Santa Ana Winds
The Santa Ana winds are strong, extremely dry offshore winds that characteristically sweeps across Southern California and northern Baja California during late fall into winter season. They range from hot to cold, depending on the prevailing temperatures in the source region, the Great Basin and upper Mojave Desert. Nevertheless, the winds are notorious for causing hot, dry weather due to compressional heating of the lower atmosphere.
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