The air pressure in the Netherlands is very high on Monday. Air pressure records were even broken at several measuring stations in the south of the country. That was the case in Eindhoven, Gilze-Rijen and Volkel, among others, Weerplaza reports.
At some of those stations, an air pressure of 1048 Hectopascals (hPa) was measured on Monday morning. This value has not been this high since the measurements started in the south between 1950 and 1960. Weerplaza expects the air pressure in most places to rise slightly until noon.
According to meteorologist Raymond Klaassen there is a high pressure area above the Netherlands “that is so powerful and vast that records are now being broken in the south”. In the summer, a high pressure area often means sunny weather. “But this is certainly not always the case in winter,” he explains. “Then often gray weather comes with fog and mist.”
Whoever has a barometer at home knows that the air pressure in the Netherlands can fluctuate between 950 and 1050 hPa. A low-pressure area can be subject to changeable or turbulent weather. “During a storm depression, the air pressure can go down considerably,” says Klaassen.
Water only boils at 101 degrees
Some people may suffer from the high air pressure. “For example, they may get a headache,” says the weatherman. However, the vast majority of people do not notice it. Unless you put a pan of water on the fire. Water boils at an air pressure of 1048 hPa only at 101 degrees Celsius, according to Weerplaza. Normally this is 100 degrees.
Top athletes can also sometimes suffer from high air pressure. “Skaters go a little slower, because the air literally presses on their bodies. It is only a few tenths of a second,” says Klaassen.
According to Klaassen, the national high pressure record will not fall on Monday. The highest air pressure measured by KNMI in the Netherlands was 1050 hPa. That value was read on 26 January 1932 from a barometer in De Bilt. The record worldwide is 1084.4 hPa, registered on December 19, 2011 in Tosontsengel in Mongolia.
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