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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
545 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2002

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         57    213 PM  88    1929  64     -7       61       
  MINIMUM         44    750 AM  26    1966  38      6       50       
  AVERAGE         51                        51      0       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.13          1.47 1991   0.07   0.06     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.18                      1.70   2.48     1.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      6.56                      3.78   2.78     3.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.15                     13.87  -4.72    14.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           14                        14      0                
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       394    -33                
  SINCE DEC 1    361                       394    -33                
  SINCE JUL 1   1020                      1010     10                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        26      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2002......SUNRISE   709 AM PST   SUNSET   459 PM PST   
DECEMBER 30 2002......SUNRISE   709 AM PST   SUNSET   500 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.