On this April 12th, 1934, a world record wind gust of 231mph was recorded on the summit of Mount Washington by Observers Wendell Stephenson, Alexander McKenzie and Salvatore Pagliuca, just two years after the Observatoryโs founding.
To commemorate 91st anniversary of the day, watch this film which tells the story of โBig Wind Dayโ in the words of Salvatore Pagliuca and Alexander McKenzie. Accompanied by archival photographs and images from the crewโs logbook, the experience is an immersive and educational step back in time.