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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
256 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 2002...
VALID AS OF 0200 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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   1212 PM  87    1935  74      0       71       
  MINIMUM         51    535 AM  48    1970  55     -4       55       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          0.11 1961   0.00   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.00   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      0.01                      0.03  -0.02     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.61                     10.12  -7.51    10.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  1995   0.0    0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0     MM       
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0     MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0     MM       
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         1      1                
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        15      3                
  SINCE JUN 1    239                       218     21                
  SINCE JUL 1     83                        83      0                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3                
  SINCE JUN 1     12                        38    -26                
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        47    -31                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        49      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2002........SUNRISE   618 AM PDT   SUNSET   755 PM PDT   
AUGUST 11 2002........SUNRISE   619 AM PDT   SUNSET   754 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.