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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
159 AM PDT MON MAY 3 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         92*  1155 AM  89    1970  68     24       58       
  MINIMUM         49    338 AM  31    1964  45      4       46       
  AVERAGE         71                        57     14       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 2003   0.01  -0.01     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.62    
  SINCE JUL 1      8.75                     13.67  -4.92    11.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.63                      9.75  -4.12     5.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9                
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        18    -16                
  SINCE MAR 1    464                       642   -178                
  SINCE JUL 1   2371                      2436    -65                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         0      6                
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6                
  SINCE MAR 1     30                         4     26                
  SINCE JAN 1     30                         4     26                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        87      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        34      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   609 AM PDT   SUNSET   749 PM PDT   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   608 AM PDT   SUNSET   750 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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