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The tables below show overseas observational data for Monday 1 December, 2008 12:00 GMT.

Mediterranean climate

Monday 1 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station name
Temp
°C

Cloud
cover
(oktas)

Wind
speed
(kn)
Wind
direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
BARCELONA 
12.2
4
11
280
partly cloudy
D
ATHENS 
17.6
6
-999
-999
cloudy
D
CAPE TOWN 
26.5
5
12
200
partly cloudy
D
LOS ANGELES 
12.2
9
-999
-999
fog patches
N
ADELAIDE 
16.1
7
16
240
cloudy
N
ISTANBUL/ATATURK 
15.3
0
7
230
sunny
D
ANKARA 
11.2
2
2
280
sunny
D
MILANO/LINATE 
4.4
8
5
360
rain
D
MADRID 
5.6
6
6
250
cloudy
D
LISBON 
6.6
7
6
360
recent hail
D
BARI 
19.5
3
8
180
partly cloudy
D
TUNIS 
18.2
3
12
240
partly cloudy
D
PERTH AIRPORT 
19.7
1
11
210
clear
N
AUGUSTA CAPE LEEUWIN 
15.7
-999
10
150
N
SANTIAGO 
21.6
7
8
140
cloudy
D
             

Temperate climate

Monday 1 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
LONDON (HEATHROW) 
4.4
0
9
330
sunny
D
COPENHAGEN 
5.0
7
8
140
cloudy
D
MOSCOW 
2.9
8
4
130
mist
D
BOSTON (MASS) 
7.8
8
3
60
rain
N
VANCOUVER 
7.4
9
2
110
fog
N
MIAMI 
20.6
8
3
160
cloudy
N
CHICARGO/ O'HARE 
-2.8
8
21
330
snow
N
ROSARIO AERO 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
DURBAN INT AIRPORT 
23.6
4
15
70
partly cloudy
D
FRANKFURT MAIN AIRPORT 
3.1
8
4
170
cloudy
D
CHRISTCHURCH AERO AWS 
13.8
-999
5
30
N
HOBART AIRPORT 
11.2
3
9
340
partly cloudy
N
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO AWS 
18.5
7
21
180
cloudy
N
HARBIN 
1.3
4
6
250
partly cloudy
N
HONG KONG INT AIRPORT 
18.1
1
6
140
clear
N
             

Polar climate

Monday 1 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)  
-17.8
8
8
30
snow
N
MURMANSK  
0.0
7
8
180
snow shower
N
GODTHAAB (GREENLAND) 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
COPPERMINE (N.W.T. CANADA) 
-16.1
8
9
10
snow
N
BARROW (ALASKA)  
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
MAGADAN 
-9.1
6
2
120
cloudy
N
ARCHANGELSK 
1.5
8
6
210
cloudy
N
ST PETERSBURG 
4.6
8
10
170
cloudy
D
ST JOHNS 
2.6
4
5
210
partly cloudy
D
IQALUIT 
-6.2
8
20
330
fog
N
BAKER LAKE 
-19.8
8
16
320
snow
N
YELLOWKNIFE 
-9.4
8
4
50
cloudy
N
SVALBARD AIRPORT 
-10.2
7
2
190
snow
N
TRONDHEIM/VAERNES 
0.0
7
4
130
recent snow
D
REYKJAVIK (KEFLAVIK) 
-3.5
5
20
30
partly cloudy
D
             

Tropical climate

Monday 1 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
SINGAPORE 
26.8
7
4
10
rain
N
MOMBASA 
30.6
2
13
110
sunny
D
NAIROBI 
24.5
4
10
50
partly cloudy
D
BALI  
27.4
7
5
200
cloudy
N
RECIFE (BRAZIL) 
28.8
7
14
60
cloudy
D
KINGSTON/NORAM MANLEY 
-999.0
8
11
100
cloudy
D
TEGUCIGALPA 
12.7
2
2
160
mist
N
BELIZE 
22.1
1
5
330
clear
N
SAO PAULO AEROPORTA 
23.3
1
9
40
sunny
D
BRASILIA AEROPORTA 
21.9
6
7
260
cloudy
D
LOME 
32.4
7
10
200
cloudy
D
HA NOI 
18.0
0
2
250
clear
N
COCHIN *
32.0
4
12
270
partly cloudy
D
GAYNA *
28.0
3
-999
-999
haze
D
CAIRNS 
27.6
6
5
90
cloudy
N
             

Arid climate

Monday 1 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
RIYADH 
20.0
0
10
360
sunny
D
CAIRO 
24.6
0
10
50
sunny
D
ALICE SPINGS 
25.9
8
5
230
cloudy
N
TUCSON (ARIZONA) 
7.2
0
7
140
clear
N
WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA) 
29.1
4
10
50
partly cloudy
D
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 
10.0
6
7
280
cloudy
N
DALLAS - FORT WORTH AIRPORT 
6.1
2
17
310
clear
N
LIMA - CALLAO/AEROP 
18.9
8
5
170
cloudy
D
KASHI 
6.7
7
2
40
cloudy
N
IN SALAH 
19.8
3
3
180
partly cloudy
D
AGADES(Z) 
34.7
1
21
100
sunny
D
KARACHI AIRPORT 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
NEWMAN AERO 
34.1
-999
4
350
N
CARNARVON 
24.0
-999
9
210
N
TOWNSVILLE AERO 
27.7
4
11
40
partly cloudy
N
             
* denotes that the observations were taken within the last 5 hours.