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The tables below show overseas observational data for Tuesday 2 December, 2008 12:00 GMT.

Mediterranean climate

Tuesday 2 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station name
Temp
°C

Cloud
cover
(oktas)

Wind
speed
(kn)
Wind
direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
BARCELONA 
11.9
4
4
330
partly cloudy
D
ATHENS 
19.8
7
6
140
cloudy
D
CAPE TOWN 
22.9
5
22
180
partly cloudy
D
LOS ANGELES 
13.3
9
-999
-999
mist
N
ADELAIDE 
16.7
6
12
230
cloudy
N
ISTANBUL/ATATURK 
17.7
0
4
140
sunny
D
ANKARA 
3.6
8
1
90
mist
D
MILANO/LINATE 
5.6
8
3
230
mist
D
MADRID 
7.9
2
16
10
sunny
D
LISBON 
11.5
1
8
10
sunny
D
BARI 
17.0
6
3
170
cloudy
D
TUNIS 
15.9
7
4
250
cloudy
D
PERTH AIRPORT 
24.3
3
9
230
partly cloudy
N
AUGUSTA CAPE LEEUWIN 
17.9
-999
17
140
N
SANTIAGO 
21.2
3
8
180
partly cloudy
D
             

Temperate climate

Tuesday 2 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
LONDON (HEATHROW) 
5.0
7
12
230
heavy shower
D
COPENHAGEN 
4.3
8
9
310
recent rain
D
MOSCOW 
2.3
8
4
150
cloudy
D
BOSTON (MASS) 
4.4
2
13
220
clear
N
VANCOUVER 
8.4
9
7
270
recent drizzle
N
MIAMI 
16.7
8
-999
-999
cloudy
N
CHICARGO/ O'HARE 
-5.6
8
8
250
snow
N
ROSARIO AERO 
15.7
1
11
180
sunny
D
DURBAN INT AIRPORT 
26.4
6
8
90
lightning
D
FRANKFURT MAIN AIRPORT 
4.0
8
8
210
rain
D
CHRISTCHURCH AERO AWS 
16.8
-999
10
310
N
HOBART AIRPORT 
11.4
7
11
330
cloudy
N
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO AWS 
22.1
1
5
30
clear
N
HARBIN 
-5.5
7
2
110
cloudy
N
HONG KONG INT AIRPORT 
20.6
1
8
90
clear
N
             

Polar climate

Tuesday 2 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
WRANGEL ISLAND (E. SIBERIA)  *
-15.9
8
-999
-999
snow
N
MURMANSK  
-4.7
7
6
200
cloudy
N
GODTHAAB (GREENLAND) 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
COPPERMINE (N.W.T. CANADA) 
-14.6
8
7
280
snow
N
BARROW (ALASKA)  
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
MAGADAN 
-5.2
8
8
60
snow shower
N
ARCHANGELSK 
3.2
8
6
230
cloudy
N
ST PETERSBURG 
4.6
8
4
120
cloudy
D
ST JOHNS 
16.2
8
26
240
rain
D
IQALUIT 
-14.5
8
2
10
fog
N
BAKER LAKE 
-17.7
8
23
350
snow
N
YELLOWKNIFE 
-12.8
8
5
310
snow
N
SVALBARD AIRPORT 
-13.2
7
8
140
snow
N
TRONDHEIM/VAERNES 
-3.8
5
2
120
partly cloudy
D
REYKJAVIK (KEFLAVIK) 
0.6
7
11
100
cloudy
D
             

Tropical climate

Tuesday 2 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
SINGAPORE 
25.3
7
4
30
mist
N
MOMBASA 
31.4
4
20
150
partly cloudy
D
NAIROBI 
26.2
4
11
50
partly cloudy
D
BALI  
27.0
7
7
240
cloudy
N
RECIFE (BRAZIL) 
30.5
4
11
30
partly cloudy
D
KINGSTON/NORAM MANLEY 
-999.0
7
-999
340
cloudy
D
TEGUCIGALPA 
17.3
7
6
20
haze
N
BELIZE 
19.0
7
4
270
rain
N
SAO PAULO AEROPORTA 
27.0
3
7
360
partly cloudy
D
BRASILIA AEROPORTA 
22.9
7
8
290
cloudy
D
LOME 
32.8
7
10
220
cloudy
D
HA NOI 
19.5
0
2
180
clear
N
COCHIN 
29.4
6
10
250
cloudy
D
GAYNA 
24.0
3
2
350
haze
N
CAIRNS 
27.0
7
5
180
cloudy
N
             

Arid climate

Tuesday 2 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
RIYADH 
22.4
0
6
30
sunny
D
CAIRO 
23.2
2
13
40
sunny
D
ALICE SPINGS 
31.4
-999
4
230
N
TUCSON (ARIZONA) 
8.9
0
6
120
clear
N
WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA) 
27.0
6
12
20
cloudy
D
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 
3.9
0
-999
-999
clear
N
DALLAS - FORT WORTH AIRPORT 
2.8
0
8
180
clear
N
LIMA - CALLAO/AEROP 
19.4
8
7
160
cloudy
D
KASHI 
11.3
0
2
40
clear
N
IN SALAH 
20.8
0
12
260
sunny
D
AGADES(Z) 
32.7
2
12
120
sunny
D
KARACHI AIRPORT 
30.5
0
2
150
sunny
D
NEWMAN AERO 
27.2
8
10
80
cloudy
N
CARNARVON 
22.7
1
11
290
clear
N
TOWNSVILLE AERO 
28.0
3
12
50
partly cloudy
N
             
* denotes that the observations were taken within the last 5 hours.