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== Intensity and duration == Many dust devils are usually small and weak, often less than 3 feet (0.9 m) in diameter with maximum winds averaging about 45 miles per hour (70 km/h), and they often dissipate less than a minute after forming. On rare occasions, a dust devil can grow very large and intense, sometimes reaching a diameter of up to 300 feet (90 m) with winds in excess of 60 mph (100 km/h+) and can last for upwards of 20 minutes before dissipating.<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Arizona Vacation Planner | title=Dust Devils: Ephemeral Whirlwinds Can Stir Up Trouble | url=http://www.arizona-vacation-planner.com/dust-devils.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718220124/http://www.arizona-vacation-planner.com/dust-devils.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-07-18 | access-date=2007-10-05}}</ref> Because of their small diameter, [[Coriolis force]] is not significant in the dust devil itself so dust devils with [[anticyclonic rotation]] do occur.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://stormtrack.org/community/threads/anti-cyclonic-dust-devil.4270/ | title=Anti-Cyclonic Dust Devil? | date=30 May 2005 | access-date=29 April 2022 | archive-date=6 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406175115/https://stormtrack.org/community/threads/anti-cyclonic-dust-devil.4270/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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