barometric pressure

Example Sentences

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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

Hurricane Milton is shattering records, becoming the fifth-strongest storm in the Atlantic Basin's recorded history by barometric pressure, strengthening into a Category 5 storm in just 10 hours.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

Many people who get either type of headache note that they can occur during sudden shifts in barometric pressure when the weather changes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

The massive low-pressure system that developed off San Francisco Tuesday set a March record for the lowest barometric pressure, one measure of a storm’s strength, Robinson Cook said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

There was food in the wagon, and wine—and a camera, and a stamp collection, and a stuffed owl, and a mantel clock that ran on changes of barometric pressure.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut