Hot winds:-
1. Fohn - Warm & dry local winds blowing on leeward side of Alps in Switzerland.
2. Chinook- Warm & dry local winds blowing on leeward side of Rockies in USA
3. Harmattan - Blowing from east & northeast towards west in Sahara
4. Brickfielder - Victoria province of Australia
5. Black Roller- Great plains of USA
6. Shamal- Mesopotamia & Persian Gulf
7. Norwester- New Zealand
8. Sirocco - From Sahara over Mediterranean. Known as khamsin in Egypt, Chili in Tunisia, Gibli in Libya, Levech in Spain & Leste in Madiera & Morocco.
9. Simoom - Warm & dry dusty wind in the Arabian desert
10. Santa Ana- S. California – blowing out of Santa Ana canyon
11. Yamo - A warm & dry wind in Japan
12. Zonda - A warm & dry wind of the Andean valleys in Argentina
13. Tramontane - A warm wind of central Europe.
14. Samun - Warm wind in Iran
15. Karaburan - Hot dusty wind in central Asia – Tarim basin, Mongolia.
16. Berg- hot dry wind blowing from interior in South Africa.
17. Shamal - A hot wind of Iraq and the Persian gulf
18. Austru - Dry blows from the lee side of the mountains in Romania (much like fohn).
19. Almwind - Local name of fohn that blows in Hungary & Poland over Tatra mountains.
