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barometric pressure

NOUN
atmospheric pressure


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I came to think she had a constant storm inside of her, and because of that she created storms outside, as if to maintain equal barometric pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

There’s even an app, WeatherX, designed to tip off those who suffer from barometric pressure headaches when a shift is happening.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

The wind and rain mayhem from San Francisco Bay south to Monterey Bay on Tuesday was caused by an extraordinary drop in barometric pressure over the eastern Pacific that meteorologists described as “explosive cyclogenesis.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

It is generated by bombogenesis—when a storm’s barometric pressure plummets by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, causing the system to “blow up” in strength.

From Scientific American • Nov. 11, 2022

Jake gave her the extended five-day forecast complete with information about the fluctuating barometric pressure.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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