A warm, dry wind that descends the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, capable of raising temperatures by 20°C in hours; also called a snow eater.
Named after the Chinook people of the Pacific Northwest. These föhn-type winds can melt a foot of snow in a single day. In 1943, a chinook raised Spearfish, South Dakota's temperature by 27°C in two minutes.
A wind that can melt ALL the snow in ONE DAY! In 1943, one chinook raised the temperature 49°F in TWO MINUTES! The indigenous Chinook people knew this wind intimately. It's basically a natural hair dryer for mountains! ðŸ”ï¸ðŸŒ¡ï¸
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