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This is the current conditions weather report for Petaluma. The report was made 55 minutes ago, at 02:54 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 13 miles per hour / 20.4 kilometers per hour from the westsouthwest (260°). The temperature was 52°F / 11°C, with a dew-point at 52°F / 11°C. The temperature felt like 48°F / 9°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.97 inHg / 1016 hPa. The relative humidity was 58%. The skies were overcast.

Petaluma is a city with a well preserved historic center in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,548. As of 2006, Petaluma's population is 56,727. Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park contains the Rancho Petaluma Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. It was built beginning in 1836 by General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San Francisco Presidio. It was the center of a vast 66,000 acre (270 km²) ranch stretching from Petaluma Creek to Sonoma Creek. The adobe is considered one of the best preserved buildings of its era in Northern California. Petaluma is a transliteration of the Coast Miwok phrase péta lúuma which means hill backside and probably refers to Petaluma's proximity to Sonoma Mountain.

Petaluma is located at 38.245849, -122.631276. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.0 km² (13.9 mi²). 35.7 km² (13.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of which the total water area is 0.72%.

Petaluma, which enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate, is situated at the northernmost navigable end of the Petaluma River, a tidal estuary that snakes southward to San Pablo Bay. The Petaluma River has significant levels of water contamination. A considerable amount of the city is in the river's flood plain, which overflows its banks every few years, particularly in the Payran neighborhood. Principal environmental noise sources are U.S. Route 101, Petaluma Boulevard, Washington Street and other major arteries.

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