An Analogy. 2007-08-31 01:45:12.000 - Ryan Knapp,  Meteorologist 11pm - Thunderstorms over Canada. Impulse: The immediate reaction or desire to perform some action.Regret: To feel sorrow or disappointment about something that has passed.I experienced both these words in a span of less than five seconds today. As a downdraft from a thunderstorm came down on the summit, winds boosted from around 10 mph up to 62 mph in less than a minute. Since winds this high were unexpected, we were kind of caught off guard. Our submarine door (a door off a submarine located at the base of the tower)

NULL 2007-08-29 12:40:05.000 - Dan Harnos,  Summit Intern NULL As my time comes to a close on Mount Washington the past week has been bittersweet, and my trip to the summit last week was basically a snapshot of my feelings the past week. I hiked up last Tuesday night under the moon and stars which was unspeakably beautiful. As I watched the lights of Portland far in the distance and leisurely approached the summit I didn’t want the hike to end, much like my internship up here. As the temperature dropped though and my muscles started to ache I had

More Changes. 2007-08-27 03:40:33.000 - Zach Allen,  Meteorologist Reflections on Tip Top What a difference a day makes. Earlier this evening the summit’s weather drastically changed as did most of New England’s. The passage of the cold front was more then welcoming to relieve the region of hot humid air mass. Here is a comparison of yesterday’s and today’s 2 AM EDT synoptic observations:Observed Temperature and 24 Minimum TemperaturesYesterday: 54°F/ 54°F,Today: 50° F/ 44° FWind Direction and SpeedYesterday: West at 56 mph gusting to 66 mph,Today: North at 7 mphRelative HumidityYesterday: 100 %,Today: 40%VisibilityYesterday: 25 feet,Today: 90 milesFeel of AirYesterday:

microburst 2007-08-26 13:26:42.000 - Dan Harnos,  Summit Intern Daily Hays Chart Yesterday certainly proved to be a great day for observing the weather up here on Mount Washington. I awoke to the view of fog I've become accustomed to up here since we had been in it since Wednesday evening. After grabbing a quick breakfast though I returned to the weather room, and the fog had finally moved out! Of course there's always a catch though, and we had mist for a few hours limiting visibility to 2 or 3 miles. Later in the afternoon the mist was replaced by

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