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Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Western Australia

Issued at 04:07 am Wednesday 10 February 2010
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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 04:00 am 28.4 -- 25.8 32.1 75 23.3 NNW 9
Barrow Island 04:00 am 25.0 -- 23.6 26.2 85 22.1 SW 19
Broome 04:00 am 29.8 -- 26.9 32.2 70 24.2 SSW 19
Curtin          *         
Derby Airport 04:00 am 27.6 -- 26.5 32.7 90 25.5 W 9
Fitzroy Crossing 04:00 am 27.0 -- 25.1 29.6 80 23.3 WNW 15
Halls Creek 04:00 am 26.5 -- 23.6 29.4 70 20.7 N 6
Kalumburu 04:00 am 27.3 -- 26.5 34.2 90 25.7   Calm
Karratha Airport 04:00 am 26.8 -- 25.2 28.9 85 23.7 WSW 19
Kununurra Airport 04:00 am 27.5 -- 27.1 32.7 95 26.8 NNE 13
Learmonth 04:00 am 21.6 -- 20.4 20.7 85 19.0 SSW 22
Newman 04:00 am 22.4 -- 20.4 25.3 75 18.2   Calm
Onslow 04:00 am 24.0 -- 21.3 23.4 70 18.4 SW 19
Port Hedland 04:00 am 26.8 -- 24.5 31.6 75 22.2   Calm
Roebourne Airport 03:00 am 26.3 -- 23.9 29.1 75 21.5 W 9
Telfer 04:00 am 26.7 -- 22.4 24.4 60 17.7 S 26
Troughton Island 04:00 am 29.2 -- 28.0 33.2 90 27.0 W 20
Wyndham 04:00 am 28.6 -- 25.9 32.7 75 23.3 NNW 7
Gascoyne, Interior, Goldfields and Eucla
Carnarvon 04:00 am 22.6 -- 20.7 22.1 80 18.6 SSE 19
Eucla 04:00 am 20.7 -- 20.1 20.4 95 19.5 S 20
Forrest 04:00 am 21.5 -- 19.6 18.8 80 17.5 SSE 28
Giles 04:00 am 29.1 -- 20.8 25.9 30 9.9 E 17
Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport 04:00 am 20.5 -- 19.4 22.2 85 18.1 SE 6
Laverton 04:00 am 23.6 -- 20.8 22.1 70 17.8 E 22
Leonora Airport 04:00 am 24.5 -- 20.2 21.5 55 14.9 ENE 24
Leinster 04:00 am 24.9 -- 21.1 23.5 60 16.9 E 20
Meekatharra 04:00 am 24.2 -- 20.4 25.4 60 16.0 ESE 4
Mount Magnet 04:00 am 26.5 -- 19.8 25.1 40 11.0 W 9
Norseman 04:00 am 22.1 -- 20.4 22.3 80 18.5 E 15
Paraburdoo 04:00 am 26.9 -- 22.2 26.1 55 17.1 E 17
Shark Bay 04:00 am 21.7 -- 19.8 19.7 75 17.5 SSE 24
Southern Cross Airport 04:00 am 20.1 -- 17.9 19.7 75 15.3 N 11
Warburton 04:00 am 28.4 -- 22.2 27.2 45 15.0 NE 15
Central and Lower West
Badgingarra 04:00 am 18.4 -- 17.2 17.9 85 15.8 S 13
Bickley 04:00 am 18.5 -- 16.6 18.1 75 14.2 WNW 9
Champion Lakes 04:00 am 21.6 -- 20.7 23.1 90 19.7 W 11
Dwellingup Forestry 04:00 am 19.8 -- 18.8 20.0 85 17.6 N 13
Garden Island 04:00 am 20.7 -- 19.6 21.9 85 18.3 WSW 9
Geraldton Airport 04:00 am 21.3 -- 19.2 20.0 75 16.7 S 19
Gingin Airport 04:00 am 20.3 -- 19.0 21.2 85 17.5 W 9
Jandakot Airport 04:00 am 21.0 -- 20.0 22.5 90 18.9 WNW 9
Mandurah 04:00 am 21.7 -- 20.5 22.9 85 19.1 W 11
Morawa 04:00 am 18.4 -- 17.3 18.3 85 16.0 SW 11
North Island 04:00 am 21.6 -- 19.6 19.9 75 17.2 S 22
Pearce 04:00 am 20.1 -- 19.1 21.6 90 18.0 NW 7
Perth Airport 04:00 am 21.1 -- 19.9 22.1 85 18.6 NW 11
Perth Metro 04:00 am 20.9 -- 19.8 23.2 85 18.5 W 4
Rottnest Island 04:00 am 19.8 -- 19.0 19.4 90 18.1 SW 17
Swanbourne 04:00 am 20.3 -- 19.6 21.0 90 18.8 W 13
South West
Bridgetown 04:00 am 15.7      *        Calm
Bunbury 04:00 am 18.7 -- 18.3 20.3 95 17.9 SSW 6
Busselton Airport 04:00 am 19.3 -- 18.4 18.6 90 17.3 S 17
Busselton 04:00 am 19.3 -- 19.1  *  95 18.8    
Cape Leeuwin 04:00 am 20.0 -- 19.3 20.2 90 18.6 S 15
Cape Naturaliste 04:00 am 18.3 -- 17.4 15.9 90 16.3 SSW 24
Collie East 04:00 am 17.3 -- 16.3 19.0 85 15.1   Calm
Manjimup 04:00 am 18.4 -- 18.0 19.7 95 17.6 SSW 7
Shannon 04:00 am 18.8 -- 18.6 20.4 95 18.3 SW 7
Walpole 04:00 am 18.7 -- 18.6 21.3 100 18.5 WNW 2
Witchcliffe 04:00 am 19.6 -- 18.6 20.1 85 17.4 SSE 11
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 04:00 am 18.9 -- 18.4 19.2 95 17.8 E 13
Cunderdin Airfield 04:00 am 16.2 -- 15.5 16.0 90 14.6 WNW 9
Dalwallinu 04:00 am 17.5 -- 17.4 17.5 100 17.2 SW 13
Esperance 04:00 am 21.0 -- 20.2 21.6 90 19.4 NNE 15
Esperance Airport 04:00 am 20.4 -- 19.9 20.6 95 19.4 NE 17
Hopetoun North 04:00 am 19.0 -- 18.7 19.9 95 18.3 N 11
Jacup 04:00 am 17.9 -- 17.9 17.4 100 17.9 NNE 17
Katanning 04:00 am 17.4 -- 16.0 17.6 80 14.3 E 6
Lake Grace 04:00 am 19.3 -- 18.1 18.0 85 16.8 NE 19
Munglinup West 04:00 am 19.4 -- 18.8 18.7 95 18.2 NNE 19
Newdegate Research Stn 04:00 am 17.6 -- 16.6 17.7 85 15.4 ENE 9
Rocky Gully South 04:00 am 15.6 -- 15.0 17.0 90 14.3   Calm
Salmon Gums Research Stn 04:00 am 20.1 -- 19.2 19.8 90 18.2 E 17
Wandering 04:00 am 16.2 -- 15.2 15.4 85 13.9 NNW 11
North West Islands
Christmas Island 04:00 am 23.9 -- 23.8 26.8 100 23.8 SE 15
Cocos Is 04:00 am 26.9 -- 25.8 30.8 90 24.8 E 13

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 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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