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Mount Washington Records Highest Wind Gust Of This Winter Season At 150 Mph
The summit saw "significant blowing and drifting snow" all day, the Observatory said.

March 13, 2024
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. - The high winds that swept through New England on Monday made for a season record atop the region's highest peak. The Mount Washington Observatory said gusts reached 150 mph, the highest speed seen all winter.
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The summit saw "significant blowing and drifting snow" all day, the Observatory said.
"Winds began gusting over 100mph yesterday morning, slowly building through the day before reaching a crescendo shortly before 6 p.m. ... with winds becoming sustained in the mid-120s with gusts up to 150 mph," a social media post read.
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