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Lake Forest, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 79,312.

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 high

Design category D

High seismic hazard. Strong ground shaking is expected over the life of a building. Substantial seismic-resistant design, detailing, and inspection are required by code. The ASCE 7 Seismic Design Category here is D. (Short-period design value Ss ≈ 1.223 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

87.3° in August, 42.8° in December

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

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan67.8°43.3°3.09"0"
Feb69.1°44.6°3.39"0"
Mar71.7°47.8°2.11"0"
Apr74.2°49.6°0.8"0"
May76.6°54.6°0.32"0"
Jun79.6°58.2°0.09"0"
Jul85.1°61.4°0.01"0"
Aug87.3°63.1°0"0"
Sep86.8°61.1°0.18"0"
Oct83.6°54.8°0.67"0"
Nov75.9°47.3°1.21"0"
Dec69.9°42.8°2.25"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station TUSTIN IRVINE RCH, CA US, 5.6 mi away.

Growing season zone 10b

365 frost-free days

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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