Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Queensland

Issued at 3.12 pm ( ST) Friday 25 April 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 03:00 pm 27.1 26.5 22.0 26.3 50 16.1 E 15
Brisbane Airport 03:00 pm 26.0 25.8 21.4 24.4 55 16.0 E 19
Archerfield 03:00 pm 27.9 25.2 20.9 24.3 35 11.9 ESE 22
Amberley 03:00 pm 28.4 25.6 21.2 27.3 35 12.0 E 9
Beaudesert AWS 03:00 pm 26.1 24.3 20.1 25.1 40 12.2 E 9
Redcliffe 03:00 pm 25.3 25.9 21.4 23.9 60 17.0 E 20
Gold Coast Seaway 03:00 pm 25.4 26.9 22.2 22.9 65 18.8 SE 30
Gatton 03:00 pm 27.9 24.8 20.5 24.5 35 10.6 E 19
Toowoomba 03:00 pm 23.8 22.2 17.9 19.2 40 9.8 E 24
Oakey 03:00 pm 26.5 22.6 18.3 21.8 25 6.0 ENE 20
Cape Moreton 03:00 pm 24.3 26.2 21.6 22.5 70 18.7 SE 26
Coolangatta 03:00 pm 25.9 26.4 21.9 23.9 60 17.3 ESE 24
Maroochydore 03:00 pm 25.5 27.1 22.5 25.0 70 19.2 SE 20
Tewantin 03:00 pm 24.9 26.7 22.1 25.3 70 19.0 ESE 15
Nambour 03:00 pm 24.8 25.5 21.1 25.8 60 16.8 ESE 7
Beerburrum 03:00 pm 27.2 26.2 21.7 27.6 50 15.2 ESE 7
Toolara 03:00 pm 25.3 26.0 21.5 25.3 60 17.2    
Jimna          *         
Gympie 03:00 pm 26.5 26.4 21.9 27.1 55 16.7 ESE 9
Double Island Point 03:00 pm 24.3 25.8 21.3 20.1 70 18.0 SE 37
Gulf Country
Burketown 03:00 pm 29.8 31.6 26.1 31.6 65 22.5 NE 17
Zinifex Century Mine 03:00 pm 32.3 30.8 25.7 33.0 45 18.8 E 13
Croydon          *         
Kowanyama 03:00 pm 31.3 32.0 26.5 34.2 55 21.8 E 9
Mornington Island          *         
Normanton 03:00 pm 31.3 32.5 26.9 34.3 60 22.6 ESE 11
Sweers Island          *         
Peninsula
Coen 03:00 pm 31.2 32.3 26.8 33.0 60 22.5 NE 17
Horn Island 03:00 pm 29.9 33.6 27.5 32.8 75 25.4 ENE 20
Lockhart River 03:00 pm 29.3 31.1 25.8 31.3 65 22.3 E 15
Musgrave          *         
Weipa 03:00 pm 31.9 31.9 26.5 35.5 55 21.2 N 4
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cairns 03:00 pm 24.3 29.2 24.0 26.7 95 23.7 SE 17
Cairns Racecourse 03:00 pm 25.1 30.5 24.9 30.1 100 24.8 SSE 7
Cape Flattery 03:00 pm 29.5 32.2 26.5 30.6 70 23.7 SSE 24
Cardwell          *         
Cooktown 03:08 pm 27.8 31.0 25.6 29.1 75 23.4 ESE 22
Innisfail 03:00 pm 26.6 30.4 25.0 26.8 85 23.5 SSE 28
Low Isles 03:00 pm 25.1 29.7 24.4 25.5 90 23.7 SE 28
Lucinda 03:00 pm 26.6 28.4 23.6 26.7 70 20.4 SE 20
Mareeba 03:00 pm 25.0 27.3 22.5 24.9 75 20.0 SSE 20
Palmerville 03:00 pm 30.9 32.5 26.8 33.7 65 23.0 SE 13
South Johnstone 03:00 pm 25.6 30.4 24.9 29.2 95 24.3 SE 13
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 03:00 pm 27.1 28.9 23.9 27.4 70 20.7 E 20
Ayr 03:00 pm 28.4 28.4 23.7 28.2 55 18.5 ENE 17
Bowen          *         
Ingham          *         
Townsville 03:00 pm 28.8 30.2 25.1 27.8 65 21.3 ENE 28
Woolshed 03:00 pm 25.2 27.2 22.4 27.4 70 19.6 NE 7
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Charters Towers          *         
Georgetown 03:00 pm 32.1 30.8 25.6 32.1 45 19.0 E 17
Hughenden 03:00 pm 31.4 27.9 23.3 28.4 35 13.6 E 22
Richmond 03:00 pm 32.8 28.8 24.1 31.2 30 13.9 SE 15
Channel Country
Ballera 03:00 pm 33.0 25.4 21.1 28.9 15 2.0 N 13
Bedourie          *         
Boulia 03:00 pm 33.4 27.7 23.3 32.7 25 10.0 E 4
Birdsville 03:00 pm 31.3 24.4 20.1 27.5 15 1.6 WSW 11
Quilpie          *         
Thargomindah 03:00 pm 33.2 25.6 21.3 27.9 15 2.1 N 19
Windorah 03:00 pm 35.0 28.7 24.3 34.4 20 10.4 NW 4
Central West
Barcaldine          *         
Blackall 03:00 pm 31.0 25.2 20.9 26.9 20 6.1 E 17
Isisford 03:00 pm 33.2 27.6 23.2 31.5 25 9.9 SE 9
Longreach 03:00 pm 33.6 26.4 22.1 30.0 15 5.1 ESE 13
Tambo 03:00 pm 30.5 25.7 21.5 29.9 25 9.0 E 2
Winton 03:00 pm 33.9 27.3 22.9 29.2 20 7.8 E 22
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 03:00 pm 31.7 25.1 20.7 28.7 15 3.9 N 9
Cunnamulla 03:00 pm 31.8 26.4 22.1 30.7 25 8.6 NW 4
Injune 03:00 pm 28.6 25.1 20.9 28.0 30 10.5 ENE 4
Mitchell 03:00 pm 31.4 25.5 21.3 29.8 20 6.5 E 4
Roma 03:00 pm 29.5 25.0 20.7 26.3 25 8.5 E 15
St George 03:00 pm 29.9 25.0 20.8 27.7 25 7.7 SSW 9
Surat 03:00 pm 29.6 25.1 20.9 25.7 25 8.7 ESE 19
Northwest
Camooweal 03:00 pm 31.9 29.8 25.0 31.2 40 17.4 ENE 17
Cloncurry 03:00 pm 30.4 28.5 23.8 30.1 45 16.4 N 13
Julia Creek 03:00 pm 33.3 29.3 24.6 32.2 30 14.4 NE 13
Mt Isa 03:00 pm 28.0 27.8 23.1 27.8 55 17.7 E 15
The Monument 03:00 pm 33.6      *      E 22
Urandangi 03:00 pm 34.1 28.3 23.9 31.9 25 10.7 E 13
Central Coast - Whitsundays
Bowen          *         
Collinsville 03:00 pm 30.4 29.0 24.2 31.2 45 17.4 SSE 9
Hamilton Island 03:00 pm 26.1 28.7 23.7 25.5 75 21.3 ESE 26
Mackay Airport 03:00 pm 25.6 28.8 23.8 25.7 80 21.9 ESE 24
Mackay 03:00 pm 25.6 29.0 23.9 27.3 80 22.3 SE 17
Proserpine 03:00 pm 27.5 29.8 24.6 28.3 70 21.8 ESE 20
St Lawrence          *         
Central Highlands - Coalfields
Baralaba          *         
Emerald 03:00 pm 29.2 25.4 21.1 26.9 30 10.3 E 13
Clermont 03:00 pm 29.8 26.1 21.7 27.7 30 11.3 SE 13
Lochington 03:00 pm 30.3 26.0 21.6 28.7 30 10.3 ESE 9
Moranbah          *         
Rolleston Airport 03:00 pm 30.2 24.9 20.6 27.4 25 6.8 SE 11
Springsure          *         
Taroom 03:00 pm 29.5 24.8 20.6 27.6 25 7.7 ESE 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
Capricornia
Biloela 03:00 pm 28.6 25.1 20.8 26.6 30 10.3 SSE 11
Gladstone Airport 03:00 pm 26.9 27.7 23.0 26.8 60 18.7 ENE 17
Heron Island 03:00 pm        *      SSE 24
Rockhampton 03:00 pm 28.0 28.5 23.7 28.4 60 19.0 ESE 15
Samuel Hill 03:00 pm 25.7 27.7 22.9 26.6 70 20.0 ESE 15
Williamson 03:00 pm 24.5 29.9 24.5 28.9 100 24.5 ENE 9
Yeppoon 03:00 pm 26.1 28.5 23.5 26.5 75 20.9 E 20
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
Dalby 03:00 pm 27.7 23.7 19.5 24.7 30 7.5 E 13
Goondiwindi 03:00 pm 28.2 24.8 20.5 27.5 30 10.1 NE 4
Inglewood 03:00 pm        *      SW 9
Miles 03:00 pm 28.8 24.0 19.7 25.5 25 6.4 ENE 13
Oakey 03:00 pm 26.5 22.6 18.3 21.8 25 6.0 ENE 20
Stanthorpe 03:00 pm 24.1 20.8 16.2 21.0 25 3.8 ENE 9
Texas 03:00 pm 29.0 26.3 22.0 29.2 40 13.2 SE 4
Toowoomba 03:00 pm 23.8 22.2 17.9 19.2 40 9.8 E 24
Warwick 03:00 pm 26.8 22.5 18.2 23.6 25 4.9 SE 11
Wide Bay and Burnett
Bundaberg 03:00 pm 26.4 26.5 22.0 24.2 55 16.9 E 24
Double Island Point 03:00 pm 24.3 25.8 21.3 20.1 70 18.0 SE 37
Gayndah 03:00 pm 27.7 27.5 22.9 28.6 55 17.5 ENE 9
Hervey Bay 03:00 pm 26.0 26.6 22.0 24.8 60 17.6 SE 20
Gympie 03:00 pm 26.5 26.4 21.9 27.1 55 16.7 ESE 9
Jimna          *         
Kingaroy 03:00 pm 25.7 22.7 18.4 22.0 30 7.8 ESE 17
Lady Elliot Island 03:00 pm 25.5 28.9 23.9 27.1 80 22.2 SE 17
Maryborough 03:00 pm 26.0 26.5 22.0 24.9 60 17.4 SE 19
Monto 03:00 pm 25.3 26.5 21.9 27.8 65 18.2 NE 2
Rainbow Beach 03:00 pm 25.4 25.6 21.2 25.4 55 16.3 SE 11
Sandy Cape 03:00 pm 26.2 29.3 24.2 29.9 80 22.2 ESE 6
Toolara 03:00 pm 25.3 26.0 21.5 25.3 60 17.2    
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).