Local Winds of World

 

Name

Nature

Location

Blizzard

Cold wind

Tundra region

Bora

Cold, dry wind

Blows from Hungary to North Italy

Calima

Dust-laden dry wind

Saharan Air Layer across the Canary Islands

Chinook (Snow eaters)

Hot, dry wind

The Rockies mountains

Elephanta

Moist wind in monsoon

Malabar coast

Foehn

Hot, dry wind

The Alps

Harmattan (Guinea Doctor)

Hot, dry wind

West Africa

Karaburun (black storm)

Hot dusty wind

Central Asia

Khamsin

Hot, dry wind

Egypt

Levanter

Cold wind

Spain

Mistral

Cold wind

The Alps and France

Norwester

Hot wind

New Zealand

Punas

Cold dry wind

The western side of Andes Mountain

Purga

Cold wind

Russia

Santa Ana

Hot wind

South California

Siroco

Hot, moist wind

Sahara to the Mediterranean Sea

Solano

Hot, moist wind

Sahara to the Iberian Peninsula