Station Pressure
Climate Change
The actual air pressure measured at the observing station.
- — ARM Climate Research Glossary retrieved 2014-06-12
Station pressure Atmospheric pressure observed at a station.
Weather
The absolute air pressure at a given reporting station. The air pressure is directly proportional to the combined weight of all air in the atmosphere located in a column directly above the reporting site. Consequently, the station pressure may vary tremendously from one location to another in mountainous regions due to the strong variation of atmospheric pressure with height. Vertical variations of pressure range up to 150 mb per mile whereas horizontal variations are usually less than .1 mb per mile.