Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Western Australia

Issued at 06:07 pm Sunday 12 February 2012
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Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

WST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Kimberley and Pilbara
Argyle 06:00 pm 30.8 29.9 24.9 30.7 50 18.7 N 17
Barrow Island 06:00 pm 33.9 32.3 27.0 33.8 45 19.9 W 20
Broome 06:00 pm 32.2 33.2 27.4 34.2 60 22.9 WSW 17
Curtin 06:00 pm 34.3 30.2 25.4 34.3 30 15.2 NW 9
Derby Airport 06:00 pm 33.3 30.9 25.9 33.3 40 18.0 NW 15
Fitzroy Crossing 06:00 pm 37.0 30.8 26.0 38.0 25 13.1   Calm
Halls Creek 06:00 pm 32.8 29.1 24.3 32.2 35 14.6 E 11
Kalumburu 06:00 pm 31.0 28.9 24.2 31.9 40 16.6 WNW 7
Karratha Airport 06:00 pm 33.8 35.1 28.9 37.0 60 24.4 NNW 15
Kununurra Airport 06:00 pm 31.2 36.1 29.2 34.0 80 27.5 WSW 28
Learmonth 06:00 pm 36.7 30.6 25.9 32.3 25 12.9 SSW 28
Newman 06:00 pm 35.8 28.2 23.5 33.8 15 7.0 N 7
Onslow 06:00 pm 38.8 32.7 27.6 36.3 25 15.2 W 22
Port Hedland 06:00 pm 33.5 30.7 25.8 32.4 40 17.4 NW 19
Roebourne Airport 06:00 pm 34.3 31.1 26.1 32.6 35 17.1 NNW 22
Telfer 06:00 pm 37.6 27.8 23.3 31.2 10 0.8 SSE 24
Troughton Island 06:00 pm 29.7 34.2 27.9 33.8 80 26.3 W 17
Wyndham 06:00 pm 32.1 31.3 26.1 31.6 50 20.0 ESE 22
Gascoyne, Interior, Goldfields and Eucla
Carnarvon 06:00 pm 28.4 30.3 25.1 28.5 65 21.8 SSW 24
Eucla 06:00 pm 21.4 22.5 18.3 18.3 65 14.4 E 24
Forrest 06:00 pm 33.6 25.4 21.1 28.8 10 0.3 NE 15
Giles 06:00 pm 31.8 23.5 18.9 26.6 10 -6.0 SSE 13
Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport 06:00 pm 31.6 25.8 21.4 27.3 20 7.0 WSW 19
Laverton 06:00 pm 35.7 27.6 23.1 29.7 15 5.1    
Leonora Airport          *         
Leinster 06:00 pm 35.2 26.4 21.8 29.1 10 0.3 W 22
Meekatharra 06:00 pm 35.3 27.2 22.7 29.9 15 4.4 W 22
Mount Magnet 06:00 pm 32.7 27.1 22.6 28.4 25 9.5 SW 22
Norseman 06:00 pm 32.0 27.5 23.0 28.0 30 11.7 SW 24
Paraburdoo 06:00 pm 37.9 28.8 24.2 33.5 15 4.7 SW 17
Shark Bay 06:00 pm 28.3 28.1 23.4 26.2 55 18.1 S 26
Southern Cross Airport 06:00 pm 31.0 26.8 22.3 27.8 30 11.4 SW 19
Warburton 06:00 pm 34.0 25.9 21.5 29.8 15 1.7 NNE 13
Central and Lower West
Badgingarra 06:00 pm 24.4 24.3 19.9 21.3 55 14.5 SW 24
Bickley 06:00 pm 21.5 23.2 18.9 21.0 70 15.8 WSW 13
Champion Lakes 06:00 pm 25.1 25.5 21.0 23.6 60 16.3 SW 19
Dwellingup Forestry 06:00 pm 23.2 23.8 19.5 22.7 60 15.0 SW 11
Garden Island 06:00 pm 23.5 25.9 21.4 22.2 75 19.0 SSW 24
Geraldton Airport 06:00 pm 25.4 25.9 21.4 22.8 60 16.8 SSW 26
Gingin Airport 06:00 pm 24.9 24.4 20.1 22.4 50 14.1 SW 20
Jandakot Airport 06:00 pm 24.8 25.4 21.0 23.8 60 16.5 WSW 17
Mandurah 06:00 pm 24.1 25.4 21.0 23.8 65 17.4 SSW 15
Morawa 06:00 pm 29.8 27.1 22.6 27.8 40 14.0 SW 17
North Island 06:00 pm 25.4      *      S 28
Pearce 06:00 pm 24.8 24.7 20.3 22.2 55 14.9 SW 22
Perth Airport 06:00 pm 25.9 26.0 21.5 24.3 55 16.5 SW 20
Perth Metro 06:00 pm 24.8 26.0 21.5 25.1 65 17.8 SSW 13
Rottnest Island 06:00 pm 23.3 25.1 20.7 21.0 70 17.7 SSW 26
Swanbourne 06:00 pm 24.6 26.2 21.6 25.1 70 18.3 SSW 13
South West
Bridgetown 06:00 pm 20.5 22.2 18.0 20.9 70 14.8 S 6
Bunbury 06:00 pm 24.3 24.6 20.3 22.9 60 15.5 SSW 17
Busselton Airport 06:00 pm 23.9 24.0 19.7 20.8 55 14.6 S 24
Busselton          *         
Cape Leeuwin 06:00 pm 21.6 23.7 19.4 19.3 75 16.7 SE 24
Cape Naturaliste 06:00 pm 22.7 23.0 18.7 20.3 55 13.7 SSE 19
Collie East 06:00 pm 23.8 24.3 19.9 23.8 60 15.3 S 9
Manjimup 06:00 pm 19.4 21.6 17.4 18.1 75 14.9 S 15
Shannon          *         
Walpole 06:00 pm 20.2 22.4 18.1 19.2 75 15.6 S 15
Witchcliffe 06:00 pm 21.4 22.8 18.5 19.4 65 15.0 SSE 19
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

WST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Southern Coastal and Wheatbelt
Albany Airport 06:00 pm 20.3 22.5 18.3 19.0 75 15.8 SSW 17
Cunderdin Airfield 06:00 pm 29.6 27.4 22.9 26.7 40 15.0 SW 24
Dalwallinu 06:00 pm 27.5 25.6 21.2 25.0 40 13.4 SW 19
Esperance 06:00 pm 21.0 23.2 18.9 19.4 75 16.5 SW 20
Esperance Airport 06:00 pm 20.9 23.6 19.2 17.1 80 17.3 SW 33
Hopetoun North 06:00 pm 21.2 23.6 19.3 18.3 75 17.0 SW 28
Jacup 06:00 pm 21.5 22.9 18.6 19.9 65 15.1 S 17
Katanning 06:00 pm 23.8 23.2 19.0 21.4 50 12.8 SSW 17
Lake Grace 06:00 pm 26.4 24.3 20.0 24.1 40 11.7 SSW 15
Munglinup West 06:00 pm 20.6 23.2 18.9 17.7 80 17.0 SSW 28
Newdegate Research Stn 06:00 pm 25.7 24.1 19.8 22.8 45 12.2 SSW 19
Rocky Gully South 06:00 pm 19.1 21.5 17.3 17.9 75 15.0 S 15
Salmon Gums Research Stn 06:00 pm 23.7 24.2 19.8 19.7 60 15.2 SSW 30
Wandering 06:00 pm 24.9 24.0 19.7 23.8 50 13.1 SSW 11
North West Islands
Christmas Island 06:00 pm 26.4 29.6 24.4 30.0 80 22.4 NNW 7
Cocos Is 06:00 pm 29.8 32.6 26.9 31.9 70 24.1 ESE 20

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).