What is the highest and lowest value of atmospheric pressure on record in the world?

Written By admin on 2013/08/07

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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com - A region of low atmospheric pressure is defined as the lowest value of atmospheric pressure in an area compared to the surrounding points, and it usually indicates the instability of the atmosphere, and the exact opposite is true for the atmospheric elevation.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> But what are the highest values recorded in the world throughout history for these two cases? The lowest air pressure in the world was recorded in the center of Hurricane &quot;Tip&quot; in the northwest of the Pacific Ocean on 10-12-1979, when it reached about 870 millibars, which is the lowest ever in modern history, according to the atmospheric archives, and the wind speed was recorded at a rate of 300 km / h!</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> As for the highest atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the city of Agata in northern Siberia of Russia on 12-31-1968, it reached 1084 millibars, and the weather at that time was characterized by clarity and stability, and of course extreme cold, which ranged between 40-58 Celsius below zero!</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> ----------------</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/contents/news/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8... Which Arab country enables you to ski on the snow and sunbathe on the beaches within half an hour?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/contents/news/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8... pictures: Soca River... a 136-kilometer-long water marvel</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/contents/news/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%... the video: A tour of the festive atmosphere around the world</a></p>

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