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Thermal Comfort Observations

Estimated WBGT and Apparent Temperature for selected South Australian locations

Issued at 1.42 pm (CDT) Saturday 21 November 2009
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Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

CDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges
Kent Town 01:30 pm 20.4 23.3 19.0 21.8 80 17.3 ENE 6
Adelaide Airport 01:30 pm 20.7 23.8 19.4 21.8 85 18.0 ENE 9
Edinburgh Airport 01:30 pm 21.1 23.6 19.3 23.5 80 17.1   Calm
Hindmarsh Is 01:30 pm 18.7 21.4 17.2 18.0 80 15.4 N 13
Kuitpo 01:30 pm 16.6 20.4 16.2 17.4 95 15.8 N 6
Mount Crawford 01:30 pm 17.6 21.7 17.5 17.7 100 17.4 NNW 13
Mount Lofty 01:30 pm 15.6 19.8 15.6 14.2 100 15.6 WNW 17
Noarlunga 01:30 pm 20.3 22.6 18.4 20.2 75 16.1 NNE 11
Nuriootpa 01:30 pm 19.3 23.1 18.8 19.7 95 18.2 WSW 13
Parafield Airport 01:30 pm 21.4 24.4 20.0 24.0 85 18.4 SSE 2
Parawa 01:30 pm 17.6 19.5 15.3 17.0 70 12.3 W 7
Roseworthy 01:30 pm 20.7 23.5 19.2 22.9 80 17.5 NNE 2
Strathalbyn 01:30 pm 17.7 20.7 16.5 18.0 85 15.1 NNE 7
South East
Cape Jaffa 01:30 pm 17.3 20.0 15.9 15.3 80 14.0 WSW 17
Coles Point 01:30 pm 18.3 20.8 16.6 16.1 80 14.4 W 19
Coonawarra 01:30 pm 18.9 21.2 17.0 18.7 75 14.6 W 9
Keith 01:30 pm 20.4 21.4 17.2 19.3 65 13.1 N 11
Lameroo 01:30 pm 20.2 23.3 19.0 20.0 85 17.6 N 15
Mount Gambier 01:30 pm 17.9 19.8 15.6 16.6 70 12.5 W 11
Naracoorte Airport 01:30 pm 19.2 20.3 16.2 18.5 65 12.0 WSW 7
Padthaway South 01:30 pm 19.9 20.7 16.5 19.4 60 11.9 W 6
Robe Airport 01:30 pm 17.7 20.0 15.9 16.3 75 13.4 WSW 13
Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
Cape Borda 01:30 pm 17.8 20.1 15.9 15.6 75 13.4 WSW 17
Cape Willoughby 01:30 pm 17.8 20.4 16.3 16.7 80 14.3 S 13
Edithburgh 01:30 pm 19.2 21.6 17.4 18.4 75 15.1 S 13
Kadina 01:30 pm 21.5 23.2 18.9 22.1 70 15.8 NNE 7
Kingscote Airport 01:30 pm 22.9 21.8 17.7 21.9 45 10.3 N 6
Minlaton 01:30 pm 19.7 21.8 17.6 18.8 75 14.9 W 13
Neptune Island 01:30 pm 18.8 20.7 16.5 16.3 70 13.6 WSW 19
Stenhouse Bay 01:30 pm 18.9 21.4 17.3 16.4 80 15.2 SW 22
Murray
Loxton 01:30 pm 22.9 25.8 21.3 24.7 80 19.5 N 9
Renmark 01:30 pm 23.7 25.9 21.4 24.0 75 18.8 NW 15
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

CDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Northern Agricultural
Clare 01:30 pm 20.2 23.6 19.2 20.2 90 18.1 W 15
Port Augusta 01:30 pm 21.7 25.2 20.7 22.0 90 19.6 N 17
Snowtown 01:30 pm 19.3 22.9 18.6 20.3 90 17.8 S 9
Western Agricultural
Ceduna 01:30 pm 18.8 20.4 16.3 17.6 70 12.9 SSW 11
Cleve 01:30 pm 21.8 20.9 16.7 20.0 45 9.3 SSW 9
Minnipa 01:30 pm 18.2 20.2 16.0 16.7 70 13.1 SSW 13
Nullarbor 01:30 pm 19.9 20.3 16.2 14.9 55 10.9 SSW 28
Port Lincoln 01:30 pm 21.7 21.6 17.5 19.4 55 11.7 SE 15
Whyalla Airport 01:30 pm 20.0 23.4 19.1 20.0 90 18.0 SSW 15
Wudinna Airport 01:30 pm 19.4 21.4 17.2 18.7 75 14.4 SW 11
Northern Pastoral
Ernabella 01:30 pm 17.4 20.9 16.7 13.3 90 15.9 SW 32
Coober Pedy 01:30 pm 16.2      *      WSW 56
Leigh Creek 01:30 pm 20.5 25.0 20.5 21.2 100 20.5 NNW 17
Marree Airport 01:30 pm 22.4      *  100 22.6 NW 24
Moomba Airport 01:40 pm 36.5 31.3 26.4 32.8 30 15.0 SSE 28
Oodnadatta 01:30 pm 23.8 27.5 22.7 25.0 85 21.5 N 17
Roxby Downs 01:30 pm 21.9      *  100 22.1 ENE 19
Tarcoola 01:30 pm 16.1 19.9 15.7 13.7 95 15.3 SW 22
Woomera 01:29 pm 20.5 24.6 20.2 19.6 95 19.8 E 24
Yunta 01:30 pm 20.4 23.5 19.2 21.8 85 17.8 E 7
Western Australia
Giles 01:30 pm 23.5 21.7 17.4 19.1 40 8.8 S 22

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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