Silicon Valley (Issue 3)

Bare Facts

Little-known fact: Steven Spielberg attended Saratoga High School, near San Jose.

Average temperatures: For San Jose, the "capital of Silicon Valley"—January: high 58°F, low 41°F; July: high 82°F, low 57°F. More than 300 sunny days a year and a mean annual rainfall of 14.4 inches.

Size: 1,500 square miles for the entire valley.

Population: Santa Clara County—1,668,309 (2001); San Mateo County—702,020 (2001).

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