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Thermal Comfort Observations

Estimated WBGT and Apparent Temperature for selected South Australian locations

Issued at 9.42 am (CDT) Sunday 08 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 09:30 am 30.9 25.4 21.2 27.4 20 7.0 NE 15
Adelaide Airport 09:30 am 32.0 25.3 21.1 25.0 15 4.2 NE 30
Edinburgh Airport 09:30 am 31.2 25.4 21.2 24.7 20 6.3 NE 30
Hindmarsh Is 09:30 am 29.7 24.7 20.5 24.8 25 7.0 NNE 22
Kuitpo 09:30 am 27.9 24.2 19.9 24.4 30 8.7 NE 17
Mount Crawford 09:30 am 25.7 23.3 19.0 22.1 35 9.9 NNE 19
Mount Lofty 09:30 am 25.8 22.9 18.5 22.9 35 8.3 NE 13
Noarlunga 09:30 am 31.6 25.3 21.1 25.2 20 5.2 NNE 28
Nuriootpa 09:30 am 27.8 23.1 18.8 23.0 25 4.7 NE 19
Parafield Airport 09:30 am 32.1 25.7 21.5 26.5 20 5.6 NNE 24
Parawa 09:30 am 28.0 24.0 19.7 25.4 30 7.8 N 11
Roseworthy 09:30 am 32.1 25.5 21.3 25.2 20 4.8 NNE 30
Strathalbyn 09:30 am 30.7 25.2 20.9 24.6 20 6.6 N 28
South East
Cape Jaffa          *         
Coles Point 09:30 am 28.3 23.3 19.1 22.5 20 4.6 NE 24
Coonawarra 09:30 am 27.2 24.5 20.2 23.3 35 10.9 N 22
Keith 09:30 am 30.5 25.9 21.6 24.3 25 9.4 N 32
Lameroo 09:30 am 29.4 25.4 21.2 24.5 30 10.0 N 26
Mount Gambier 09:30 am 27.5 24.5 20.3 22.7 35 10.4 N 26
Naracoorte Airport 09:30 am 28.7 25.0 20.8 24.9 30 9.9 NNE 20
Padthaway South 09:30 am 28.8 25.9 21.5 25.7 35 12.2 NNE 20
Robe Airport 09:30 am 28.2 25.2 20.9 22.9 35 11.3 N 30
Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
Cape Borda 09:30 am 25.9 22.2 17.9 20.3 25 5.5 NE 24
Cape Willoughby 09:30 am 23.2 22.2 18.0 20.3 45 10.9 NE 17
Edithburgh 09:30 am 23.2 22.9 18.7 20.8 50 12.7 NNE 17
Kadina 09:30 am 31.8 25.1 20.9 25.5 15 3.8 NNE 26
Kingscote Airport 09:30 am 27.3 23.4 19.2 23.4 30 7.2 NNE 17
Minlaton 09:30 am 33.0 26.0 21.8 25.7 15 4.7 N 32
Neptune Island 09:30 am 19.2 20.9 16.7 15.7 70 13.4 NNE 24
Stenhouse Bay 09:30 am 31.0 25.9 21.7 24.4 25 8.7 N 33
Murray
Loxton 09:30 am 28.5 25.0 20.7 25.7 30 10.1 N 15
Renmark 09:30 am 29.1 25.0 20.8 26.1 30 9.3 NNE 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 09:30 am 27.9 23.6 19.3 24.3 25 6.6 ENE 15
Port Augusta 09:30 am 33.2 26.0 21.7 29.4 15 4.0 NNW 13
Snowtown 09:30 am 31.0 25.0 20.8 25.4 20 5.4 NNE 24
Western Agricultural
Ceduna 09:30 am 34.0 24.3 20.1 27.3 5 -10.1 NNE 19
Cleve 09:30 am 31.7 24.9 20.6 23.5 15 2.8 N 35
Minnipa 09:30 am 32.5 24.9 20.6 24.9 15 0.6 NNE 30
Nullarbor 09:30 am 30.5 22.4 18.1 22.6 5 -9.1 NNE 26
Port Lincoln 09:30 am 24.9 23.0 18.8 23.4 40 10.4 ENE 9
Whyalla Airport 09:30 am 28.8 25.3 21.0 27.3 30 10.5 SE 9
Wudinna Airport 09:30 am 31.7 23.8 19.5 24.3 10 -3.6 NNE 26
Northern Pastoral
Ernabella 09:30 am 29.5 23.4 18.9 24.2 15 1.9 ENE 19
Coober Pedy 09:30 am 31.1 23.7 19.4 22.6 10 -1.6 NE 33
Leigh Creek 09:30 am 31.2 25.2 20.9 26.0 20 5.6 NE 22
Marree Airport 09:30 am 32.4 26.3 22.0 24.7 20 7.3 NE 37
Moomba Airport 09:30 am 31.7 26.7 22.3 26.8 25 9.8 ENE 26
Oodnadatta 09:30 am 33.7 26.5 22.2 25.2 15 5.3 NE 39
Roxby Downs 09:31 am 31.6 25.0 20.7 23.6 15 3.6 NE 35
Tarcoola 09:30 am 32.8 25.3 21.0 24.1 15 1.8 NE 37
Woomera 09:30 am 31.0 24.0 19.8 22.5 15 0.7 NE 35
Yunta 09:30 am 28.4 24.3 20.0 23.0 30 8.1 N 26
Western Australia
Giles 09:30 am 31.4 22.1 17.4 24.5 0 -22.8 E 17

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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