An Unlikely Destination 2018-06-24 16:45:38.000 - Ben Seleb, Summit Intern   If you read the most recent blog by observer Ian Bailey, you may have noticed the part where he explained our annual hike-a-thon Seek the Peak, and shamelessly promoted our own team, Team Vergalicious. Just kidding, of course you noticed! Don’t worry! This isn’t another shameless plug.  You may have actually noticed the part where Ian mentioned that my favorite part of working here is the contrast between Observatory and its surrounding environment. I figured the “contrast” I’m talking about here could use some additional clarification, which I will attempt

New Team, Same Dream! 2018-06-23 11:42:12.000 - Ian Bailey, Weather Observer/Education Specialist   As we enter the final days of June, our shift is looking forward to the big event next month! Seek the Peak 2018 will be happening on July 20th and 21rst, and is gearing up to be another amazing hike-a-thon! Our crew, comprised of our Shift Leader Adam Gill, Education Specialist Ian Bailey, Night Observer Chris Hohman, and our Interns Zach Butler, Emily Tunkel, and Ben Seleb, have come together to create a new team to conquer the climb this July. Team Virgalicious is raising money for

Getting "Cirrus" About Seek the Peak! 2018-06-17 15:35:39.000 - Thomas Padham, Weather Observer/Education Specialist   Seek the Peak 2018 is only about a month away and our summit crew is gearing up for what should be a great event! Our summit shift of Taylor Regan, Tom Padham, and Ryan Knapp are raising money for the observatory through our annual hike-a-thon coming up in July. This will be year 4 of our “Cirrus Contenders” team, and all of us know firsthand how very special this place is.   Ryan Knapp now has 12 years of experience here on the summit, and

Slingin' In the Rain 2018-06-14 17:16:09.000 - Sarah Thunberg, Summit Intern   This week I really got the ball rolling on my summer research project with fellow intern Griffin. The project consists of us going out 3 times a day taking temperature, humidity, and wind speed measurements at 8 different locations on the summit. One of the instruments we’ll be using is a sling psychrometer that you swing around in a circle to measure the humidity. This week’s goal was to go outside as often as possible and test the instruments in all weather conditions, including rain and high winds.

Back to a Full Shift 2018-06-12 18:26:50.000 - Adam Gill, Weather Observer/IT Specialist   After several months of being down a person after Mike Carmon left and then with Caleb’s departure, we are back to a full shift! It is quite a relief now that summer is in full swing and we need to have everyone on board to be able to keep up with all the task and tours. Ian and Chris were both former interns from the summers of 2015 and 2016. It is great to have them back on board full time! We also had our final

A Night in the Stars 2018-06-10 18:09:02.000 - Emily Tunkel, Summer Intern   Good evening MWO! My name is Emily Tunkel and I am currently on my fifth day as a summer intern at the observatory. I normally attend Brown University as an astronomy and mathematics concentrator, so learning this much about meteorology and working up on the summit has been an experience, even this early into the summer. We’ve had some unusually clear days here on the summit, and I couldn’t be happier. When I first arrived on Wednesday, the fog was so prevalent that if I looked out

Return to the Rockpile 2018-06-09 09:24:08.000 - Ian Bailey, Weather Observer/Education Specialist   Greetings everyone! Boy, it sure has been some time. My name is Ian Bailey, and I was an intern for the Observatory in 2015. On my last day of the internship, I remember riding down from the summit, fighting back tears. I was sad that my short but incredible adventure on Mount Washington had come to an end. And I promised myself that, one day, I would return to my home-away-from-home amongst the clouds. Well, that day finally came! After graduating with my Master’s degree in Atmospheric

Winter Weather Returns to Mount Washington 2018-06-04 15:38:19.000 - Simon Wachholz, Summit Intern   One of the reasons I was so excited to start my internship up here on the Northeast’s highest summit was for the chance to see snow in the summer. There hasn’t been any snow today, although plenty of freezing rain has been falling. While I’m still waiting for my first June snowfall, I’m just as happy with the ice that’s been falling.   I was lucky enough to get a chance to deice some of the weather instruments; apparently I think it’s more fun to deice

0 to 6288 Feet 2018-06-03 16:26:16.000 - Griffin Mooers, Summit Intern   Good afternoon! My name is Griffin Mooers and I’m starting my internship atop the summit of Mt. Washington this week. I’m originally from Greenland, NH and I just graduated with a degree in Atmospheric Sciences last week. I’m thrilled to be up on the mountain. Growing up in New Hampshire, and being a huge weather nerd, the home of the World’s Worst Weather has always fascinated me. I’ve been on the mountain twice before briefly. Once many years ago when I hiked up to the summit, and again several years back when

May 2018 in Review 2018-06-01 12:34:18.000 - Thomas Padham, Weather Observer/Education Specialist   With May 2018 now in the record books I decided to take a look at how our weather for the month stacked up to our 85-year climate record for the summit. There certainly were some interesting stats!   Sunrise from the summit mid-May 2017  Probably the most memorable event of the past month would be our 130 mph peak gust, the highest wind speed we’ve seen in May since 1994. This set some new personal records for my coworkers Taylor and Sarah, and the storm was also