Wind Speed On Top Of Mount Washington Right Now. The highest wind speed recorded here was 231 miles per hour 372 kmh which remained the fastest wind speed ever recorded anywhere on earth for most of the 20th century besting even the most fierce hurricanes. Gusts that afternoon hit 231 mph setting the.
But on April 12 1934 weather observers at the summit of Mount Washington recorded wind speeds that no one else on Earth has ever witnessed since. It is one of the windiest mountains in the world holding the record for highest wind speed in the 20th century receiving gusts of 231 miles per hour. Get the forecast for today tonight tomorrows weather for Mount Washington NH.
Its record high temperature is only 72 degrees Fahrenheit 22 Celsius.
The modern observatory was founded in 1932 and on April 12 1934 the highest surface wind speed ever directly observed by man was recorded at the summit. The modern observatory was founded in 1932 and on April 12 1934 the highest surface wind speed ever directly observed by man was recorded at the summit. Mount Washington resort conditions. A dusting of new snow.
