Heat Stress
WBGT readings reached a high of 83.7ºF in the
checked baggage screening area with an average
dry bulb temperature of 89.2ºF. In the passenger
screening area inside the terminal, representative
of the checked baggage screener’s break area,
the WBGT reading reached a high of 68.8ºF,
with an average dry bulb temperature of 73.8ºF.
According to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the mean
of the daily mean temperatures for July and
August, the two hottest months of the year, is
82.5ºF and 82.8ºF, respectively, with mean daily
maximum temperatures of 90.1ºF for both
months.25 Daily WBGT range and average dry
bulb results are reported in Tables 1–4.