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CDUS46 KSMX 022158
CLISMX

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
157 PM PST THU JAN 2 2003

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2003...
VALID AS OF 0100 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         68   1259 PM  80    2001  64      4       61       
  MINIMUM         38    721 AM  20    1976  38      0       51       
  AVERAGE         53                        51      2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.53 1977   0.07  -0.07     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.22    
  SINCE JUL 1      6.65                      4.06   2.59     4.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1996                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    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                                                             
  TODAY           12                        14     -2                
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        28     -5                
  SINCE DEC 1    417                       450    -33                
  SINCE JUL 1   1076                      1066     10                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0                
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0                
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        26      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2003.......SUNRISE   710 AM PST   SUNSET   502 PM PST   
JANUARY  3 2003.......SUNRISE   710 AM PST   SUNSET   503 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.