Cities with Greatest Drop in Barometric Pressure


The following cities are experiencing the biggest drops in barometric pressure today among our tracked cities. This is determined by finding the widest range between the highest and lowest pressures during the 24-hour period starting and ending at midnight, UTC−08:00 (Pacific Standard Time) in each city and filtering for the cities where the time of the highest pressure precedes the time of the lowest pressure.

Because each reading represents a 24-hour window of an hourly weather forecast, from 8 am today through 8 am tomorrow (local time), it is possible that the full range of the falling pressure pattern is not captured in the data. In this case, the green triangle () indicates that the highest pressure observed during this period was at the start, meaning that the pressure had likely fallen from a higher high. Conversely, the red inverted triangle () indicates that the lowest pressure forecasted during this period is at the end, meaning that the pressure will likely continue to fall beyond the lower end of the range observed. Therefore, red and/or green triangles indicate that the total drop is likely to be greater than the amount displayed.


#CityDecreaseHigh TimeLow TimeRate
1Auckland, New Zealand0.6 inHg8 am12 am tomorrow-0.037 inHg/hr
2Mexico City, Mexico0.47 inHg2 pm9 pm-0.067 inHg/hr
3Djalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo0.46 inHg8 am4 pm-0.058 inHg/hr
4Albuquerque, New Mexico0.42 inHg3 pm12 am tomorrow-0.047 inHg/hr
5El Paso, Texas0.42 inHg3 pm12 am tomorrow-0.047 inHg/hr
6Christchurch, New Zealand0.41 inHg8 am3 am tomorrow-0.022 inHg/hr
7Guadalajara, Mexico0.41 inHg2 pm11 pm-0.046 inHg/hr
8Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia0.4 inHg11 pm7 am tomorrow-0.050 inHg/hr
9St George, Utah0.39 inHg4 pm12 am tomorrow-0.049 inHg/hr
10Phoenix, Arizona0.39 inHg4 pm12 am tomorrow-0.049 inHg/hr
11São Paulo, Brazil0.39 inHg11 am7 pm-0.049 inHg/hr
12Lagos, Nigeria0.38 inHg9 am4 pm-0.054 inHg/hr
13Las Vegas, Nevada0.38 inHg4 pm12 am tomorrow-0.048 inHg/hr
14Stockholm, Sweden0.37 inHg8 am6 pm-0.037 inHg/hr
15Johannesburg, South Africa0.36 inHg8 am2 pm-0.060 inHg/hr
16Denver, Colorado0.35 inHg3 pm10 pm-0.050 inHg/hr
17Tucson, Arizona0.35 inHg4 pm12 am tomorrow-0.044 inHg/hr
18Lubbock, Texas0.34 inHg3 pm12 am tomorrow-0.038 inHg/hr
19Caracas, Venezuela0.33 inHg1 pm8 pm-0.047 inHg/hr
20Wellington, New Zealand0.33 inHg8 am4 am tomorrow-0.017 inHg/hr
Legend:
= drop began before recorded 24-hour period (8 am today)
= drop continues beyond recorded 24-hour period (8 am tomorrow)




The change and rate of change in barometric pressure is often seen as being more important than the actual pressure value. That is why on many digital barometric pressure displays, the pressure readings are accompanied by “rising” or “falling” indicators. In meteorology, falling pressure is usually a sign of worsening weather, such as an incoming storm, increasing winds, more clouds, or more precipitation.

To folks who experience migraines, joint pain, or other physical conditions that are sensitive to pressure changes, falling pressure typically feels worse than rising pressure, though changes in pressure affect people differently, and stable pressure is generally preferred to larger or more rapid changes in pressure.