Medora gets dusting of snow for Cowboy Christmas and Mother Nature continues working on white
December 8, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
MEDORA Southwest North Dakota should see a white Christmas this year, even though the region’s snow keeps melting away, according to the National Weather Service. Continue Reading
Well, it’s happened Dickinson hit triple digits.
Dickinson resident Teal Cummisk, left, and John Paul Wialias of San Franscisco enjoy the warm Saturday afternoon as they skateboard down Second Street West near Dickinson State University.
Dickinson State University sophomore Bibek Bhadtarai of Nepal plays cricket with his friends Friday at the DSU campus.
Southwest North Dakota has seen a hodgepodge of weather conditions this week. But following this weekend’s cold, windy, rainy and possibly snowy conditions, residents could enjoy 70-degree weather and sunshine, said Tom Kines, senior meteorologist for AccuWeather.
January has come and gone, but the snow has hardly come at all. Officials said Tuesday that the trend could continue into February.
Dickinson hit a record 61 degrees Thursday and that meant more business for a few local ice cream/burger joints, less travel for people who spend vacation down south and fewer requests for state energy assistance.
There is little hope for a white Christmas in Dickinson this year.
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