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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
305 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2002...
VALID AS OF 0200 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         65   1242 PM  90    1928  69     -4       68       
  MINIMUM         47    427 AM  33    1974  47      0       46       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.28 1994   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.18  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      6.41                     13.82  -7.41    11.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.53                      9.90  -7.37    10.79    
                                                                     
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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            9                         7      2                
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       130     44                
  SINCE MAR 1    849                       753     96                
  SINCE JUL 1   2770                      2485    285                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0                
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         5     -3                
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         6     -3                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2002...........SUNRISE   557 AM PDT   SUNSET   800 PM PDT   
MAY 18 2002...........SUNRISE   556 AM PDT   SUNSET   801 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.