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This is the current conditions weather report for Santa Clara. The report was made 66 minutes ago, at 05:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 3 miles per hour / 5.6 kilometers per hour from the south southeast (150°). The temperature was 52°F / 11°C, with a dew-point at 52°F / 11°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30 inHg / 1017 hPa. The relative humidity was 72%. The skies were overcast.

Santa Clara, founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the grounds of Santa Clara University.

Santa Clara is home to both Mission College and Santa Clara University, the latter being the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of California.

Santa Clara is also home to Paramount's Great America, an amusement park operated by Paramount Parks.

Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley, and is home to the headquarters of Intel, Applied Materials, Sun Microsystems, NVIDIA, and many other high-tech companies.

The San Francisco 49ers NFL football team has its heaquarters and practice facilities in Santa Clara. On Wednesday, November 8, 2006, the 49ers announced their intention to move the team to Santa Clara, after negotiations failed with the city of San Francisco to build a new stadium.

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