Sudestada

As Sudestada is called a local wind from the southeast (Spanish sudeste ) and the associated weather conditions in southern South America, especially in Argentina and Uruguay.

The Sudestada bringing moist cold air from the Atlantic well into the subtropics and shall in particular in the Pampa region for long-lasting, strong rains, which often leads to flooding. In the area of ​​the Río de la Plata he caused, for example, in Buenos Aires in the riverine flooding low-lying areas as the southeast wind pushes the water upstream. The farther she penetrates to the north west, the rainfall weaken significantly. Meteorological terms, it is at the Sudestada around the back of low pressure areas.

Sudestadas occur most frequently in winter and spring and are often harbingers of warmer periods. A strong Sudestada occurs as a rule, weather in many years in September; she was honored with the name of Santa Rosa.

• Wind
• Geography (Argentina )
• Geography (Uruguay )