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Fullerton, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 138,981.

Flood zone: it depends on the exact parcel

There is no such thing as a flood zone for a whole city. Two houses on the same street can sit in different zones, and it is the single fact here that changes most over a short distance. So this page does not guess one.

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Earthquake hazard very-high

Design category D

Very high seismic hazard — at or near a major active fault. Very strong ground shaking is likely and the most stringent seismic-design provisions apply. A site-specific ground-motion study is typically required. The ASCE 7 Seismic Design Category here is D. (Short-period design value Ss ≈ 1.599 g — the standard headline measure of ground-shaking hazard.)

USGS Seismic Design Web Services (ASCE 7), assuming Site Class D — stiff or unknown soil. Real soil conditions can move the category either way.

Typical weather

88.8° in August, 48.2° in December

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Any individual year can differ substantially.

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan71°48.9°3.16"0"
Feb71°49.3°3.05"0"
Mar73.7°51.4°1.8"0"
Apr76.6°54.1°0.7"0"
May78°58.2°0.41"0"
Jun81.7°61.7°0.11"0"
Jul86.8°65.6°0.11"0"
Aug88.8°66°0.01"0"
Sep87.8°64.1°0.15"0"
Oct83.4°59.3°0.62"0"
Nov76.8°53°1.01"0"
Dec70.6°48.2°2.39"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station ANAHEIM, CA US, 5 mi away.

Growing season zone 10b

365 frost-free days

Heads up: the nearest station with a full 30-year record is TUSTIN IRVINE RCH, CA US, about 15.3 miles from here. Treat these as regional rather than local — terrain, elevation and water can change a lot in that distance.

Last spring frost around n/a, first fall frost around n/a. Roughly half of years see frost outside that window.

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 frost normals.

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