The highest peak in the Northeast is expecting extreme temperatures Friday and Saturday.
It's cold outside. Really cold.
But if you want to know real cold, talk to the folks at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
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"There is half of me that loves what is going on right now, and the other half of me is pretty terrifying," said meteorologist Francis Tarasiewicz, at work atop the mountain Friday afternoon.
Sitting at 6,288 feet, the Mount Washington Observatory broke records with the cold.
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As of about 3 p.m. Friday, the observatory had already hit 36 degrees below zero, breaking the daily record low of negative 32 set in 1963. With wind chills factored in, it feels like the temperature is actually -93.
By Saturday at 7 a.m., temperatures had dipped as far down as -45 degrees, two degrees shy of the lowest ever, with a wind chill that made it feel like -109, a new wind chill record for the observatory.
The all time record appears to have been tied at 4am, with -46.9 degrees in the observatory.
Scientists like Tarasiewicz go out every hour to collect data. He doesn't mess around when it comes to protecting himself from dangerously cold weather.
"It kind of looks like I went on a shopping spree," he said, holding his gear. "Even in these extreme temperatures, I stay quite warm."
Another occupant of the facility who's staying warm? The Mount Washington Observatory cat, Nimbus.
Here are two video feeds where you can see the conditions at the peak for yourself:
Mount Washington Observatory Tower Cam
Mount Washington Observatory Deck Cam
