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
1Toronto, Canada30.58 inHg2 pm yesterday
2Ottawa, Canada30.58 inHg2 pm yesterday
3Rochester, New York30.55 inHg3 pm yesterday
4Dublin, Ireland30.55 inHg7 am
5Buffalo, New York30.55 inHg2 pm yesterday
6Detroit, Michigan30.54 inHg2 pm yesterday
7Grand Rapids, Michigan30.54 inHg2 pm yesterday
8Montreal, Canada30.53 inHg2 pm yesterday
9Montpelier, Vermont30.52 inHg4 am
10Hartford, Connecticut30.52 inHg6 am
11Birmingham, United Kingdom30.52 inHg7 am
12Worcester, Massachusetts30.51 inHg6 am
13London, United Kingdom30.51 inHg7 am
14New Haven, Connecticut30.51 inHg6 am
15Cleveland, Ohio30.5 inHg2 pm yesterday
16Providence, Rhode Island30.5 inHg6 am
17Boston, Massachusetts30.5 inHg6 am
18Chicago, Illinois30.5 inHg2 pm yesterday
19Manchester, United Kingdom30.5 inHg7 am
20New York, New York30.49 inHg4 am
21Milwaukee, Wisconsin30.49 inHg2 pm yesterday
22Paris, France30.49 inHg7 am
23Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania30.49 inHg3 pm yesterday
24Augusta, Maine30.48 inHg6 am
25City of Brussels, Belgium30.48 inHg7 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.