December 2023 weather for Galeton may best be described as warm and wet. The early mornings were mostly in the mid 30’s with a few in the 20’s and low 40’s. With the nice rainfall for the month, Pine Creek looks very healthy. The water is mostly at near bank full levels and not muddy. It is ready for the cold winter months.

The average high temperature for the month is 41 degrees and the average low is 33 degrees. Last year we received 3.44″ of rain and melted snow. Last year the snowfall was 5.2″  This year we measured 4.31″ of rain and melted snow with a reading of 2.9″ of snow. We only had 1 day with 1″ of snow on the ground with 7 days with a trace of snow. We had 7 mornings with fog. The 10-year average for rain and melted snow is 3.64″

The total rainfall for 2023 is 36.68″ which is 5.61″ below normal and we received 20.4″ of snow which is 33.96″ below the average for the year.

I did not hear any mowers out in December however there were a few dandelions in my lawn and I let them grow. Many vehicles are driving around town with their snow blades at the ready.

Henry W. Lush   National Weather Service Observer