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harmattan, an easterly wind which occasionally blows during the dry season (December, January, February) on the west coast of Africa, coming off the land, instead of the more normal wind which blows off the sea. It is a very dry wind, usually accompanied by dust storms the wind has picked up from the desert. It is sometimes also known as the ‘doctor’, as it is cooler than the normal temperatures of the coast.

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