Mount Washington Observatory

wind chill February 4, 2023 11:49 am

Arctic Blast Sets Weather Records, Including New Lowest US Wind Chill in NH

New England experienced record-breaking cold as arctic air swept into the region Friday and Saturday, dropping temperatures below zero for millions. One place laid a claim for coldest in New England: Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, which made history nationwide. As of about 3 p.m. Friday, the observatory had already hit 36 degrees below zero, breaking the…
wind chill February 3, 2023 9:49 pm

Mt. Washington Observatory's Cat Is Grumpy, But Not From the -32° Temperature

In one of the coldest and windiest places in the United States, a cat dozed through a historic storm Friday, with winds whipping up to 120 mph and the thermometer dropping far below -32 Fahrenheit. Nimbus, the cat who lives 6,288 feet above sea level at Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, was nice and warm while the…