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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
157 PM PST SUN MAR 23 2003

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         63   1200 PM  89    1926  65     -2       63       
  MINIMUM         45    129 AM  28    1933  43      2       49       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.44 1983   0.08  -0.08     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      2.36  -0.85     0.74    
  SINCE JUL 1     10.21                     12.15  -1.94     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.57                      8.23  -4.66     2.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    1995   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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                                                             
  TODAY           11                        11      0                
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       253      7                
  SINCE MAR 1    260                       253      7                
  SINCE JUL 1   1929                      2047   -118                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2003.........SUNRISE   602 AM PST   SUNSET   616 PM PST   
MARCH 24 2003.........SUNRISE   600 AM PST   SUNSET   617 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.