Eaton is our newest sponsor 2014-08-19 23:18:07.000 - Roger Pushor,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist NULL Representatives from Eaton at the Summit I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome Eaton as our newest sponsor. Eaton is a power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help their customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more efficiently in more than 175 countries.Since 2008 the Mount Washington Observatory has been using an Eaton UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) as a buffer to protect our valuable computer systems and instruments from power surges due to lightning strikes and to bridge the gap between a loss

Busy Times for Extreme Mount Washington 2014-08-18 21:05:23.000 - Andrew Tucker & AJ Grimes,  Summit Museum Attendants NULL It's been a busy week at Extreme Mount Washington! Although the weather hasn't been the greatest, we have seen scores of hardy visitors arriving each day to experience the mountain. We have had events this week that brought in guests to enjoy the information that our museum has to offer. The Mount Washington Auto Road Hillclimb brought several visitors from all around the world to enjoy the experience. The museum was filled with great athletes that completed an enormous feat of climbing

Ice Bucket Challenge 2014-08-17 11:48:38.000 - Arielle Ahrens,  Summit Intern One of the current trends you may see happening is the Ice Bucket Challenge. People are posting videos where they pour a bucket of ice water over their heads and nominate their friends to do the same. But why are they doing this? It seems a little silly to just pour ice water on your head. But the Ice Bucket challenge isn't just a trend - it's a tool people are using to spread awareness about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease". You can learn more

A Cool And Foggy Race Day 2014-08-16 18:33:23.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Weather Observer/Meteorologist First Place at todays MWAR Bicycle Hillclimb The Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb took place this morning. As the competitors arrived on the summit, they were greeted with temperatures in the upper 30s (F or around 4C) and winds around 30 mph (around 48 Km/hr) which meant on bare skin, it felt more like 25-30F (or 0 to 4C below zero). I'm sure the competitors felt this a bit but with muscles straining and adrenaline up, it probably wasn't nearly as noticeable as it was to

Lightning on the Summit 2014-08-15 19:41:15.000 - Mike Dorfman,  Weather Observer/IT Specialist NULL Our shift change on Wednesday was a bit exciting. With torrential downpours in the forecast and winds gusting into the 80 mph range, the drive up was a bit exciting. We received a total of 2.80 inches of rain during the 13th, which totals to over a quarter of our precipitation for the month of August! Towards the tail-end of the storm, we received a strong thunderstorm with several direct strikes to the summit. With the windows cracked to hear the thunder, the summit staff waited with

Honoring our Veterans 2014-08-14 23:13:22.000 - Kaitlyn O`Brien,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist Annual service honoring the 10th Mountain Division Today was a special day on the summit. This afternoon, several veterans of the 10th Mountain Division along with their family members, as well as those currently serving, gathered in the rotunda of the NH State Parks Sherman Adams building to commemorate all of the fallen members of the Division. If you are not familiar with the 10th Mountain Division, it is a division of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Drum, NY and currently operates as Light Infantry. Historically, during

A Week of Volunteering 2014-08-13 16:08:52.000 - Sue Barnes,  Summit Volunteer NULL Well, it has been a good week up here. The weather has been fairly quiet, which allowed for some hiking and I got to see the Alpine Garden. This is a great place to hike from if you want to see other areas around Mount Washington. Also, it really befuddles other hikers when I say my hike is 'down and up' for a day trip, instead of up & down the mountain. We had some really sunny weather on Saturday and Sunday, and it was busy up here.

Last Sunrise 2014-08-12 16:56:08.000 - Ethan Wright,  Summit Intern Sunrise at Morning Observation Well my summer internship is coming to an end tomorrow. It's hard to believe that it is already mid-May and time for another semester of school. The trip back to North Carolina will be bittersweet as I think about all of the experiences of the summer here at the Observatory. My summit family will be dearly missed but I know that they will enjoy the company of intern Caleb Meute, who is switching to this shift next week. I could not ask for a better last week

Four S's 2014-08-11 12:31:02.000 - Michael Kyle,  Weather Observer The Four S's Yesterday was a very exciting day here on the summit of Mount Washington. The day started off with a beautiful sunrise, and only got better from there. During the afternoon, thunderstorms began to develop along the Northern New Hampshire/Maine boarder and travel south towards the White Mountains. By the end of my shift the thunderstorms were quickly approaching the Presidential Range. Contrary to the norm, the summit refrained from going into the clouds, giving us great views of the approaching thunderstorm and its associated phenomena. When the thunderstorm

But Summer Is Still Here 2014-08-09 18:06:43.000 - Mike Carmon,  Weather Observer/Education Specialist NULL It's hard to believe that August is here, and has been here for nearly ten days. For those of us who are summer-lovers (myself included), the warm season seems to pass by all too quickly every year. Meteorologically, our summer at 6,288 feet lasts from late May/early June through August, making our effective summer season lasting another three weeks after today. Our normal daily average temperature remains at 49F for another week or so, which is the maximum normal daily average we experience throughout the year,