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
1Kazan, Russia30.58 inHg7 am tomorrow
2Saint Petersburg, Russia30.58 inHg8 am
3Helsinki, Finland30.57 inHg8 am
4Nizhny Novgorod, Russia30.53 inHg8 am
5Stockholm, Sweden30.53 inHg8 am
6Montreal, Canada30.51 inHg2 pm
7Quebec, Canada30.51 inHg1 pm
8Ottawa, Canada30.5 inHg2 pm
9Copenhagen, Denmark30.5 inHg8 am
10Hartford, Connecticut30.49 inHg3 pm
11Augusta, Maine30.49 inHg1 pm
12Worcester, Massachusetts30.49 inHg3 pm
13Boston, Massachusetts30.49 inHg3 pm
14New Haven, Connecticut30.49 inHg3 pm
15Montpelier, Vermont30.48 inHg1 pm
16Berlin, Germany30.48 inHg8 am
17Providence, Rhode Island30.48 inHg3 pm
18New York, New York30.47 inHg3 pm
19Hamburg, Germany30.47 inHg8 am
20Moscow, Russia30.46 inHg8 am
21Yekaterinburg, Russia30.46 inHg3 am tomorrow
22Philadelphia, Pennsylvania30.45 inHg3 pm
23Baltimore, Maryland30.44 inHg3 pm
24Rochester, New York30.43 inHg2 pm
25Washington, District of Columbia30.43 inHg3 pm




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.