poor new hampshire

last week was a sad week for new hampshire. mt washington's claim on the highest recorded wind speed record was taken over. and the fact that it was only 7 years ago that the famous man in the mountain fell makes it a little sadder.

back in may 2003, the man in the mountain was lost. here's a before and after shot:











mt washington had held the record for highest recorded wind speed - of 231 mph - since 1934. but now the world meterological society has analyzed some data of a typhoon in australia from april 1996 and found that wind speeds reached 253.5 mph during the storm, eclipsing the mt washington record and staking it's claim on the top spot.

given the nasty weather that blows past mt washington's peak, i don't think it will be long before it hosts the record once again.