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

Mediterranean climate

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

Cloud
cover
(oktas)

Wind
speed
(kn)
Wind
direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
BARCELONA 
9.0
7
4
210
cloudy
N
ATHENS 
13.2
1
-999
-999
clear
N
CAPE TOWN 
16.3
2
12
170
clear
N
LOS ANGELES 
13.9
6
7
260
mist
D
ADELAIDE 
17.6
7
13
250
cloudy
D
ISTANBUL/ATATURK 
11.6
0
2
70
mist
N
ANKARA 
-0.1
2
1
20
mist
N
MILANO/LINATE 
6.2
8
6
50
rain
N
MADRID 
2.2
1
6
230
clear
N
LISBON 
6.7
4
10
320
partly cloudy
N
BARI 
12.6
0
6
150
clear
N
TUNIS 
14.1
0
11
180
clear
N
PERTH AIRPORT 
18.7
2
9
80
haze
D
AUGUSTA CAPE LEEUWIN 
17.4
-999
9
190
D
SANTIAGO *
31.6
6
5
160
cloudy
D
             

Temperate climate

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

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
LONDON (HEATHROW) 
4.2
8
10
350
rain
N
COPENHAGEN 
5.0
8
10
120
drizzle
N
MOSCOW 
1.7
8
4
150
mist
N
BOSTON (MASS) 
5.6
8
17
80
rain
N
VANCOUVER 
10.1
8
4
290
cloudy
D
MIAMI 
25.0
8
11
170
cloudy
N
CHICARGO/ O'HARE 
1.1
8
11
30
snow
N
ROSARIO AERO 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
DURBAN INT AIRPORT 
18.2
8
9
280
cloudy
N
FRANKFURT MAIN AIRPORT 
-0.6
0
4
30
clear
N
CHRISTCHURCH AERO AWS 
15.4
-999
16
80
D
HOBART AIRPORT 
14.9
3
20
300
partly cloudy
D
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO AWS 
29.1
2
13
330
sunny
D
HARBIN 
1.2
0
10
180
sunny
D
HONG KONG INT AIRPORT 
17.0
0
8
60
sunny
D
             

Polar climate

Monday 1 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)  
-15.8
8
4
60
snow
N
MURMANSK  
-3.2
6
6
180
recent snow
N
GODTHAAB (GREENLAND) 
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
COPPERMINE (N.W.T. CANADA) 
-15.7
1
4
200
clear
N
BARROW (ALASKA)  
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
MAGADAN 
-7.0
2
6
210
sunny
D
ARCHANGELSK 
0.6
8
8
150
snow
N
ST PETERSBURG 
3.5
8
4
180
cloudy
N
ST JOHNS 
4.0
8
12
260
cloudy
N
IQALUIT 
-5.0
3
5
110
partly cloudy
N
BAKER LAKE 
-20.4
0
10
340
snow
N
YELLOWKNIFE 
-10.5
8
3
260
cloudy
N
SVALBARD AIRPORT 
-14.6
1
4
140
clear
N
TRONDHEIM/VAERNES 
-0.3
8
2
100
cloudy
N
REYKJAVIK (KEFLAVIK) 
2.9
7
23
280
recent rain
N
             

Tropical climate

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

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
SINGAPORE 
26.5
7
-999
-999
haze
D
MOMBASA 
24.2
2
-999
-999
clear
N
NAIROBI 
16.5
5
6
10
partly cloudy
N
BALI  
27.5
7
-999
-999
cloudy
D
RECIFE (BRAZIL) 
27.6
4
10
50
partly cloudy
N
KINGSTON/NORAM MANLEY 
-999.0
7
11
100
cloudy
N
TEGUCIGALPA 
20.8
4
6
180
haze
N
BELIZE 
26.6
3
5
290
partly cloudy
N
SAO PAULO AEROPORTA 
19.6
7
6
140
mist
N
BRASILIA AEROPORTA 
22.1
4
4
290
partly cloudy
N
LOME 
28.1
7
2
240
cloudy
N
HA NOI 
13.6
0
4
320
sunny
D
COCHIN *
26.8
5
3
-999
partly cloudy
N
GAYNA *
15.0
0
-999
-999
haze
N
CAIRNS 
31.1
5
7
50
partly cloudy
D
             

Arid climate

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

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
RIYADH 
13.4
0
4
50
clear
N
CAIRO 
15.8
0
4
50
clear
N
ALICE SPINGS 
31.6
0
9
360
sunny
D
TUCSON (ARIZONA) 
20.6
0
-999
-999
sunny
D
WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA) 
21.1
8
12
330
cloudy
N
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 
14.4
6
9
280
cloudy
N
DALLAS - FORT WORTH AIRPORT 
12.8
0
16
320
clear
N
LIMA - CALLAO/AEROP 
20.0
5
11
160
partly cloudy
N
KASHI 
-0.7
0
4
290
clear
N
IN SALAH 
6.8
4
4
240
partly cloudy
N
AGADES(Z) *
29.7
2
10
100
clear
N
KARACHI AIRPORT *
19.0
0
-999
-999
clear
N
NEWMAN AERO 
32.8
8
13
240
cloudy
D
CARNARVON 
23.5
7
16
160
cloudy
D
TOWNSVILLE AERO 
29.9
5
9
60
partly cloudy
D
             
* denotes that the observations were taken within the last 5 hours.