Changes 2007-08-23 23:56:40.000 - Zach Allen,  Meteorologist NULL Hard for me to believe that a couple weeks ago I found myself in central Florida. It is quite the change from the comforts of this mountaintop to the land of gators and citrus. The immediate item I noticed was of course the weather as I walked out of the Orlando airport. Temperatures were in the mid 90s each day setting up for heat indices well into the 100s. Also my journey didn’t entail any strong thunderstorms which I was really looking forward too. The people there are used to the stifling

NULL 2007-08-22 06:20:44.000 - John and Steve,  Summit Volunteers NULL Sunrise this morning was as you might expect: on time, and spectacular. Pictures are indeed worth a thousand words and we took a few, perhaps a hundred or more over the last week, as we served as volunteers here on the rockpile.Visitors are told that the summit is in the clouds 60% of the time, which we have discoverd is true; but the other 40%, WOW, and we do mean WOW. Even in the clouds there is rarely a dull moment. During the last week, we experienced a peak wind

Mount Washington Observatory Presents…Stacey Kawecki (me!) 2007-08-21 21:42:01.000 - Stacey Kawecki,  Observer Mondays sunset. Mount Washington Observatory Presents…Stacey Kawecki (me!)Quick Facts:Juice of Choice: 100% Cranberry Juice, no sugar addedLongest amount of time to eat a cookie: 6 HoursFavorite Saying: Ouch! ( a result of being an incurable klutz)Ideal Job: Working as an observer on the summit of Mount WashingtonIf you hadn’t guessed by now, my name is Stacey Kawecki, and I’m the newest observer up here on the summit. Since graduating from Rutgers in May of 2006, I’d been in a sort of fog (no pun intended). I was unsure

Peters introduction... 2007-08-20 14:48:36.000 - Peter Sciola,  Summit Intern Our shadow being casted. My first few days up here have been an incredible and unique experience. I am a recent graduate of Florida State University and this is my first meteorological experience in a professional setting. I arrived at the summit a day later than I had expected due the fact that I just returned from sunny, hot, beautiful Florida a couple days prior. As soon as I ascended to the summit I knew that I was in for a world of difference starting with temperatures in the lower fifties.

Winter in August 2007-08-19 10:43:14.000 - Brian Clark,  Observer A wintry wakeup I was relatively sure that it was August 19th when I woke up this morning at 4 a.m., however a quick glance out the window made me second guess myself. I thought perhaps I overslept by a couple months. Although it didn’t get as cold last night as we had originally thought, it still got cold. In fact, we recorded a low of 29 degrees Fahrenheit this morning, tying the daily record low for August 19th. The last time that temperature was recorded on this particular day was

Is it still summer? 2007-08-18 01:11:54.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Meteorologist Temperature read out at 2 am EDT When I look at the forecast for the next 36 hours, I get an unsettled feeling in my stomach. It isn’t because I think I did an insufficient job forecasting. It isn’t because we have a potent storm forming nearby. It isn’t because we are going to break any ground shattering records and have the press swamp us. It is because of the temperatures and winds we will be getting will be creating some wicked wind chills for this time of year and

Monthly summary 2007-08-16 04:07:00.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Meteorologist NULL Last month I described how June marked the end of a climatological year on the summits and described a few of the key climatological points that came out of the 2006-2007 weather summary. If you feel confused, lost, or curious as to what I am talking about, go to the observer comments archive and look at Friday, July 20. With August now present on our calendars, that means that monthly summary has been completed for July, the first month of a new year here on the summits. So without further ado,

Farewell Mount Washington 2007-08-14 20:40:07.000 - Maria Zatko,  Summit Intern NULL I'm looking out of what has become my 'office/workspace' (I took over the radio recording room) and watching the lights of Berlin twinkle right now. In the background I can hear Kyle singing along to his 80's hard rock (I don't think he knows I'm listening..). To think, just a few months ago, living on the top of the mountain was such an alien idea. I think back to my initial worries and concerns about being up here and just laugh. Why on earth did I spend so much

NULL 2007-08-13 00:35:16.000 - Kyle Paddleford,  Meteorologist NULL One thing that I no longer have to worry about anymore is getting a case of the Mondays. You see, Monday falls in the middle of our shift week here on the summit. Returning to work, or the real world as they say, Monday morning is such a part of life that many songs have been written about it. For example, there is Monday Monday by the Mamas and Papas and Manic Monday by the Bangles to name a few. Sing with me, you know the words! Ok, now that I have

NULL 2007-08-11 23:36:55.000 - Ken Stockwell,  Summit Volunteer Maggie hard at work Another “typical” day here on the summit of Mount Washington – FOG! What started out as bright and sunny morning slowly but surely deteriorated into the present fog. I am one of the long time summit volunteers and came up this weekend to help out my wife Maggie – her 7th summer here on the summit. I have been volunteering at the Mount Washington Observatory since the mid 1990’s – kind of lost count as to how many times I’ve actually been here or how many people I