Since most pilot dweebs tend to also be weather junkies, I thought you all might enjoy this weather site.
Mt. Washington, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, in the northeastern U.S., is the site of the highest wind ever recorded on the surface of the earth. OUR earth. Our lovely blue planet. It has some of the most severe weather on earth; many people have perished there, due to its relatively close proximity to populated areas and its draw to hikers and climbers. It has long been used as a training ground for military and civilian arctic exploration teams, as well as a testbed to see how machinery performs under extreme cold conditions.
The weather observatory up there is very old, and is widely respected in the weather world.
I believe they have already had over 40" of snow this month; also, the wind hit over 150 mph within the last few days. All this, at a normally-unremarkable elevation of 6288 feet MSL!!
I find it a fascinating window into some astonishing weather:
www.mountwashington.org I hope you all find it interesting as well! It can even make you miss that wild New England weather.... believe it or not!
Cheers,
The Soccer Mom**