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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
559 PM PDT THU SEP 5 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         82    104 PM  93    1961  75      7       70       
  MINIMUM         54    540 AM  41    1939  54      0       50       
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.05 1978   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      0.02                      0.13  -0.11     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                     10.22  -7.60    10.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1995                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2                
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        10     -7                
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        10     -7                
  SINCE JUL 1    158                       127     31                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         1      2                
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         5      2                
  SINCE SEP 1      7                         5      2                
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        72    -49                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        42      1938                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2002.....SUNRISE   637 AM PDT   SUNSET   723 PM PDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2002.....SUNRISE   638 AM PDT   SUNSET   721 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.