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Northland sets new state records for low barometric pressure

As predicted, it appears that observation sites in the Northland have set Minnesota and Wisconsin records for the lowest barometric pressure. Here are reports from the National Weather Service: 

.MINNESOTA ALL TIME LOWEST PRESSURE RECORD BROKEN THIS MORNING… 

…PRESSURE IS STILL FALLING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON…

 REMEMBER THAT THIS INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY. THE LOW IS STILL STRENGTHENING SO THE VALUES LISTED BELOW ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE.

 AN UNUSUALLY INTENSE LOW WAS AFFECTING THE STATE OF MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. AT 1013 AM CDT…THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM AT AITKIN MINNESOTA RECORDED A 962.3 MILLIBAR /28.42 INCHES/ PRESSURE. THIS BREAKS THE ALL TIME MINNESOTA STATE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST OBSERVED PRESSURE.

 THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 962.6 MB SET ON NOVEMBER 10 1998 AT ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

 IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT DULUTH BROKE THEIR PRESSURE RECORD. AS OF 1028 AM…THE PRESSURE AT DULUTH WAS 962.9 MILLIBARS /28.44 INCHES/. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 964.3 MILLIBARS WHICH OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 10 1998.

 PRESSURE RECORDS AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE BACK TO 1948. THE LOWEST PRESSURE PREVIOUSLY AT THAT LOCATION WAS 971.9 MILLIBARS ON OCTOBER 10 1949. THE PRESSURE AS OF 1024 AM WAS 967.4 MILLIBARS /28.57 INCHES/. THEREFORE…INTERNATIONAL FALLS ALSO BROKE THEIR PRESSURE RECORD.

 THE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND THE PRESSURE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO FALL. THEREFORE…THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND WILL BE UPDATED ONCE THE LOWEST PRESSURE IS FINALLY OBSERVED.

 THE LOW WAS AT ABOUT 983 MB ONLY 24 HOURS AGO OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THAT IS A PRESSURE DROP OF ABOUT 21 MILLIBARS IN 24 HOURS.