Each DC has a toolbar PR value. As the PR update rolls out it propagates across the DC's over a period of a few weeks. http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/more-info-on-pagerank/ http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/new-toolbar-pageranks-visible/
Google updates different DCs first and then updates the rest slowly. If you use a Multiple DC PR checker you can see which are updating first.