Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Queensland

Issued at 3.42 pm (EST) 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

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Southeast Region
Brisbane 03:30 pm 32.0 31.2 26.0 32.4 50 19.9 SE 17
Brisbane Airport 03:30 pm 29.8 29.9 24.9 28.1 55 19.7 SE 28
Archerfield 03:30 pm 32.2 31.1 26.0 30.7 45 19.5 ESE 26
Amberley 03:30 pm 34.5 31.3 26.2 30.9 35 17.3 ESE 32
Beaudesert AWS 03:30 pm 34.0 30.3 25.5 32.4 35 15.9 S 19
Redcliffe 03:30 pm 28.9 29.9 24.8 23.8 60 20.6 SSE 48
Gold Coast Seaway 03:30 pm 28.8 32.9 26.9 26.6 80 25.2 SSE 46
Gatton 03:30 pm 33.8 30.8 25.8 32.4 35 17.1 SE 20
Toowoomba 03:30 pm 29.0 27.6 22.9 26.5 45 16.2 E 24
Oakey 03:30 pm 27.4 28.8 23.8 26.3 65 20.2 E 26
Cape Moreton 03:30 pm 26.5 29.6 24.4 19.4 80 22.3 SSE 63
Coolangatta 03:30 pm 29.5 30.4 25.2 26.2 60 20.9 SSE 39
Maroochydore 03:30 pm 29.6 30.3 25.2 27.4 60 20.7 SSE 33
Tewantin 03:30 pm 29.2 30.2 25.1 28.8 60 20.9 SSE 24
Nambour 03:30 pm 28.5 29.6 24.5 30.0 60 20.5 ESE 13
Beerburrum 03:30 pm 29.9 29.4 24.5 30.5 50 18.7 S 13
Gympie 03:30 pm 32.0 32.0 26.6 32.5 55 21.2 SSE 20
Double Island Point 03:30 pm 27.0 29.8 24.6 19.9 75 22.2 SSE 63
Canungra (Defence) 03:30 pm 31.3 29.1 24.3 31.0 40 16.5 SSE 13
Greenbank (Defence) 03:30 pm 33.0 31.1 26.0 33.6 45 18.7 SE 13
Gulf Country
Burketown 03:30 pm 39.2 35.4 29.6 40.4 35 20.0 SE 13
Zinifex Century Mine 03:30 pm 40.1 29.6 25.1 36.8 10 2.7 E 9
Croydon          *         
Kowanyama 03:30 pm 33.5 35.8 29.3 36.7 65 25.5 WNW 19
Mornington Island          *         
Normanton 03:30 pm 37.1 30.7 25.9 36.6 25 12.5 ESE 7
Sweers Island          *         
Peninsula
Coen 03:00 pm 33.8 35.1 28.9 37.0 60 24.4 W 15
Horn Island 03:30 pm 30.5 33.6 27.6 32.7 70 24.9 NW 22
Lockhart River 03:30 pm 36.1 35.5 29.3 38.9 45 23.0 WSW 13
Musgrave          *         
Weipa 03:30 pm 31.8 34.7 28.4 34.3 70 25.4 W 22
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cairns 03:30 pm 39.3 33.7 28.4 37.8 25 16.8 W 20
Cairns Racecourse 03:30 pm 39.0 34.6 29.0 37.6 30 18.8 W 24
Cape Flattery 03:30 pm 33.5 37.4 30.3 37.8 70 27.5 N 20
Cardwell          *         
Cooktown 03:30 pm 38.0 36.9 30.5 41.5 45 23.6 W 11
Innisfail          *         
Low Isles 03:30 pm 33.8 36.3 29.7 36.0 65 26.0 N 26
Lucinda 03:30 pm 32.5 32.4 26.9 33.3 50 21.4 NNE 19
Mareeba 03:30 pm 35.1 33.0 27.4 34.6 40 19.9 W 22
Palmerville 03:30 pm 33.8 34.9 28.7 37.6 55 24.1 WSW 11
South Johnstone 03:30 pm 39.8 33.6 28.3 40.4 25 15.8 W 7
Cowley Beach (Defence) 03:30 pm 34.9 35.2 29.1 39.4 50 23.6 E 6
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 03:30 pm 30.8 34.0 27.9 32.8 70 25.2 ENE 24
Ayr 03:00 pm 33.2 33.7 27.9 35.6 55 22.9 ENE 15
Bowen          *         
Ingham          *         
Mount Stuart (Defence) 03:30 pm 38.9 32.6 27.5 38.7 25 14.7 SW 9
Townsville 03:30 pm 35.9 31.7 26.6 33.9 30 16.5 ENE 22
Townsville Air Weapons Range (Defence)          *         
Townsville Fanning River (Defence) 03:30 pm 36.6 29.0 24.4 34.1 20 8.4 SSW 11
Woolshed 03:30 pm 34.3 27.0 22.4 31.3 15 5.8 SSW 11
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Charters Towers 03:00 pm 37.7 28.7 24.3 34.8 15 4.7 SSW 9
Georgetown 03:30 pm 35.4 29.2 24.5 32.2 25 11.1 WSW 19
Hughenden 03:30 pm 35.1 26.5 22.1 28.4 10 1.5 SW 26
Richmond 03:30 pm 35.3 27.3 22.9 30.0 15 4.8 S 22
Channel Country
Ballera 03:30 pm 34.6 25.3 21.0 25.8 10 -4.4 SSE 33
Bedourie          *         
Boulia          *         
Birdsville 03:30 pm 35.4 26.7 22.4 29.1 10 1.7 S 24
Quilpie          *         
Thargomindah 03:30 pm 34.0 25.1 20.8 26.3 10 -3.3 S 28
Windorah          *         
Central West
Barcaldine 03:00 pm 36.0 26.1 21.9 30.2 10 -4.2 SE 17
Blackall 03:30 pm 37.3 26.3 21.9 29.8 5 -8.6 S 24
Isisford          *         
Longreach 03:30 pm 36.5 27.0 22.6 30.9 10 0.0 SSW 19
Tambo          *         
Winton 03:30 pm 35.3 26.9 22.5 30.1 15 2.7 S 19
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 03:30 pm 35.4 25.8 21.4 31.2 10 -3.8 SW 9
Cunnamulla          *         
Injune          *         
Mitchell          *         
Roma 03:30 pm 37.2 27.0 22.5 31.1 10 -2.5 SW 20
St George 03:00 pm 35.6 28.5 24.0 31.4 20 8.4 SSW 20
Surat          *         
Northwest
Camooweal 03:00 pm 37.9 28.5 24.2 32.3 10 3.6 S 22
Cloncurry 03:30 pm 36.8 27.7 23.3 31.7 10 2.8 SW 19
Julia Creek 03:30 pm 36.2 27.3 22.9 30.0 10 2.3 SSW 24
Mt Isa 03:30 pm 36.8 27.7 23.2 31.1 10 2.8 S 22
The Monument 03:30 pm 34.7 26.4 22.0 28.1 15 2.3 SSE 26
Urandangi 03:00 pm 37.7 27.4 23.1 30.5 10 -2.2 S 26
Central Coast - Whitsundays
Bowen          *         
Collinsville          *         
Hamilton Island 03:30 pm 29.1 31.7 26.1 30.7 70 23.3 E 20
Mackay Airport 03:30 pm 30.3 32.5 26.8 32.1 65 23.5 ENE 20
Mackay 03:30 pm 30.4 33.3 27.3 33.7 70 24.5 NE 15
Proserpine 03:30 pm 32.5 33.5 27.7 36.2 60 23.2 ESE 9
St Lawrence          *         
Central Highlands - Coalfields
Baralaba          *         
Emerald 03:30 pm 39.9 32.9 27.7 38.7 20 14.1 SSW 13
Clermont 03:30 pm 38.0 29.9 25.2 35.2 15 8.7 SW 13
Lochington 03:30 pm 39.2 28.4 23.9 35.7 10 -1.1 ESE 7
Moranbah          *         
Rolleston Airport 03:30 pm 39.3 30.4 25.7 36.0 15 7.9 SSW 15
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 03:00 pm 38.6 32.0 27.1 37.7 25 13.8 SE 11
Gladstone Airport 03:30 pm 30.0 31.3 25.9 29.7 60 21.9 ENE 26
Heron Island 03:00 pm        *      ESE 22
Rockhampton 03:30 pm 35.3 33.6 28.0 34.1 45 20.8 NNE 28
Samuel Hill 03:30 pm 31.3 30.8 25.7 31.4 50 19.9 ENE 19
Williamson 03:30 pm 30.8 31.9 26.4 31.4 60 22.1 NE 22
Yeppoon 03:30 pm 29.4 32.3 26.6 31.4 75 24.0 NE 20
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
Dalby 03:00 pm 36.6 30.0 25.4 34.6 20 11.4 SSE 13
Goondiwindi          *         
Inglewood          *         
Miles 03:30 pm 37.4 28.6 24.0 33.1 15 5.1 SW 17
Oakey 03:30 pm 27.4 28.8 23.8 26.3 65 20.2 E 26
Stanthorpe 03:30 pm 28.4 27.3 22.6 28.4 50 16.3 ESE 11
Texas          *         
Toowoomba 03:30 pm 29.0 27.6 22.9 26.5 45 16.2 E 24
Warwick 03:30 pm 31.2 28.8 24.0 28.6 40 16.0 SE 24
Wide Bay and Burnett
Bundaberg 03:30 pm 33.3 32.5 27.0 30.8 50 20.8 E 35
Double Island Point 03:30 pm 27.0 29.8 24.6 19.9 75 22.2 SSE 63
Gayndah 03:30 pm 36.7 32.0 26.9 35.2 30 16.3 SE 19
Hervey Bay 03:30 pm 29.4 29.6 24.6 26.9 55 19.7 SSE 32
Gympie 03:30 pm 32.0 32.0 26.6 32.5 55 21.2 SSE 20
Kingaroy 03:30 pm 33.1 29.7 24.8 31.1 35 15.6 ESE 20
Lady Elliot Island 03:00 pm 30.1 32.3 26.6 29.5 65 23.3 SSE 32
Maryborough 03:00 pm 32.4 31.3 26.1 29.3 45 19.6 SE 35
Monto          *         
Rainbow Beach          *         
Sandy Cape          *         
Town of 1770          *         
Tin Can Bay (Defence) 03:33 pm 29.2 29.7 24.7 27.3 60 20.1 SSE 30

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).