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

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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   1257 PM  97    1939  75     -6       68       
  MINIMUM         48    354 AM  41    1954  53     -5       54       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.01 1993   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20      T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.02                      0.28  -0.26     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                     10.37  -7.75    10.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             0.0  2001   0.0   MM        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            6                         2      4                
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        40     14                
  SINCE SEP 1     54                        40     14                
  SINCE JUL 1    209                       157     52                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        23     -9                
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        23     -9                
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        90    -60                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
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           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75       102      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        42      1978                    
                                                                     
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.