Mount Washington Observatory As Cold As Mars With Record-Breaking Wind Chill

The polar vortex that moved in yesterday has been nothing short of impressive. Records were broken at the Mount Washington Observatory (MWObs) in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

At 6,288 feet, MWObs is located at the highest peak in the Northeast and has some of the most wicked weather in the world.

The lowest-ever wind chill was recorded early Saturday morning near -109 degrees Fahrenheit, surpassing the previous record of -103 degrees. At the same time, temperatures were around -47 degrees. 

“There is half of me that loves what is going on right now, and the other half of me is pretty terrifying,” meteorologist Francis Tarasiewicz, stationed at MWObs, told NBC 10 Boston.