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The tables below show overseas observational data for Monday 1 December, 2008 18:00 GMT.

Mediterranean climate

Monday 1 December, 2008 18:00 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 
17.4
6
5
170
cloudy
N
CAPE TOWN 
17.8
6
16
210
cloudy
N
LOS ANGELES 
16.7
4
-999
-999
partly cloudy
D
ADELAIDE 
15.4
2
13
250
clear
N
ISTANBUL/ATATURK 
14.0
4
4
260
partly cloudy
N
ANKARA 
2.6
9
6
40
fog
N
MILANO/LINATE 
4.8
6
3
320
cloudy
N
MADRID 
4.4
6
6
280
cloudy
N
LISBON 
7.6
2
6
340
clear
N
BARI 
12.1
0
8
220
clear
N
TUNIS 
11.7
3
2
90
partly cloudy
N
PERTH AIRPORT 
12.0
2
1
170
clear
N
AUGUSTA CAPE LEEUWIN 
15.5
-999
12
140
N
SANTIAGO 
23.2
8
3
90
rain
D
             

Temperate climate

Monday 1 December, 2008 18:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
LONDON (HEATHROW) 
3.5
8
7
290
cloudy
N
COPENHAGEN 
4.8
8
10
60
mist
N
MOSCOW 
1.1
8
4
160
mist
N
BOSTON (MASS) 
15.6
4
15
220
partly cloudy
D
VANCOUVER 
8.3
9
9
100
fog
D
MIAMI 
20.6
8
7
330
cloudy
D
CHICARGO/ O'HARE 
-2.8
8
17
320
snow
D
ROSARIO AERO 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
DURBAN INT AIRPORT 
22.2
8
11
50
cloudy
N
FRANKFURT MAIN AIRPORT 
3.7
8
8
220
cloudy
N
CHRISTCHURCH AERO AWS 
13.5
-999
4
30
N
HOBART AIRPORT 
11.4
5
8
350
partly cloudy
N
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO AWS 
16.2
4
7
250
partly cloudy
N
HARBIN 
-2.6
8
8
250
snow
N
HONG KONG INT AIRPORT 
16.0
0
6
150
clear
N
             

Polar climate

Monday 1 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)  
-17.5
8
8
20
snow
N
MURMANSK  
2.2
7
8
190
recent snow
N
GODTHAAB (GREENLAND) 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
COPPERMINE (N.W.T. CANADA) 
-17.4
8
7
10
snow
N
BARROW (ALASKA)  
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
MAGADAN 
-10.3
8
8
50
snow shower
N
ARCHANGELSK 
1.6
8
6
200
cloudy
N
ST PETERSBURG 
4.8
8
8
190
rain
N
ST JOHNS 
4.3
8
15
180
rain shower
D
IQALUIT 
-10.1
8
22
330
fog
D
BAKER LAKE 
-17.9
8
16
330
snow
D
YELLOWKNIFE 
-8.9
6
-999
-999
cloudy
D
SVALBARD AIRPORT 
-10.5
7
8
140
snow
N
TRONDHEIM/VAERNES 
-2.0
5
4
130
partly cloudy
N
REYKJAVIK (KEFLAVIK) 
-1.8
4
18
40
partly cloudy
N
             

Tropical climate

Monday 1 December, 2008 18:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
SINGAPORE 
26.4
7
1
330
haze
N
MOMBASA 
27.3
2
10
120
clear
N
NAIROBI 
19.0
3
10
50
partly cloudy
N
BALI  
26.6
7
-999
-999
cloudy
N
RECIFE (BRAZIL) 
30.0
7
15
60
cloudy
D
KINGSTON/NORAM MANLEY 
-999.0
7
11
110
cloudy
D
TEGUCIGALPA 
26.8
3
10
350
haze
D
BELIZE 
27.3
7
10
20
cloudy
D
SAO PAULO AEROPORTA 
30.4
2
6
310
sunny
D
BRASILIA AEROPORTA 
27.2
6
13
280
rain
D
LOME 
29.4
7
6
220
cloudy
N
HA NOI 
15.3
0
4
340
clear
N
COCHIN 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
GAYNA 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
CAIRNS 
24.7
8
6
300
cloudy
N
             

Arid climate

Monday 1 December, 2008 18:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
RIYADH *
17.0
0
8
30
clear
N
CAIRO 
19.4
0
8
40
clear
N
ALICE SPINGS 
23.7
-999
5
270
N
TUCSON (ARIZONA) 
16.1
0
-999
-999
sunny
D
WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA) 
23.6
7
5
200
cloudy
N
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 
13.9
4
15
310
partly cloudy
D
DALLAS - FORT WORTH AIRPORT 
9.4
6
20
320
cloudy
D
LIMA - CALLAO/AEROP *
20.8
8
6
260
cloudy
D
KASHI 
0.8
1
2
360
clear
N
IN SALAH 
17.7
3
7
210
partly cloudy
N
AGADES(Z) 
28.3
2
8
100
clear
N
KARACHI AIRPORT 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
NEWMAN AERO 
29.1
6
6
200
cloudy
N
CARNARVON 
22.3
2
6
220
clear
N
TOWNSVILLE AERO 
26.4
8
3
30
cloudy
N
             
* denotes that the observations were taken within the last 5 hours.