cold weather 2008-11-04 06:40:17.000 - Jeff Wehrwein,  Summit Intern Snowy sunrise Friday This week has been the coldest I have seen yet. We arrived on the summit last Wednesday with temperatures around 10 degrees, and they did not climb above freezing until yesterday afternoon. Also, from our arrival through Sunday, the wind was typically in the 60s and did not drop below 40 mph for more than a few minutes. On Sunday morning the temperature dropped to 2 degrees above zero, something I would consider unusual for November were I not on top of Mount Washington. Ironically, Sunday was also

Lakes Work 2008-11-03 11:53:01.000 - Jordan Scampoli,  Summit Intern Crew upon return Yesterday we were finally able to show Anna and Tanya the rarely seen sunny and friendly side of Mount Washington. Jeff, Mike, Steve the volunteer, Anna, Tanya and I went for a hike down to the Lakes of the Clouds hut. The true purpose of our hike was to shut off some of our remote sensing equipment for the winter season that we have at the hut. Since it is closed and locked up for the season, I had to stand guard at the door while Jeff, Mike

Sunday 2008-11-02 18:51:40.000 - Steve Welsh,  IT Observer Sunset on Friday When I started my shift at 5am this morning the weather was foggy, cold (3 degrees) and windy (60 mph) - it was definitely a little chilly venturing outside to take observations. But as they say, if you don't like the weather in New England just wait an hour or two. Sure enough just after sunrise the fog lifted leaving us with fine views over the surrounding snow capped peaks. As high pressure continued to built in, the winds dropped dramatically and, thanks to the ample sunshine, the temperatures

Happy Halloween 2008-11-01 14:34:03.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer rime and snow blanket the summit High winds and cold temperatures kept the trick-or-treaters away from the summit last night, but that didn’t put a damper on our Halloween festivities. Our Halloween was extra special because we were able to share it with our friends from Russia, who don’t normally celebrate this holiday. Costumes were adorned and the celebration included Russian mushroom and barley soup (made by Anna and Tatiana), two desserts (pumpkin pie and marmalade turnovers), popcorn, and appropriately scary movies. Even Marty dressed up! Today is Tatiana’s 23rd birthday, and

Lost in Translation 2008-10-30 21:35:45.000 - Tatiana and Anna,  Russian Meteorologist and Interpreter Tatiana with the Precip Can Lost in translation. Lost in all those mountains of clouds, ice, fog and wind. Luckily we have found ourselves in this warm company of all those people, who are talking, working, laughing, pottering around and making us feel – life is going on! Thanks all these guys here – Steve, Stacey, Jordan, Jeff, Mike, Steve and Ernie – we have a chance to talk with them about Russia and show them pictures of Russia. Achievements of this day: deicing, deicing, deicing. A

lobsters and music 2008-10-30 11:19:07.000 - Mike Finnegan,  IT Observer Tatiana's first lobster! Music has always been an important part of my life, from listening to my Mom play the piano when I was young, to falling asleep listening to Neil Young’s Harvest during high school, to playing harmonica, now one of my favorite past times. This activity has provided me with countless hours of enjoyment with friends, a constant companion on hikes or car rides, another thing my Papa and I can share (he can play “Springtime in the Rockies” like no one else), and now a connection between

NULL 2008-10-28 22:44:33.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist Our A-frame with some falling snow. Today, we got a lot of calls about what the weather was doing up here. Since no one has written a comment for today, I will post something really quick about what has happened so far:A coastal low deepened and intensified as it made its way northward through Connecticut, up through Vermont and now over southeastern Quebec. Pressure fell through the day to a reading of 22.939 inches Hg as of 2200 EST tonight. This area of low pressure is bringing the first significant winter storm

Anna & Tatiana 2008-10-27 16:47:29.000 - Mike Carmon,  Summit Intern Anna & Tatiana Have you ever flown halfway around the world and been dropped into an environment where you know no one and don’t speak the language? If so, then you probably have a sense of the feelings of two of our newest visitors to the summit—Anna and Tatiana. They are from the Solovetsky Islands, located in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Tatiana is a meteorologist, and Anna has been nice enough to interpret for her. It has definitely been quite a learning experience explaining our methods and operations to Anna and Tatiana.

The Good Weather Shift 2008-10-26 15:40:18.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer Some of that good weather Ever since I started working for the Observatory, for whatever reason, there always seems to be one shift that sees all the warmer, clearer, fairer weather (the “good weather” shift) while the other gets all the stormy, extreme, and interesting weather (the “bad weather” shift). I use quotations because good and bad weather is all relative. What one person may consider good weather may be bad to another. Now to some people, it may seem more desirable to be on the good weather shift, but

Data Check. 2008-10-25 17:44:12.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Staff Meteorologist A sample of the forms we have to check. I do not get to watch much television. The summit does not have television since we do not have an antenna up and I do not get television at home. So whenever I am at a friends house or my parents house in CA, I indulge in as much television as I can get like it is a rare treat that is only imported once a year. One of the shows I watch is The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and in