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

Mediterranean climate

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

Cloud
cover
(oktas)

Wind
speed
(kn)
Wind
direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
BARCELONA 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
ATHENS 
17.8
7
6
160
cloudy
N
CAPE TOWN 
17.0
3
13
210
mist
N
LOS ANGELES 
15.0
6
5
260
mist
D
ADELAIDE 
19.1
7
10
260
cloudy
D
ISTANBUL/ATATURK 
13.2
3
5
200
partly cloudy
N
ANKARA 
1.8
0
1
80
mist
N
MILANO/LINATE 
4.0
5
3
320
partly cloudy
N
MADRID 
2.1
7
2
130
cloudy
N
LISBON 
7.4
2
10
330
clear
N
BARI 
8.1
0
5
250
clear
N
TUNIS 
9.9
2
2
310
clear
N
PERTH AIRPORT 
21.0
6
5
210
haze
D
AUGUSTA CAPE LEEUWIN 
16.7
-999
16
80
D
SANTIAGO 
21.4
7
6
180
cloudy
N
             

Temperate climate

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

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
LONDON (HEATHROW) 
4.1
8
9
310
cloudy
N
COPENHAGEN 
4.8
8
21
30
rain
N
MOSCOW 
1.2
8
4
140
mist
N
BOSTON (MASS) 
8.9
2
10
200
clear
N
VANCOUVER 
10.2
8
5
90
rain
D
MIAMI 
20.0
6
4
20
cloudy
N
CHICARGO/ O'HARE 
-4.4
8
12
290
snow
N
ROSARIO AERO 
18.0
1
5
180
clear
N
DURBAN INT AIRPORT 
20.5
0
5
30
clear
N
FRANKFURT MAIN AIRPORT 
3.0
7
6
210
rain
N
CHRISTCHURCH AERO AWS 
23.1
-999
12
80
D
HOBART AIRPORT 
15.4
4
19
300
partly cloudy
D
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO AWS 
24.1
1
5
70
sunny
D
HARBIN 
-6.1
2
6
250
sunny
D
HONG KONG INT AIRPORT 
17.1
1
4
130
sunny
D
             

Polar climate

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

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
WRANGEL ISLAND (E. SIBERIA)  
-16.9
8
6
20
snow
N
MURMANSK  
1.8
6
8
200
cloudy
N
GODTHAAB (GREENLAND) 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
COPPERMINE (N.W.T. CANADA) 
-19.9
7
8
350
snow
N
BARROW (ALASKA)  
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
MAGADAN 
-8.2
8
10
50
snow shower
D
ARCHANGELSK 
1.5
8
4
170
drizzle
N
ST PETERSBURG 
5.2
8
6
180
cloudy
N
ST JOHNS 
6.7
8
28
180
rain shower
N
IQALUIT 
-10.2
6
17
330
cloudy
N
BAKER LAKE 
-14.1
8
13
360
snow
N
YELLOWKNIFE 
-9.1
8
3
310
snow
N
SVALBARD AIRPORT 
-10.9
7
12
150
snow
N
TRONDHEIM/VAERNES 
-5.9
2
4
110
clear
N
REYKJAVIK (KEFLAVIK) 
-4.7
0
11
70
clear
N
             

Tropical climate

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

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
SINGAPORE 
26.4
7
3
350
haze
D
MOMBASA 
24.4
1
6
270
clear
N
NAIROBI 
16.2
5
5
60
partly cloudy
N
BALI  
28.0
8
3
260
cloudy
D
RECIFE (BRAZIL) 
27.6
5
8
50
partly cloudy
N
KINGSTON/NORAM MANLEY 
-999.0
7
11
100
cloudy
N
TEGUCIGALPA 
23.5
2
5
20
haze
N
BELIZE 
24.3
7
12
340
cloudy
N
SAO PAULO AEROPORTA 
26.2
3
2
80
partly cloudy
N
BRASILIA AEROPORTA 
21.7
7
5
320
cloudy
N
LOME 
28.3
7
4
260
cloudy
N
HA NOI 
13.8
0
2
270
sunny
D
COCHIN *
26.4
4
-999
-999
partly cloudy
N
GAYNA *
18.0
0
-999
-999
haze
N
CAIRNS 
29.5
7
7
150
cloudy
D
             

Arid climate

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

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
RIYADH *
13.0
0
-999
-999
clear
N
CAIRO 
15.6
0
2
60
clear
N
ALICE SPINGS 
33.3
2
12
350
sunny
D
TUCSON (ARIZONA) 
22.8
0
3
350
sunny
D
WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA) 
20.5
5
4
350
partly cloudy
N
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 
10.6
0
7
340
clear
N
DALLAS - FORT WORTH AIRPORT 
8.3
2
8
310
clear
N
LIMA - CALLAO/AEROP 
20.1
7
9
170
cloudy
N
KASHI 
-1.9
0
2
180
clear
N
IN SALAH 
6.0
3
7
210
partly cloudy
N
AGADES(Z) *
28.3
2
8
100
clear
N
KARACHI AIRPORT *
21.5
0
4
50
clear
N
NEWMAN AERO 
31.7
6
5
210
cloudy
D
CARNARVON 
23.6
1
7
250
haze
D
TOWNSVILLE AERO 
30.2
2
10
60
sunny
D
             
* denotes that the observations were taken within the last 5 hours.