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Eighty-nine years ago today, Mount Washington Observatory, in its second year of existence, recorded a world-record wind speed of 231 miles per hour – a record that would stand for over 60 years.
That year was a momentous one, as April 12, 1934 saw a truly remarkable event, the clocking of a world record wind of 231 miles per hour. The noteworthy weather, and the capable recording of such a weather extreme, helped secure a long-term place on the mountain for the Observatory.
Mount Washington holds the title of “Home of the world’s worst weather” and holds the record for highest wind speed observed by man. At 6,288 ft. high, Mount Washington is not the tallest mountain in the world, it doesn’t even compare to many of the Rockies.
This record, confirmed by the National Weather Bureau, still stands as the fastest wind speed ever recorded at a staffed, non-automated station. It is here that we turn our attention to the great human effort behind this endeavor.
The following tables provide the “normal” weather conditions on Mount Washington for each month, averaged over the period of 1991-2020. Also included are the extreme (record) conditions recorded during the station’s history, from 1933 to the present.
Wind Speed on Mount Washington. 2013-05-16 16:17:01.000 – Mike Dorfman, Weather Observer. Our Pitot Static Anemometer. You may have heard about our extreme weather here on the summit, including our previous world record wind speed of 231 miles per hour recorded in April of 1934.
On April 12, 1934, a world record wind gust of 231 mph was measured by MWOBS’ first weather team of Alex McKenzie, Sal Pagliuca, and Wendell Stephenson. This record, confirmed by the National Weather Bureau, remains a rich piece of New Hampshire and national weather history.
This record, confirmed by the National Weather Bureau, still stands as the fastest wind speed ever recorded at a staffed, non-automated station. It is here that we turn our attention Excerpt of “Will They Believe It?”
On April 12th of 1934, a wind speed of 231 miles per hour was recorded on the summit, and this remains the highest wind speed ever recorded by man. As wind speed increases, not only do the amount of air molecules increase, but the molecules aren’t as likely to stream around an object in this wind.
But I am only the most recent to experience the extreme winds inherent to Mount Washington. It all started (or better yet, was witnessed for the first time) just two years after the Observatory was founded, a world record wind gust of 231 miles per hour was observed on April 12, 1934.