Cities with the Highest Barometric Pressure Today


The following list ranks our tracked cities by the highest highs over the course of the 24-hour period starting and ending at midnight, UTC−08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). This is determined by finding the earliest incidence of the peak sea level adjusted barometric pressure reading on the forecast for each city and then ranking each city accordingly. Generally speaking, the highest highs will occur in cities with more extreme pressure fluctuations, which are generally farther from the equator (high latitudes) and during their hemispheres’ fall or winter seasons. High barometric pressure is often observed during a phenomenon known as an anticyclone or high pressure system. On the map, high pressure regions are depicted with an ‘H’ and are shaded in red. High pressure systems are often associated with fair weather and clear skies.

Adjusted to sea level, barometric pressures over 30.2 inHg are considered to be high and pressures above 30.5 inHg are considered to be very high.


#CityPressureHigh Time
1Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia30.41 inHg1 am tomorrow
2Wellington, New Zealand30.39 inHg10 pm
3Christchurch, New Zealand30.35 inHg9 pm
4Auckland, New Zealand30.35 inHg7 am tomorrow
5Saskatoon, Canada30.33 inHg3 pm
6Dunedin, New Zealand30.32 inHg8 pm
7Regina, Canada30.31 inHg5 pm
8Billings, Montana30.31 inHg3 pm
9Rapid City, South Dakota30.3 inHg4 am tomorrow
10Missoula, Montana30.29 inHg3 pm
11Chongqing, China30.29 inHg3 pm
12Bismarck, North Dakota30.26 inHg7 am tomorrow
13Bucharest, Romania30.25 inHg7 am tomorrow
14Spokane, Washington30.24 inHg8 am
15Calgary, Canada30.23 inHg8 am
16Cheyenne, Wyoming30.23 inHg7 am tomorrow
17Yakutsk, Russia30.23 inHg7 am tomorrow
18Edmonton, Canada30.22 inHg8 am
19Cankurtaran Mahallesi, Turkey30.21 inHg7 am tomorrow
20Boise, Idaho30.21 inHg4 pm
21Wuhan, China30.21 inHg1 am tomorrow
22Denver, Colorado30.2 inHg7 am tomorrow
23Colorado Springs, Colorado30.19 inHg6 am tomorrow
24Tehran, Iran30.19 inHg4 am tomorrow
25Winnipeg, Canada30.19 inHg7 am tomorrow




Barometric Pressure Record Highs

The generally accepted figure for the highest barometric pressure ever recorded is 32.01 inHg in Agata, Russia (in Siberia) on December 31, 1968. Like the typical high pressure pattern mentioned above, this was in a location of high latitude during the wintertime. Similarly, the highest recorded pressure in North America was 31.4 inHg in Dawson City, Canada on February 2, 1989.