Today on Interesting Thing of the Day I wrote about the Chinook winds of the Western US and Canada. There are many other famous winds around the world; below are a few of the best-known ones. If I haven’t included your favorite, feel free to add it in the comments section.
- Bora: Adriatic, Greece, Russia, Turkey
- Brickfielder: Australia
- Chinook: Western USA and Canada
- Föhn: Central Europe (the Alps)
- Halny: Carpathian mountains
- Hamsin: Middle East
- Harmattan: West Africa
- Mistral: Southern France and Italy
- Monsoon: South Asia
- Santa Ana: Southern California
- Sirocco: North Africa and Southern Europe
March 7th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Question for you, What is the “Catabatic Wind” and where dose it occer and what is the source?
March 11th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Marv, a quick google search reveals some interesting starting points, like … – http://www.thefreedictionary.com/catabatic – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katabatic_wind (I couldn’t check this link – is blocked for China by some maniacs!) – http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1274.html – http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/WeatherSat.html
January 19th, 2008 at 12:14 am
The folks in Cape Town look forward to the wind known as the Cape Doctor to clear out the polluted air that gathers whenever the wind goes calm, which isn’t very often.
April 24th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
In Sydney we get “southerly busters” from the South West and “Black nor’easters” from the North East. Both strong storm front winds.
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Australia has the ‘Fremantle Doctor’ in Perth, Western Australia.
According to the CIA Factbook:
“The invigorating sea breeze known as the ‘Fremantle Doctor’ affects the city of Perth on the west coast, and is one of the most consistent winds in the world”.