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Weather Watchers

elleng

(136,048 posts) Fri Feb 3, 2023, 11:09 PM Feb 2023

on Mount Washington today (Friday), where the wind chill dropped as low as -109.

Worst weather on our planet right now has to be on the top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. -42° with 120 mph winds and a -101° wind chill!!!! Mount Washington Observatory https://www.facebook.com/MWObs

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on Mount Washington today (Friday), where the wind chill dropped as low as -109. (Original Post) elleng Feb 2023 OP

Mt Washington is the deadliest mountain (per vertical foot of elevation) in the world. RockRaven Feb 2023 #1

I watched this Video earlier captured 2-3-2023 from the Observatory Yonnie3 Feb 2023 #2

I just came here to post that. Yikes. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #3

RockRaven

(16,269 posts)

1. Mt Washington is the deadliest mountain (per vertical foot of elevation) in the world.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2023, 11:25 PM

Feb 2023

Admittedly that is an... interesting and specific... measurement scale.

Also has the highest surface wind speed measured on earth outside of tropical cyclones.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_on_the_Presidential_Range