pampero

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pampero A regional storm of the line-squall type which affects Argentina and Uruguay. Sometimes the storm brings rain, thunder, and lightning, and its passage is marked by a fall in temperature. The storm moves ahead of a south-westerly wind, which follows a depression.

pampero

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pampero Regional storm of the linesquall type which affects Argentina and Uruguay. Sometimes the storm brings rain, thunder, and lightning, and its passage is marked by a fall in temperature. The storm moves ahead of a south-westerly wind, which follows a depression.

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