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CALIFORNIA · MERCED COUNTY

Delhi

10,656 people, 120 ft above sea level in Merced County.

120 ftElevation, city center
10,656People, 2024 estimate
4 sq miLand area
Sunny 62°
Sunny now Dew point 49° · Calm · high 67°
City of Delhi River Interstate 2 miles
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The Delhi plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Delhi

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 10:00 AM PST
RIGHT NOW Merced Regional Airport (KMCE) · 11:53 AM
Sunny
62° Sunny Feels like 62° · high of 67° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity62%falling to 49% this afternoon
Pressure29.99 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 49° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 11 PMin about 35 hours · 74% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.1 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.5
LAST RAINOct. 310.01 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Merced County
NWS Hanford and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:41 AM4:53 PM ↓
10 h 12 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
29
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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CHANCE OF RAIN
74% · 0.18 in Monday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 43 to 52°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 67° / 41°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 43°
0% rain — SSW 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 47°
40% rain up to 0.1″ SSE 8 A
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
61° 39°
70% rain 0.1–0.7″ NW 9 C
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
60° 39°
0% rain — N 1 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
55° 42°
90% rain 0.6–1.5″ SE 16, gusts 32 C
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
58° 39°
70% rain 0.06–1.1″ SE 13 C
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 36°
10% rain — ESE 5 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Delhi about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the California coast three days ago, about 580 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 10,000 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from southern California; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1921 Nov. 16, 1921

The coldest this week has been

28° on Nov. 16, 1921, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1893. Next is 28° in 1924.

28°
28°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Turlock #2 record since 1893.
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THE GROUND

What Delhi stands on

Delhi’s center stands about 120 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 90 ft to 150 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Quaternary sand deposits, unit 2 (inland), from the Quaternary, less than 2.6 million years old.

The section below crosses 3 rock units mapped at the surface.

Delhi, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
100 ft200 ft DELHI120 ftSan Joaquin Riverabout 60 ftMerced Riverabout 80 ftHigh point of the line270 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits

Coarse-detrital. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 13 mi of the line.

Quaternary sand deposits, unit 2 (inland)

Sand. Age: Quaternary, less than 2.6 million years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene loosely consolidated deposits

Sandstone, conglomerate. Age: Miocene to Pleistocene, less than 23 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Delhi’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Delhi reaches San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean by way of the San Joaquin and New York Slough: about 120 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Delhi≈ 120 mi · San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF DELHI ≈ 120 mi to San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean San Joaquin → New York Slough

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Delhi; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Delhi’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1893 · Turlock #2, 6 mi northwest

Delhi has a cold semi-arid climate. Summer afternoons average 93° in July; winter nights fall to about 42° in January. About 12 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

55°42°61°45°67°49°72°52°80°57°88°62°93°66°92°65°88°62°77°55°64°47°55°42° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY DELHI 12.4 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average93° / 66°high / low, the warmest month
January, average55° / 42°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year12.4 inwettest months: January and February
Hottest on record114°FJuly 10, 1896
Coldest on record18°FDecember 19, 1924
Wettest day on record2.70 inDecember 11, 1906
Snowiest day on record2.0 inFebruary 6, 1976
90° days a year81about 11 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°6a year, on average
Climate typeCold semi-aridKöppen BSk

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Dec. 6, to the last in spring, about Jan. 30 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and upJune 22 to Sept. 7; normal highs reach 90°
3Wettest stretchDecember through February: 7.2 of the year’s 12.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Delhi normally reaches 65° and falls to 47°. The record high is 81°, in 1921; the record low 29°, in 1916. The most rain on this date, 1.24 in, fell in 1965.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high55°61°67°72°80°88°93°92°88°77°64°55°
Normal low42°45°49°52°57°62°66°65°62°55°47°42°
Rain, inches2.632.291.850.930.590.120.000.010.030.611.072.26
Record high75° (1898)80° (2026)89° (2026)96° (2004)103° (2001)111° (1925)114° (1896)113° (1897)108° (2022)101° (2024)85° (1921)73° (2021)
Record low18° (1924)21° (1923)25° (1894)28° (1896)34° (1896)40° (1925)43° (1897)41° (1894)37° (1897)32° (1895)21° (1895)18° (1924)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1893 at Turlock #2, 6 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Delhi on the Forecast Network

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CALIFORNIA · MERCED

Delhi

10,656 people, 120 ft above sea level in Merced County.

120 ftElevation
10,656People
4 sq miLand
Sunny 62°
SunnyDew point 49°
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Today in Delhi

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 64° 0%
3p mostly sunny 67° 0%
6p partly cloudy night 57° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 51° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 48° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 47° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 11 PM · 74%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
67
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Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
47
69
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Mon70%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
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Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
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Wed90%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1921 · NOV. 16, 1921

28°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1893.

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What Delhi stands on

Delhi’s center stands about 120 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 90 ft to 150 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground.

Delhi, southwest to northeast Delhi120 ftSan Joaquin Riverabout 60 ftMerced Riverabout 80 ftHigh point270 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center120 ft
Within 3 miles90 to 150 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (60 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceQuaternary sand deposits, unit 2 (inland)
Its ageQuaternary, less than 2.6 million years old
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Delhi’s year

Delhi has a cold semi-arid climate. Summer afternoons average 93° in July; winter nights fall to about 42° in January. About 12 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 12.4 in
July, average93° / 66° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average55° / 42° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year12.4 in · wettest months: January and February
Hottest on record114°F · July 10, 1896
Coldest on record18°F · December 19, 1924
Wettest day on record2.70 in · December 11, 1906
Snowiest day on record2.0 in · February 6, 1976
90° days a year81 · about 11 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°6 · a year, on average
Climate typeCold semi-arid · Köppen BSk
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Dec. 6, to the last in spring, about Jan. 30 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and up · June 22 to Sept. 7; normal highs reach 90°
3Wettest stretch · December through February: 7.2 of the year’s 12.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Delhi normally reaches 65° and falls to 47°. The record high is 81°, in 1921; the record low 29°, in 1916. The most rain on this date, 1.24 in, fell in 1965.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1893 at Turlock #2, 6 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 120 mito the PacificSan Joaquin → New York Slough

A raindrop that lands in Delhi reaches San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean by way of the San Joaquin and New York Slough: about 120 river miles.