Sacramento, California

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city covers {{convert|100.1|sqmi|km2}}. 97.81% of it is land, and 2.19% of it is water.

Depth to groundwater is typically about {{convert|30|ft|m|0}}. Much of the land to the west of the city (in [[Yolo County, California|Yolo County]]) is permanently reserved for a vast flood control basin (the [[Yolo Bypass]]), due to the city's historical vulnerability to floods. As a result, the contiguous urban area sprawls only {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} west of downtown (as [[West Sacramento, California]]) but {{convert|30|mi|km}} northeast and east, into the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] foothills, and {{convert|10|mi|km}} to the south into valley farmland.

The city is at the confluence of the [[Sacramento River]] and the [[American River]] and has a deep-water port connected to the [[San Francisco Bay]] by a channel through the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]]. It is the shipping and rail center for the [[Sacramento Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Sacramento Vacation Information {{!}} Hotels, Restaurants, Events, and Things to Do|url = http://www.visitsacramento.com/|publisher = Visit Sacramento|access-date = November 16, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151109180143/http://www.visitsacramento.com/|archive-date = November 9, 2015|url-status = live}}</ref>

===Trees===
[[File:Sacramento International Airport 5.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Central Sacramento and the [[Sacramento River]]]]Sacramento has long been known as the "City of Trees" owing to its abundant [[urban forest]]. The city has more trees per capita than anywhere else in the world.<ref name=NPR>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5027514#:~:text=Transcript-,Sacramento%2C%20Calif.%2C%20claims%20more%20trees%20per%20capita%20than%20any,a%20calming%20effect%20on%20drivers.| title='City of Trees' or 'America's Farm-to-Fork Capital'? Water tower uproar reflects Sacramento's changing identity|first=Walter|last= Ko|date= April 24, 2017|website=[[The Sacramento Bee]]}}</ref> The first recorded use of the term was in 1855, and it was popular by the early 20th century. It was not always so: it was at first called the "City of Plains" because of the lack of trees, but soon afterward there were [[populus|cottonwood]] trees planted, and [[eucalyptus]] varieties were imported to dry out [[swamp]]land. Later, [[locust tree]]s, and [[willow]]s were planted along streets, then [[elm]]s, then [[palm tree]]s, then [[fruit tree]]s in the late 1910s.<ref name=trees2018/> It was the first US city to be designated a City of Trees by the [[Arbor Day Foundation]] in 1978.<ref name=bee2017>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article146038264.html| title='City of Trees' or 'America's Farm-to-Fork Capital'? Water tower uproar reflects Sacramento's changing identity|first=Walter|last= Ko|date= April 24, 2017|website=[[NPR]]}}</ref>

In the early 21st century, the tree cover is well above that of the average tree cover of other major cities in the United States and the rest of the world, with the main species being the [[London plane]]. Other species are being introduced to increase diversity and to help cope with the effects of [[climate change]] on vegetation in the future.<ref name=trees2018>{{cite web | last=White | first=Randol | title=How Did Sacramento Get So Many Trees? | website=capradio.org | date=December 20, 2018 | url=https://www.capradio.org/127934 | access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> [[Treepedia]], a project run by [[MIT]] using [[Google Maps]]' street-view data to calculate tree coverage in cities, ranked Sacramento the greenest city of 15 studied in the US, and third globally, after [[Vancouver]] and [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Treepedia study confirms Sacramento as City of Trees | website=Sactown Magazine | date=January 25, 2017 | url=https://www.sactownmag.com/made-in-the-shade/ | access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>

A prominent [[water tower]] bore the slogan "City of Trees" until 2017 when it was repainted with the words "America's Farm-to-Fork Capital" (referring to the [[farm-to-fork]] movement, which promotes the consumption of locally-grown food). After 4,000 displeased citizens signed a petition protesting the change, officials agreed to include both slogans on the water tower.<ref>{{cite web | last=McPhate | first=Mike | title=Sacramento, California's 'City of Trees' | website=Medium | date=February 2, 2018 | url=https://medium.californiasun.co/sacramento-city-of-trees-207ed2a7e05a | access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>

=== Cityscape ===
{{wide image|Sacramento Skyline (cropped).jpg|900px|Panoramic view of downtown Sacramento from [[West Sacramento, California|West Sacramento]]|align-cap=center}}

==== City neighborhoods ====
[[File:Sacramento , California (33994662274).jpg|thumb|right|[[Downtown Sacramento]] is the home of numerous corporate regional headquarters.]]
The city groups most of its neighborhoods into four areas:
* Area One: [[Alkali Flat Historic District|Alkali Flat]], [[Boulevard Park, Sacramento, California|Boulevard Park]], Campus Commons, [[California State University, Sacramento|Sacramento State]], Dos Rios Triangle, Downtown, East Sacramento, Mansion Flats, Marshall School, [[Midtown Sacramento|Midtown]], [[New Era Park, Sacramento, California|New Era Park]], McKinley Village, [[#Newton Booth Historic District|Newton Booth]], [[Old Sacramento State Historic Park|Old Sacramento]], [[#Poverty Ridge Historic District|Poverty Ridge]], Richards, Richmond Grove, River Park, Elmhurst, Sierra Oaks, [[Southside Park, Sacramento, California|Southside Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsacramento.org/gis/documents/Council_Dist1_E.pdf|title=Area 1|publisher=City of Sacramento|access-date=March 29, 2018}}{{dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
* Area Two: Airport, Carleton Tract, Freeport Manor, Golf Course Terrace, [[Pocket-Greenhaven, Sacramento, California|Greenhaven]], Curtis Park, Hollywood Park, [[Land Park, Sacramento, California|Land Park]], Little Pocket, Mangan Park, [[Meadowview, Sacramento, California|Meadowview]], Parkway, [[Pocket-Greenhaven, Sacramento, California|Pocket]], [[Sacramento City College]], [[Land Park, Sacramento, California#South Land Park|South Land Park]], Valley Hi / North Laguna, Z'Berg Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsacramento.org/ns/nadb/nad.cfm?areaid=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214759/http://www.cityofsacramento.org/ns/nadb/nad.cfm?areaid=2|title=Area 2|archive-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
* Area Three: Alhambra Triangle, Avondale, Brentwood, Carleton Tract, [[Colonial Heights, Sacramento, California|Colonial Heights]], Colonial Manor, [[Curtis Park, Sacramento, California|Curtis Park]], [[Elmhurst, Sacramento, California|Elmhurst]], Fairgrounds, [[Florin, California|Florin]], Fruitridge Manor, Glen Elder, Glenbrook, Granite Regional Park, Industrial Park, Lawrence Park, Med Center, North City Farms, [[Oak Park, Sacramento, California|Oak Park]], [[Packard Bell]], South City Farms, [[Southeast Village]], [[Tahoe Park, Sacramento, California|Tahoe Park]], [[Tahoe Park, Sacramento, California#Tahoe Park East|Tahoe Park East]], [[Tahoe Park South]], Tallac Village, Vintage Park, Churchill Downs, and Woodbine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsacramento.org/ns/nadb/nad.cfm?areaid=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214836/http://www.cityofsacramento.org/ns/nadb/nad.cfm?areaid=3|title=Area 3|archive-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
* Area Four: [[Ben Ali, Sacramento, California|Ben Ali]], [[Del Paso Heights, Sacramento, California|Del Paso Heights]], Gardenland, Hagginwood, McClellan Heights West, [[Natomas, Sacramento, California|Natomas]] (north, south, west), [[North Sacramento]], Northgate, [[Robla, Sacramento, California|Robla]], Swanston Estates, Terrace Manor, [[Valley View Acres, Sacramento, California|Valley View Acres]], and Woodlake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsacramento.org/ns/nadb/nad.cfm?areaid=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214846/http://www.cityofsacramento.org/ns/nadb/nad.cfm?areaid=4|title=Area 4|archive-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Sacramento Riverfront.jpg|thumb|[[Old Sacramento]] and [[Downtown Sacramento|Downtown]] are seen from the [[Sacramento River]].]]
Additional prominent regions and neighborhoods in the region include American River Parkway, Arden-Arcade, Arden Fair, Cal Expo, Capital Avenue, Coffing, College Glen, College Greens, Cordova, Creekside, East Fruitridge, Elder Creek, Elkhorn, Elvas, Erikson Industrial Park, Excelsior Sunrise, Foothill Farms, Franklin, Frates Ranch, Gateway Center, Gateway West, Glenwood Meadows, Hansen Park, Heritage Park, Johnson Business Park, Johnson Heights, Mayhew, Metro Center, Mills, Natomas Corporate Center, Natomas Creek, Natomas Crossing, Natomas Park, Newton Booth, Noralto, Northpointe, Norwood, Oak Knoll, Old North Sacramento, Parker Homes, Point West, Raley Industrial Park, Regency Park, Richardson Village, Richmond Grove, Rosemont, Sierra Oaks, Sports Complex, Strawberry Manor, Sundance Lake, Swanston Palms, Town and Country Village, Upper Land Park, Village 5, Village 7, Village 12, Village 14, Village Green, Walerga, Walsh Station, West Del Paso Heights, Westlake, Willowcreek, Wills Acres, Winn Park, Woodside, and Youngs Heights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofsacramento.org/gis/documents/Neighborhoods_E.pdf |title=City of Sacramento: Neighborhoods |publisher=City of Sacramento |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028214914/http://www.cityofsacramento.org/gis/documents/Neighborhoods_E.pdf |archive-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonproperties.com/communities.html |title=Community info: neighborhoods, schools, homes for rent, property management |publisher=Horizon Properties |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129061653/http://www.horizonproperties.com/communities.html |archive-date=November 29, 2012}}</ref>

==== Notable areas ====
=====Capitol Mall===== 
Capitol Mall connects West Sacramento and Downtown Sacramento. Some notable landmarks on this road include the Tower Bridge, Old Sacramento, and the California State Capitol Building. Capitol Mall is considered to be the business district of the city. Skyscrapers such as the [[Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento)|Wells Fargo Center]] and [[U.S. Bank Tower (Sacramento)|U.S. Bank Tower]], two of the tallest buildings in the city, are located on Capitol Mall and are home to several major companies. The street is also home to major festivals such as the annual Farm to Fork Festival.

=====Downtown Commons=====
One of the newest districts in the city is [[Downtown Commons]]. Formerly home to the Downtown Plaza shopping mall, the district opened in 2016 along with the [[Golden 1 Center]]. Downtown Commons, otherwise known as DOCO, is home to the Sawyer, a 16-story skyscraper with a 250-room hotel and 45 condominiums, a Macy's anchor store, an IMAX theater, and retail space with a variety of restaurants and shops.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/doco-announces-variety-of-new-shops-eateries-and-more/103-56edb69a-be36-456e-9ee1-f4c04a60997f |title=Toys R Us among new shops and restaurants coming to DOCO |last=Pearson |first=Mariah |date=November 8, 2022 |website=ABC10 |access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref>

=====Downtown Sacramento=====
[[File:Sacramento aerial overview.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Sacramento, clearly showing the downtown/midtown grid and surrounding areas]]
{{See also|Downtown Sacramento}}
Downtown Sacramento is home to the [[Sacramento Convention Center Complex|SAFE Credit Union Convention Center and Theater]], Sacramento City Hall, the [[Sacramento Public Library]], and [[K Street (Sacramento)|K Street]], a historic street home to apartments, retail, and historical buildings. In addition, Downtown Sacramento is home to several hotels including the Citizen Hotel, housed in one of the first skyscrapers built in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2019/09/11/citizen-hotel-sold-for-53-million-records-confirm.html |title=Citizen Hotel sold for $53 million, records confirm |last=Hamann |first=Emily |date=September 11, 2019 |website=Sacramento Business Journal |access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref>

=====East Sacramento=====
{{See also|East Sacramento}}
East Sacramento is a neighborhood in between Midtown and Sacramento State. This neighborhood is well known for being home to McKinley Park and Rose Garden and the Fabulous Forties, home to some of the most expensive, largest, and architecturally unique homes in the city. East Sacramento was home to [[Ronald Reagan]] during his term as Governor of California and this neighborhood was prominently featured in Greta Gerwig's film [[Lady Bird (film)|Lady Bird]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/lady-bird-movie-locations-sacramento|title=Check out hit movie Lady Bird's key locations in Sacramento |last=Smith |first=Andres |date=December 12, 2017 |website=Lonely Planet |access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref>

=====Historic Chinatown=====
The [[Opium Wars]] of the 1840s and 1850s, along with the Gold Rush, brought many Chinese people to California. Most arrived at San Francisco, which was then the largest city in California and known as "Daai Fau" ({{zh|c=大埠|j=daai<sup>6</sup> fau<sup>6</sup>|cy=Daaihfauh}}). Some eventually came to Sacramento, then the second-largest city in California and consequently called "Yee Fow" ({{zh|links=no|c=二埠 |j=ji<sup>6</sup> fau<sup>6</sup>}}). Today the city is known as "{{lang|zh-Hans|萨克拉门托}}" ({{zh|p=Sàkèlāméntuō}}) by mainland Chinese and as "{{lang|zh-Hant|沙加緬度}}" ''Sāgāmíhndouh'' and ''Shājiāmiǎnduó'' by Cantonese speakers and Taiwanese respectively.[[File:Sacramento Chinatown 溯源堂 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|Sacramento's historic Chinatown]]Sacramento's [[Chinatowns in the United States|Chinatown]] was on "I" Street from Second to Sixth Streets, called the [[China Slough]]. At the time, this area of "I" Street was considered a health hazard because, lying within a levee zone, it was lower than other parts of the city, which were situated on higher land. Throughout Sacramento's Chinatown history, there were fires, acts of discrimination, and prejudicial legislation such as the [[Chinese Exclusion Act]] that was not repealed until 1943. The mysterious fires were thought to be set off by those who resented the Chinese working class.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=344958 |title=Sacramento's Chinatown – News – Local Stories – June 28, 2007 |work=Sacramento News & Review |date=June 27, 2007 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009230841/http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=344958 |archive-date=October 9, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ordinances on what was viable building material were set into place to try to get the Chinese to move out. Newspapers such as [[The Sacramento Union]] wrote stories at the time that portrayed the Chinese in an unfavorable light to inspire ethnic discrimination and drive the Chinese away. While most of Sacramento's Chinatown has now been razed, a small Chinatown mall remains as well as a museum dedicated to the history of Sacramento's Chinatown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yeefowmuseum.org/ |title=Friends of the Yee Fow Museum |publisher=Yee Fow Museum |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107131139/http://www.yeefowmuseum.org/ |archive-date=January 7, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yeefow.com/past/index.html |title=An Evidentiary Timeline on the History of Sacramento's Chinatown |publisher=Yee Fow Museum |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304082409/http://www.yeefow.com/past/index.html |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=====Newton Booth Historic District=====
The Newton Booth Historic District, named for [[Newton Booth]], is located on the southeast corner of Sacramento's original 1848 street grid.<ref name="cityofsacramento.org-Historic-District-Plans/Newton-Booth">
{{cite web |title=Newton Booth Historic District Plan |url=https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/CDD/Planning/Urban-Design/Preservation/Adopted-Historic-District-Plans/HDP-Newton-Booth.pdf?la=en |website=cityofsacramento.org |publisher=Sacramento, California |access-date=February 7, 2022 |date=May 29, 2020}}
</ref><ref name="cityofsacramento-Historic-Register-074">
{{cite web |title=SACRAMENTO REGISTER OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES: 2.2.20 Newton Booth Historic District |url=https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/CDD/Planning/Historic-Register/074-Historic-Districts-Newton-Booth.pdf |website=cityofsacramento.org |publisher=Sacramento, California |access-date=February 7, 2022 |date=July 24, 2020}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Newton Booth |url=https://www.newtonbooth.org/newton-booth |website=Newton Booth Neighborhoods Association |access-date=February 7, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207014937/https://www.newtonbooth.org/newton-booth |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sacbee-4484269">
{{cite news |title=This Week: Sacramento's Newton Booth proposed as historic district |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article4484269.html |access-date=February 7, 2022 |work=sacbee.com |date=December 14, 2014}}
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=====Old Sacramento=====
[[File:Ebner's Hotel 2011 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The historic [[Ebner's Hotel]], built in 1856, in [[Old Sacramento State Historic Park|Old Sacramento]]]]
The oldest part of the town besides [[Sutter's Fort]] is [[Old Sacramento State Historic Park|Old Sacramento]], which consists of cobbled streets and many historic buildings, several from the 1850s and 1860s. Buildings have been preserved, restored, or reconstructed, and the district is now a substantial tourist attraction, with rides on steam-powered historic trains and horse-drawn carriages.

=====Poverty Ridge Historic District=====
The Poverty Ridge Historic District is within Sacramento's original 1848 street grid and bounded to the west by 21st Street, to the north by S Street, to the east by 23rd Street, to the south by W Street and U.S. Route 50, and includes the block bounded by 20th Street, 21st Street, S Street, and T Street.<ref name="cityofsacramento.org-Historic-District-Plans/Poverty-Ridge"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Poverty Ridge - Sacramento |url=https://localwiki.org/sac/Poverty_Ridge |website=LocalWiki.org |access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref><ref name="newtonbooth-poverty-ridge">{{cite web |title=Poverty Ridge |url=https://www.newtonbooth.org/poverty-ridge |website=Newton Booth Neighborhoods Association |access-date=February 7, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207014932/https://www.newtonbooth.org/poverty-ridge |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tour - Poverty Ridge Historic Street Marker Walking Tour |url=https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Sacramento-Poverty-Ridge-Historic-Street-Marker-Walking-Tour-3929 |website=PocketSights |access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref>

The Poverty Ridge Historic District was considered to be Sacramento's wealthiest
neighborhood from 1868 to 1947.<ref name="cityofsacramento.org-Historic-District-Plans/Poverty-Ridge">
{{cite web |title=Poverty Ridge Historic District Plan |url=https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/CDD/Planning/Urban-Design/Preservation/Adopted-Historic-District-Plans/Poverty-Ridge-HDP.pdf |website=cityofsacramento.org |publisher=Sacramento, California |access-date=February 7, 2022 |date=June 19, 2020}}
</ref><ref name="cityofsacramento-Historic-Register-076">
{{cite web |title=SACRAMENTO REGISTER OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES: 2.2.25 Poverty Ridge Historic District |url=https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/CDD/Planning/Historic-Register/076-Historic-Districts-Poverty-Ridge-Historic-District.pdf |website=cityofsacramento.org |publisher=Sacramento, California |access-date=February 7, 2022 |date=July 24, 2020}}
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=== 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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