Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Queensland

Issued at 5.12 pm ( ST) Friday 07 March 2014
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Station Name Observation
Time		 Temp WBGT
sun		WBGT
shade		  AT
shade		 Rel
Hum		 Dew
Point		 Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

ST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Southeast Region
Brisbane 05:00 pm 26.2 25.3 21.0 24.8 50 14.6 E 15
Brisbane Airport 05:00 pm 25.3 24.9 20.5 23.6 50 14.7 E 17
Archerfield 05:00 pm 26.2 25.5 21.1 23.6 50 15.0 ENE 22
Amberley 05:00 pm 26.6 25.4 21.0 22.6 45 14.2 ENE 28
Beaudesert AWS 05:00 pm 26.0 24.8 20.5 23.9 45 13.5 ENE 17
Redcliffe 05:00 pm 24.7 24.9 20.6 21.6 55 15.6 E 26
Gold Coast Seaway 05:00 pm 25.0 25.7 21.3 22.1 60 17.0 SE 28
Gatton 05:00 pm 28.3 26.8 22.3 25.4 45 15.2 E 24
Toowoomba 05:00 pm 24.0 23.4 19.1 21.1 50 12.9 E 20
Oakey 05:00 pm 26.0 24.2 19.9 21.7 40 12.1 E 26
Cape Moreton 05:00 pm 24.1 24.8 20.4 19.5 60 16.1 ESE 35
Coolangatta 05:00 pm 25.3 25.8 21.3 24.0 60 16.7 ESE 19
Maroochydore 05:00 pm 25.0 26.0 21.5 23.0 65 17.5 ESE 24
Tewantin 05:00 pm 24.7 25.9 21.4 23.8 65 17.7 ESE 19
Nambour 05:00 pm 24.5 24.1 19.8 24.1 50 14.0 E 9
Beerburrum 05:00 pm 25.6 24.9 20.6 25.3 50 14.4 ESE 9
Toolara 05:00 pm 24.8 24.7 20.4 23.2 55 15.1    
Jimna          *         
Gympie 05:00 pm 26.9 25.9 21.5 25.7 50 15.0 SE 15
Double Island Point 05:00 pm 24.0 25.1 20.7 18.1 65 16.8 SE 43
Gulf Country
Burketown 05:00 pm 33.9 32.3 27.0 33.0 45 19.9 SSE 24
Zinifex Century Mine 05:00 pm 33.1 29.5 24.7 31.5 35 15.1 ESE 17
Croydon          *         
Kowanyama 05:00 pm 31.9 30.9 25.8 33.3 50 19.5    
Mornington Island          *         
Normanton 05:00 pm 33.2 31.1 26.0 33.8 40 18.5 ESE 13
Sweers Island 03:00 pm 30.0 30.5 25.4 31.2 60 20.7 E 15
Peninsula
Coen 03:00 pm 30.6 33.4 27.4 32.9 70 24.5 ENE 20
Horn Island 05:00 pm 25.8 31.4 25.6 30.1 100 25.5 ESE 13
Lockhart River 05:00 pm 28.2 30.9 25.5 30.2 75 22.9 ESE 17
Musgrave          *         
Weipa 05:00 pm 30.8 31.5 26.1 31.5 60 21.5 ENE 20
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cairns 05:00 pm 28.2 29.7 24.6 27.5 65 21.0 SSE 26
Cairns Racecourse 05:00 pm 27.9 30.1 24.9 28.4 70 21.9 SE 22
Cape Flattery 05:00 pm 27.9 30.4 25.1 27.5 70 22.4 SSE 28
Cardwell 03:00 pm 28.9 30.7 25.4 27.4 65 22.0 SE 33
Cooktown 05:00 pm 27.5 30.3 25.0 29.3 75 22.6 ESE 17
Innisfail 03:00 pm 28.5 30.6 25.3 31.2 70 22.2 SSE 11
Low Isles 05:00 pm 27.8 30.3 25.0 24.9 70 22.3 SE 41
Lucinda 05:00 pm 27.6 28.4 23.6 26.1 60 19.4 SE 26
Mareeba 05:00 pm 26.0 26.9 22.2 24.7 60 18.2 ESE 22
Palmerville 05:00 pm 30.7 30.7 25.5 33.8 55 20.3 ESE 4
South Johnstone 05:00 pm 27.0 29.4 24.3 28.7 70 21.6 S 15
Station Name Observation
Time		 Temp WBGT
sun		WBGT
shade		  AT
shade		 Rel
Hum		 Dew
Point		 Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

ST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Alva Beach 05:00 pm 27.5 28.9 24.0 28.1 65 20.3 ESE 17
Ayr 03:00 pm 30.1 30.4 25.3 30.2 55 20.4 E 20
Bowen 03:00 pm 28.4 31.5 25.9 28.3 75 23.6 SE 30
Ingham 03:00 pm 29.3 30.9 25.6 32.6 65 21.9 E 7
Townsville 05:00 pm 27.7 30.8 25.4 30.2 75 23.2 E 15
Woolshed 05:00 pm 26.4 27.5 22.8 28.3 65 19.0 E 7
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Charters Towers 03:00 pm 29.5 28.3 23.6 30.2 45 17.0 SE 9
Georgetown 05:00 pm 31.0 28.6 23.8 30.5 40 15.8 ESE 13
Hughenden 05:01 pm 30.9 26.6 22.1 27.0 30 10.8 SE 22
Richmond 05:09 pm 33.9 28.4 23.8 28.9 25 11.1 ESE 28
Channel Country
Ballera 05:00 pm 33.0 29.2 24.5 27.1 35 14.6 SSE 39
Bedourie 03:00 pm 37.0 32.5 27.4 38.6 30 16.9 ESE 4
Boulia 03:00 pm 35.0 30.0 25.3 34.2 30 13.9 SE 11
Birdsville 05:00 pm 36.0 29.5 24.9 32.5 20 10.9 ENE 20
Quilpie 03:00 pm 35.9 30.5 25.8 35.1 25 13.9 S 11
Thargomindah 05:00 pm 33.6 29.1 24.5 32.3 30 13.6 SSE 13
Windorah 03:00 pm 35.2 31.0 26.1 36.1 30 16.0 SE 6
Central West
Barcaldine 03:00 pm 32.4 28.2 23.7 31.3 30 13.0 ESE 11
Blackall 05:00 pm 33.0 28.2 23.6 29.5 30 12.1 SE 22
Isisford 03:00 pm 35.0 30.0 25.3 33.8 30 13.9 ENE 13
Longreach 05:00 pm 33.2 28.0 23.4 29.4 25 11.1 E 22
Tambo 03:00 pm 32.8 28.9 24.3 33.8 35 14.3 E 2
Winton 05:00 pm 34.6 29.2 24.5 29.6 25 12.3 SE 30
Station Name Observation
Time		 Temp WBGT
sun		WBGT
shade		  AT
shade		 Rel
Hum		 Dew
Point		 Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

ST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Maranoa and Warrego
Charleville 05:00 pm 31.5 27.2 22.7 28.3 30 11.8 S 20
Cunnamulla 03:00 pm 35.6 31.1 26.2 35.8 30 15.7 SE 9
Injune 03:00 pm 32.4 29.5 24.8 32.0 40 16.2 E 13
Mitchell 03:00 pm 34.0 29.2 24.6 33.7 30 13.3 SE 7
Roma 05:00 pm 32.3 27.0 22.5 28.5 25 9.8 ESE 20
St George 03:00 pm 32.2 27.3 22.9 30.4 25 10.8 ENE 11
Surat 03:00 pm 31.8 27.6 23.1 31.8 30 12.3 SSW 4
Northwest
Camooweal 03:00 pm 34.3 30.8 25.9 33.3 35 16.6 ESE 17
Cloncurry 05:00 pm 34.8 29.1 24.5 31.2 25 11.9 ESE 22
Julia Creek 05:00 pm 35.4 29.2 24.6 29.7 25 11.1 ESE 32
Mt Isa 05:00 pm 33.8 28.4 23.7 30.6 25 11.3 ESE 19
The Monument 05:00 pm 34.7      *      SE 17
Urandangi 05:00 pm 35.4 30.3 25.6 33.1 30 14.1 SE 19
Central Coast - Whitsundays
Bowen 03:00 pm 28.4 31.5 25.9 28.3 75 23.6 SE 30
Collinsville 03:00 pm 27.1 29.3 24.2 30.7 70 21.3 SE 4
Hamilton Island 05:02 pm 25.1 29.0 23.8 21.0 85 22.6 ESE 48
Mackay Airport 05:00 pm 25.5 28.4 23.5 22.1 80 21.4 ESE 41
Mackay 05:00 pm 24.9 28.1 23.2 25.1 80 21.4 ESE 22
Proserpine 05:00 pm 24.8 28.7 23.6 25.2 85 22.5 SE 24
St Lawrence          *         
Central Highlands - Coalfields
Baralaba          *         
Emerald 05:00 pm 33.7 27.4 22.9 28.4 20 8.3 ESE 26
Clermont 05:00 pm 31.4 27.7 23.1 29.9 35 13.2 SE 13
Lochington 05:00 pm 33.0 27.2 22.7 29.0 25 9.1 ESE 20
Moranbah          *         
Rolleston Airport 05:00 pm 33.8 27.6 23.2 29.4 20 9.1 SE 22
Springsure 03:00 pm 32.6 26.8 22.5 30.2 25 8.5 SE 11
Taroom 03:00 pm 33.8 28.6 24.1 29.1 25 12.0 NE 28
Station Name Observation
Time		 Temp WBGT
sun		WBGT
shade		  AT
shade		 Rel
Hum		 Dew
Point		 Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

ST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Capricornia
Biloela 03:00 pm 33.4 27.5 23.1 29.7 25 9.4 ESE 19
Gladstone Airport 05:00 pm 26.9 27.6 22.9 23.8 60 18.5 E 32
Heron Island 03:00 pm        *      ESE 30
Rockhampton 05:00 pm 27.3 26.3 21.8 24.9 50 15.3 E 22
Samuel Hill 05:00 pm 25.0 26.7 22.1 24.4 70 18.9 ESE 20
Williamson 05:00 pm 27.0 29.1 24.1 28.8 70 21.1 ESE 13
Yeppoon 05:00 pm 26.6 27.1 22.5 24.0 60 17.9 E 28
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
Dalby 05:00 pm 27.9 25.2 20.9 23.6 35 11.9 E 26
Goondiwindi 03:00 pm 31.9 27.8 23.3 32.0 30 12.6 SE 4
Inglewood 05:00 pm        *      NE 13
Miles 05:00 pm 31.8 27.4 22.9 29.9 30 11.7 SE 13
Oakey 05:00 pm 26.0 24.2 19.9 21.7 40 12.1 E 26
Stanthorpe 05:00 pm 23.8 22.2 17.8 21.7 40 9.7 E 11
Texas 03:00 pm 26.9 26.8 22.2 28.5 55 16.9 E 4
Toowoomba 05:00 pm 24.0 23.4 19.1 21.1 50 12.9 E 20
Warwick 05:00 pm 27.4 25.3 20.9 26.2 40 12.8 E 11
Wide Bay and Burnett
Bundaberg 05:00 pm 27.5 25.9 21.5 22.6 45 14.2 ESE 33
Double Island Point 05:00 pm 24.0 25.1 20.7 18.1 65 16.8 SE 43
Gayndah 05:00 pm 30.8 27.5 23.0 27.8 35 13.6 ESE 22
Hervey Bay 05:00 pm 26.4 26.0 21.5 23.4 50 15.8 SE 26
Gympie 05:00 pm 26.9 25.9 21.5 25.7 50 15.0 SE 15
Jimna          *         
Kingaroy 05:00 pm 26.0 25.0 20.6 24.1 50 14.1 SE 17
Lady Elliot Island 03:00 pm 26.9 29.0 24.0 24.8 70 21.0 SE 33
Maryborough 03:00 pm 29.3 26.6 22.2 24.3 40 13.5 ESE 32
Monto 03:00 pm 30.3 26.1 21.8 29.1 30 10.4 NE 7
Rainbow Beach 03:00 pm 27.8 27.2 22.7 28.0 50 16.8 ESE 11
Sandy Cape 03:00 pm 25.8 26.8 22.2 23.4 65 18.2 E 28
Toolara 05:00 pm 24.8 24.7 20.4 23.2 55 15.1    
Town of 1770          *         

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).