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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
256 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2003

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         74    206 PM  91    1983  74      0       71       
  MINIMUM         56   1152 PM  44    1935  55      1       49       
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.01 1990   0.00   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.00   0.00     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      0.01                      0.03  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.80                     10.12  -4.32     2.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1995                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11                
  SINCE JUN 1    179                       214    -35                
  SINCE JUL 1     63                        79    -16                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         5      2                
  SINCE JUN 1     40                        38      2                
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        47      4                
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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     9.5                                         
                                                                     
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                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        43      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2003........SUNRISE   616 AM PDT   SUNSET   759 PM PDT   
AUGUST  8 2003........SUNRISE   617 AM PDT   SUNSET   758 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.