Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Queensland

Issued at 6.12 pm ( ST) Wednesday 04 March 2015
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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 06:00 pm 26.9 28.3 23.4 29.2 65 19.8 N 7
Brisbane Airport 06:00 pm 25.4 27.6 22.9 26.4 75 20.2 N 15
Archerfield 06:00 pm 26.6 27.7 22.9 26.2 65 19.0 NNE 19
Amberley 06:00 pm 28.1 28.6 23.7 28.2 60 19.1 ENE 17
Beaudesert AWS 06:00 pm 28.2 27.9 23.2 29.6 55 17.7 NNE 7
Redcliffe 06:00 pm 26.1 26.9 22.3 24.7 60 18.0 NNE 22
Gold Coast Seaway 06:00 pm 26.0 27.8 23.0 25.5 70 19.9 NNE 22
Gatton 06:00 pm 29.5 29.1 24.2 30.9 50 18.6 NE 9
Toowoomba 06:00 pm 26.0 26.2 21.6 24.7 55 16.8 E 19
Oakey 06:00 pm 30.7 28.1 23.4 29.2 40 15.2 ENE 17
Cape Moreton 06:00 pm 24.8 26.6 22.0 24.8 70 19.0 NE 17
Coolangatta 06:00 pm 25.7 27.6 22.8 25.5 70 19.8 N 20
Maroochydore 06:00 pm 25.3 27.1 22.5 25.9 70 19.4 NNE 15
Tewantin 06:00 pm 26.0 28.5 23.5 28.5 75 21.0 NNE 9
Nambour 06:00 pm 25.6 26.8 22.2 27.3 65 18.5 ENE 7
Beerburrum 06:00 pm 24.9 26.9 22.2 27.9 70 19.3 ESE 2
Toolara          *         
Jimna 06:00 pm 23.7 24.8 20.4  *  65 16.7    
Gympie 06:00 pm 27.2 28.7 23.8 29.4 65 20.3 NE 9
Double Island Point 06:00 pm 25.2 26.7 22.0 24.7 65 18.6 ENE 19
Gulf Country
Burketown 06:00 pm 32.7 31.8 26.5 32.7 50 20.2 N 20
Zinifex Century Mine 06:00 pm 38.4 32.1 27.1 35.9 25 14.2 ESE 20
Croydon          *         
Kowanyama 06:00 pm 31.6 32.3 26.7 32.5 55 22.0 W 20
Mornington Island          *         
Normanton 06:00 pm 33.6 34.2 28.3 35.8 55 23.3 WNW 17
Sweers Island 03:00 pm 32.0 32.9 27.3 35.4 60 22.7 NNE 9
Peninsula
Coen 06:00 pm 28.1 30.9 25.5 33.0 75 23.0 NE 2
Horn Island 06:00 pm 29.1 32.0 26.4 33.1 75 23.8 NNW 9
Lockhart River 06:00 pm 28.1 32.0 26.2 32.2 80 24.5 ENE 11
Musgrave          *         
Weipa 06:00 pm 26.1 30.8 25.3 31.1 90 24.5 S 6
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cairns 06:00 pm 27.9 29.7 24.6 29.0 65 21.3 S 17
Cairns Racecourse 06:00 pm 27.5 29.8 24.7 29.7 70 21.8 S 13
Cape Flattery 06:00 pm 27.0 30.0 24.8 27.5 75 22.6 SE 24
Cardwell 03:00 pm 27.9 32.1 26.3 27.3 85 24.9 E 37
Cooktown 06:00 pm 26.2 30.9 25.3 28.5 90 24.5 E 20
Innisfail 03:00 pm 27.0 31.1 25.5 32.1 85 24.1 WSW 4
Low Isles 06:00 pm 28.7 31.8 26.2 28.7 75 23.8 SE 30
Lucinda 06:00 pm 28.3 29.5 24.5 29.5 65 20.6 SE 15
Mareeba 06:00 pm 22.6 26.0 21.4 23.9 85 20.1 SSE 13
Palmerville 06:00 pm 27.1 29.8 24.6 30.7 75 22.1 NNE 6
South Johnstone 06:00 pm 24.8 29.7 24.3 30.2 95 23.9 WSW 2
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 06:00 pm 28.6 30.9 25.6 28.7 70 22.6 E 26
Ayr 06:00 pm 28.7 30.3 25.1 29.6 65 21.5 ENE 19
Bowen 03:00 pm 30.4 31.6 26.2 30.6 60 22.0 ESE 24
Ingham 03:00 pm 31.9 33.8 27.8 35.7 65 24.0 E 11
Townsville 06:00 pm 29.5 31.3 25.9 29.9 65 22.4 ENE 24
Woolshed 06:00 pm 25.2 27.8 23.0 27.5 75 20.7 NE 9
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Charters Towers 03:00 pm 32.8 31.0 25.9 35.2 45 18.7 ENE 4
Georgetown 06:00 pm 32.9 30.7 25.6 34.3 40 17.9 SSE 7
Hughenden 06:00 pm 35.0 27.1 22.6 29.6 15 4.5 E 22
Richmond 06:00 pm 36.7 30.1 25.3 30.5 20 11.5 ESE 35
Channel Country
Ballera 06:00 pm 40.6 31.1 26.4 36.3 15 7.9 S 20
Bedourie 03:00 pm 41.8 36.7 30.7 45.4 30 19.7   Calm
Boulia 03:00 pm 41.5 33.6 28.5 40.2 20 13.6 SE 13
Birdsville 06:00 pm 42.7 31.8 27.1 37.6 10 6.0 SSE 22
Quilpie          *         
Thargomindah 06:00 pm 39.5 30.0 25.4 34.8 15 6.0 SSW 20
Windorah          *         
Central West
Barcaldine 03:00 pm 37.7 31.0 26.3 36.4 20 12.5 SSW 11
Blackall 06:00 pm 38.7 31.3 26.4 36.4 20 11.7 SSE 15
Isisford 03:00 pm 39.2 32.4 27.4 38.7 20 13.9 WNW 9
Longreach 06:00 pm 38.8 30.8 26.1 34.3 20 10.2 ESE 24
Tambo 03:00 pm 37.7 32.4 27.3 39.2 30 15.8 E 2
Winton 06:00 pm 38.9 31.2 26.4 34.7 20 11.1 ESE 24
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 06:00 pm 38.5 31.0 26.1 36.8 20 11.2 S 11
Cunnamulla 03:00 pm 39.8 33.5 28.3 40.3 25 15.6 SW 7
Injune 03:00 pm 36.1 30.3 25.6 35.4 25 13.1 NE 9
Mitchell 03:00 pm 37.5 32.3 27.2 39.1 30 15.9 S 2
Roma 06:00 pm 34.2 28.8 24.2 32.7 25 12.0 NNE 11
St George 06:00 pm 37.7 30.4 25.8 35.9 20 10.9 NW 11
Surat 03:00 pm 37.3 31.4 26.5 36.9 25 14.0 NE 9
Northwest
Camooweal 06:00 pm 38.2 33.2 28.0 37.0 30 17.0 ESE 19
Cloncurry 06:00 pm 38.9 31.7 26.8 34.8 20 12.6 E 26
Julia Creek 06:00 pm 39.0 31.3 26.5 33.7 20 11.2 SE 30
Mt Isa 06:00 pm 37.1 31.1 26.2 34.5 25 13.7 E 20
The Monument 06:00 pm 39.1 31.9 26.9 36.7 20 12.8 E 17
Urandangi 06:00 pm 40.2 32.9 27.9 38.9 20 13.7 E 13
Central Coast - Whitsundays
Bowen 03:00 pm 30.4 31.6 26.2 30.6 60 22.0 ESE 24
Collinsville 03:00 pm 33.8 31.7 26.5 36.2 40 18.9 SE 4
Hamilton Island 06:00 pm 27.5 31.1 25.6 27.9 80 23.7 SE 28
Mackay Airport 06:00 pm 27.6 31.0 25.6 29.0 80 23.6 ESE 22
Mackay 06:00 pm 27.5 31.0 25.5 30.6 80 23.6 SE 13
Proserpine 06:00 pm 28.0 30.3 25.1 29.2 70 22.2 E 19
St Lawrence          *         
Central Highlands - Coalfields
Baralaba          *         
Emerald 06:00 pm 34.2 29.3 24.6 33.8 30 13.1 ENE 7
Clermont 06:00 pm 33.0 28.4 23.8 32.7 30 12.6 E 6
Lochington 06:00 pm 33.6 28.3 23.7 32.7 25 11.5 ENE 7
Moranbah          *         
Rolleston Airport 06:00 pm 34.2 28.2 23.7 32.2 25 10.1 ENE 11
Springsure 03:00 pm 34.6 28.9 24.4 34.7 25 11.6 NE 2
Taroom 03:00 pm 36.0 30.3 25.6 35.8 25 13.1 NNE 6
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 06:00 pm 30.4 29.4 24.5 30.4 50 18.2 N 15
Gladstone Airport 06:00 pm 27.4 29.5 24.4 28.6 70 21.4 NE 17
Heron Island 06:00 pm        *      ESE 15
Rockhampton 06:00 pm 29.0 29.9 24.8 30.9 60 20.5 E 11
Samuel Hill          *         
Williamson 06:00 pm 28.6 30.0 24.9 30.0 65 21.1 E 15
Yeppoon 06:00 pm 25.9 29.7 24.5 28.0 85 23.1 ENE 17
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
Dalby 06:00 pm 33.2 29.0 24.4 33.1 30 13.8 W 7
Goondiwindi 03:00 pm 35.1 31.8 26.7 37.0 35 17.7 NE 4
Inglewood          *         
Miles 06:00 pm 34.0 30.9 25.9 36.5 35 17.2   Calm
Oakey 06:00 pm 30.7 28.1 23.4 29.2 40 15.2 ENE 17
Stanthorpe 06:00 pm 28.0 27.6 22.8 29.8 55 17.4 W 4
Texas 03:00 pm 34.4 31.5 26.4 36.4 35 17.8 W 4
Toowoomba 06:00 pm 26.0 26.2 21.6 24.7 55 16.8 E 19
Warwick 06:00 pm 29.8 28.9 24.1 28.4 50 18.0 N 22
Wide Bay and Burnett
Bundaberg 06:00 pm 27.3 29.0 24.0 27.7 65 20.6 NE 19
Double Island Point 06:00 pm 25.2 26.7 22.0 24.7 65 18.6 ENE 19
Gayndah 06:00 pm 29.9 28.9 24.1 32.2 50 17.7 NNE 2
Hervey Bay 06:00 pm 26.9 28.6 23.7 27.9 65 20.3 E 15
Gympie 06:00 pm 27.2 28.7 23.8 29.4 65 20.3 NE 9
Jimna 06:00 pm 23.7 24.8 20.4  *  65 16.7    
Kingaroy 06:00 pm 28.7 27.2 22.6 29.4 45 15.6 E 6
Lady Elliot Island 06:00 pm 26.7 29.7 24.5 28.4 75 22.4 E 17
Maryborough 06:00 pm 26.8 28.0 23.2 27.4 65 19.4 E 15
Monto          *         
Rainbow Beach 03:00 pm 28.2 29.6 24.5 31.2 65 20.8 E 6
Sandy Cape 03:00 pm 27.9 29.7 24.6 30.6 65 21.3 E 9
Toolara          *         
Town of 1770 03:00 pm 28.8 31.5 26.0 31.0 70 23.3 E 17

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).