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The tables below show overseas observational data for Thursday 4 December, 2008 12:00 GMT.

Mediterranean climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station name
Temp
°C

Cloud
cover
(oktas)

Wind
speed
(kn)
Wind
direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
BARCELONA 
10.0
6
8
350
cloudy
D
ATHENS 
19.8
7
16
140
cloudy
D
CAPE TOWN 
22.3
2
24
170
sunny
D
LOS ANGELES 
15.0
8
3
80
haze
N
ADELAIDE 
20.8
7
19
340
cloudy
N
ISTANBUL/ATATURK 
18.4
3
9
100
partly cloudy
D
ANKARA 
10.1
6
6
360
cloudy
D
MILANO/LINATE 
5.7
5
2
220
mist
D
MADRID 
6.6
8
7
170
mist
D
LISBON 
14.9
7
8
260
cloudy
D
BARI 
9.5
8
18
280
cloudy
D
TUNIS 
16.0
5
11
230
partly cloudy
D
PERTH AIRPORT 
18.3
4
11
220
recent rain
N
AUGUSTA CAPE LEEUWIN 
15.8
-999
7
260
recent rain
N
SANTIAGO 
22.0
0
5
50
sunny
D
             

Temperate climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
LONDON (HEATHROW) 
8.9
0
20
260
sunny
D
COPENHAGEN 
3.8
7
12
190
cloudy
D
MOSCOW 
6.9
8
2
210
drizzle
D
BOSTON (MASS) 
4.4
6
11
220
cloudy
N
VANCOUVER 
2.6
2
2
70
clear
N
MIAMI 
17.8
4
5
80
partly cloudy
N
CHICARGO/ O'HARE 
-10.6
0
9
280
clear
N
ROSARIO AERO 
21.4
7
7
50
cloudy
D
DURBAN INT AIRPORT 
24.7
5
11
110
partly cloudy
D
FRANKFURT MAIN AIRPORT 
5.7
7
12
180
cloudy
D
CHRISTCHURCH AERO AWS 
12.4
-999
13
200
N
HOBART AIRPORT 
12.0
7
6
100
cloudy
N
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO AWS 
19.9
7
9
50
cloudy
N
HARBIN 
-14.5
7
8
270
snow
N
HONG KONG INT AIRPORT 
22.7
7
14
40
cloudy
N
             

Polar climate

Thursday 4 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)  
-17.4
3
10
360
partly cloudy
N
MURMANSK  
0.1
8
4
190
cloudy
N
GODTHAAB (GREENLAND) 
-3.1
-999
19
160
snow
N
COPPERMINE (N.W.T. CANADA) 
-26.8
0
16
230
snow
N
BARROW (ALASKA)  
-999.0
-999
-999
-999
n/a
X
MAGADAN 
-3.4
8
2
330
snow shower
N
ARCHANGELSK 
1.4
8
8
150
cloudy
N
ST PETERSBURG 
5.7
8
6
210
cloudy
D
ST JOHNS 
0.8
6
10
320
cloudy
D
IQALUIT 
-8.9
3
5
140
partly cloudy
N
BAKER LAKE 
-25.3
0
22
310
snow
N
YELLOWKNIFE 
-21.7
6
5
90
cloudy
N
SVALBARD AIRPORT 
-4.6
7
4
360
snow
N
TRONDHEIM/VAERNES 
-1.3
8
4
60
snow
D
REYKJAVIK (KEFLAVIK) 
1.4
3
14
30
partly cloudy
D
             

Tropical climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
SINGAPORE 
25.2
8
2
350
rain
N
MOMBASA 
30.5
2
18
60
sunny
D
NAIROBI 
24.9
7
13
30
cloudy
D
BALI  
27.6
6
5
240
cloudy
N
RECIFE (BRAZIL) 
31.0
5
12
60
partly cloudy
D
KINGSTON/NORAM MANLEY 
-999.0
5
-999
340
partly cloudy
D
TEGUCIGALPA 
17.3
7
7
360
haze
N
BELIZE 
21.4
7
-999
-999
cloudy
N
SAO PAULO AEROPORTA 
17.9
5
3
190
partly cloudy
D
BRASILIA AEROPORTA 
21.1
7
7
170
cloudy
D
LOME 
32.0
7
8
220
cloudy
D
HA NOI *
24.4
0
6
320
sunny
D
COCHIN 
29.4
3
6
250
partly cloudy
D
GAYNA 
22.8
0
-999
-999
haze
N
CAIRNS 
25.8
1
6
160
clear
N
             

Arid climate

Thursday 4 December, 2008 12:00 GMT
Station Name
Temp
°C

Cloud
Cover
(Oktas)

Wind
Speed
(kn)
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Weather
Day or night
RIYADH 
19.7
0
12
340
sunny
D
CAIRO 
31.5
5
7
230
haze
D
ALICE SPINGS 
28.0
-999
7
130
N
TUCSON (ARIZONA) 
7.8
0
8
150
clear
N
WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA) 
30.6
4
9
60
partly cloudy
D
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 
6.7
8
10
330
cloudy
N
DALLAS - FORT WORTH AIRPORT 
0.6
0
11
350
clear
N
LIMA - CALLAO/AEROP 
19.7
8
3
190
cloudy
D
KASHI 
-0.5
2
2
110
clear
N
IN SALAH 
15.1
4
12
60
partly cloudy
D
AGADES(Z) 
32.8
3
6
240
partly cloudy
D
KARACHI AIRPORT 
29.5
1
4
230
sunny
D
NEWMAN AERO 
35.6
1
11
360
clear
N
CARNARVON 
22.3
1
18
200
clear
N
TOWNSVILLE AERO 
26.7
1
8
80
clear
N
             
* denotes that the observations were taken within the last 5 hours.