Figures 5-11 show mean daily surface level pressure charts for each of the zonal Grosswetterlagen circulation patterns. Table 3 summarises the important characteristics of each circulation type evident in the mean surface level pressure chart.
| Grosswetterlagen | Description | Characteristics |
| SWa | South-West Anticyclonic | |
| SWz | South-West Cyclonic | |
| NWa | North-West Anticyclonic | |
| NWz | North-West Cyclonic | |
| HM | Central European High | |
| BM | Central European Ridge | |
| TM | Central European Low |