List of local winds
This is a list of names given to winds local to specific regions.
Africa
- Berg wind, a seasonal katabatic wind blowing down the Great Escarpment from the high central plateau to the coast in South Africa.
- Cape Doctor, often persistent and dry south-easterly wind that blows on the South African coast from spring to late summer.
- Haboob, a sandstorm's fast moving wind which causes cold temperature over the area from where it passes. It mainly passes through Sudan.
- Harmattan, a dry wind that blows from the northeast, bringing dust from the Sahara south toward the Gulf of Guinea.
- Khamsin and similar winds named Haboob in the Sudan, Aajej in southern Morocco, Ghibli in Libya and Tunisia, Harmattan in the western Maghreb, Sirocco, a south wind from the Sahara and Simoom in the Arabian Peninsula.
- ''Tsiokantimo''
Asia
Central Asia
Eastern Asia
- Buran
- Karakaze
- East Asian Monsoon, known in China and Taiwan as meiyu, in Korea as jangma, and in Japan as tsuyu when advancing northwards in the spring and when retreating southwards in autumn.
- ''Oroshi''
Northern Asia
- Barguzin wind
- ''Sarma''
Southeast Asia
- Amihan
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Southern Asia
- Elephanta
- Norwester or Kalbaishakhi
- Kali Andhi or simply Andhi
- Loo
- Mango showers
- Pachua
- *''Monsoon of South Asia''
Western Asia
The Americas
Latin America and the Caribbean
Caribbean
Mexico
- Cordonazo, also referred to as el cordonazo de San Francisco or the Lash of St Francis
- Coromuel
- ''Norte''
Central America
- Papagayo
- Tehuantepecer, or ''Tehuano wind''
South America
- Abrolhos
- Caju
- Nordeste
- Carpinteiro
- Garua, la garúa, or garoa
- Minuano
- Zonda wind
- Pampero, very strong wind that blows from the sea over the Rio de la Plata into the Pampa, generally accompanied with a thick line of squalls, with severe rains, hail and thunderstorm.
- Puelche
- Sudestada,
- ''Williwaw''
North America
- Alberta Clipper
- Brookings Effect
- Chinook
- Diablo
- The Hawk
- Jarbo Gap Wind
- Montreal Express
- Nigeq
- Nor'easter and the east coast of Canada )
- Texas Norther
- Piteraq
- Santa Ana winds
- Santa Lucia winds
- Squamish
- Les Suêtes high speed southeasterly winds
- Sundowner,
- Washoe Zephyr
- Williwaw
- Witch of November, or November Witch
- ''Wreckhouse, [Newfoundland and Labrador|Wreckhouse]''
Europe
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- Bise
- Böhm
- Bora
- Burle
- Cers
- Cierzo
- Crivăț
- Etesian or Meltem
- Euroclydon
- Föhn or foehn.
- Gregale
- Halny
- Helm
- Košava
- Viento de Levante or Levanter
- Leste
- Leveche
- Libeccio
- Llevantades
- Lodos
- Maestro
- Marin
- Mistral
- Nordés
- Ostro
- Poniente, ponente, or ponent
- Sirocco
- Solano
- Tramontane
- Vendavel
- Murlan
- ''Winds of Provence''
Oceania
Australia
Hawaii
- ''Kona''
New Guinea
- ''Warm Braw''