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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
209 AM PST TUE MAR 11 2003

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 2003...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         75    126 PM  90    1934  64     11       66       
  MINIMUM         40    645 AM  30    1935  43     -3       39       
  AVERAGE         58                        54      4       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.02 1995   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.12  -1.06     0.47    
  SINCE JUL 1      8.76                     10.91  -2.15     5.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.12                      6.99  -4.87     2.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1996                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        11     -4                
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       110     24                
  SINCE MAR 1    134                       110     24                
  SINCE JUL 1   1803                      1904   -101                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0                
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0                
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        31      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2003.........SUNRISE   618 AM PST   SUNSET   606 PM PST   
MARCH 12 2003.........SUNRISE   617 AM PST   SUNSET   607 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.