Sunday, February 5, 2023

Mount Washington Breaks Record for Coldest Wind Chill in History At 108 degrees

Yesterday was cold. Damn cold. There were several local places here in the greater New York/New Jersey metropolitan area that set new records for cold. 

Yet, there was one place that was historically cold on an entirely different level yesterday. That would be atop Mount Washington, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Of course, the White Mountains are known for very unpredictable - and potentially dangerous - weather year round. But yesterday, the temperatures sank to historical lows, as it reached negative 47 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service. Even more astonishing, is that it felt like minus 108 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill factor.

That sets a new record for Mount Washington and, along with it, I believe that sets a new cold temperature record for the lower 48 states.

Unbelievable!




Mount Washington set a record for coldest wind chill ever recorded at minus 108 degrees.  by Lola Fadulu Feb. 4, 2023:

The air temperatures at the region’s highest peak went as low as minus 47 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/04/nyregion/mount-washington-cold-new-hampshire.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/04/nyregion/mount-washington-cold-new-hampshire.html

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