Recent Media Coverage of Our Work

5.2.25,  Atop the Rockpile: April is predictably unpredictable on Mount Washington

4.23.25, Meteorological Technology International, Extreme Endurance (RM Young and MWOBS)

4.23.25, Connected Science Learning, Connecting with Extreme Weather Scientists in the Classroom

4.20.25, Photos from Mount Washington show snow loss amid warm April temperatures

4.20.25, msn, Top 10 Fastest Winds Ever Recorded on Earth

4.11.25, Visit White Mountains, Big Wind Day & the Mount Washington Observatory

3.31.25, Caledonian Record, Mt. Washington Observatory’s Hike-A-Thon Reaches Quarter Century Mark

3.26.25, NHPR, What’s it like to work on Mount Washington with the world’s most extreme weather?

3.25.25, NHPR, NHPR joins forces with Mount Washington Observatory to deliver daily weather forecasts

3.25.25, Conway Daily Sun, Seek the Peak turns 25

3.25.25, Conway Daily Sun, Observatory to partner with NHPR on weather forecasts

3.20.25, FOX Weather, Mount Washington Observatory In New Hampshire Records 120 mph Winds in March

3.19,25, WMUR, What a difference a week makes: Snow melts at Mount Washington’s peak

3.17.25, Engineer Research and Development Center, CCREL researchers test equipment at home of “World’s Worst Weather”

3.13.25, NHPR, Wind speed equipment developed in NH is now on the tallest peak in the Americas

3.12.25, Boston.com, Video from Mt. Washington Observatory shows snowboarder outrunning avalanche

3.11.25, Outside Online, Scientists Braved 130-Mile-Per-Hour Winds on Mount Washington

3.10.25, News Center Maine, Mount Washington Observatory: Scientists face extreme winds

3.10.25, Conway Daily Sun, Gusty winds knock snap utility poles, knock out power

3.10.25, WMUR, NH Chronicle: Volunteering at the top of Mount Washington

3.7.25, WBZ, Video shows crews being blown around by 100 mph gusts on top Mount Washington

3.5.25, Conway Daily Sun, Ayotte visits Mount Washington in winter

3.5.25, WGME, Mt. Washington interns rescue stranded owl

3.4.25, B98.5, Tiny Owl Rescued from Extreme Weather at the Summit of Mt. Washington Needs a Name

3.2.25, WBZ/CBS Boston, Small adorable owl rescued on Mount Washington in New Hampshire

3.1.25, NH Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: A snowy-heavy month with a hurricane-force blowout for Washington’s birthday

2.28.25, The Extended Forecast, ‘World’s Worst Weather’: Mike Carmon talks Spending Time on Mt. Washington & the Important Work Done

2.28.25, NH Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: A snowy-heavy month with a hurricane-force blowout for Washington’s birthday

2.28.25, InDepthNH, Ayotte and Family Visit Mount Washington in Winter

2.26.25, NewEngland.com, Blast from the Past: Experiencing Mount Washington’s Legendary Winds

2.26.25, Nevada Today, Scientists install weather station network reaching the highest point in the Americas

2.19.25, Unofficial Networks, Mount Washington Observatory Records Wind Gusts Up To 161 MPH

2.19.25, WGME, Mt. Washington faces extreme weather with record gusts and avalanche risks

2.19.25, WCAX, Mount Washington wind gusts reach 161 mph

2.18.25, MassLive, Watch Live as wind gusts at Mount Washington Observatory reach 161mph

2.18.25, NH Union Leader, Watch live as wind gusts at Mount Washington Observatory reach 161 mph

2.18.25, USA Today, Mount Washington in New Hampshire sees 161-mph wind gust, still short of record high

2.18.25, WMTW, Some of the strongest winds ever: Mount Washington records incredible gusts

2.18.25, NBC Boston, Wind gusts on Mt. Washington reach 161 mph

2.18.25, The Boston Globe, Mount Washington records 161-mile-per-hour wind gust, highest in nearly six years

2.17.25, WMUR, Mount Washington Observatory records more than 160 mph wind gusts

2.17.25, WBZ News, Avalanche warning issued for Mount Washington as extreme winds could top 150mph

2.15.25, WMUR, Winds gust up to 131 mph on Valentine’s Day atop Mount Washington

2.6.25, ABC News, Freezing hikers stuck in waist-deep snow rescued during Mount Washington whiteout

1.31.25, NH Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: A chilly return to familiar surroundings

1.30.25, WMUR, Temperatures hit minus 20.6 atop Mount Washington Thursday morning

1.24.25, WCVB, Mount Washington researchers face brutal summit cold

1.23.25, News Center Maine, Mount Washington: Summit scientists say they’re prepared for everything

1.23.25, WMUR, Mount Washington sees its coldest daily high temperature in nearly six years

1.22.25, NBC10 Boston, ‘It is really freaking cold’, scientist at Mount Washington Observatory says

1.10.25, WMUR, Mount Washington Observatory records days of brutally cold sub-zero temperatures

1.8.25, The Boston Globe, Think it’s cold in Boston? Try working on the summit of Mount Washington

1.3.25, NH Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: A standard December and an emotional end

1.2.25, CBS13/WGME, Upslope snow blankets high elevation mountain tops and ski resorts on Thursday

12.26.24, The Telegraph, How to spend a night in the ‘world’s worst weather’

12.24.24, The Conway Daily Sun, Observatory now putting QR code on weather signage

12.14.24, FOX Weather, Hang 10! Unique ‘Ice Wave’ forms on the top of Mount Washington Observatory

12.12.24, Rain on Snow: How climate change might be shortening New Hampshire’s winters

12.11.24, FOX Weather, Meteorologists surf rare ‘ice wave’ atop Mount Washington

12.11.24, Miami Herald, Weeks of sub-zero cold create rare ‘ice wave’ atop East Coast mountain, photos show

12.6.24, Unofficial Networks, Mount Washington Observatory Gets Christmas Tree Delivered by Snowcat

12.2.24, NH Bulletin, Expanded Mount Washington remote weather stations will bring ‘enhanced’ forecasts

12.1.24, Portland Press Herald, Outfitting New England’s highest peak to give a sneak peek at Maine’s weather

11.25.24, NHPR, Mount Washington Observatory unveils new project to expand weather monitoring across NH

11.24.24, Union Leader, Mount Washington Observatory celebrates installation of five weather stations

11.22.24, Concord Monitor, Weather stations along Cog Railway will improve forecasting in and around Mount Washington

11.22.24, Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: An eventful October

11.21.24, WMUR, New weather stations being installed on western side of Mount Washington

11.21.24, WGME, Multi-year project begins with a new weather station on Mount Washington’s west side

11.11.24, WGME CBS13, Mount Washington set to unveil remote weather monitoring stations

11.9.24, Caledonian Record, Local Meteorologists Say Weather Patterns Indicate A Mild Winter

10.21.24, WHOM, ‘Rime ice’ creates incredible natural ice sculpture on Mount Washington in New Hampshire

10.18.24, WBZ News, Unusual rime ice photo looks like frozen tornado on Mount Washington in New Hampshire

10.11.24, NHPR, First Significant snowfall arrives atop Mount Washington

9.22.24, Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: Many transitions as summer turns to fall on Mount Washington

9.15.24, Union Leader, A weather watcher’s job is like no other on the Mount Washington summit

9.11.24, WCAX, Mount Washington Observatory sees 1st measurable snow of the season

9.10.24, Boston.com, First measurable snowfall of the season arrives on Mount Washington

9.10.24, WBZ News, First snow of the season recorded atop Mount Washington

9.10.24, Boston Globe, Say it ain’t snow: Mount Washington picks up its first measurable snowfall of the season

8.24.24, Union Leader, The meteorologist on the graveyard shift on Mount Washington has seen it all

8.23.24, Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: Two years on the Rockpile

8.2.24, Adirondack Explorer, Professionals share insight into their jobs, as well as tips for preventing backcountry incidents

7.22.24, The Conway Daily Sun, Seek the Peak surpasses $200,000 fundraising goal

7.17.24, SUN TV, Seek the Peak happening Saturday

7.17.24, Outside White Mountains TV, Seek the Peak July 20th: festival and hike-a-thon to support Mount Washington Observatory

7.5.24, Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: A little bit of everything in June

6.28.24, WMUR, Mount Washington sees record low temperature, rime ice, ice pellets

6.28.24, WMTW, Ice, record cold reported in New England

6.20.24, Boston Globe, It was the hottest it’s ever been on the top of Mt. Washington recently

6.19.24, Conway Daily Sun, Heat wave: Mt. Washington breaks daily record

6.6.2024, Portsmouth Herald, Rye man living, working at Mount Washington summit, records ‘worlds worst weather’

5.20.2024, Union Leader, Nashua science teacher to introduce meteorology course for high school students

5.11.2024, WCVB, Here’s what vivid northern lights looked like from atop Mount Washington

5.11.2024, WMUR, ‘I Still can’t comprehend’: Northern lights spotted across New Hampshire

5.10.2024, Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: Sun, moon and earth converge for a crazy month

5.5.2024, The Wall Street Journal, The Dangers Atop New England’s Most Notorious Peak

4.19.2024, WMUR, Gigantic wall of snow created as crews clear snow on road to Mount Washington peak

4.13.2024, Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: March madness of the meteorological kind

4.12.2024, FOX Weather, Mount Washington celebrates 90 years since historic 231 mph gust with ‘Big Wind Day’

4.12.2024, News Center Maine, Mt. Washington marks 90th year since measuring world record wind speed

4.12.2024, WGME CBS13, Mount Washington commemorates 90 years since world-record 231 mph wind gust

4.12.2024, News 5 ABC,  Today is known as Big Wind Day, find out why

4.9.2024,Boston.com, Watch: Here’s what the eclipse looked like from the top of Mount Washington

4.5.2024, Conway Daily Sun, Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Big Wind 

4.5.2024, Union Leader, What’s with all the wind? These pros know

4.4.2024, WCVB5, Mount Washington scientist talks about conditions

4.1.2024, goEast/EMS, The MWOBS and MWAC Winter Internship

3.26.2024, Virginia Tech CRNE News, On top of the world

3.25.2024, CBS Boston, Meteorologist Eric Fisher travels to summit of Mount Washington

3.13.2024, WMUR, Mount Washington sees peak wind gust of 150 mph

3.13.2024, Boston Globe, Mount Washington records highest wind gusts for the season at 150 miles per hour

3.12.2024, Boston.com, Mount Washington sees 150 mph wind gusts, highest of this winter

3.12.2024, WBZ News, Mount Washington records highest wind gust of this winter season at 150 mph

3.1.2024, WBZ News, Video shows wind gusts of 147 miles per hour at the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire

2.29.2024, Boston Globe, Toilets were gurgling’ and ‘windows flexing’: Hurricane-force winds rattle Mount Washington

2.4.2024, FOX Weather, The Dean’s List: Mount Washington

1.23.2024, CBS News, “Awesome” cloud formation seen from atop Mount Washington

1.23.2024, Boston 25 News, ‘Did a double take’: Stunning photos show massive UFO-like cloud formation in sky over New Hampshire

1.23.2024, Boston Globe, Rare cloud forms at Mount Washington New Hampshire

1.7.2024, FOX Weather, Mount Washington blasted by impacts from weekend nor’easter

1.6.2024, Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: Observing Nimbus

1.5.2024, WMUR, Not much snow so far this winter at Mount Washington Observatory

1.4.2024, FOX Weather, Janice Dean gets behind-the-scenes look at the Mount Washington Observatory

1.4.2024, FOX Weather, Forecasting Weather at the Mount Washington Observatory

1.4.2024, FOX Weather, Janice Dean experiences the harsh conditions at the Mount Washington Observatory

1.4.2024, FOX Weather, Go behind-the-scene at New England’s highest peak amid extreme tempsGo behind-the-scene at New England’s highest peak amid extreme temps

1.4.2024, FOX News, How Mount Washington Observatory analyzes the weather

1.4.2024, FOX News, The trek to the top of Mount Washington

12.22.2023, NEWS CENTER Maine, An inside look at life at the Mount Washington Observatory

12.12.2023, USA TODAY, The weather is getting cold. Global warming is still making weather weird.

12.3.2023, NH Union Leader, Atop the Rockpile: Welcome to life on the summit of Mount Washington

12.1.2023, The Concord Bridge, Atop Mount Washington, a CCHS grad braves the world’s worst weather

12.1.2023, WCVB-TV Boston, Mount Washington Observatory weather watchers give tips to catch glimpse of Northern Lights

11.9.2023, WCAX, Mt. Washington Observatory shares snowfall expectations for 2023-2024 winter

11.3.2023, FOX Weather, How Mount Washington, NH weather observers endure the extreme

10.19.2023, FOX Weather, Mount Washington Observatory collects data on “world’s worst weather”

10.9.2023, NHPR, Mount Washington gets first measurable snow of the season, later than normal

9.27.2023, New Hampshire Bulletin, In the White Mountains, a network of remote weather stations gives inklings of the future

9.22.2023, Yahoo News, Teacher of the Year hits new heights with Alvirne JROTC cadets

9.18.2023, NH Department of Education, Mt Washington field trip with 2023 NH Teacher of the Year Christian Cheetham and his JR ROTC cadets

9.18.2023, New Hampshire Life, Episode 13: Mount Washington Observatory Overnight

9.3.2023, WMUR, Northern Lights, Big Dipper spotted from atop New Hampshire’s highest peak

8.31.2056, The Boston Globe, First snow falls on White Mountains

8.30.2023, NH Business Review, $11m awarded for housing, energy, recreation projects in New Hampshire

8.23.2023, The Boston Globe, Stunning zodiacal light spotted above Mt. Washington in New Hampshire

8.21.2003, WGBH, Why this summer in New England was really wet

8.17.2023, The Boston Globe, Here’s the latest research from the top of Mount Washington

8.8.2023, Yahoo Finance, Mount Washington Observatory Taps Eastern Mountain Sports as Official Exclusive Outfitter

7.31.2023, NHPR, Mt. Washington summit sees wettest July ever

7.31.2023, The Associated Press, Parts of New England, including Mount Washington, saw record rain in July

6.12.2023, The Boston Globe, Mount Washington has already had its snowiest June on record

6.14.2023, Backpacker Magazine, Mt. Washington Has Recorded Its Snowiest June Ever—and the Month Is Only Half Over

4.10.2023 CBS Mornings, How researchers collect data on Mount Washington in extreme weather

3.8.2023, WMTW, Data collected on Mt. Washington help track changes in climate

3.8.2023, WMTW, From Mount Washington to Mount Everest: The equipment the observatory developed for the highest peak

2.23.2023, Boston.com, For decades, he’s been heading to the summit of Mount Washington to cook and clean. Here’s why.

2.12.2023, The Boston Globe, On top of New England, an arctic wind and a million-dollar view

1.12.2023, Channel 4 News, Mount Washington: Why one of the worst weather locations on Earth is warming up

5.25.2022, National Geographic, Next-gen weather station installed near Everest’s summit

5.2.2023, WBUR, Climate change is coming for New England’s highest peak

4.22.2022, CBS News Boston WBZ, ‘Significant Warming Trend’ Found In Climate Records Atop Mount Washington

3.16.2023, CBS News WBZ, Long Ride Up Mount Washington Worth The Trip To Experience ‘World’s Worst Weather’

1.2.2023, Boston.com, Life in the extreme: What it’s like to be an observer on Mount Washington

Recent Press Releases

4.8.25, Mount Washington Observatory Renews Partnership with Eastern Mountain Sports as Official Exclusive Outfitter

3.25.2025, NHPR joins forces with Mount Washington Observatory to delivery daily weather forecasts

3.20.2025, Mount Washington Observatory Aims to Raise $250,000 During 25th Annual “Seek the Peak” Hike-a-thon

2.26.2025, Scientists install weather station network reaching the highest point in the Americas

11.27.2024, Expansion of Weather Monitoring in White Mountains and State of NH Kicks Off

8.29.2024, New Season of Windows to the Wild Explores Nature, Adventure and Human Connection

8.27.2024, Mount Washington Observatory Launches Storm Scouts: Extreme Weather Camp, Offering Unforgettable Educational Experience for Local Youth

8.14.2024, CILC Announces Winners of 2023-2024 Pinnacle Awards

7.25.2024, 24th Annual Seek the Peak Exceeds Fundraising Goal

7.17.2024, Seek the Peak Celebrates Hiking in the White Mountains this Weekend

5.4.2024, Mount Washington Observatory Presents 24th Annual Seek the Peak

3.22.2024, Mount Washington Observatory Celebrates 90th Anniversary of Big Wind Day

12.19.2023, Melcher & Prescott Insurance to Support Mount Washington Observatory

11.27.2023, Eversource Energy Support to Expand Workforce and Diversity Internship Programs at Mount Washington Observatory

7.18.2023, 23rd Annual Seek the Peak Exceeds Fundraising Goal

7.12.2023, Seek the Peak Celebrates Hiking in the White Mountains this Weekend

6.8.2023, Transformational Bequest to Fund New Weather and Climate School Programs across New Hampshire

6.2.2023, Mount Washington Observatory Receives $10,000 Matching Gift for NH Gives

9.14.2022, Mount Washington Observatory Names Drew Fulton Bush as New Executive Director