High Pressure
North AmericaPhysical EnvironmentA region where atmospheric pressure at the surface is greater than surrounding areas
NOAAA map highlights the high-pressure regions in North America with a letter H enclosed in a circle. Near Columbia Kootenay Mountain and, near Ottawa.
High Pressure | Tropical rain forest (Af) | Tropical monsoon (Am) | Tropical savanna (Aw) | Tropical, subtropical hot desert (BWh) | Midlatitude cold desert (BWk) | Tropical, subtropical hot steppe (BSh) | Midlatitude cold steppe (BSk) | Humid subtropical moist all year, hot summer (Cfa) | Marine West Coast (Cfb, Cfc) | Mediterranean (Csa, Csb) | Humid continental, hot summers (Dfa, Dwa, Dsa) | Humid continental, mild summers (Dfb, Dwb, Dsb) | Subarctic, cool summer (Dfc, Dwc, Dsc) | Tundra (ET) | African American, Protestant | Hispanic, Catholic | Hispanic, Evangelical Protestant | Native American, Catholic | Non-Hispanic White, Catholic | Non-Hispanic White, Evangelical Protestant | Non-Hispanic White, Mainline Protestant | Non-Hispanic White, Mormon | Other | |
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Yukon | 98.1% | 1.84% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.348% | 72.6% | 0.290% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 11.8% | 17.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 75.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 89.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 0.467% | 36.8% | 57.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 97.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 1 | 0.184% | 0.977% | 0.593% | 0.282% | 40.5% | 47.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 13.1% | 63.7% | 9.22% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.24% | 63.2% | 13.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Québec | 1 | 0.104% | 20.2% | 62.1% | 14.6% | |||||||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 33.0% | 66.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 0.290% | 53.6% | 42.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alaska | 0.263% | 0.281% | 82.1% | 11.6% | 2.89% | 4.07% | 1.15% | 27.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 23.6% | 2.88% | 10.7% | 39.0% | 0.733% | 5.07% | 4.74% | 9.93% | 11.9% | 7.14% | 8.87% | |||||||||||||
Utah | 0.588% | 61.0% | 7.26% | 6.12% | 2.76% | 9.08% | ||||||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 92.6% | 7.35% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 4.03% | 1.55% | 91.4% | 3.30% | 2.06% | 3.46% | 1.18% | |||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2.91% | 30.2% | 3.27% | 54.9% | 1.18% | 10.4% | 3.11% | 3.14% | ||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 76.3% | 23.7% | 10.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 13.3% | 69.7% | 30.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 99.7% | 0.255% | 10.4% | 7.07% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5.04% | 1.86% | 1.11% | 24.0% | 43.6% | 1.85% | 2.82% | 2.62% | 3.50% | 2.85% | ||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 7.26% | 46.3% | 0.567% | 32.4% | 12.0% | 2.66% | 9.42% | 4.36% | 10.5% | |||||||||||||||
Montana | 57.3% | 38.2% | 1.27% | 1.65% | 1.27% | 2.22% | 3.31% | 1.16% | ||||||||||||||||
Maine | 93.3% | 6.03% | 12.8% | 2.21% | ||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 10.1% | 1.48% | 86.6% | 1.54% | 2.00% | 1.59% | 1.43% | |||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 92.1% | 7.93% | 1.13% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 80.5% | 3.31% | 4.25% | 9.08% | 1.23% | 1.33% | 1.11% | 1.20% | ||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 86.7% | 10.3% | 21.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 99.8% | 1.38% | 1.04% | |||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 29.5% | 25.5% | 4.76% | 2.31% | 1.67% | |||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 17.7% | 79.4% | 2.90% | 3.31% | 1.02% | 1.09% | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 2.54% | 13.8% | 23.0% | 60.1% | 1.71% | 2.27% | ||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 26.4% | 72.3% | 1.23% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 97.6% | 1.34% | 1.26% | 1.66% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 6.90% | 5.68% | 2.83% | 0.523% | 8.75% | 8.50% | ||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 91.1% | 3.09% | 0.441% | 1.09% | 1.15% | 1.35% | 1.86% | |||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 6.51% | 31.0% | 31.1% | 15.4% | 5.08% | 10.1% | 5.13% | 1.28% | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 100% | 1.38% | 1.31% | |||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0.730% | 68.2% | 0.895% | 2.27% | 0.265% | 0.661% | 14.3% | 0.207% | 2.37% | 4.93% | 4.54% | 5.33% | 1.14% | |||||||||||
Kansas | 22.6% | 9.98% | 67.4% | 1.59% | 1.06% | 1.11% | 1.13% | |||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 21.4% | 78.5% | 1.13% | 1.01% | 1.01% | |||||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 24.0% | 56.9% | 17.8% | 1.33% | 4.27% | 1.78% | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 99.3% | 0.150% | 1.61% | 3.92% | 2.12% | 1.29% | ||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 16.9% | 83.0% | 0.172% | 1.98% | 1.38% | 1.18% | ||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 51.3% | 48.4% | 11.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 0.122% | 52.0% | 44.8% | 1.25% | 2.14% | 1.14% | ||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 56.3% | 2.11% | 28.6% | 8.17% | 0.521% | 1.14% | 1.23% | 2.13% | 2.47% | 3.13% | ||||||||||||||
Nevada | 8.09% | 6.39% | 39.1% | 0.125% | 1.34% | 0.631% | 1.83% | 5.03% | 9.36% | |||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 1.16% | 78.7% | 6.37% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 99.6% | 0.332% | 1.41% | 1.08% | ||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 2.68% | 93.4% | 2.66% | 2.10% | 1.83% | |||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 29.2% | 31.9% | 5.56% | 4.85% | 4.56% | 3.79% | 4.66% | |||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 9.80% | 90.2% | 1.57% | 1.28% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 98.2% | 1.29% | 0.470% | 1.79% | 1.64% | |||||||||||||||||||
California | 19.3% | 2.56% | 1.48% | 0.371% | 49.0% | 7.52% | 12.3% | 1.15% | 2.11% | |||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 100% | 1.24% | 1.70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 41.0% | 41.2% | 15.3% | 3.35% | 1.35% | 2.05% | 2.19% | 3.25% | ||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3.59% | 81.0% | 15.0% | 1.12% | 1.02% | 1.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 6.32% | 92.9% | 0.816% | 1.07% | 1.32% | 1.13% | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 15.1% | 84.4% | 3.74% | 1.16% | 1.86% | |||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 96.5% | 0.309% | 1.78% | 1.29% | 1.02% | |||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 6.99% | 89.9% | 1.23% | 1.74% | 1.35% | 1.43% | ||||||||||||||||||