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Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer & Meteorologist
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 along the east coast of the U.S. and then progress northeastward, usually reaching maximum intensity near New
April Newsletter: Learn about Aurora and Retrace Record Cold
Mount Jefferson, shortly after sunrise on March 5. Dear Member, After having run and hiked up Mount Washington numerous times, my first trip in the snowcat as a new Observatory staff member was an amazing experience. It was a gorgeous bluebird day with almost no wind,
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 record low air temperature of -47 °F, originally set in January 1934. Observer Karl Philipoff documented the
Nights on the Summit
Nights on the Summit 2021-02-01 22:13:58.000 - David DeCou, Night Observer Good evening from the summit of Mount Washington! This is David DeCou, writing to you live as we approach the end of another
An Intern in the Wind
An Intern in the Wind 2021-01-25 14:16:48.000 - Jackie Bellefontaine, Summit Intern Growing up, I had a Guinness World Record book that featured Mount Washington’s record for fastest wind recorded by man — an
Preparing for Winter Conditions
Preparing for Winter Conditions 2021-01-20 09:11:35.000 - Jay Broccolo, Weather Observer and Meteorologist Preparing for any kind of outdoor activity involves forethought and research, and that is especially true in the winter. In this
