Read the paper today, says lowest air pressure ever recorded except for 2 cases...
Looked at the barometer (rarely do that as it says nothing about the weather)
968 hPa...
The scale ends at 960.
It is a mechanical one, not been calibrated for a long time.
Nice weather, no wind, sun is shining.
The weather site has measured 961 yesterday it seems, and 954.4 in 1989,
and 955.6 also in 1989.
Maybe there is an air leak ;-)?
And yes, I am a bit below sea level, but not much.
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Almost lowest air pressure here ever recorded. ... says lowest air pressure ever recorded except for 2 cases... ... Looked at the barometer... Nice weather, no wind, sun is shining. ... And yes, I am a bit below sea level, but not much. ... (sci.electronics.design)
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Re: Elevation estimates - more ... It's a pity that you can't switch between altimeter and non-altimeter ... My ethos on walking is go out and do something whatever the weather.... I do have an Extrex Vista, which is less prone to being affected by ... that I could autocalibrate the barometer with the averaging of GPS ... (uk.rec.walking)
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