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
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 Nor’easters are named after the direction in which the strongest winds blow typically from the northeast. Nor’easters commonly form
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 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 Winter on top of Mount Washington means high winds, snow, and of course, lots of rime ice! Rime ice is a phenomenon that
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
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 The fall of 2022 on Mount Washington will go down in the record books as a warm, wet, and less
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
New Trail Signs Meant to Improve Weather Safety in the White Mountains New signs at trail heads leading to upper elevations in the White Mountains state the following, WARNING: