A Closer Look at Elevation-Based Temperature Swings
A Closer Look at Elevation-Based Temperature Swings As you go up in the atmosphere, daily temperature swings become relatively lower compared to those on the surface. This is primarily
April 2023
Remembering the Big Wind
Remembering the Big Wind Eighty-nine years ago today, Mount Washington Observatory, in its second year of existence, recorded a world-record wind speed of 231 miles per hour – a
A Look Back at the First Nor’easter of the Season
A Look Back at the First Nor’easter of the Season Nor’easters are named after the direction in which the strongest winds blow typically from the northeast. Nor’easters commonly form
March 2023
Re-Tracing February’s Arctic Air Mass and Record Cold
Re-Tracing February’s Arctic Air Mass and Record Cold It took 89 years, but as the headlines have reported, on Feb. 4 Mount Washington Observatory managed to tie its all-time
Red Sky at Morning, Hikers Take Warning
Red Sky at Morning, Hikers Take Warning Having grown up along the coast of Maine, there was a saying instilled in me by my parents every time I was
Traditional Mount Washington Rockpile Crunch Recipe
Traditional Mount Washington Rockpile Crunch Recipe Winter on top of Mount Washington means high winds, snow, and of course, lots of rime ice! Rime ice is a phenomenon that
February 2023
Brutal Cold on Mount Washington: A Weather Story
Brutal Cold on Mount Washington: A Weather Story Hello! My name is Karl Philippoff and I am a new weather observer at Mount Washington Observatory. Although I am from
January 2023
2022 By The Numbers
2022 By The Numbers January has arrived, a time of year to not only look forward to what might occur in the coming year but also a time to
Autumn 2022 Weather Was Warm, Wet, and Less Snowy
Autumn 2022 Weather Was Warm, Wet, and Less Snowy The fall of 2022 on Mount Washington will go down in the record books as a warm, wet, and less
December 2022
Christmas Bomb Cyclone Sweeps through the Northeast
Christmas Bomb Cyclone Sweeps through the Northeast Strong winds and heavy snow came to Mount Washington just in time for Christmas thanks to a nasty bomb cyclone sweeping through
