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Cierzo See MISTRAL.
Contrastes Winds a short distance apart blowing from opposite quadrants, frequent in the spring and fall in the western Mediterranean.
It is very violent and turbulent in the Aude Valley below Carcassonne with gusts often reaching 22-25 m s−1 (50-55 mph). It is cold in winter, hot in summer, always dry and clear. A similar northerly wind in Spain is the cierzo.
 See also: Mistral, Wind, Winter, Summer, Norther
  
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