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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
159 AM PDT THU MAY 6 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         75   1245 PM  92    1953  68      7       64       
  MINIMUM         47    902 PM  32    1975  45      2       44       
  AVERAGE         61                        57      4       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1998   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     1.06    
  SINCE JUL 1      8.75                     13.70  -4.95    12.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.63                      9.78  -4.15     5.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM       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        4                         8     -4                
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        44    -30                
  SINCE MAR 1    476                       668   -192                
  SINCE JUL 1   2383                      2462    -79                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0                
  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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        35      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   606 AM PDT   SUNSET   752 PM PDT   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   605 AM PDT   SUNSET   752 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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