Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Queensland

Issued at 5.02 pm (EST) Tuesday 20 April 2021
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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 05:00 pm 23.7 24.4 20.1 24.3 60 15.7 NNE 7
Brisbane Airport 04:30 pm 23.2 24.6 20.2 20.9 65 16.7 NNE 24
Archerfield 05:00 pm 23.4 23.9 19.6 21.4 60 14.9 NNE 19
Amberley 05:00 pm 25.2 23.9 19.6 24.6 45 12.4 N 7
Beaudesert AWS 05:00 pm 25.5 24.3 20.0 25.1 45 13.0 NNW 7
Redcliffe 05:00 pm 23.5 25.0 20.6 21.1 70 17.3 NNE 26
Gold Coast Seaway 05:00 pm 23.4 23.9 19.6 22.5 60 14.9 N 13
Gatton 05:00 pm 26.2 23.8 19.5 25.0 35 10.4 WNW 7
Toowoomba 05:00 pm 21.3 20.2 15.9 18.7 40 7.9 NW 11
Oakey 04:30 pm 24.7 22.3 18.0 22.3 35 8.6 W 11
Cape Moreton 05:00 pm 22.6 24.5 20.1 21.5 70 17.3 N 19
Coolangatta 05:00 pm 23.7 24.0 19.8 22.4 60 14.9 NNW 15
Maroochydore 05:00 pm 22.7 24.0 19.7 20.9 65 16.0 NNE 20
Tewantin 05:00 pm 23.1 24.4 20.0 22.4 65 16.4 NNE 15
Nambour 05:00 pm 23.3 24.0 19.7 23.4 60 15.4 N 9
Beerburrum 05:00 pm 22.2 23.8 19.5 23.1 70 16.2 NNE 6
Gympie 05:00 pm 25.7 24.4 20.1 25.9 45 12.9 N 4
Double Island Point 05:00 pm 23.9      *      NNE 22
Canungra (Defence) 05:00 pm 21.2 23.0 18.7 23.1 70 15.7   Calm
Greenbank (Defence) 05:00 pm 25.0 24.8 20.5 25.9 55 15.0 N 4
Gulf Country
Burketown 05:00 pm 31.5 32.1 26.7 32.9 55 21.9 N 17
Zinifex Century Mine 05:00 pm 33.4 29.0 24.3 33.2 30 13.5 S 7
Croydon          *         
Kowanyama 05:00 pm 31.8 33.1 27.3 37.1 60 23.1   Calm
Mornington Island          *         
Normanton 05:00 pm 33.4 32.4 27.0 35.6 45 20.5 N 9
Sweers Island          *         
Peninsula
Coen 05:00 pm 28.3 31.2 25.7 31.2 75 23.2 NE 13
Horn Island 05:00 pm 28.5 31.8 26.1 32.6 75 23.9 N 9
Lockhart River 05:00 pm 29.4 33.2 27.2 33.9 80 25.2 ENE 11
Musgrave          *         
Weipa 05:00 pm 25.3 30.1 24.7 29.5 95 24.1 N 9
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cairns 05:00 pm 24.4 28.2 23.3 28.4 85 22.1 S 4
Cairns Racecourse 05:00 pm 24.8 29.2 24.0 28.9 90 23.2 SW 7
Cape Flattery 05:00 pm 24.5 29.6 24.2 25.8 95 24.0 SE 24
Cardwell          *         
Cooktown 05:00 pm 23.8 28.5 23.4 26.2 95 23.0 E 15
Innisfail          *         
Low Isles 05:00 pm 25.3 30.8 25.2 29.0 100 25.1 ESE 15
Lucinda 05:00 pm        *      ESE 28
Mareeba 05:00 pm 22.6 26.6 21.9 24.8 90 21.1 NNE 11
Palmerville 05:00 pm 24.6 30.0 24.6 29.1 100 24.6 NE 9
South Johnstone 05:00 pm 24.6 29.3 24.1 28.9 95 23.6 ENE 7
Cowley Beach (Defence) 05:00 pm 25.9 30.4 25.0 29.3 90 24.1 ENE 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
Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Alva Beach 05:00 pm 23.4 28.0 23.0 23.1 95 22.6 ESE 28
Ayr 03:00 pm 23.5      *      E 20
Bowen          *         
Ingham          *         
Mount Stuart (Defence) 05:00 pm 22.4 27.2 22.3 25.1 100 22.2 ESE 11
Townsville 04:41 pm 23.5 28.4 23.3 23.6 100 23.2 SE 28
Townsville Air Weapons Range (Defence) 05:00 pm 22.7 26.9 22.1 25.1 95 21.5 ENE 11
Townsville Fanning River (Defence) 05:00 pm 21.5 26.2 21.5 23.5 100 21.5 E 13
Woolshed 05:00 pm 20.6 24.4 20.0 21.9 90 19.3 E 11
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Charters Towers 03:00 pm 23.7 28.2 23.2 28.0 95 22.7 E 4
Georgetown 05:00 pm 24.7 28.3 23.3 26.2 85 22.0 ENE 17
Hughenden 05:00 pm 25.0 27.1 22.4 24.9 70 19.6 SE 19
Richmond 05:00 pm 28.9 29.9 24.8 29.1 60 20.6 E 20
Channel Country
Ballera 05:00 pm 27.8 20.9 16.5 22.3 10 -9.4 SW 13
Bedourie          *         
Boulia          *         
Birdsville 05:00 pm 28.9 22.5 18.3 22.9 15 -1.2 SSW 20
Quilpie          *         
Thargomindah 05:00 pm 28.3 22.0 17.6 23.9 15 -2.7 WSW 11
Windorah          *         
Central West
Barcaldine 03:00 pm 28.3 27.3 22.7 29.7 50 16.3 NE 4
Blackall 05:00 pm 28.5 26.4 21.9 27.7 40 14.0 N 11
Isisford          *         
Longreach 05:00 pm 29.7 28.2 23.5 28.7 45 16.5 NNE 17
Tambo          *         
Winton 05:00 pm 31.7 29.2 24.5 30.6 40 16.4 ENE 17
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 05:00 pm 28.9 23.8 19.5 25.3 20 5.1 NNW 13
Cunnamulla          *         
Injune          *         
Mitchell          *         
Roma 05:00 pm 27.5 23.6 19.3 25.2 30 7.4 WSW 9
St George 05:00 pm 27.4 22.1 17.8 23.9 20 1.0 NW 9
Surat          *         
Northwest
Camooweal 05:00 pm 34.2 28.4 23.9 33.1 25 10.7 S 7
Cloncurry 05:00 pm 34.5 28.5 23.9 33.0 25 10.4 SSE 9
Julia Creek 05:00 pm 35.3 30.7 25.8 35.3 30 15.1 WSW 9
Mt Isa 05:00 pm 34.3 28.1 23.5 32.5 20 9.5 N 9
The Monument 05:00 pm 32.4 26.3 21.9 30.1 20 7.3 W 9
Urandangi 05:00 pm 33.6 26.5 22.2 31.4 15 5.2 SW 6
Central Coast - Whitsundays
Bowen          *         
Collinsville          *         
Hamilton Island 05:00 pm 25.3 27.5 22.8 22.8 75 20.1 ESE 33
Mackay Airport 05:00 pm 25.8 26.8 22.2 25.1 65 18.2 E 19
Mackay 05:00 pm 25.3 26.4 21.9 26.0 65 18.0 E 11
Proserpine 05:00 pm 25.4 27.1 22.5 25.6 70 19.3 ESE 17
St Lawrence          *         
Central Highlands - Coalfields
Baralaba          *         
Emerald 05:00 pm 29.1 26.0 21.6 28.4 35 12.1 S 7
Clermont 05:00 pm 27.8 26.0 21.6 27.8 45 14.1 S 7
Lochington 05:00 pm 25.2 24.5 20.2 24.8 50 14.0 N 9
Moranbah          *         
Rolleston Airport 05:00 pm 26.1 24.3 20.0 24.3 40 12.2 NNE 13
Springsure          *         
Taroom          *         
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 05:00 pm 26.7 24.3 20.1 25.4 40 11.2 N 9
Gladstone Airport 05:00 pm 24.6 24.5 20.2 23.6 55 14.7 NNE 13
Heron Island 03:00 pm        *      E 13
Rockhampton 05:00 pm 25.4 25.5 21.1 24.2 55 16.0 NE 17
Samuel Hill 05:00 pm 24.5 25.0 20.6 23.7 60 16.0 ENE 15
Williamson 05:00 pm 25.5 24.8 20.5 23.6 50 14.3 E 17
Yeppoon 05:00 pm 25.2 26.3 21.8 24.7 65 17.9 NE 17
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
Dalby 05:00 pm 25.1 21.9 17.7 22.2 30 6.3 WSW 11
Goondiwindi          *         
Inglewood          *         
Miles 05:00 pm 24.3 23.1 18.8 24.0 45 11.6 N 4
Oakey 04:30 pm 24.7 22.3 18.0 22.3 35 8.6 W 11
Stanthorpe 05:00 pm 17.6 16.9 12.3 15.0 40 3.1 W 6
Texas          *         
Toowoomba 05:00 pm 21.3 20.2 15.9 18.7 40 7.9 NW 11
Warwick 05:00 pm 21.3 19.6 15.2 18.6 35 5.6 WNW 9
Wide Bay and Burnett
Bundaberg 05:00 pm 24.2 22.7 18.5 21.5 40 10.5 NNE 15
Double Island Point 05:00 pm 23.9      *      NNE 22
Gayndah 05:00 pm 26.2 23.5 19.2 24.8 35 9.5 ENE 7
Hervey Bay 05:00 pm 24.5 24.4 20.1 22.8 55 14.6 NNE 17
Gympie 05:00 pm 25.7 24.4 20.1 25.9 45 12.9 N 4
Kingaroy 05:00 pm 22.9 21.8 17.6 20.9 45 10.3 N 11
Lady Elliot Island 05:00 pm 23.8 23.9 19.7 23.2 55 14.5 ENE 11
Maryborough 05:00 pm 24.2 22.8 18.6 22.8 45 10.8 NNE 9
Monto          *         
Rainbow Beach          *         
Sandy Cape          *         
Town of 1770          *         
Tin Can Bay (Defence) 05:00 pm 23.2 23.6 19.3 23.3 60 14.5 NE 7

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).