Has it rained enough in Newcastle?
Rain soaked properly in 8 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Newcastle has had 47.1mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal September here brings 48.3mm, so the ground is roughly where it should be for the time of year.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Newcastle through a normal year
Across a normal year Newcastle gets about 809.9mm of rain, most of it in March (104.1mm) and least in August (39.8mm).
That makes Newcastle one of the drier places this site covers in Australia in September — 7th of 12, against Melbourne at the wet end (58.6mm) and Darwin at the dry end (18.8mm).
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
- Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
- Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
- Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Newcastle as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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