State Sea Level Pressure Extremes

Coordination with state climatologists continues. Until all numbers are validated, values are considered provisional/preliminary.

State Low Extreme Date (Low) Location (Low) Related Event High Extreme Date (High) Location (High)
Alabama943.0 hPa/ 27.85"Sept. 12, 1979Dauphin IslandHurricane Frederic1046.1 hPa/ 30.89"Feb. 12, 1981Huntsville
Alaska924.8 hPa/ 27.31"Dec. 31, 2020Shemya1078.4 hPa/ 31.85"Jan. 31, 1989Northway
Arizona981.1 hPa/ 28.97"Jan. 21, 2010Page1055.2 hPa/ 31.16"Dec. 22, 1967Winslow
Arkansas977.0 hPa/ 28.85"Feb. 9, 1960Fort Smith1051.1 hPa/ 31.04"Jan. 5, 1924Fort Smith
California973.6 hPa/ 28.75"Nov. 25, 2019Crescent City1045.2 hPa/ 30.86"Jan. 16, 2013Alturas
Colorado970.4 hPa/ 28.66"Mar. 13, 2019Lamar1062.7 hPa/ 31.38"Jan. 28, 2017Gunnison
Connecticut948.2 hPa/ 28.00"Sep. 21, 1938MiddletownLong Island Express Hurricane1053.8 hPa/ 31.12"Feb. 13, 1981New Haven & Bridgeport
Delaware954.0 hPa/ 28.17"Oct. 29, 2012ClaymontPost-T.C. Sandy1052.2 hPa/ 31.07"Feb. 13, 1981Wilmington
District Of Columbia968.8 hPa/ 28.61"*Oct. 29, 2012WashingtonPost-T.C. Sandy1050.1 hPa/31.01"*Jan. 27, 1927Washington
Florida892.0 hPa/ 26.35"Sep. 2, 1935Matacumbe KeyLabor Day Hurricane1043.0 hPa/30.80"Jan. 3, 2008Pensacola
Georgia946.8 hPa/ 27.96"Sep. 26, 2024QuitmanHurricane Helene1045.5 hPa/ 30.87"Feb. 13, 1981Athens
Hawai'i961.0 hPa/ 28.38"Sep. 11, 1992KekahaHurricane Iniki1028.3 hPa/ 30.37"Apr. 4, 1998Hilo
Idaho979.2 hPa/ 28.92"Jan. 28, 2008Stanley1054.2 hPa/ 31.13"Jan. 21, 1930
Jan. 1, 1979
Boise
Pocatello
Illinois971.9 hPa/ 28.70"Mar. 12, 1923Chicago1051.0 hPa/ 31.04"Jan. 7, 1968Belleville
Indiana974.6 hPa/ 28.78"Feb. 28, 1902Indianapolis1049.4 hPa/ 30.99"Dec. 10, 1919Evansville
Iowa966.9 hPa/ 28.55"Nov. 10, 1998Spencer1055.2 hPa/ 31.16"Jan. 7, 2015Sioux City
Kansas971.2 hPa/ 28.68"Mar. 13, 1973Goodland1056.0 hPa/ 31.18"Dec. 24, 1983Russell
Kentucky975.6 hPa/ 28.81"**Jan. 26, 1978Hebron/CovingtonCleveland Superbomb1049.1 hPa/ 30.98"Feb. 12, 1981Louisville
Louisiana920.0 hPa/ 27.17"Aug. 29, 2005BurasHurricane Katrina1048.1 hPa/ 30.95"Jan. 10, 1962Shreveport
Maine954.3 hPa/ 28.18"Dec. 2, 1942Caribou1054.2 hPa/ 31.13"Jan. 21, 1949Caribou
Maryland956.3 hPa/ 28.24"Oct. 29, 2012Chesapeake CityPost-T.C. Sandy1052.5 hPa/31.08"Feb. 13, 1981Baltimore
Massachusetts954.3 hPa/ 28.18"Sep. 11, 1954NantucketHurricane Edna1052.5 hPa/ 31.08"Feb. 13, 1981Boston
Milton
Michigan956.0 hPa/ 28.23"Jan. 26, 1978Mount ClemensCleveland Superbomb1054.2 hPa/ 31.13"Mar. 6, 1948Escanaba
Minnesota955.2 hPa/ 28.21"Oct. 26, 2010Big Fork1055.5 hPa/ 31.17"Feb. 17, 1989International Falls
Mississippi900 hPa/ 26.58"Aug. 17, 1969WavelandHurricane Camille1048.1 hPa/ 30.95"Jan. 6, 1924Vicksburg
Missouri972.9 hPa/ 28.73"Feb. 27, 1958Columbia1054.0 hPa/ 31.12"Jan. 7, 2015St. Joseph
Montana971.8 hPa/ 28.70"Sep. 25, 1986Miles City1063.3 hPa/ 31.40"Jan. 9, 1962Helena
Nebraska969.9 hPa/ 28.64"Mar. 26, 1950Grand Island1058.2 hPa/ 31.25"Dec. 24, 1983Chadron
Nevada978.0 hPa/ 28.88"Jan. 21, 2010Eureka1054.2 hPa/ 31.13"Dec. 9, 1956Elko
New Hampshire962.5 hPa/ 28.42"Feb. 2, 1976Mount WashingtonGroundhog Day Cyclone1057.0 hPa/ 31.21"Mar. 30, 2008Mount Washington
New Jersey945.5 hPa/ 27.92"Oct. 29, 2012Atlantic City MarinaPost-T.C. Sandy1052.8 hPa/ 31.09"Feb. 13, 1981Newark
New Mexico973.4 hPa/ 28.74"Mar. 13, 2019Clayton1051.1 hPa/ 31.04"Jan. 10, 1962Roswell
New York946.2 hPa/ 27.94"Sep. 21, 1938BellportLong Island Express Hurricane1053.5 hPa/ 31.11"Feb. 13, 1981Albany
North Carolina947.1 hPa/ 27.97"Sep. 14, 1944Cape HatterasGreat Atlantic Hurricane1050.1 hPa/ 31.01"Feb. 13, 1981Greensboro
North Dakota964.4 hPa/ 28.48"Oct. 26, 2010Grand Forks1060.3 hPa/ 31.31"Dec. 24, 1983Williston
Ohio957.7 hPa/ 28.28"Jan. 26, 1978ClevelandCleveland Superbomb1051.2 hPa/ 31.04"Jan. 26, 1927Toledo
Oklahoma972.2 hPa/ 28.71"Feb. 9, 1960Enid1054.5 hPa/ 31.14"Dec. 24, 1983Enid
Oregon966.1 hPa/ 28.53"Dec. 12, 1995AstoriaHannukah Storm1054.5 hPa/ 31.14"Jan. 1, 1979Baker City
Pennsylvania951.9 hPa/ 28.11"Oct. 29, 2012Marcus HookPost-T.C. Sandy1053.2 hPa/ 31.10"Feb. 13, 1981Williamsport
Philadelphia
Puerto Rico926.6 hPa/ 27.36"Sep. 20, 2017YabucoaHurricane Maria1025.1 hPa/ 30.27"Jan. 27, 1957
Feb. 2, 1953
San Juan
Rhode Island955.0 hPa/ 28.20"Mar. 7, 1932Block Island1052.5 hPa/ 31.08"Feb. 13, 1981Providence
South Carolina933.0 hPa/ 27.55"Sep. 22, 1989Mount PleasantHurricane Hugo1047.6 hPa/ 30.935"Feb. 13, 1981Greer
South Dakota969.5 hPa/ 28.63"Mar. 26, 1950Sioux Falls1056.6 hPa/ 31.20"Dec. 28, 1917Pierre
Tennessee973.9 hPa/ 28.76"Jan. 25, 1978Bristol/Tri-CitiesCleveland Superbomb1048.8 hPa/ 30.97"Jan. 5, 1924Nashville
Texas935.3 hPa/ 27.62"Sep. 11, 1961Port LavacaHurricane Carla1053.5 hPa/ 31.11"Dec. 24, 1989Amarillo
Utah979.6 hPa/ 28.93"Feb. 22, 2023Moab1054.2 hPa/ 31.13"Dec. 8, 1956Milford
Vermont957.7 hPa/ 28.28"Jan. 3, 1913Burlington1053.2 hPa/ 31.10"Feb. 13, 1981Burlington
Virginia960.0 hPa/ 28.35"Mar. 6, 1932Norfolk1052.7 hPa/ 31.09"Feb. 13, 1981Sterling/Dulles Airport
Washington960.9 hPa/ 28.37"Dec. 12, 1995Destruction IslandHannukah Storm1053.2 hPa/ 31.09"Jan. 1, 1979Spokane
Walla Walla
West Virginia964.6 hPa/ 28.48"Jan. 26, 1978WheelingCleveland Superbomb1051.6 hPa/ 31.05"Feb. 13, 1981Martinsburg
Wisconsin961.3 hPa/ 28.39"Oct. 26, 2010Superior1053.2 hPa/ 31.10"Jan. 26, 1927Green Bay
Wyoming977.0 hPa/ 28.85"Jan. 12, 1932Lander1061.2 hPa/ 31.34"Dec. 24, 1983Worland

* The District of Columbia: Has large gaps in their weather record as Washington National Airport (DCA) was moved into Virginia by an act of Congress in 1945. The D.C. dataset includes observations from the old Weather Bureau castle on M St. NW into the early 1940's, Bolling Air Force Base into the late 1960's, and NOS Site WASD2 along the Potomac River since 2005. This leaves a huge gap which excludes the impact of the March 1993 Storm & the extensive mid-February 1981 anticyclone on its low and high pressure records, respectively.

** Kentucky: No pressure records have been found from far eastern Kentucky for the month of January 1978. The Jackson record starts later. Based upon Parkersburg, West Virginia data and a publication soon after the fact, values as low as the mid to upper 960s hPa would have been possible during the Cleveland Superbomb in northeast Kentucky.