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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
202 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         62   1103 AM  89    1925  66     -4       68       
  MINIMUM         37    708 AM  26    1978  39     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.87 1966   0.05  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.30  -0.26     0.19    
  SINCE JUL 1      2.42                      2.38   0.04     2.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.01                     12.47  -7.46    13.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2001   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      1995                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      MM      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        13      2                
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        76     -7                
  SINCE DEC 1     69                        76     -7                
  SINCE JUL 1    728                       692     36                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0                
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0                
  SINCE JAN 1     53                       121    -68                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2002......SUNRISE   656 AM PST   SUNSET   450 PM PST   
DECEMBER  8 2002......SUNRISE   657 AM PST   SUNSET   450 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.