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Poway, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 49,417.

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 ≈ 0.801 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

92.3° in August, 36.6° in December

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

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan67.5°37.9°3.13"0"
Feb67.7°39°3.46"0"
Mar68.8°41.3°2.72"0"
Apr73.2°43.3°1.09"0"
May77.2°48.7°0.44"0"
Jun84.5°52.1°0.05"0"
Jul90.3°57.1°0.05"0"
Aug92.3°59.2°0.08"0"
Sep90°55.3°0.18"0"
Oct82°49°0.54"0"
Nov74.2°43.1°1.18"0"
Dec66.9°36.6°1.5"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station RAMONA FIRE DEPT, CA US, 6.4 mi away.

Growing season zone 10a

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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