Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Western Australia

Issued at 1.07 pm (WST) Saturday 18 May 2013
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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 01:00 pm 33.3 30.4 25.5 33.9 40 16.9 ESE 9
Barrow Island 01:00 pm 25.5 26.7 22.1 22.2 65 18.4 ENE 33
Broome 01:00 pm 30.0 30.1 25.1 31.2 55 20.0 S 13
Curtin 01:00 pm 31.7 31.5 26.2 34.9 50 20.6 SSE 4
Derby Airport 01:00 pm 31.5 31.6 26.3 34.4 55 21.1 SW 7
Fitzroy Crossing 12:00 pm 31.0 30.9 25.7 33.2 55 20.3 ESE 9
Halls Creek 01:00 pm 29.0 28.0 23.2 30.2 50 16.9 E 6
Kalumburu 12:00 pm 32.8 32.5 27.0 35.1 50 21.3 N 11
Karratha Airport 01:00 pm 26.0 25.7 21.3 23.3 55 15.7 ENE 24
Kununurra Airport 01:00 pm 34.0 31.7 26.5 35.8 40 18.7 E 7
Learmonth 01:00 pm 25.8 25.0 20.7 23.6 50 14.4 NNE 19
Newman 01:00 pm 24.9 22.1 17.8 22.2 35 7.5 NNE 11
Onslow 01:00 pm 28.1 26.0 21.6 24.3 40 13.6 NNE 26
Port Hedland 01:00 pm 26.8 25.3 21.0 24.8 45 13.8 NNE 17
Roebourne Airport 01:00 pm        *      NE 20
Telfer 01:00 pm 23.7 23.6 19.3 21.3 55 13.8 E 19
Troughton Island 01:00 pm 30.4 33.8 27.7 35.3 75 25.2 ENE 9
Wyndham 01:00 pm 35.9 32.9 27.5 37.0 35 18.9 ESE 11
Gascoyne, Interior, Goldfields and Eucla
Carnarvon 01:00 pm 23.9 23.4 19.1 20.7 50 13.0 SSW 22
Eucla 01:00 pm 26.4 21.7 17.5 21.5 20 2.3 WNW 17
Forrest 01:00 pm 25.7 20.6 16.2 20.6 15 -2.0 NW 15
Giles 01:00 pm 22.3 20.0 15.5 19.0 30 4.8 ENE 11
Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport 01:00 pm 22.5 19.7 15.3 18.9 30 3.0 NNW 11
Laverton 01:00 pm 23.4 19.5 15.0 19.2 20 -0.8 NNW 11
Leonora Airport 01:00 pm 23.8 19.9 15.6 19.4 20 0.2 N 13
Leinster 01:00 pm 23.8 19.9 15.4 20.1 20 0.2 N 9
Meekatharra 01:00 pm 24.1 20.0 15.5 21.3 20 -0.1 NNE 4
Mount Magnet 01:00 pm 24.0 20.4 16.0 18.8 25 2.2 NNW 19
Norseman 01:01 pm 19.4 19.3 15.0 16.9 50 8.4 N 11
Paraburdoo 01:00 pm 27.4 22.9 18.6 25.0 25 5.1 N 7
Shark Bay 01:00 pm 26.8 24.3 20.0 25.0 35 10.9 S 11
Southern Cross Airport 01:00 pm 19.4 18.6 14.2 16.4 40 5.8 NW 11
Warburton 01:00 pm 23.4 21.4 17.1 20.8 35 7.9 NW 11
Central and Lower West
Badgingarra 01:00 pm 17.3 18.7 14.5 15.8 65 10.4 SE 9
Bickley 01:00 pm 16.0 17.6 13.3 14.8 65 9.4 SSW 6
Champion Lakes 01:00 pm 18.1 19.4 15.2 16.7 65 11.0 ENE 9
Dwellingup Forestry 01:00 pm 16.8 18.0 13.7  *  60 9.0    
Garden Island 01:00 pm 18.6 20.0 15.8 17.9 65 11.9 NNE 7
Geraldton Airport 01:00 pm 23.2 22.2 18.0 19.9 45 10.8 W 19
Gingin Airport 01:00 pm 19.4 19.8 15.6 17.8 55 10.1 ENE 9
Jandakot Airport 01:00 pm 18.9 19.1 14.9 16.5 50 8.7 SE 11
Mandurah 01:00 pm 18.4 20.0 15.9 17.8 70 12.4 N 7
Morawa 01:00 pm 20.7 20.5 16.2 18.3 50 9.9 ENE 13
North Island 01:00 pm 24.2 23.5 19.2 21.5 50 12.8 W 19
Pearce 01:00 pm 19.4 19.8 15.6 17.0 55 10.1 S 13
Perth Airport 01:00 pm 19.1 19.4 15.2 17.3 55 9.4 S 9
Perth Metro 01:00 pm 19.0 19.5 15.4 17.7 55 10.0 SSE 7
Rottnest Island 01:00 pm 18.6 20.7 16.6 18.7 75 13.9 E 6
Swanbourne 01:00 pm 19.9 18.6 14.3 18.0 35 4.8 E 4
South West
Bridgetown 01:00 pm 16.5 18.1 13.8 13.7 65 9.9 NNW 15
Bunbury 01:00 pm 18.2 19.4 15.2 17.1 60 10.8 N 7
Busselton Airport 01:00 pm 16.3 18.7 14.6 14.9 75 12.1 ENE 11
Busselton          *         
Cape Leeuwin 01:00 pm 16.9 18.2 13.9 13.6 60 9.4 SW 17
Cape Naturaliste 01:00 pm 17.0 18.2 13.9 13.6 60 9.2 WSW 17
Collie East 01:00 pm 16.1 17.5 13.2 14.6 60 8.6 NW 6
Manjimup 01:00 pm 14.8 16.9 12.6 12.9 70 9.2 W 9
Shannon          *         
Walpole 01:00 pm 16.7      *         
Witchcliffe 01:00 pm 14.0 17.3 13.1 13.8 85 11.7 ENE 4
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 01:00 pm 17.1 18.6 14.3 13.6 65 10.3 WSW 19
Cunderdin Airfield 01:00 pm 18.5 18.3 14.0 16.6 45 6.7 NW 6
Dalwallinu 01:00 pm 17.5 18.0 13.7 14.5 55 7.8 E 13
Esperance 01:00 pm 18.6 18.0 13.7 12.3 40 5.5 WNW 28
Esperance Airport 01:00 pm 17.0 17.6 13.3 11.5 55 7.4 W 26
Hopetoun North 01:00 pm 17.1 18.8 14.6 15.3 65 10.9 SSW 11
Jacup 01:00 pm 17.6 17.9 13.5 14.5 50 7.1 WNW 13
Katanning 01:00 pm 16.6 17.0 12.6 13.6 50 5.9 W 11
Lake Grace 01:00 pm 15.9 16.5 12.0 12.4 50 5.5 WSW 13
Munglinup West 01:00 pm 18.1 18.1 13.8 14.5 50 6.9 WNW 15
Newdegate Research Stn 01:00 pm 16.0 16.8 12.4  *  55 6.4    
Rocky Gully South 01:00 pm 16.1 17.5 13.1 13.7 60 8.6 WNW 11
Salmon Gums Research Stn 01:00 pm 19.1 18.2 13.9 14.8 40 5.2 WNW 17
Wandering 01:00 pm 16.1 17.2 12.9 14.3 60 7.8 SSW 7
North West Islands
Christmas Island 01:00 pm 27.1 30.9 25.4 30.4 80 23.8 SE 13
Cocos Is 01:00 pm 28.7 30.3 25.1 29.4 65 21.5 SE 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).