NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		64		72		71		70		65		60		56		53		56		60		64		67		70

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		71		78		77		76		72		67		63		61		64		68		71		74		76

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57		66		66		64		59		53		49		46		48		52		57		60		64

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		107		105		103		102		98		83		78		79		85		93		98		105		107

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35		53		50		51		45		40		37		35		37		41		43		44		51

Average Morning Temperature

Years on Record: 89

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62		71		71		69		64		58		53		51		53		58		63		67		69

Average Afternoon Temperature

Years on Record: 87

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68		73		74		73		70		65		61		60		62		65		67		69		72

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
in		44		3		4		4		4		4		4		3		2		2		2		2		3

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
in		11		5		9		11		9		7		7		4		6		6		3		4		6

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		22		15		22		21		21		14		19		13		21		11		10		8		12

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
F		54		63		64		61		57		51		46		43		44		47		52		56		60

Average Afternoon Dew Point

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		63		64		62		57		52		48		44		45		48		53		57		60

Average Morning Web Bulb

Years on Record: 86

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		58		66		67		65		60		54		50		47		49		53		58		61		64

Average Afternoon Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 84

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		60		67		68		67		62		58		54		53		53		56		60		62		65

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1241.5		---		---		---		---		155		270		356.5		279		150		31		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		785.6		217		183.6		155		15		---		---		---		---		---		---		60		155

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 132

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5022.9		682		607.4		620		465		310		180		108.5		186		300		434		510		620

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
kWh/m2		4.6		6.2		5.6		4.7		3.7		2.8		2.6		2.7		3.7		4.7		5.6		6.1		6.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.3		1		0.8		0.9		1.1		1.5		2		2.4		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		5.6		5.4		5		4.6		3.8		3.9		3.9		4.7		5.4		5.6		5.6		5.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		5.5		5.2		4.9		4.6		4		4.3		4.3		5.2		5.6		5.7		5.6		5.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		6.2		5.6		4.7		3.7		2.8		2.6		2.7		3.7		4.7		5.6		6.1		6.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		2.6		2.3		1.9		1.5		1.1		0.9		1		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		6.8		6.2		5.9		5.9		5		4.5		4.6		5.8		6.6		6.9		6.7		6.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7		8.1		6.6		6.4		6.7		5.8		5.3		5.4		7.1		7.7		8.2		7.9		8.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		4.7		4.6		3.7		2.9		2.3		1.9		2.2		2.9		3.9		5.1		4.9		5.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		2.1		2.1		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.7		0.8		0.8		1.1		1.6		2.1		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		4.3		4.4		3.8		3.4		2.9		2.7		3		3.5		4.3		5		4.5		5.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		3.2		3.4		3		2.8		2.7		2.5		2.9		3.3		3.8		4.6		3.5		4.7