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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
200 PM PST FRI DEC 31 2004

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2004...
VALID AS OF 0200 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         56   1141 AM  81    1980  64     -8       62       
  MINIMUM         50    743 AM  27    1975  38     12       34       
  AVERAGE         53                        51      2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.98R         0.46 1976   0.07   0.91     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.95                      1.84   2.11     1.29    
  SINCE JUL 1      6.98                      3.92   3.06     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.61                     14.01  -1.40     8.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        14     -2                
  MONTH TO DATE  407                       422    -15                
  SINCE DEC 1    407                       422    -15                
  SINCE JUL 1   1081                      1038     43                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0                
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0                
  SINCE JAN 1    118                       121     -3                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        77      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        24      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2004......SUNRISE   709 AM PST   SUNSET   501 PM PST   
JANUARY  1 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM PST   SUNSET   502 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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