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 Winds

Where do these guys blow?

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 Name of the Wind Location
29.
Libeccio
 
 
AnswerSouthwesterly towards Italy
28.
Gregale
 
 
AnswerNortheasterly from Greece
27.
Nor'wester
 
 
AnswerA wind that brings rain to the West Coast of New Zealand, and warm dry winds (and bad tempers for some) to the East Coast of New Zealand
26.
Marin
 
 
AnswerSouth-easterly from Mediterranean to France
25.
Bora
 
 
AnswerNortheasterly from eastern Europe to northeastern Italy
24.
Kosava
 
 
AnswerStrong and cold southeasterly season wind in Serbia
23.
Fohn
 
 
AnswerWarm dry southerly off the northern side of the Alps and the North Italy
22.
Alize
 
 
AnswerNortheasterly across central Africa and the Caribbean
21.
Tramontane
 
 
AnswerCold northwesterly from the Pyrenees or northeasterly from the Alps to the Mediterranean, similar to Mistral
20.
Halny
 
 
AnswerIn northern Carpathians
19.
Bayamo
 
 
AnswerA violent wind on Cuba's southern coast
18.
Khamsin
 
 
AnswerSoutheasterly from north Africa to the eastern Mediterranean
17.
Harmattan
 
 
AnswerDry northerly wind across central Africa
16.
Khazri
 
 
AnswerCold north wind in the Absheron Peninsula
15.
Simoom
 
 
AnswerStrong, dry, desert wind that blows in the Sahara, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the desert of Arabia
14.
Santa Ana Winds
 
 
AnswerSouthern California
13.
Sirocco
 
 
AnswerSoutherly from north Africa to southern Europe
12.
Chinook
 
 
AnswerWarm dry westerly off the Rocky Mountains
11.
Vendavel
 
 
AnswerWesterly through Strait of Gibraltar
10.
Southerly Buster
 
 
AnswerRapidly arriving low pressure cell that dramatically cools Sydney, Australia during summer
9.
Abroholos
 
 
AnswerSmall frequent wind that occurs from May through August between Cabo de Sao Tome and Cabo Frio on the coast of Brazil
8.
Pampero
 
 
AnswerVery strong blows in the Pampa, Argentina
7.
Fremantle Doctor
 
 
AnswerAfternoon sea breeze from the Indian Ocean which cools Perth, Western Australia during summer
6.
Levanter
 
 
AnswerEasterly through Strait of Gibraltar
5.
Mistral
 
 
AnswerCold northerly from central France and the Alps to Mediterranean
4.
Etesian or Meltemi
 
 
AnswerNortherly across Greece and Turkey
3.
Solano
 
 
AnswerAnother name for the Levanter
2.
Nor'easter
 
 
AnswerA strong storm with winds from the northeast in the eastern United States, especially New England
1.
Zonda Wind
 
 
AnswerOn the eastern slope of the Andes in Argentina
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