millibar
noun
mil·li·bar
ˈmi-lə-ˌbär 
: a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ bar or 100 pascals
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The storm posted a pressure reading today of 897 millibars, placing it among the top four hurricanes for low pressure since 1979, when federal forecasters more consistently measured the data point.
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NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Milton’s wind speed went from 80 mph to 175 mph from 1 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday, and its pressure dropped from 988 millibars to 911.
—Zachary Handlos, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Moving over very deep, warm waters with a low wind shear, the wind speeds grew by 85 mph in just 12 hours, according to hurricane center data, and the pressure dropped by an astonishing 64 millibars.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
With maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour and a minimum central pressure of 1002 millibars, the NHC expects the system to strengthen into a hurricane over the next day or so.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Milton’s wind speed went from 80 mph to 175 mph from 1 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday, and its pressure dropped from 988 millibars to 911.
—Zachary Handlos, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Moving over very deep, warm waters with a low wind shear, the wind speeds grew by 85 mph in just 12 hours, according to hurricane center data, and the pressure dropped by an astonishing 64 millibars.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
With maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour and a minimum central pressure of 1002 millibars, the NHC expects the system to strengthen into a hurricane over the next day or so.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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millibar
noun
mil·li·bar
ˈmil-ə-ˌbär
: a unit used in measuring atmospheric pressure equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ bar
Medical Definition
millibar
noun
mil·li·bar
ˈmil-ə-ˌbär
: a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ bar or 1000 dynes per square centimeter
—abbreviation mbar
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