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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
556 PM PDT SAT AUG 17 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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         69        MM  88    1984  74     -5       71        
  MINIMUM         57        MM  46    1939  54      3       52        
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          T    1969   0.00   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.00   0.00     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.60                     10.12  -7.52    10.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         1      1                
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        22     11                
  SINCE JUN 1    254                       225     29                
  SINCE JUL 1     98                        90      8                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        11     -9                
  SINCE JUN 1     12                        44    -32                
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        53    -37                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        44      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2002........SUNRISE   623 AM PDT   SUNSET   748 PM PDT   
AUGUST 18 2002........SUNRISE   624 AM PDT   SUNSET   746 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.