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This is the current conditions weather report for Buena Park. The report was made 59 minutes ago, at 07:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour from the southwest (220°). The temperature was 64°F / 18°C, with a dew-point at 64°F / 18°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.97 inHg / 1016 hPa. The relative humidity was 56%. The skies were mostly cloudy.

Buena Park is a city located in northwestern Orange County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,282. The city is located adjacent to the city of Anaheim and is located 12 miles (20 km) northwest of downtown Santa Ana. It was founded by James A. Whitaker, a wholesale grocer from Chicago in 1887 and incorporated in 1953. An agricultural center at its founding, particularly dairy, wine and citrus products, the city is now primarily a residential suburb. The Current OMB metropolitan designation for Buena Park and the Orange County Area is "Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA." Buena Park is home to several tourist attractions, most notably Knott's Berry Farm (see Points of interest).

Buena Park is also home to Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese Americans. Buena Park is noted for its Asian-themed restaurants. Many food distributions centers in Buena Park import goods from various countries in the Pacific Rim and then ship them to Asian supermarkets across California.

Buena Park's E-Zone district located along Beach Boulevard is home to several well-known tourist destinations: the venerable Knott's Berry Farm theme park and its sister water park Knott's Soak City, Pirate's Dinner Adventure Show, a Medieval Times dinner show, and a Ripley's Believe it or Not! museum. The Movieland Wax Museum, one of the largest of its kind in the world, was once located in the E-Zone until it closed in 2005. The E-Zone also neighbors Anaheim, with Disneyland just east by way of Katella Avenue, Ball Road, and Interstate 5. Buena Park is also the home of the World's # 1 Slot Car Raceway, Buena Park Raceway. Home to many national and international slot car races, widely known for the hospitality and kindness of the raceway's owners.

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