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Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Western Australia

Issued at 11:07 am 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

WST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Kimberley and Pilbara
Argyle 11:00 am 39.0 30.9 26.1 35.4 20 10.0 WSW 19
Barrow Island 11:00 am 28.2 25.3 21.0 27.0 35 11.7 SE 9
Broome 11:00 am 34.7 26.5 22.2 29.5 15 2.7 S 19
Curtin 11:00 am 36.9 28.5 24.1 33.9 15 6.0 SE 11
Derby Airport 11:00 am 36.6 29.0 24.5 34.5 20 8.3 SSW 9
Fitzroy Crossing 11:00 am 38.0 28.1 23.7 34.1 10 1.1 S 11
Halls Creek 11:00 am 36.2 27.2 22.6 32.4 10 1.7 SSW 11
Kalumburu 11:00 am 35.6 32.8 27.5 37.6 40 19.1 S 7
Karratha Airport 11:00 am 32.0 27.3 22.9 27.4 30 11.2 NNE 26
Kununurra Airport 11:00 am 38.0 32.4 27.3 37.0 25 15.5 W 15
Learmonth 11:00 am 31.2 24.0 19.8 25.0 15 0.0 ESE 22
Newman 11:00 am 26.8 21.6 17.2 22.0 20 0.5 SE 15
Onslow 11:00 am 33.8 25.8 21.6 29.2 15 1.6 SE 15
Port Hedland 11:00 am 33.2 24.9 20.7 28.9 10 -1.6 SSE 11
Roebourne Airport 11:00 am 35.0 26.2 22.0 29.4 10 0.2 E 19
Telfer 11:00 am 29.8 23.8 19.4 23.7 20 2.9 SSE 24
Troughton Island 11:00 am 32.6 34.2 28.2 35.3 60 24.1 W 17
Wyndham 11:00 am 38.0 33.3 28.0 37.7 30 17.4 SSW 15
Gascoyne, Interior, Goldfields and Eucla
Carnarvon 11:00 am 27.9 23.8 19.6 22.7 25 7.3 SSE 24
Eucla 11:00 am 15.9 18.8 14.6 11.9 80 12.9 SSW 26
Forrest 11:00 am 20.8 20.0 15.7 14.1 45 8.1 SW 33
Giles 11:00 am 23.5 21.7 17.4 19.1 40 8.8 S 22
Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport 11:00 am 19.0 17.4 12.9 15.6 30 1.7 SSW 9
Laverton 11:00 am 20.4 18.5 14.1 16.1 30 3.2 SSE 15
Leonora Airport 11:00 am 21.7 19.5 15.3 18.0 30 4.3 SSE 13
Leinster 11:00 am 22.8 19.8 15.4 16.7 25 2.8 SSE 24
Meekatharra 11:00 am 23.3 19.9 15.4 19.1 25 1.8 SE 13
Mount Magnet          *         
Norseman 11:00 am 17.2 17.1 12.7 13.2 45 4.9 S 15
Paraburdoo 11:00 am 28.3 22.7 18.3 24.5 20 1.7 S 11
Shark Bay 11:00 am 27.3 23.3 19.1 22.4 25 6.7 SE 22
Southern Cross Airport 11:00 am 19.8 18.3 13.9 15.2 35 3.9 S 17
Warburton 11:00 am 24.0 21.3 17.0 19.4 30 6.3 S 20
Central and Lower West
Badgingarra 11:00 am 21.6 19.6 15.3 17.3 35 5.1 SSE 17
Bickley 11:00 am 16.7 17.6 13.2 14.1 55 7.9 W 11
Champion Lakes 11:00 am 18.4 18.7 14.5 15.2 50 8.4 SSW 15
Dwellingup Forestry 11:00 am 17.4 17.8 13.5 14.3 50 7.2 SSW 13
Garden Island 11:00 am 17.5 18.6 14.4 12.5 60 9.7 SSW 26
Geraldton Airport 11:00 am 23.9 21.9 17.7 17.5 35 8.5 S 32
Gingin Airport 11:00 am 20.8 19.9 15.7 17.1 45 7.8 SSW 17
Jandakot Airport 11:00 am 21.0 19.4 15.2 16.2 35 5.7 S 20
Mandurah 11:00 am 18.9 18.8 14.6 14.2 50 7.7 SSW 22
Morawa 11:00 am 23.4 20.5 16.2 19.7 30 4.4 SSE 13
North Island 11:00 am 22.6 23.2 19.0 19.1 60 14.4 SSE 26
Pearce 11:00 am 19.7 19.3 15.1 16.3 45 7.8 SW 15
Perth Airport 11:00 am 20.1 19.1 14.9 16.0 40 6.4 S 17
Perth Metro 11:00 am 19.3 18.7 14.4 15.3 45 6.5 SW 17
Rottnest Island 10:30 am 17.4 18.2 13.9 12.5 55 8.5 S 24
Swanbourne 11:00 am 19.4 19.5 15.3 14.7 50 9.3 SW 24
South West
Bridgetown 11:00 am 16.2 17.8 13.6 13.7 65 9.6 WNW 13
Bunbury 11:00 am 17.9 18.8 14.6 15.3 60 9.5 WSW 13
Busselton Airport 11:00 am 18.8 19.4 15.2 16.3 55 9.8 WSW 13
Busselton 11:00 am 19.3 19.6 15.5  *  55 9.8    
Cape Leeuwin 11:00 am 17.1 18.4 14.2 11.8 65 9.9 WSW 28
Cape Naturaliste 11:00 am 18.0 18.6 14.4 13.2 55 8.8 SW 24
Collie East 11:00 am 17.2 17.8 13.4 14.9 55 7.5 W 9
Manjimup 11:00 am 16.3 18.1 13.9 13.2 70 10.4 SW 17
Shannon 11:00 am 15.1 16.8 12.5 11.5 65 8.3 SW 17
Walpole 11:00 am 15.2 17.4 13.2 12.5 70 10.2 W 15
Witchcliffe 11:00 am 17.7 18.1 13.8 13.9 50 7.7 SW 17
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 10:30 am 16.8 18.1 13.8 13.4 60 9.3 SW 17
Cunderdin Airfield 11:00 am 21.5 20.1 15.9 18.8 40 7.3 WSW 11
Dalwallinu 11:00 am 21.5 19.3 15.0 17.4 30 4.1 SSE 15
Esperance 11:00 am 17.6 17.6 13.3 11.8 45 6.2 SSW 26
Esperance Airport 11:00 am 17.9 18.2 13.9 12.0 50 7.6 SW 28
Hopetoun North 11:00 am 18.1 18.5 14.3 12.8 55 8.4 SW 26
Jacup 11:00 am 17.4 17.6 13.2 14.1 50 6.3 SSW 13
Katanning 11:00 am 17.0 17.1 12.6 11.8 45 5.3 WSW 22
Lake Grace 11:00 am 17.2 16.7 12.2 13.3 40 3.3 SW 13
Munglinup West 11:00 am 17.0 17.1 12.7 12.3 45 5.3 SW 19
Newdegate Research Stn 11:00 am 16.6 16.9 12.4 11.9 45 5.3 SW 19
Rocky Gully South 11:00 am 14.4 16.3 11.9 10.7 65 7.9 WSW 17
Salmon Gums Research Stn 11:00 am 19.2 18.1 13.7 14.3 35 4.2 SSW 19
Wandering 11:00 am 17.9 17.3 12.9 13.8 40 4.1 SSW 15
North West Islands
Christmas Island 10:00 am 25.0 28.3 23.3 25.3 80 21.6 SE 22
Cocos Is 11:00 am 27.4 29.8 24.6 27.5 70 21.9 ESE 24

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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