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Originally Posted by qole
Yes, I meant the same effect (it's obviously not called chinook in Europe). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind#Local_examples
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Originally Posted by qole
I grew up in Southern Alberta, where Chinooks were a welcome sight in winter. +40 degree Celsius temperature swings in a matter of hours! All the snow would melt and it would be spring-like in January. We would go out for slurpees at 7-11 to celebrate.
Chinook is a wind from Western Canada.
Every now and then, in the depths of winter, the Chinook will blow and devour the snow. It is said that the Chinook works so fast that, if you try to get home when you notice the wind blowing, the front of your sleigh's runners will be on snow, and the back ends of your runners will be dragging in the dirt.