Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds. They are cold, dry, down-sloping winds that warm as they descend a mountain side.

Santa Ana winds bring distinct weather to Southern California. Observing weather data, clues of past wind events are immediately clear. Nov. 12, 2023, Hawthorne, California: High 83F, with a bone ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...