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THE MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVERS
Dedicated Weatherheads
From atop the highest peak in New England, we track the weather night and day. Ours is the only continuously staffed mountaintop weather observatory in the western hemisphere.
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Mount Washington Observers
an environment less ordinary
Relatively Clear
Tuesday, Feb 17, 2004 (04:32
PM)
A relatively clear morning quickly gave way to an advancing layer of cirrostratus clouds. By late morning the clouds had completely covered the sky. That is when the sky got a little bit interesting. A halo formed around the sun complete with a tangential arc at the top of the halo, and two sundogs to either side. It was quite an amazing sight! By early afternoon the sky was dominated by lower, alto clouds. This gave the sun a "washed out" appearance. All in all, it was a great day atop the summit. A mix of sun and clouds, along with a gentle breeze of only 25 mph made it joy to take the hourly observations. Neil and I took full advantage of the seasonably nice weather to venture around the summit and catch a glimpse of the world around us from all different points. Neil wandered onto the few, isolated snow drifts to see just how far down he could sink into them. I decided that I would use this time to soak up some sun, and laid out on a flat but sheltered patch of snow. The sun felt incredibly mild in the relative calm of the air around me. It is a day like today that gets you excited about the warmer months ahead.
Tim Markle - Meteorologist
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