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harmattan

noun as in dust storm

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The mean temperature in the dry season, when the “harmattan” is frequent, is 62 Fahr., in the wet season 86.

The Harmattan, a very dry east wind from the African continent, occasionally makes itself felt.

A hot wind, like the harmattan of the Guinea coast, rose and drove the sand before it in clouds.

This harmattan, by the way, is a bit of a meteorological mystery.

The harmattan prevails for several days in succession, and alternates with winds from the south and south-west.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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