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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
256 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         74   1229 PM  95    1927  69      5       82       
  MINIMUM         44    526 AM  35    1924  47     -3       50       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.20 1993   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.25  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      6.49                     13.89  -7.40    11.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.61                      9.97  -7.36    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            6                         6      0                
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       177     59                
  SINCE MAR 1    911                       800    111                
  SINCE JUL 1   2832                      2532    300                
                                                                     
 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    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        36      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2002...........SUNRISE   553 AM PDT   SUNSET   805 PM PDT   
MAY 25 2002...........SUNRISE   552 AM PDT   SUNSET   806 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.