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
1Canberra, Australia30.49 inHg10 pm yesterday
2Melbourne, Australia30.48 inHg11 pm yesterday
3Sydney, Australia30.48 inHg11 pm yesterday
4Adelaide, Australia30.42 inHg11 am yesterday
5Regina, Canada30.37 inHg2 pm yesterday
6Saskatoon, Canada30.37 inHg2 pm yesterday
7Winnipeg, Canada30.36 inHg5 am
8Hobart, Australia30.35 inHg11 pm yesterday
9Calgary, Canada30.31 inHg12 pm yesterday
10Colorado Springs, Colorado30.3 inHg7 am
11Edmonton, Canada30.3 inHg12 pm yesterday
12Brisbane, Australia30.3 inHg11 am yesterday
13Milwaukee, Wisconsin30.29 inHg2 pm yesterday
14Chicago, Illinois30.27 inHg2 pm yesterday
15Grand Rapids, Michigan30.27 inHg2 pm yesterday
16Des Moines, Iowa30.27 inHg2 pm yesterday
17Stockholm, Sweden30.26 inHg7 am
18Quebec, Canada30.26 inHg11 am yesterday
19Albuquerque, New Mexico30.24 inHg2 pm yesterday
20Lubbock, Texas30.24 inHg2 pm yesterday
21Omaha, Nebraska30.24 inHg2 pm yesterday
22Billings, Montana30.24 inHg2 pm yesterday
23Missoula, Montana30.24 inHg12 pm yesterday
24Denver, Colorado30.23 inHg7 am
25Bismarck, North Dakota30.23 inHg6 am




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.