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The tables below show overseas observational data for Thursday 4 December, 2008 18:00 GMT.

Mediterranean climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 18:00 GMT
Station name
Temp
°C

Cloud
cover
(oktas)

Wind
speed
(kn)
Wind
direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
BARCELONA 
10.7
7
9
250
cloudy
N
ATHENS 
18.0
2
10
150
clear
N
CAPE TOWN 
18.6
3
19
180
partly cloudy
N
LOS ANGELES 
16.7
4
3
360
haze
D
ADELAIDE 
18.4
7
15
280
cloudy
N
ISTANBUL/ATATURK 
16.4
4
3
110
partly cloudy
N
ANKARA 
1.1
0
3
360
mist
N
MILANO/LINATE 
3.6
6
2
270
cloudy
N
MADRID 
8.1
8
16
230
cloudy
N
LISBON 
13.9
8
6
240
drizzle
N
BARI 
7.2
6
4
230
cloudy
N
TUNIS 
12.9
3
3
240
partly cloudy
N
PERTH AIRPORT 
16.3
6
8
190
rain shower
N
AUGUSTA CAPE LEEUWIN 
15.2
-999
14
230
N
SANTIAGO 
31.0
0
5
90
sunny
D
             

Temperate climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 18:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
LONDON (HEATHROW) 
7.1
8
14
230
cloudy
N
COPENHAGEN 
4.0
8
18
140
cloudy
N
MOSCOW 
7.4
8
4
200
mist
N
BOSTON (MASS) 
12.2
8
16
250
cloudy
D
VANCOUVER 
4.1
2
5
110
sunny
D
MIAMI 
23.9
4
4
70
partly cloudy
D
CHICARGO/ O'HARE 
-6.7
2
7
260
sunny
D
ROSARIO AERO 
26.9
4
6
70
partly cloudy
D
DURBAN INT AIRPORT 
22.0
8
8
130
rain
N
FRANKFURT MAIN AIRPORT 
6.1
7
12
200
recent rain
N
CHRISTCHURCH AERO AWS 
10.3
-999
4
260
N
HOBART AIRPORT 
11.6
7
5
340
cloudy
N
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO AWS 
20.7
6
10
20
cloudy
N
HARBIN 
-17.8
0
6
250
clear
N
HONG KONG INT AIRPORT 
18.7
7
8
20
cloudy
N
             

Polar climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 18:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
WRANGEL ISLAND (E. SIBERIA)  
-16.7
7
20
350
drifting snow
N
MURMANSK  
0.2
6
2
360
cloudy
N
GODTHAAB (GREENLAND) 
-1.6
8
25
140
snow
N
COPPERMINE (N.W.T. CANADA) 
-25.1
6
15
240
recent snow
N
BARROW (ALASKA)  
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
MAGADAN 
-4.0
8
4
110
snow shower
N
ARCHANGELSK 
1.6
8
8
150
rain
N
ST PETERSBURG 
3.5
8
8
220
cloudy
N
ST JOHNS 
0.6
8
14
280
cloudy
D
IQALUIT 
-11.8
8
4
130
cloudy
D
BAKER LAKE 
-23.6
7
16
320
snow
D
YELLOWKNIFE 
-18.0
8
6
90
snow
D
SVALBARD AIRPORT 
-5.6
7
8
360
cloudy
N
TRONDHEIM/VAERNES 
-2.8
1
4
120
clear
N
REYKJAVIK (KEFLAVIK) 
0.4
5
16
360
partly cloudy
N
             

Tropical climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 18:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
SINGAPORE 
25.5
7
-999
-999
haze
N
MOMBASA 
27.3
1
8
70
clear
N
NAIROBI 
19.0
0
11
50
clear
N
BALI  
25.2
4
-999
-999
partly cloudy
N
RECIFE (BRAZIL) 
30.5
0
15
50
sunny
D
KINGSTON/NORAM MANLEY 
-999.0
6
-999
200
cloudy
D
TEGUCIGALPA 
22.7
7
10
10
haze
D
BELIZE 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
SAO PAULO AEROPORTA 
20.1
5
2
190
partly cloudy
D
BRASILIA AEROPORTA 
25.9
7
4
330
cloudy
D
LOME 
29.0
7
6
220
cloudy
N
HA NOI 
20.5
8
4
290
cloudy
N
COCHIN 
26.4
3
-999
-999
haze
N
GAYNA 
15.6
0
-999
-999
mist
N
CAIRNS 
23.3
1
12
100
clear
N
             

Arid climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 18:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
RIYADH 
15.0
0
6
360
clear
N
CAIRO 
22.6
0
5
130
haze
N
ALICE SPINGS 
26.1
5
13
200
partly cloudy
N
TUCSON (ARIZONA) 
16.7
0
6
150
sunny
D
WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA) 
25.1
7
4
180
cloudy
N
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 
10.0
8
12
360
cloudy
D
DALLAS - FORT WORTH AIRPORT 
7.8
0
16
30
sunny
D
LIMA - CALLAO/AEROP 
22.9
8
9
180
cloudy
D
KASHI 
-2.8
0
2
250
clear
N
IN SALAH 
13.3
3
10
20
partly cloudy
N
AGADES(Z) 
28.8
7
8
280
cloudy
N
KARACHI AIRPORT 
23.5
0
2
230
clear
N
NEWMAN AERO 
29.1
-999
8
330
N
CARNARVON 
20.3
-999
19
180
N
TOWNSVILLE AERO 
24.7
6
4
210
cloudy
N
             
* denotes that the observations were taken within the last 5 hours.