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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
456 PM PST THU MAR 21 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         68    121 PM  86    1931  65      3       55       
  MINIMUM         40    623 AM  31    1924  43     -3       49       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.51 1987   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      2.19  -1.63     3.65    
  SINCE JUL 1      5.98                     11.98  -6.00    11.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.10                      8.06  -5.96    10.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  1996  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM       MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM       MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM       MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           11                        11      0                
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       234     53                
  SINCE MAR 1    287                       234     53                
  SINCE JUL 1   2208                      1966    242                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0                
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0                
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         1      0                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2002.........SUNRISE   604 AM PST   SUNSET   614 PM PST   
MARCH 22 2002.........SUNRISE   603 AM PST   SUNSET   615 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.