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Average Barometric Pressure/Temperatures at Different Altitudes
Altitude
(Feet)
-1,000’
-500’
0’
500’
1,000’
1,500’
2,000’
2,500’
3,000’
3,500’
4,000’
4,500’
5,000’
5,500’
6,000’
6,500’
7,000’
7,500’
8,000’
8,500’
9,000’
9,500’
10,000’
10,500’
Pressure
(PSI)
15.233
14.962
14.694
14.431
14.171
13.916
13.664
13.416
13.172
12.931
12.693
12.460
12.230
12.003
11.779
11.560
11.343
11.130
10.920
10.713
10.509
10.308
10.111
9.917
Temperature
( o F)
62 o
60 o
58 o
57 o
55 o
53 o
51 o
50 o
48 o
46 o
44 o
42 o
41 o
39 o
37 o
35 o
33 o
32 o
30 o
28 o
26 o
25 o
23 o
21 o H 2 O Boiling
Point ( o F)
214 o
213 o
212 o
211 o
210 o
209 o
208 o
208 o
207 o
206 o
205 o
204 o
203 o
202 o
201 o
200 o
199 o
198 o
197 o
196 o
196 o
195 o
194 o
193 o Altitude
(Feet)
11,000’
11,500’
12,000’
12,500’
13,000’
13,500’
14,000’
14,500’
15,000’
16,000’
17,000’
18,000’
19,000’
20,000’
21,000’
22,000’
23,000’
24,000’
25,000’
26,000’
27,000’
28,000’
29,000’
30,000’
Pressure
(PSI)
9.725
9.537
9.352
9.169
8.990
8.813
8.639
8.468
8.300
7.972
7.654
7.346
7.049
6.761
6.483
6.214
5.955
5.704
5.462
5.228
5.003
4.785
4.575
4.373
Temperature
( o F)
19 o
17 o
16 o
14 o
12 o
10 o
9 o
7 o
5 o
1 o
-1 o
-5 o
-8 o
-12 o
-15 o
-19 o
-22 o
-26 o
-30 o
-33 o
-37 o
-40 o
-44 o
-47 o H 2 O Boiling
Point ( o F)
192 o
191 o
190 o
189 o
188 o
187 o
186 o
185 o
184 o
182 o
180 o
178 o
176 o
174 o
172 o
170 o
168 o
165 o
163 o
161 o
159 o
157 o
155 o
152 o
Source of information: Interactive Atmosphere Simulator at http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/atmosi.html
= Death Zone – greater than 7,500 meters (24,606 feet) – the zone where the
human body uses up its store of oxygen faster than it can be replenished.
~ Submitted by Mark Cox
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