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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
550 PM PST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         63   1230 PM  85    1978  64     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         39    439 AM  32    1920  43     -4       50       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.60 1991   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.83  -0.96     0.30    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.75                     11.62   4.13     8.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.77                      7.70   1.07     5.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           14                        11      3                
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       187    -46                
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       187    -46                
  SINCE JUL 1   1923                      1981    -58                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0                
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0                
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE SANTA MARIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        32      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM PST   SUNSET   611 PM PST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM PST   SUNSET   612 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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