Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Queensland

Issued at 2.07 am ( ST) Thursday 13 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 02:00 am 19.6 -- 18.5 21.3 85 17.2 WSW 4
Brisbane Airport 02:00 am 19.5 -- 18.4 20.3 85 17.2 S 9
Archerfield 02:00 am 17.1 -- 16.4 18.9 90 15.6   Calm
Amberley 02:00 am 15.4 -- 14.9 16.8 95 14.3   Calm
Beaudesert AWS 02:00 am 16.2 -- 15.2 17.1 85 13.9 SSE 2
Redcliffe 02:00 am 20.7 -- 18.9 20.5 80 16.7 SSW 13
Gold Coast Seaway 02:00 am 20.0 -- 18.4 20.4 80 16.4 SSW 9
Gatton 02:00 am 15.6 -- 14.5 16.5 85 12.9   Calm
Toowoomba 02:00 am 16.7 -- 16.0 14.2 90 15.2 E 22
Oakey 02:00 am 16.9 -- 15.8 15.1 85 14.4 ENE 17
Cape Moreton 02:00 am 22.8 -- 19.9 19.0 70 16.6 ESE 32
Coolangatta 02:00 am 17.7 -- 17.2 18.8 95 16.7 SSW 6
Maroochydore 02:00 am 19.4 -- 18.4 21.9 85 17.2   Calm
Tewantin 02:00 am 20.8 -- 19.2 22.6 80 17.4 SSW 4
Nambour 02:00 am 18.4 -- 17.9 20.9 95 17.2   Calm
Beerburrum 02:00 am 16.6 -- 16.0 17.6 90 15.3 SSW 4
Toolara 02:00 am 19.8 -- 18.2 20.2 80 16.4    
Jimna          *         
Gympie 02:00 am 16.1 -- 15.5 17.7 90 14.8   Calm
Double Island Point 02:00 am 23.2 -- 20.3 19.9 70 17.0 ESE 30
Gulf Country
Burketown 02:00 am 27.1 -- 26.6 32.6 95 26.2 NE 9
Zinifex Century Mine 02:00 am 23.5 -- 22.6 26.9 90 21.6 S 6
Croydon          *         
Kowanyama 02:00 am 24.9 -- 24.6 29.7 95 24.4    
Mornington Island          *         
Normanton 02:00 am 26.7 -- 25.3 29.7 85 24.0 NE 15
Sweers Island          *         
Peninsula
Coen 12:00 am 24.2 -- 23.7 29.6 95 23.2   Calm
Horn Island 02:00 am 25.8 -- 25.7 32.6 100 25.6   Calm
Lockhart River 02:00 am 25.2 -- 24.7 31.2 95 24.3   Calm
Musgrave          *         
Weipa 02:00 am 24.8 -- 24.6 30.5 100 24.4 SE 2
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cairns 02:00 am 23.5 -- 22.8 25.1 90 22.1 SE 17
Cairns Racecourse 02:00 am 23.9 -- 22.9 26.1 90 21.8 S 13
Cape Flattery 02:00 am 24.3 -- 23.6 25.9 90 22.9 ESE 19
Cardwell          *         
Cooktown 02:00 am 23.7 -- 23.5 26.7 100 23.3 SE 13
Innisfail          *         
Low Isles 02:00 am 25.6 -- 24.3 24.3 85 23.1 S 35
Lucinda 02:00 am 26.2 -- 22.6 25.5 65 18.6 SE 20
Mareeba 02:00 am 22.7 -- 19.8 20.3 70 16.5 ESE 24
Palmerville 02:00 am 24.4 -- 23.7 29.7 90 23.0   Calm
South Johnstone 02:00 am 23.4 -- 22.7 26.8 90 22.0 SSW 7
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 02:00 am 22.9 -- 20.7 24.1 75 18.2 SE 9
Ayr 12:00 am 22.2 -- 20.1 23.5 75 17.6 SE 7
Bowen          *         
Ingham          *         
Townsville 02:00 am 23.5 -- 21.2 25.2 75 18.6 SSW 7
Woolshed 02:00 am 18.8 -- 18.1 20.0 90 17.3 ESE 7
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Charters Towers          *         
Georgetown 02:00 am 24.6 -- 22.1 26.7 75 19.4 E 7
Hughenden 02:00 am 22.7 -- 17.5 20.7 45 10.2 ESE 11
Richmond 02:00 am 24.7 -- 18.7 21.7 40 10.6 ESE 17
Channel Country
Ballera 02:00 am 26.6 -- 19.9 25.6 40 11.1 ENE 7
Bedourie          *         
Boulia          *         
Birdsville 02:00 am 26.4 -- 18.3 25.5 25 5.9   Calm
Quilpie          *         
Thargomindah 02:00 am 25.5 -- 20.2 25.0 50 13.7 E 9
Windorah          *         
Central West
Barcaldine          *         
Blackall 02:00 am 23.8 -- 18.3 23.3 45 10.8 SE 4
Isisford          *         
Longreach 02:00 am 22.6 -- 17.5 21.4 45 10.3 NE 7
Tambo          *         
Winton 02:00 am 22.0 -- 17.2 21.4 50 10.5 NE 4
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 02:00 am 19.0 -- 15.7 19.4 60 11.1   Calm
Cunnamulla          *         
Injune          *         
Mitchell          *         
Roma 02:00 am 19.8 -- 15.4 17.4 50 8.8 NNE 11
St George 12:00 am 20.1 -- 16.4 20.5 55 11.1   Calm
Surat          *         
Northwest
Camooweal 12:00 am 28.5 -- 24.0 30.5 55 19.1 E 7
Cloncurry 02:00 am 26.1 -- 19.4 23.8 35 10.3 ESE 13
Julia Creek 02:00 am 25.6 -- 18.9 21.9 35 9.4 E 19
Mt Isa 02:00 am 23.9 -- 19.5 25.2 55 14.2   Calm
The Monument 02:00 am 26.0      *      SE 11
Urandangi 02:00 am 23.9 -- 18.7 23.6 45 11.6 SE 4
Central Coast - Whitsundays
Bowen          *         
Collinsville          *         
Hamilton Island 02:00 am 24.0 -- 22.1 22.1 80 20.1 SE 30
Mackay Airport 02:00 am 20.1 -- 19.7 21.0 95 19.3 SSW 13
Mackay 02:00 am 21.2 -- 20.4 21.8 90 19.5 SSW 15
Proserpine 02:00 am 19.4 -- 18.9 20.7 95 18.4 SSW 9
St Lawrence          *         
Central Highlands - Coalfields
Baralaba          *         
Emerald 02:00 am 20.9 -- 17.8 21.3 65 13.8 NNE 4
Clermont 02:00 am 19.4 -- 17.7 20.1 80 15.7 S 6
Lochington 02:00 am 20.9 -- 17.6 21.2 60 13.4 NE 4
Moranbah          *         
Rolleston Airport 02:00 am 18.9 -- 15.1 18.8 55 9.4   Calm
Springsure          *         
Taroom          *         
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 12:00 am 19.9 -- 17.2 19.8 70 13.8 ESE 7
Gladstone Airport 02:00 am 21.0 -- 19.0 21.5 75 16.6 S 9
Heron Island 12:00 am        *      SE 28
Rockhampton 02:00 am 20.9 -- 19.4 21.9 80 17.7 SE 9
Samuel Hill 02:00 am 21.8 -- 20.4 23.8 85 18.8 SSE 6
Williamson 02:00 am 19.7 -- 19.7 21.6 100 19.7 SSW 9
Yeppoon 02:00 am 24.4 -- 21.6 24.6 70 18.6 ESE 15
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
Dalby 02:00 am 17.6 -- 16.0 16.0 80 13.9 ESE 15
Goondiwindi          *         
Inglewood 02:00 am        *      NE 11
Miles 02:00 am 20.9 -- 17.1 20.2 55 12.1 NE 7
Oakey 02:00 am 16.9 -- 15.8 15.1 85 14.4 ENE 17
Stanthorpe 02:00 am 12.2 -- 12.0 12.4 95 11.7 N 2
Texas          *         
Toowoomba 02:00 am 16.7 -- 16.0 14.2 90 15.2 E 22
Warwick 02:00 am 15.2 -- 14.1 16.0 85 12.7   Calm
Wide Bay and Burnett
Bundaberg 02:00 am 18.8 -- 17.6 18.8 85 16.2 S 11
Double Island Point 02:00 am 23.2 -- 20.3 19.9 70 17.0 ESE 30
Gayndah 02:00 am 18.6 -- 17.0 19.4 80 14.9 S 4
Hervey Bay 02:00 am 19.1 -- 18.2 20.2 90 17.1 SSW 7
Gympie 02:00 am 16.1 -- 15.5 17.7 90 14.8   Calm
Jimna          *         
Kingaroy 02:00 am 14.1 -- 13.1 13.5 85 11.6 SSE 6
Lady Elliot Island 12:00 am 24.6 -- 21.4 21.7 65 17.9 ESE 30
Maryborough 12:00 am 18.7 -- 17.3 18.5 80 15.6 SSW 11
Monto          *         
Rainbow Beach          *         
Sandy Cape          *         
Toolara 02:00 am 19.8 -- 18.2 20.2 80 16.4    
Town of 1770          *         

Note: Calculation of the sun WBGT has been suppressed for this hour because the approximation used is not valid at these times.

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).