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This is the current conditions weather report for New Castle. The report was made 50 minutes ago, at 03:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 7 miles per hour / 11.1 kilometers per hour from the westsouthwest (260°). The temperature was 25°F / -4°C, with a dew-point at 25°F / -4°C. The temperature felt like 18°F / -8°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.21 inHg / 1024 hPa. The relative humidity was 74%. The skies were clear.

New Castle is a city in Henry County, Indiana, 44 miles (71 km) east-northeast of Indianapolis, on the Big Blue River. In 1900, 3,406 people lived in New Castle, Indiana; in 1910, 9,446; in 1920, 14,458; and in 1940, 16,620. The population was 17,780 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Henry County. New Castle is home to New Castle Fieldhouse, the largest high school gymnasium in the world, and has produced many basketball stars including College All-American and NBA star, Kent Benson; as well as College All-American, NBA player, and University of New Mexico basketball coach, Steve Alford.

The city is surrounded by a farming district. In the past, it was an industrial centre of importance, the leading manufactures included sheet iron and steel, automobiles, caskets, clothing, scales, bridges, pianos, furniture, handles, shovels, lathes, bricks, flour, etc.

Nine of the ten largest high school gyms in the United States are in Indiana. The largest of these is the New Castle Fieldhouse at Chrysler High School. The fieldhouse has a capacity of 9,325.
New Castle is home to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame located near New Castle Chrysler High School.
Next to New Castle Chrysler High School is a Native American mound dated to approximately 2000 BP. This mound contains depressions which align to sunrise/sunset during the equinoxs as well as to aligning with depressions in similar mounds tens of miles away
New Castle is home to one of kart racing's most popular tracks, New Castle Motorsports Park.

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