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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
158 AM PST WED FEB 18 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    159 PM  89    1930  65      3       62       
  MINIMUM         41    634 AM  24    1956  42     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1980   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      1.91  -1.23     1.17    
  SINCE JUL 1      4.48                      8.47  -3.99     8.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.36                      4.55  -3.19     1.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  1996   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        12     -2                
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       209     31                
  SINCE DEC 1   1135                      1050     85                
  SINCE JUL 1   1723                      1666     57                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        29      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2004......SUNRISE   645 AM PST   SUNSET   547 PM PST   
FEBRUARY 19 2004......SUNRISE   644 AM PST   SUNSET   548 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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