barometric
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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
There’s even an app, WeatherX, designed to tip off those who suffer from barometric pressure headaches when a shift is happening.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Sweeney was on the midnight to 4 a.m. shift on June 3, her 21st birthday, when she recorded a drop in the barometric pressure.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
It is generated by bombogenesis—when a storm’s barometric pressure plummets by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, causing the system to “blow up” in strength.
From Scientific American • Nov. 11, 2022
At three o’clock, however, the manager of the concession, G. F. Morgan, checked his instruments and noted a sudden decline in barometric pressure, evidence that a storm was forming.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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