southerly buster

British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: southerly.  (sometimes capitals) a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature

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southerly buster

A rare "southerly buster" is known to have blown through Fairy Meadow in the moments before Cheryl Grimmer vanished.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023

The northern brickfielder is almost invariably followed by a strong "southerly buster," cloudy and cool from the ocean.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

In an hour the temperature falls 40 or 50 degs., and the air is cleared by a "southerly buster."

From Six Letters From the Colonies by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)

A wild southerly buster was blowing, bringing rain with it in floods.

From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora

I saw the southerly buster get hold of him and drive him down wind with his hand to his head, his shoulders braced, and the tails of his coat blown hard against his legs.

From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph