With almost four inches of snow Monday and no school, students took the day and snow boarded at the Airport Park. Other students made snowmen at Veterans Memorial Park.
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The snow hit the city at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday, covering Cochise County in a blanket of white powder.
Douglas residents woke to find their homes, cars, gardens and yards covered with a dry, powdery snow that was just the right ingredient to go out and play.
By mid morning the sun broke through the clouds and the snow slowly began to melt.
The City Public Works Department encountered no problems related to the storm. The department dropped salt on the roads to help melt and clear the streets.
The Douglas Fire Department also did not respond to any weather related accidents or injuries.
By noon, however, the sky darkened for a moment and a flurry of snow swept through the city. The snow did not stick to the wet ground.
By early afternoon the sun appeared once again, which soon melted most of the snow.
"There's only a ten percent chance for snow for Tuesday," said Hans Hanson, a meteorologist technician for the National Weather Service.
Hans did warn of a hard freeze that could hit the city. A hard freeze can cause water lines to burst.
The lows for Tuesday are predicted at 24 degrees with the highs at 48 degrees.
For Wednesday, the low will again be 24 degrees with the high at 53 degrees, Hanson said.
Hanson said snow is not predicted for the rest of the week. The lows will be in the low 30s with the high the upper 60s.
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