Which of the following statements best compares wind circulation patterns and mean January temperatures? View Available Hint(s) Global atmospheric circulation is characterized by low- and high-pressure cells, forming belts of similar pressure. These belts vary in size and shift locations from January to July. Select Sea-Level Pressure, January and Global Mean Temperature, January. Which of the following statements best compares wind circulation patterns and mean January temperatures? Winds diverge away from the warm temperatures associated with the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). Cold air associated with the high pressure over central Asia blows in a clockwise (anticyclonic) direction. The high pressure over South America is associated with temperatures generally above 20° Celsius. Air converges into the high pressure located over warm waters between 20° and 40° latitude. The easterly winds that dominate the middle latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere are associated with a wide range of temperatures.