Figures 1-4 show mean daily surface level pressure charts for each of the zonal Grosswetterlagen circulation patterns. Table 2 summarises the important characteristics of each circulation type evident in the mean surface level pressure chart.
| Grosswetterlagen | Description | Characteristics |
| Wa | West Anticyclonic | |
| Wz | West Cyclonic | |
| Ws | Southern West | |
| Ww | Angleformed West |