Barometric pressure (air pressure) does not affect ground water levels. “Interflow” is the water, derived from precipitation, that infiltrates the soil and then moves laterally through the soil (above ...

In light of my previous blog on record extra-tropical cyclones, I thought I would follow up with a brief survey of world barometric pressure records (both high and low) in this blog just the low ...

Above: VIIRS infrared (I-5) image of Typhoon Haiyan, taken at 1639 UTC on November 6, 2013, a little more than a day before it struck Samar Island. Image credit: Courtesy Dan Lindsey (NOAA), via VIIRS ...

Although Chicago’s barometric pressure does not routinely drop that low, readings below 29.10 have occurred in Chicago on numerous occasions. The last time was nearly seven years ago with a reading of ...