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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
158 AM PST TUE MAR 30 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         79   1115 AM  87    1934  66     13       76       
  MINIMUM         48    551 AM  29    1975  43      5       40       
  AVERAGE         64                        54     10       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.38 1982   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.81  -2.26     1.50    
  SINCE JUL 1      8.75                     12.60  -3.85    10.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.63                      8.68  -3.05     3.56    
                                                                     
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                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        10     -9                
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       313   -129                
  SINCE MAR 1    184                       313   -129                
  SINCE JUL 1   2091                      2107    -16                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2                
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2                
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        31      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2004.........SUNRISE   551 AM PST   SUNSET   622 PM PST   
MARCH 31 2004.........SUNRISE   549 AM PST   SUNSET   623 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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