Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Newcastle weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Newcastle, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2016-01-06; its coldest fell to -6°C on 1988-07-12.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
40°C2016-01-06
12°C1991-01-09
21°C2009-01-08
9°C2001-01-03
February
36°C1983-02-27
13°C1996-02-15
20°C1983-02-26
10°C2002-02-10
March
35°C1999-03-01
12°C1996-03-04
20°C2024-03-05
6°C2007-03-19
April
33°C2016-04-02
10°C2009-04-21
17°C1988-04-06
4°C1988-04-26
May
32°C2012-05-01
6°C1997-05-28
16°C2012-05-03
-1°C2007-05-23
June
30°C2010-06-26
3°C1997-06-30
16°C2013-06-02
-3°C1992-06-26
July
29°C2005-07-25
2°C1996-07-07
12°C2020-07-10
-6°C1988-07-12
August
32°C2015-08-31
6°C2011-08-15
17°C2021-08-27
-1°C1992-08-12
September
37°C1983-09-29
2°C2001-09-13
19°C2005-09-24
-1°C1981-09-02
October
37°C2015-10-13
7°C2023-10-30
20°C2019-10-25
3°C2016-10-05
November
38°C2015-11-11
11°C2017-11-16
20°C2023-11-28
4°C2017-11-17
December
38°C2015-12-24
12°C2019-12-04
21°C2012-12-30
6°C1994-12-12

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
40°C2016-01-06
12°C2019-12-04
21°C2009-01-08
6°C1994-12-12
Autumn (Mar–May)
35°C1999-03-01
6°C1997-05-28
20°C2024-03-05
-1°C2007-05-23
Winter (Jun–Aug)
32°C2015-08-31
2°C1996-07-07
17°C2021-08-27
-6°C1988-07-12
Spring (Sep–Nov)
38°C2015-11-11
2°C2001-09-13
20°C2023-11-28
-1°C1981-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Newcastle has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 40°C 2016-01-06
Lowest 2°C 2001-09-13

Low

Highest 21°C 2009-01-08
Lowest -6°C 1988-07-12

Feels-like

Highest 51°C 2016-01-07
Lowest -11°C 1988-07-12

Humidity

Highest 18.3 g/m³ 2003-02-05
Lowest 1.8 g/m³ 2013-08-31

Wind

Highest 54 km/h 2026-05-10
Lowest 5 km/h 2017-04-07

Gust

Highest 91 km/h 2008-08-30
Lowest 12 km/h 2001-05-03

Precip

Wettest 89 mm 1984-01-30
Driest 29-day dry spell 2020-05-17

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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