Kind of windy at Camp Muir this morning!

[Dan_Miller]

3-31-2009

Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center

Camp Muir, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Data also courtesy Mt Rainier National Park

 

Wind sensors unheated and may rime

 

MM/DD Hour Temp RH Wind Wind Wind Wind

PST F % Min Avg Max Dir

10100' 10100' 10100' 10100' 10100' 10100'

--------------------------------------------------------

3 30 800 22 61 3 9 16 311

3 30 900 29 22 2 8 25 319

3 30 1000 29 30 4 14 39 11

3 30 1100 30 27 7 16 45 15

3 30 1200 29 44 6 15 26 346

3 30 1300 27 55 7 21 34 346

3 30 1400 31 53 7 19 36 4

3 30 1500 30 31 6 20 44 30

3 30 1600 26 52 5 16 29 19

3 30 1700 25 47 5 15 31 28

3 30 1800 23 52 7 19 45 351

3 30 1900 23 49 8 19 35 34

3 30 2000 22 58 4 16 31 60

3 30 2100 19 61 3 16 40 149

3 30 2200 17 85 7 30 56 233

3 30 2300 14 95 5 28 49 218

3 31 0 13 94 6 32 51 235

3 31 100 12 93 12 33 48 242

3 31 200 13 92 7 28 46 240

3 31 300 14 95 4 27 48 230

3 31 600 12 93 65 87 122 235

 

3 31 700 11 93 71 91 109 233

 

[Alpinfox]

It hasn't updated since 8am this morning.

 

I wonder if the wheels came off at 125mph

 

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[Dan_Miller]

And I thought it was windy at 6:00am, Check the 10:00am wind speed out: I'm wondering how accurate the wind speed telemetry is.

3-31-2009

Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center

Camp Muir, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Data also courtesy Mt Rainier National Park

 

Wind sensors unheated and may rime

 

MM/DD Hour Temp RH Wind Wind Wind Wind

PST F % Min Avg Max Dir

10100' 10100' 10100' 10100' 10100' 10100'

--------------------------------------------------------

3 30 1600 26 52 5 16 29 19

3 30 1700 25 47 5 15 31 28

3 30 1800 23 52 7 19 45 351

3 30 1900 23 49 8 19 35 34

3 30 2000 22 58 4 16 31 60

3 30 2100 19 61 3 16 40 149

3 30 2200 17 85 7 30 56 233

3 30 2300 14 95 5 28 49 218

3 31 0 13 94 6 32 51 235

3 31 100 12 93 12 33 48 242

3 31 200 13 92 7 28 46 240

3 31 300 14 95 4 27 48 230

3 31 400 13 94 18 44 70 225

3 31 600 12 94 43 76 99 240

3 31 600 12 93 65 87 122 235

3 31 700 11 93 71 91 109 233

3 31 800 10 93 81 100 125 237

3 31 900 9 92 70 101 129 236

3 31 1000 6 92 76 111 140 235

3 31 1100 2 88 64 91 114 243

 

3 31 1200 3 88 27 58 86 238

3 31 1300 3 87 19 50 71 245

3 31 1400 3 88 21 46 67 244

3 31 1500 3 88 21 38 58 239

 

 

 

[Alpinfox]

140mph = level 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.

 

6deg with 140mph wind = -34deg with windchill

 

 

Since the wind is coming from the SSW, one would assume that Muir is partially protected. Wonder what the summit is like.

 

 

[davidk]

wow! I can't speak to 140 mph winds, but I know from experience that -34deg wind chill is no fun at all - and that wasn't on this continent!

[dreimer]

I can tell you that -44 F was no fun, and there was NO wind...and yes, that was on THIS continent! The grease froze in my bike wheels on the way to get beer, so I had to carry a case of beer AND my bike in that temperature!

[shortstow]

I might have to go up and enjoy the breeze, maybe in fly a kite?

[Jens]

INSANE!

 

 

[ScaredSilly]

I'll take -50 and no wind over a wind chill of -35. Either way sounds like some good times for those with a ski-kite

[musky333]

I can tell you that -70 wind chill is a bitch too. So is -45 with no wind.I have taken a deep breath of -45 and it felt like a mouth full of needles. My son was out driving in the -70 wind chill. When I told him what the wind chill was, he said, " so?". Damn teenagers

[Jens]

Rainier Summit in Winter can make Mt. Washington back East in Winter look like an all inclusive resort.

 

Rainier can make anything or anywhere in the lower 48 look like club med. (Even on their worst days in their coldest days of winter).