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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
157 AM PDT SAT SEP 18 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         73    232 PM  98    1984  75     -2       72       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  39    1927  53      6       49       
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.01 1961   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      0.00                      0.25  -0.25     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.63                     10.34  -4.71     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                        34    -28                
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        34    -28                
  SINCE JUL 1     67                       151    -84                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0                
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        20     28                
  SINCE SEP 1     48                        20     28                
  SINCE JAN 1    107                        87     20                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        39      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2004.....SUNRISE   647 AM PDT   SUNSET   704 PM PDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2004.....SUNRISE   648 AM PDT   SUNSET   702 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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