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CALIFORNIA · SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

Manteca

94,292 people, 40 ft above sea level in San Joaquin County.

40 ftElevation, city center
94,292People, 2024 estimate
22 sq miLand area
Sunny 67°
Sunny now Dew point 49° · S 3 mph · high 66°
City of Manteca River Interstate 2 miles
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The Manteca 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 Manteca

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM PST
RIGHT NOW Stockton Metropolitan Airport (KSCK) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
67° Sunny Feels like 67° · high of 66° near 2 PM
WindS 3 mphno gusts
Humidity52%falling to 61% this afternoon
Pressure29.96 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 49° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 5 PMin about 26 hours · 89% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.4–1.2 inmost likely 0.8; 1 in 10 over 1.4
LAST RAINNov. 30.05 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for San Joaquin County
NWS Sacramento and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:44 AM4:54 PM ↓
10 h 10 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
35
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 43, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 43 to 55°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 67° / 43°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 45°
0% rain — S 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
67° 46°
90% rain 0.4–1.2″ SE 12 B
MON Nov. 16 Showers likely Showers likely
62° 40°
90% rain up to 0.3″ WNW 6 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 41°
20% rain — ESE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
55° 42°
100% rain 0.9–1.8″ SSE 20, gusts 43 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
58° 40°
80% rain 0.06–1.1″ SSE 16, gusts 35 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 38°
20% rain — N 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 Manteca about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the California coast three days ago, about 640 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1995 Nov. 14, 1995

The hottest this week has been

79° on Nov. 14, 1995, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1893. Next is 79° in 2008.

79°
79°
20081995
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Stockton Area threaded record since 1893.
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THE GROUND

What Manteca stands on

Manteca’s center stands about 40 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 60 ft, a difference of 40 ft: nearly flat ground.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits (coarse-detrital), from the Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old.

Manteca, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft MANTECA40 ftLathrop10 ftEscalon120 ft ← WEscalon · E →

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 24 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 Manteca’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Manteca reaches San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean by way of the San Joaquin and New York Slough: about 55 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Manteca≈ 55 mi · San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF MANTECA ≈ 55 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 Manteca; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Manteca’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1893 · Stockton Airport, 6 mi north

Manteca has a cold semi-arid climate. Summer afternoons average 96° in July; winter nights fall to about 38° in December. About 13 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

57°39°63°41°68°44°74°47°83°53°90°58°96°61°94°60°90°58°80°51°67°43°57°38° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY MANTECA 13.4 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average96° / 61°high / low, the warmest month
December, average57° / 38°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year13.4 inwettest months: January and February
Hottest on record115°FSeptember 6, 2022
Coldest on record16°FJanuary 11, 1949
Wettest day on record3.13 inSeptember 13, 1918
Snowiest day on record3.0 inJanuary 12, 1930
90° days a year88about 19 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°19a year, on average
Climate typeCold semi-aridKöppen BSk

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Nov. 27, to the last in spring, about Feb. 12 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and upJune 12 to Sept. 20; normal highs reach 90°
3Wettest stretchDecember through February: 7.6 of the year’s 13.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Manteca normally reaches 67° and falls to 43°. The record high is 79°, in 1995; the record low 29°, in 1916. The most rain on this date, 0.94 in, fell in 1972.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high57°63°68°74°83°90°96°94°90°80°67°57°
Normal low39°41°44°47°53°58°61°60°58°51°43°38°
Rain, inches2.672.501.911.110.570.100.000.010.080.691.402.41
Record high78° (2021)83° (1932)90° (2026)100° (1981)107° (2001)111° (1961)115° (2006)113° (2020)115° (2022)105° (2024)87° (1931)76° (2020)
Record low16° (1949)22° (1989)27° (1971)31° (1901)36° (2010)40° (1932)42° (1898)40° (1898)39° (1948)31° (1935)25° (2015)17° (1990)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1893 from the Stockton Area threaded record (Stockton Airport, 6 miles north). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Manteca on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Stockton CA · 14 MI 14 miles north Modesto CA · 16 MI 16 miles southeast San Jose CA · 47 MI 47 miles southwest Sacramento CA · 55 MI 55 miles north San Francisco CA · 99 MI 99 miles west Fresno CA · 105 MI 105 miles southeast
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Manteca

94,292 people, 40 ft above sea level in San Joaquin County.

40 ftElevation
94,292People
22 sq miLand
Sunny 67°
SunnyDew point 49°
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Today in Manteca

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 66° 0%
5p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 55° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 51° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 49° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 49° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 5 PM · 89%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Sun90%
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Wed100%
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Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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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 1995 · NOV. 14, 1995

79°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1893.

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What Manteca stands on

Manteca’s center stands about 40 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 60 ft, a difference of 40 ft: nearly flat ground.

Manteca, west to east Manteca40 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center40 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 60 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (40 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceQuaternary alluvium and marine deposits
Its agePleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old
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Manteca’s year

Manteca has a cold semi-arid climate. Summer afternoons average 96° in July; winter nights fall to about 38° in December. About 13 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 13.4 in
July, average96° / 61° · high / low, the warmest month
December, average57° / 38° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year13.4 in · wettest months: January and February
Hottest on record115°F · September 6, 2022
Coldest on record16°F · January 11, 1949
Wettest day on record3.13 in · September 13, 1918
Snowiest day on record3.0 in · January 12, 1930
90° days a year88 · about 19 of them 100° or more
Nights at or below 32°19 · a year, on average
Climate typeCold semi-arid · Köppen BSk
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Nov. 27, to the last in spring, about Feb. 12 (median dates)
2Highs of 90° and up · June 12 to Sept. 20; normal highs reach 90°
3Wettest stretch · December through February: 7.6 of the year’s 13.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Manteca normally reaches 67° and falls to 43°. The record high is 79°, in 1995; the record low 29°, in 1916. The most rain on this date, 0.94 in, fell in 1972.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1893 from the Stockton Area threaded record (Stockton Airport, 6 miles north). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 55 mito the PacificSan Joaquin → New York Slough

A raindrop that lands in Manteca reaches San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean by way of the San Joaquin and New York Slough: about 55 river miles.