Everything about Redwood City totally explained
Redwood City is a suburb located on the
San Francisco Peninsula in the
San Francisco Bay Area of
California. Redwood City is the
county seat of
San Mateo County. It was originally part of the
Rancho de las Pulgas. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 79,000. The
Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater
port on
San Francisco Bay south of
San Francisco.
In some older maps, the community is listed simply as "Redwood." It was known as a shipping port for the logging of redwood trees in the
Santa Cruz Mountains.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.6
square miles (89.5
km²), of which, 19.5 square miles (50.5 km²) of it's land and 15.1 square miles (39.1 km²) of it (43.66%) is water. A major watercourse draining much of Redwood City is
Redwood Creek, to which several significant
sloughs connect, the largest of which is
Westpoint Slough.
Redwood City's sphere of influence includes the districts of
Emerald Lake Hills and
North Fair Oaks, which however are largely outside the city boundaries and are counted individually for the U.S. census. Palomar Park, just north of Emerald Hills and east of San Carlos' Crestview area, is another Redwood City neighborhood that's formally part of unincorporated San Mateo County. The neighborhood of
Redwood Shores is part of Redwood City, although it isn't possible to travel by road from one to the other without passing through the neighboring city of
San Carlos. Although Redwood City is mainly upper middle-class, the eastern section of Redwood City highly resembles
East Palo Alto in demographic make-up and income level.
El Camino Real, a northwest/southeast arterial street and
Woodside Road, a north-northeast/south-southwest arterial, run through Redwood City. Locally, the former is regarded as north/south and the latter east/west, as El Camino connects Redwood City to
San Francisco and
San Jose and Woodside Road runs from
San Francisco Bay to the
Santa Cruz Mountains. The actual geography is as stated.
Climate
The
National Weather Service, which maintains both a forecast center and a cooperative office in Redwood City, reports that December is the coolest month and July is the warmest month. The record highest temperature of 110°F (43.3°C) was recorded on July 14 and 15, 1972. The record lowest temperature of 16°F (-8.8°C) was recorded on January 11, 1949. Annually, there are an average of 21.6 days with highs of 90°F (32°C) or higher and 2.8 days with highs of 100°F (38°C) or higher; there are an average of 10.4 days with lows of 32°F (0°C) or lower.
The normal annual precipitation is 20.16 inches (51.20 cm). The most rainfall in one month was 12.42 inches (31.55 cm) in February 1998. The record 24-hour rainfall of 4.88 inches (12.4 cm) was on October 13, 1962. There are an average of 62.1 days with measurable precipitation. Snow flurries have been observed on rare occasions; there was some minor snow accumulation in May 1935 and February 1976.
