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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
201 AM PDT WED AUG 18 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         77   1121 AM  88    1984  74      3       70       
  MINIMUM         55    531 AM  46    1939  54      1       54       
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          T    1969   0.00   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.00   0.00     0.00    
  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                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        22     -1                
  SINCE JUN 1    194                       225    -31                
  SINCE JUL 1     61                        90    -29                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        11    -10                
  SINCE JUN 1     14                        44    -30                
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        53     -9                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        44      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   625 AM PDT   SUNSET   746 PM PDT   
AUGUST 19 2004........SUNRISE   625 AM PDT   SUNSET   745 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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