Sacramento, California

=== Climate ===
[[File:American River at Sunrise Park, June 1974 (26251615404).jpg|thumb|right|The [[American River]] is popular for [[kayaking]] and [[recreational boating]].]]
Sacramento has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csa''), characterized by hot, long, dry summers and cool winters with a decent amount of rainfall. The wet season is generally October through April, though there may be a day or two of light rainfall in June or September. The normal annual mean temperature is {{convert|61.8|°F|1}}, with the monthly daily average temperature ranging from {{convert|47.3|°F|1}} in December to {{convert|75.9|°F|1}} in July.<ref name="NCEI Summary of Monthly Normals - Airport - 1991-2020"/> Summer heat is sometimes moderated by a sea breeze known as the "delta breeze" which comes through the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]] from the [[San Francisco Bay]], and temperatures cool down sharply at night.

The foggiest months are December and January. [[Tule fog]] can be extremely dense, lowering visibility to less than {{convert|100|ft|sp=us}} and making driving conditions extremely hazardous. Chilling tule fog events have been known to last for several consecutive days or weeks. During Tule fog events, temperatures do not exceed {{convert|50|°F|0}}.
[[File:Farmers' market Sacramento.jpg|thumb|A [[Farmer's market|market]] at César Chávez Plaza]]
Snowfall is rare in Sacramento, which is only {{convert|25|ft|0|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. In the downtown area, only three significant snow accumulations have occurred since 1900, the last one being in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capradio.org/articles/2011/02/24/forecasters-say-snow-possible-in-sacramento- |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170525051541/http://archive2.capradio.org/articles/2011/02/24/forecasters-say-snow-possible-in-sacramento- |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |title=Forecasters Say Snow Possible in Sacramento |publisher=capradio.org |date=February 24, 2011 |access-date=November 16, 2012}}</ref> During especially cold winter and spring storms, intense showers do occasionally produce a significant amount of hail, which can create hazardous driving conditions. Snowfall in the city often melts upon ground contact, with traceable amounts occurring in some years. Significant annual snow accumulations occur in the foothills {{convert|40|mi|abbr=on}} east of the city, which had brief and traceable amounts of snowfall in January 2002, December 2009, and February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0WLTW4tOXM |title=Snow in Sacramento |via=YouTube |date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707174722/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0WLTW4tOXM |archive-date=July 7, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2011/02/24/arctic-blast-could-bring-dusting-of-snow-to-sacramento-valley-and-several-feet-to-sierra/ "Arctic Blast Could Bring Dusting Of Snow To Sacramento Valley and Several Feet To Sierra"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019134754/http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2011/02/24/arctic-blast-could-bring-dusting-of-snow-to-sacramento-valley-and-several-feet-to-sierra/ |date=October 19, 2013}} CBS Sacramento</ref> The greatest snowfall ever recorded in Sacramento was {{convert|3|in|cm|1}} on January 5, 1888.
On average, there are 76 days with a high of {{convert|90|°F|0}}+, and 14 days with a high of {{convert|100|°F|0}}+; On the other extreme, there are 8.5 days where the temperature remains below {{convert|50|°F}}, and 15 freezing nights per year. Official temperature extremes range from {{convert|18|°F|1}} on December 22, 1990, to {{convert|116|°F|1}} on September 6, 2022;<ref name="NOAA">{{cite web|url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sto|title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|access-date = October 14, 2021}}</ref> a station around {{convert|5|mi|abbr=on}} east-southeast of the city dipped to {{convert|17|°F|1}} on December 11, 1932.<ref name="WRCC">{{cite web|url = http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca7633 |title = SACRAMENTO 5 ESE, CALIFORNIA |publisher = Western Regional Climate Center |access-date = October 24, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140628160920/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca7633 |archive-date = June 28, 2014 |url-status = live}}</ref>
[[File:Sacramento Skyline (2) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|View of [[Downtown Sacramento]]]]
The average annual precipitation is {{convert|18.14|in|sp=us}}. On average, precipitation falls on 58 days each year in Sacramento, and nearly all of this falls during the winter months. Average January rainfall is {{convert|3.66|in|abbr=on}}, and measurable precipitation is rare during the summer months. In February 1992, Sacramento had 16 consecutive days of rain, resulting in an accumulation of {{convert|6.41|in|abbr=on}} for the period. On rare occasions, monsoonal moisture surges from the Desert Southwest can bring upper-level moisture to the Sacramento region, leading to increased summer cloudiness, humidity, and even light showers and thunderstorms. Monsoon clouds do occur, usually during late June through early September. Sacramento is the second most flood-susceptible city in the United States after New Orleans.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2079360,00.html | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | title=How the West May Flood: Winter's Long, Long Reach | date=June 27, 2011 | access-date=June 27, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630144526/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2079360,00.html | archive-date=June 30, 2011}}</ref>

Sacramento has been noted as being the sunniest location on the planet for four months of the year, from May through August. It holds the distinction as the sunniest month, in terms of the percentage of possible sunshine, of anywhere in the world; July in Sacramento averages 14 hours and 12 minutes of sunshine per day, amounting to approximately 98% of possible sunshine.<ref>{{cite web |last=Osborn |first=Liz |url=http://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/sunniest-places-countries-world.php |title=Sunniest Places and Countries in the World |publisher=Current Results |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214191635/http://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/sunniest-places-countries-world.php |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2010, statewide [[droughts in California]] have further strained Sacramento's [[water security]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://amp.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article260869722.html |title=Southern California gets drastic water cutbacks amid drought. What's next for Sacramento?  |website=amp.sacbee.com |access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref>
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