Barometer needle pointing towards \stormy\" on the dial. It is reading just over 28 inches of mercury, an atmospheric pressure equivalent to 948 milli

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Barometer needle pointing towards \stormy\" on the dial. It is reading just over 28 inches of mercury, an atmospheric pressure equivalent to 948 millibars. The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars. Low pressure such as this usually produces wet and windy weather."

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