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From Florida Heat to the Rockpile

By Alek Libby

Hi everyone! My name is Alek Libby, and I am one of the summit interns here at Mount Washington Observatory this summer! I recently graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Meteorology, and after spending the past several years in Florida, living on the summit has been a pretty dramatic chan...


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Summit Summer

By Aspen M.

Hello everyone! My name is Aspen, I’m one of the summer weather interns here at the Mount Washington Observatory. I fell in love with weather at a young age after I watched a hailstorm decimate my mom’s vegetable garden. Such a simple yet tragic event really set off my infatuation with learning how the world works in quite a literal sense. Fiv...


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From the Sunshine State to the Home of the World’s Weather

By Kristen Mihalcik

Hello Everyone! My name is Kristen Mihalcik, and I’m one of the Summer interns here at Mount Washington.

Enjoying one of many sunsets on the summit.

Just a little bit about myself: I spent the first 18 years of my life in Connecticut, but ...


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The Precip Can: Measuring Rain, Snow, and Everything Else on Mount Washington

By MWOBS Staff

Averaging 281 inches of snow per year, the Observatory is no stranger to measuring precipitation. While it might be easy to measure rain or snow at home, collecting official precipitation measurements at the Home of the World’s Worst Weather can be more difficult.

At the...


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Meet MWOBS’ 2026 Seek the Peak Teams

By MWOBS Staff

Another year, another epic Seek the Peak! As of June 2026, there are 430 hikers signed up for Mount Washington Observatory’s annual summer fundraiser and 54 teams, an incredible accomplishment for the Observat...


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