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Thermal Comfort Observations

Estimated WBGT and Apparent Temperature for selected South Australian locations

Issued at 8.42 am (CST) Saturday 04 July 2009
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Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

CST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges
Kent Town 08:30 am 12.2 -- 11.8 12.2 95 11.2 SSW 2
Adelaide Airport 08:30 am 13.8 -- 12.6 10.3 80 10.8 WSW 20
Edinburgh Airport 08:30 am 12.8 -- 11.9 11.8 85 10.5 S 6
Hindmarsh Is 08:30 am 13.8 -- 12.2 8.5 75 9.7 SW 28
Kuitpo 08:30 am 10.0 -- 9.8 7.1 95 9.5 SW 15
Mount Crawford 08:30 am 8.8 -- 8.7 5.2 100 8.5 WSW 17
Mount Lofty 08:30 am 7.8 -- 7.8 4.8 100 7.8 WSW 13
Noarlunga 08:30 am 12.2 -- 11.4 10.9 85 10.1 SW 7
Nuriootpa 08:30 am 10.1 -- 9.9 7.6 95 9.7 W 13
Parafield Airport 08:30 am 12.6 -- 12.2 12.7 95 11.5 S 2
Parawa 08:30 am 10.5 -- 10.3 8.1 95 9.9 SW 13
Roseworthy 08:30 am 11.8 -- 11.3 9.5 90 10.5 WNW 13
Strathalbyn 08:30 am 12.3 -- 11.1 8.9 80 9.1 W 17
South East
Cape Jaffa 08:30 am 13.1 -- 11.9 8.2 80 10.1 SW 26
Coles Point 08:30 am 11.5 -- 11.1 9.6 95 10.4 ENE 11
Coonawarra 08:30 am 11.1 -- 10.8 8.0 95 10.3 W 17
Keith 08:30 am 10.9 -- 10.9 8.7 100 10.9 W 13
Lameroo 08:30 am 10.4 -- 10.3 7.3 100 10.2 WSW 17
Mount Gambier 08:30 am 11.0 -- 9.9 7.3 80 8.0 WSW 17
Naracoorte Airport 08:30 am 10.6 -- 10.1 7.3 90 9.4 W 17
Padthaway South 08:30 am 9.7 -- 9.6 7.9 100 9.4 WNW 9
Robe Airport 08:30 am 12.3 -- 11.2 6.5 85 9.5 SW 30
Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
Cape Borda 08:30 am 13.0 -- 11.8 9.8 80 9.9 SW 17
Cape Willoughby 08:30 am 13.9 -- 12.5 9.9 80 10.3 SSW 22
Edithburgh 08:30 am 11.3 -- 10.6 9.5 90 9.5 W 9
Kadina 08:30 am 12.2 -- 12.0 11.0 95 11.6 E 9
Kingscote Airport 08:30 am 10.6 -- 10.1 9.2 90 9.4 SW 7
Minlaton 08:30 am 12.3 -- 12.2 11.8 100 12.0 SW 6
Neptune Island 08:30 am 14.6 -- 12.4 10.6 70 9.0 SSW 20
Stenhouse Bay 08:30 am 13.9 -- 12.5 9.9 80 10.5 S 22
Murray
Loxton 08:30 am 11.0 -- 10.5 8.1 90 9.8 WSW 15
Renmark 08:30 am 10.4 -- 9.7 7.6 90 8.5 WSW 13
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

CST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Northern Agricultural
Clare 08:30 am 9.7 -- 9.4 8.1 95 8.9 S 7
Port Augusta 08:30 am 11.5 -- 11.1 8.4 95 10.4 WSW 17
Snowtown 08:30 am 11.6 -- 11.2 10.5 95 10.7 SW 7
Western Agricultural
Ceduna 08:30 am 12.3 -- 12.2 12.2 100 12.1 NNW 4
Cleve 08:30 am 10.0 -- 9.5 7.6 90 8.6 WNW 11
Minnipa 08:30 am 10.9 -- 10.7 9.4 95 10.4 WNW 9
Nullarbor 08:30 am 8.1 -- 8.1 5.9 100 8.0 NNW 9
Port Lincoln 08:30 am 12.0 -- 11.4 10.9 90 10.6 SSW 7
Whyalla Airport 08:30 am 12.6 -- 11.6 9.4 85 10.1 SW 17
Wudinna Airport 08:30 am 11.9 -- 11.9 10.4 100 11.9 WNW 11
Northern Pastoral
Ernabella 08:30 am 10.2 -- 9.0 6.3 80 6.9 ESE 17
Coober Pedy 08:30 am 9.0      *      SSE 15
Leigh Creek 08:30 am 9.7 -- 9.1 7.2 90 8.1 S 11
Marree Airport 08:30 am 10.7 -- 9.7 7.4 85 8.1 S 15
Moomba Airport 08:30 am 11.1 -- 9.7 6.9 80 7.4 S 19
Oodnadatta 08:30 am 9.8 -- 9.0 7.5 85 7.6 SSE 9
Roxby Downs 08:30 am 10.9 -- 10.8 8.6 100 10.6 SW 13
Tarcoola 08:30 am 11.1 -- 10.9 11.3 95 10.5   Calm
Woomera 08:30 am 10.3 -- 10.2 7.5 100 10.0 SW 15
Yunta 08:30 am 10.3 -- 9.0 6.7 80 6.7 SW 15
Western Australia
Giles 08:30 am 10.9 -- 8.5 7.5 60 4.0 E 11

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 coloured WBGT ranges used above:
WGBT Colour
< 18 White
18 to below 23 Green
23 to below 28 Yellow
> 28 Red

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).


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