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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
616 PM PDT MON SEP 30 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         67    101 PM  96    1980  75     -8       90       
  MINIMUM         48    431 AM  38    1950  51     -3       55       
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          0.76 1983   0.01   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.31  -0.29      T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.02                      0.39  -0.37     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.61                     10.48  -7.87    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            7                         3      4                
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        70     11                
  SINCE SEP 1     81                        70     11                
  SINCE JUL 1    236                       187     49                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        33    -15                
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        33    -15                
  SINCE JAN 1     34                       100    -66                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2002.....SUNRISE   656 AM PDT   SUNSET   647 PM PDT   
OCTOBER  1 2002.......SUNRISE   657 AM PDT   SUNSET   646 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.