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 | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Continental Shelf | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (1 m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 5 | 1 | |||||
Utah | 2 | ||||||
Idaho | 1 | ||||||
Vermont | 1 | ||||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | |||||
Montana | 8 | 4 | |||||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | ||||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | ||||
Saskatchewan | 7 | ||||||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | |||
West Virginia | 4 | ||||||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | ||||
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | |||
New Mexico | 7 | ||||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | |||
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | |||||
Michigan | 20 | 3 | |||||
Alberta | 9 | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 31 | 3 | |||||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | |||||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | |||
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | ||||
Ontario | 46 | 1 | |||||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | ||||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | ||||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | ||||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | ||||
Minnesota | 60 | 11 | 4 | ||||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | |||
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | ||||
Texas | 193 | 46 | 7 | 0.261% | |||
British Columbia | 1 | 1 | 1.05% | ||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.04% | ||||||
Québec | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0.215% | |||
Alaska | 1.23% | 0.230% | |||||
Northwest Territories | 0.420% | 0.106% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | ||||||
Florida | 31 | 6 | 1.79% | 0.876% | |||
New Hampshire | 2 | 0.244% | |||||
Rhode Island | 5.84% | 3.07% | |||||
Washington | 1 | 0.997% | 0.110% | ||||
Nunavut | 1.49% | 0.118% | |||||
Maine | 0.686% | 0.127% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 3.29% | 0.134% | |||||
Virginia | 28 | 8 | 0.705% | 0.108% | |||
Delaware | 3 | 2.06% | 5.31% | ||||
Prince Edward Island | 12.7% | 1.21% | |||||
Louisiana | 93 | 15 | 2 | 1.29% | 0.728% | ||
Hawaii | 1.26% | ||||||
North Carolina | 54 | 12 | 0.611% | 0.189% | |||
Oregon | 2 | 0.116% | |||||
New Brunswick | 0.785% | 0.167% | |||||
Alabama | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0.101% | 0.215% | |
New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 2.40% | 2.79% | |||
South Carolina | 46 | 15 | 1 | 3.55% | |||
Connecticut | 0.150% | 0.331% | |||||
Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 4.75% | 0.375% | |||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | 0.232% | 0.545% | ||
New York | 17 | 1 | 0.761% | 0.163% | |||
Maryland | 8 | 1 | 2.12% | 0.568% | |||
California | 3 | 0.133% | 0.557% | ||||
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