barometrical

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The wind was then blowing from the south-west in the mild degree which in barometrical language is ranked “No. 2: light breeze.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

From barometrical observations made during our three days’ sojourn at this place, its elevation above the Gulf of Mexico is ten thousand feet....

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various

The northern portion of the continent extends into the little known polar region of prevailingly low barometrical pressure, where midsummer and midwinter calms normally prevail.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)

These barometrical measurements represent the basin of the Amazon as a shallow trough lying parallel to the equator, the southern side having double the inclination of the northern, and the whole gently sloping eastward.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

I would suggest large sized charts showing landmarks, ship's position, and barometrical readings.

From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)