General Navigation USCG Question #1335 (Set 42)

The diurnal variation of pressure is not visible in the middle latitudes in winter because __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option C — it is masked by the pressure changes of moving weather systems

Bowditch notes that middle latitude winter barometric variations are dominated by fast-moving frontal systems and high-low pressure cells, completely obscuring the subtle diurnal pressure tide.

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