Newcastle air quality monitoring site is located in the Newcastle Sportsground, off Dumaresq Street, Newcastle. It is situated in a residential area close to the commercial centre of Newcastle.
| Air quality monitoring region | Lower Hunter |
| Commissioned | November 1992 |
| Latitude | -32.9312 |
| Longitude | 151.75965 |
| Elevation | 5 metres |
Data collected
The following air pollutants and meteorological variables are currently measured at Newcastle:
- Carbon monoxide (CO)
- Fine particles as PM10
- Fine particles as PM2.5
- Oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2 and NOx)
- Ozone (O3)
- Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
- Visibility using nephelometry
- Ambient temperature
- Relative humidity
- Wind speed, wind direction and sigma theta