LocalWinds

1    Chinook    Hot, dry wind in Rockies, also called 'snow eater'.

2    Foehn     Hot, dry wind in the Alps

3    Khamsin    Hot, dry wind in Egypt.

4    Sirocco     Hot, moist wind from Sahara to Mediterranean Sea

5    Solano     Hot, moist wind from Sahara towards Iberian Peninsula

6    Harmattan    Hot, dry wind blowing outwards from the interior of W.Africa, also called Guinea Doctor.

7    Bora     Cold, dry wind blowing outwards from Hungary to the north of Italy (near Adriatic Sea).

8    Mistral     Very cold wind, which blows from the Alps over France

9    Punas     Cold, dry wind blowing down towards the western side of Andes.

10    Blizzard     Very cold winds in Tundra region

11    Purga     Cold wind in Russian tundra

12    Levanter    Cold wind in Spain

13    Norwester    Hot wind in New Zealand

14    Santa Ana    Hot wind in S. California in USA.