They say North Dakota winters are tough. Well, we’re about to find out. December 21st isn’t just any other day. It’s the shortest day of the year. It’s the day earth’s wobble leans as far away from the sun as it’s going to get — that is if next year’s rotation around the sun takes shape the same way the past ones have. December 21st is also, of course, the first day of winter.
Even though the idea is insulting — that today is the first day of winter, it’s also one that comes with hope. All the forecasts say that out there about seven days, there’s relief. The forecast high on December 27th takes us nearly to the temperature at which water freezes.
Of course, meteorologists have been guessing at the weather for long enough to know the value of a little hope. And if the weather has you down, have a laugh.
