Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Its estimated 2015 population of 72,292 made it the second-largest city in Stanislaus County after Modesto.GeographyTurlock lies in Stanislaus County, at (37.505725, -120.849019), between Modesto, California and Merced, California, at the intersection of State Route 99 and State Route 165. Its elevation is about 31 m (101 ft) above MSL. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.9sqmi, all land.ClimateTurlock has hot, mostly dry summers and cool, wet winters. Average January temperatures are a maximum of 53.7F and a minimum of 38.1F. Average July temperatures are a maximum of 104.4F and a minimum of 62.6F. There are an average of 78.0 days with highs of 90F or higher and an average of 19.8 days with lows of 32F or lower. The record high temperature was 114F on July 9, 1896. The record low temperature was 18F on January 21, 1922, and December 19, 1924.The average annual precipitation is 11.88in. There are an average of 48 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1983 with 27.03in and the dryest year was 1953 with 5.32in. The most precipitation in one month was 8.47in in February 1998. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 2.70in pm December 11, 1906. Although snow is very rare in Turlock, 3.0in fell in January 1922 and 2.0in fell in February 1976.
