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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
600 PM PDT THU AUG 29 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         74    211 PM  88    1977  75     -1       65       
  MINIMUM         53    157 AM  45    1955  54     -1       54       
  AVERAGE         64                        65     -1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.01 1951   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      0.02                      0.06  -0.04     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                     10.15  -7.53    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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            1                         2     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        45     40                
  SINCE JUN 1    306                       248     58                
  SINCE JUL 1    150                       113     37                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        23    -21                
  SINCE JUN 1     12                        56    -44                
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        65    -49                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        43      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2002........SUNRISE   632 AM PDT   SUNSET   732 PM PDT   
AUGUST 30 2002........SUNRISE   633 AM PDT   SUNSET   731 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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