Which one among the following statements regarding Chinook winds is no

1.	Which one among the following statements regarding Chinook winds is not correct?
Answer» They Rise from the Pacific Ocean After crossing the ROCKIES, they descend to the east of the mountains They bring rainfall in the Prairies These winds are beneficial to wheat cultivation Solution :Chinook winds have been observed to raise winter TEMPERATURE, often from below`-20^@`C (`-4^@`F) to as high as `10-20^@`C (`50-68^@`F) for a few hours or days, then temperatures plummet to their BASE levels. The greatest recorded temperature change in 24 hours was caused by Chinook winds on January 15, 1972, in LOMA, Montana, the temperature rose from 48 to `9^@`C (-54 to `48^@`F).

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