NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		17		22		22		21		18		15		13		12		13		15		18		19		21

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		21.7		25.6		25.4		24.7		22.7		19.9		17.4		16.6		17.9		20.1		22.1		23.6		24.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.2		19.1		19.2		18.2		15.2		11.9		9.6		8.3		9.1		11.3		13.9		16		17.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		42		40.8		39.6		39		36.8		28.5		26.1		26.3		29.9		34.4		36.7		41		42

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.8		12		10.3		11.1		7.4		4.7		3		1.8		3.3		5		6.5		7.2		11

Average Morning Temperature

Years on Record: 89

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		17		21.9		21.8		20.9		17.9		14.5		11.9		10.7		12		14.8		17.7		19.5		21

Average Afternoon Temperature

Years on Record: 87

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		20		23.3		23.4		22.9		21.3		18.8		16.4		15.8		16.8		18.4		19.8		21		22.3

Average Number of Days Above 104F/40C

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.1		0.9		0.4		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		0.9

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.3		2.7		1.8		1.4		0.6		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.6		2.3		2.7

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1130		90		100		120		110		110		110		90		70		70		70		60		80

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		132.9		11.1		11.1		12.2		11.9		12.1		11.7		10.7		10.3		10		11		10.5		10.5

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		280		140		250		280		230		180		190		110		160		150		90		100		170

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		550		400		550		540		540		360		480		350		540		280		270		200		320

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 86

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		75		76		79		78		77		79		79		76		73		70		68		71		74

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 84

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		65		71		73		71		65		64		63		58		55		57		62		67		70

Average Morning Dew Point

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12.3		17.5		18		16.6		13.9		10.6		8.3		6.4		6.8		8.8		11.3		13.8		16

Average Afternoon Dew Point

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12.8		17.7		18.2		17		14.1		11.6		9.3		7.1		7.3		9.1		11.8		14.3		16.1

Average Morning Web Bulb

Years on Record: 86

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.5		19.2		19.5		18.4		15.6		12.5		10.1		8.8		9.7		12		14.5		16.4		18.1

Average Afternoon Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 84

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16.1		19.8		20.3		19.5		17.2		14.8		12.7		11.7		12.2		13.8		15.6		17.2		18.8

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		689.7		---		---		---		---		86.1		150		198.1		155		83.3		17.2		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		505.3		120.6		102		86.1		8.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		33.3		86.1

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3065.9		378.9		337.4		344.4		258.3		172.2		100		60.3		103.3		166.7		241.1		283.3		344.4

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		14.5		13.7		12.7		11.7		10.9		10.5		10.7		11.4		12.3		13.3		14.3		14.8

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77.2		5.3		4.7		5.6		6.3		5.8		6.8		8.8		9.4		8.2		5.9		5.2		5.1

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		118		11		11.1		10.6		9.2		10.8		10.2		8.2		7.3		7.8		10.7		10.3		10.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.5		22.4		20.2		17.1		13.4		10.1		9.2		9.8		13.1		17		20.3		22		23.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6		9		8		6.4		4.8		3.7		3		3.2		4		5.3		7.1		8.6		9.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.8		20.2		19.5		18.1		16.5		13.8		14		14.2		16.9		19.4		20.1		20.2		20.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.2		19.9		18.6		17.5		16.4		14.5		15.5		15.5		18.6		20.2		20.6		20.1		20.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.5		22.4		20.2		17.1		13.4		10.1		9.2		9.8		13.1		17		20.3		22		23.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.5		9.4		8.4		6.9		5.2		3.9		3.4		3.6		4.6		6		7.6		9.1		9.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.5		24.3		22.2		21.3		21.3		17.9		16.3		16.7		20.8		23.7		24.7		24		24.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		25.1		29.3		23.8		22.9		23.9		21		19.1		19.4		25.4		27.8		29.6		28.4		31

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.5		17.1		16.4		13.4		10.4		8.2		7		8		10.5		13.9		18.2		17.6		21.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.1		7.6		7.4		5.8		3.9		3		2.7		2.9		3		4.1		5.6		7.4		7.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.1		15.6		15.7		13.8		12.1		10.5		9.6		10.9		12.7		15.3		17.9		16.2		18.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.1		11.3		12.2		10.8		9.9		9.6		9		10.5		12		13.6		16.5		12.6		17