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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
307 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 2002...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74   1215 PM  96    1939  75     -1       67       
  MINIMUM         48    619 AM  39    1947  53     -5       53       
  AVERAGE         61                        64     -3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.16 1959   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.19  -0.19      T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.02                      0.27  -0.25     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                     10.36  -7.74    10.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2                
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        38     10                
  SINCE SEP 1     48                        38     10                
  SINCE JUL 1    203                       155     48                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        22     -8                
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        22     -8                
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        89    -59                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        41      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2002.....SUNRISE   648 AM PDT   SUNSET   701 PM PDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2002.....SUNRISE   649 AM PDT   SUNSET   700 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.