Foehn winds in Taitung send mercury up to 36.6 degrees

Under the influence of strong southwesterly winds, Dawu in eastern Taitung county experienced this year's first wave of foehn winds -- dry, strong and hot downslope winds -- at about noon Monday, with temperatures reaching a high for the year of 36.6 degrees Celsius, the Central Weather Bureau said.

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