Editing Santa Clara, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:View of Santa Clara University (1933).png|thumb|upright=1|left|[[Santa Clara University]] in 1933]]
Santa Clara is drained by three seasonal creeks, all of which empty into the southern portion of [[San Francisco Bay]]; these creeks are [[San Tomas Aquino Creek]], [[Saratoga Creek]], and [[Calabazas Creek (Santa Clara County)|Calabazas Creek]].

There are some significant biological resources within the city including [[Habitat (ecology)|habitat]] for the [[burrowing owl]], a [[species]] of special concern in California due to reduction in habitat from urban development during the latter 20th century.<ref>'' Environmental Impact Report for the Esperanca property, Santa Clara, California'', Earth Metrics Inc., California State Clearinghouse (1990)</ref> This owl uses burrows created by [[ground squirrel]]s and prefers generally level grasslands and even disturbed areas. [[Coyote]]s have also become active in the area in recent years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 8, 2019|title=Coexisting with Coyotes in Santa Clara|url=https://www.svvoice.com/coexisting-with-coyotes-in-santa-clara/|access-date=December 24, 2020|website=The Silicon Valley Voice|language=en-US}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city covers an area of {{convert|18.4|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

===Climate===
The average daily temperatures in July range from {{convert|82|F}} to {{convert|53|F}}. Winters are mild, with the mean daily temperatures in January ranging from {{convert|58|F}} to {{convert|38|F}}. Most of the annual rainfall comes in the winter months; the summer months are generally rainless.

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|location = Santa Clara, California ([[Santa Clara University]], 1893–1976)
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 58
|Feb high F = 62
|Mar high F = 66
|Apr high F = 70
|May high F = 74
|Jun high F = 79
|Jul high F = 82
|Aug high F = 82
|Sep high F = 81
|Oct high F = 76
|Nov high F = 67
|Dec high F = 59
|year high F =
|Jan low F = 38
|Feb low F = 41
|Mar low F = 42
|Apr low F = 44
|May low F = 47
|Jun low F = 50
|Jul low F = 53
|Aug low F = 52
|Sep low F = 51
|Oct low F = 47
|Nov low F = 42
|Dec low F = 39
|year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.03
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.56
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.30
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.03	
|May precipitation inch = .40
|Jun precipitation inch = .09
|Jul precipitation inch = .01	
|Aug precipitation inch = .04
|Sep precipitation inch = .27
|Oct precipitation inch = .63
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.47
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.66
|Jan precipitation days = 10
|Feb precipitation days = 9	
|Mar precipitation days = 9
|Apr precipitation days = 5
|May precipitation days = 3
|Jun precipitation days = 1
|Jul precipitation days = 0
|Aug precipitation days = 0
|Sep precipitation days = 1
|Oct precipitation days = 3
|Nov precipitation days = 6
|Dec precipitation days = 9
|unit precipitation days = .01 in
|source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca7912 |title=Santa Clara University, California – Climate Summary |website=[[Western Regional Climate Center]]}}</ref>
|date=May 2013}}