30 pm 31.0 27.0 22.5 24.6 30 11.9 SE 37
Walgett 05:30 pm 37.6 30.1 25.4 32.3 20 10.0 S 28
Central West Slopes and Plains
Condobolin 05:30 pm 33.7 27.0 22.6 29.2 20 6.9 SSE 20
Coonabarabran Airport 05:30 pm 26.0 25.3 20.8 20.9 50 14.8 SSE 35
Coonamble Airport 05:30 pm 34.5 30.2 25.3 30.0 30 14.9 SSE 32
Dubbo Airport 05:30 pm 32.0 27.9 23.3 27.6 30 12.8 E 28
Forbes 05:30 pm 33.0 26.4 22.0 28.9 20 6.3 S 17
Parkes Airport 05:30 pm 33.3 26.8 22.4 27.7 20 7.3 SSW 26
Trangie 05:30 pm 32.8 27.4 22.9 30.4 25 10.2 ESE 13
West Wyalong Airport 05:30 pm 32.0 26.0 21.6 27.5 20 7.0 S 20
South West Slopes
Albury Airport 05:30 pm 31.1 25.3 21.0 28.9 20 6.2 E 7
Cabramurra 05:30 pm 20.9 18.7 13.9 16.5 30 2.7 W 15
Khancoban 05:30 pm 30.6 25.6 21.2 28.5 25 8.3 SW 9
Wagga Wagga 05:30 pm 31.8 25.1 20.8 27.6 15 3.8 SSE 15
Young 05:30 pm 30.5 25.9 21.4 27.9 25 9.4 SSE 13
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 05:30 pm 28.9 23.1 18.9 21.6 20 2.2 SSW 30
Griffith Airport 05:30 pm 30.6 24.2 20.0 24.5 15 2.8 S 24
Hay 05:30 pm 30.4 24.1 19.8 23.5 15 2.6 S 28
Kapooka (Defence) 05:30 pm 32.1 25.0 20.6 28.4 15 2.2 W 11
Swan Hill 05:30 pm 29.5 23.4 19.2 24.2 15 1.9 S 19
Yanco 05:30 pm 30.8 24.6 20.3 25.6 20 3.8 SW 20
Yarrawonga 05:30 pm 30.7 24.6 20.4 24.9 20 4.4 SW 24
Upper Western
Bourke Airport 05:30 pm 36.0 28.1 23.6 30.2 15 6.2 S 26
Cobar 05:30 pm 33.0 25.0 20.6 26.4 10 -0.2 S 24
Cobar Airport 05:30 pm 33.2 25.4 21.0 24.7 15 1.1 S 35
Tibooburra Airport 05:30 pm 32.1 24.2 19.9 24.1 10 -2.0 S 30
Wilcannia Airport 05:30 pm 31.0 24.4 20.1 23.7 15 2.3 S 30
Lower Western
Broken Hill 05:30 pm 28.2 22.5 18.2 20.3 15 0.9 SSE 32
Ivanhoe Airport 05:30 pm 30.5 24.1 19.9 23.6 15 2.7 S 28
Mildura 05:30 pm 28.7 23.0 18.8 23.2 20 2.1 S 20
Islands
Lord Howe Island Airport 05:30 pm 25.1 28.4 23.5 23.6 80 21.8 E 32
Norfolk Island 05:30 pm 24.6      *      NE 24
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 05:00 pm 26.1 24.4 20.0 23.1 45 12.5 ENE 20
Tuggeranong 05:30 pm 25.4 24.2 19.8 22.7 45 12.9 ENE 19

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).

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).