Problem: The North American record for highest recorded barometric pressure is 31.85 inHg, set in 1989 in Northway, Alaska.Convert this pressure to mmHg.

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in Hg → atm → mm Hg


Conversion factors:

  • 1 atm =  29.92 in Hg = 760 mm Hg


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The North American record for highest recorded barometric pressure is 31.85 inHg, set in 1989 in Northway, Alaska.

Convert this pressure to mmHg.

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