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The climate data took place at the Yuba City, the county seat of Sutter County, California. It also the biggest city of the county. Many cities located at the Sutter County is basically having the similar climate pattern to the Yuba City. Yuba City is located at the Mediterranean climate, which mean it consists of cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. That is a big change from the temperature between January and July. The drop can go up to 33 degrees F and almost without any prescription. The annual precipitation is only about 21 inch. Snow is rare in Yuba city, but the cold waves from north and may bring some light snow and ice. Due to the peculiar weather patterns, the city can be divided into two parts, such as cool, wet and hot, dry. …show more content…
The province is in the Mediterranean climate zone, it contained long, hot dry summers and mild winter. The Central California Valley is a flat valley basins of deep sediments to the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and the fans and terraces around the edge of the valley. There are two major rivers flow from opposite ends of the Central Valley, flowing into the Delta and into San Pablo Bay. About half of the region is now in cropland, and fourths of the region is irrigated. In the past, the valley was dominated by the nature grasses. But with the plow, fire, and grazing have eliminated few remaining. In nowadays, the land are covered by annual grasses, such as avens, brome, and barley. Moving to the soils, the region are mostly Entisols and Alfisols. The Entisols are usually at the lower elevation, and the Alfisols are away from the valley floor at the higher elevations.
Sutter County’s major natural resource are the water resources from the river and the cool, wet climate in winter and spring. With all those elements, Sutter County will be turn into a rich in nutrients agricultural land. Based on the natural hazards data in the online U.S. Geological Survey, the only natural hazards will be affect the county is the

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