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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
200 AM PDT FRI SEP 17 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         74    126 PM  99    1939  75     -1       71       
  MINIMUM         56    653 AM  40    1970  53      3       51       
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17 1989   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.63                     10.33  -4.70     5.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2                
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        32    -26                
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        32    -26                
  SINCE JUL 1     67                       149    -82                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        19     28                
  SINCE SEP 1     47                        19     28                
  SINCE JAN 1    106                        86     20                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        39      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2004.....SUNRISE   647 AM PDT   SUNSET   705 PM PDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2004.....SUNRISE   647 AM PDT   SUNSET   704 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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