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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
158 AM PDT SAT JUL 31 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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         73   1240 PM 103    1930  74     -1       78       
  MINIMUM         56   1244 AM  43    1920  54      2       60       
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.16 1966   0.00   0.00     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  SINCE JUL 1      0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.63                     10.12  -4.49     5.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2                
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        67    -28                
  SINCE JUN 1    172                       202    -30                
  SINCE JUL 1     39                        67    -28                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        22     -9                
  SINCE JUN 1     13                        32    -19                
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        41      2                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        42      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2004..........SUNRISE   611 AM PDT   SUNSET   805 PM PDT   
AUGUST  1 2004........SUNRISE   612 AM PDT   SUNSET   804 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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