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Punxsutawney PA, the anticipation centered around Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania, where the handlers of Punxsutawney Phil made the announcement early Friday morning regarding whether the groundhog saw his shadow, predicting either six more weeks of winter or an early spring.
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Gobbler’s Knob PA, Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, awoke this morning to see his shadow and that means , according to legend there will be six more weeks of winter.
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Ridgewood NJ, Groundhog Day on February 2 is when we ask are we in for six more weeks of Winter? Only a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil knows for sure. Each year on Groundhog Day, people flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to await the forecast of the local rodent celebrity. Originating with German settlers, who came to Pennsylvania in the 1700s and brought their seasonal superstitions with them, legend has it that if Phil sees his shadow on February 2, the winter chill will continue. Oddly, if the weather is cloudy and he doesn’t see his shadow, we can expect warmer temperatures and early spring. Groundhog Day is a tradition to be cherished. And yes, it is also a film starring Bill Murray.
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Ridgewood NJ, despite all the silly media hype most Americans say this winter hasn’t been worse than usual, but they believe climate change could cause severe snow storms.
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Punxsutawney PA, for over 130 years, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted the weather every Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 . This year (02/02/22 ) the famous groundhog from Punxsutawney, saw his his shadow at daybreak, meaning there will be six more weeks of winter.
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Ridgewood NJ, forest fires in California last summer were prima facie evidence of global warming, climate change ,global cooling and so on , but the polar vortex that has swept through the entire center of the country from Texas to the Dakotas bringing near-century low frigid temperatures doesn’t mean the opposite?
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Gobblers Knob PA, at 7:25 am Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow predicting 6 more weeks of winter .
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Ridgewood NJ, Groundhog Day falls on February 2 in the United States, coinciding with Candlemas. Ground hog day coverage is the second most read after Festivus . It is a part of popular culture among many Americans and it centers on the idea of the groundhog coming out of its home to “predict” the weather. Even though Groundhog Day is not a public holiday. Groundhog Day is a popular observance in many parts of the United States. Although some states have in some cases adopted their own groundhogs, the official groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, lives at Gobbler’s Knob near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The town has attracted thousands of visitors over the years to experience various Groundhog Day events and activities on February 2.
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Punxsutawney Pa, Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog on Sunday declared: “Spring will be early, it’s a certainty.”At sunrise on Groundhog Day, members of Punxsutawney Phil’s top hat-wearing inner circle revealed the cuddly oracle’s prediction , his 134th “prognostication,” to be exact according to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office.
Awoken by the crowd’s chants of “Phil!” the groundhog was hoisted in the air for the assembly to hail before making his decision. He then grasped the glove of a handler as a member of his inner circle announced that spring would come early this year.
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Punxsutawney PA, PETA is suggesting Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog call it a career. In a press release The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Punxsutawney Groundhog Club president Bill Deeley on Tuesday morning and asked for Punxsutawney Phil to retire “to a reputable sanctuary and start using a cutting-edge animatronic groundhog that could actually predict the weather using artificial intelligence instead,”
February 2,2018
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Punxsutawney PA, Punxsutawney Phil, America’s most famous groundhog, and foremost weather rodent saw his shadow Friday morning, predicting six more weeks of winter.
With Groundhog Day festivities well underway in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the groundhog known as Phil saw his shadow Friday morning, which, according to legend, means another six weeks of winter.
The 20-pound groundhog’s predictions have been accurate 39 percent of the time since the first Groundhog Day in 1887, according to StormFax.com. Phil has done slightly better in recent years, getting the forecast right 46 percent of the time since 1988.
However the average weather man or women prediction fairs far worse predicting 25 or the last 6 snow storms .
Jason Vigorito gives us some history (I’m biased on this one since it’s my hometown!) On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, was celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow means an early spring. In 1993, the movie “Groundhog Day”, starring Bill Murray, popularized the usage of “groundhog day” to mean something that is repeated over and over. Today, tens of thousands of people converge on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney each February 2 to witness Phil’s prediction. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club hosts a three-day celebration featuring entertainment and activities. Also as a sidenote, the Punxsutawney Area School District is the only district to have the day off as a holiday, since most of the students played hooky anyway before the policy went into effect.
February 3, 2017
Punxsutawney PA, for the 131st time Punxsutawney Phil shared his meteorological predictions with a grateful nation. Phil he saw his own shadow. Aficionados of the annual ritual will know, that means we’re in for six more weeks of winter.
Staten Island Chuck, the most accurate rodent with the highest accuracy rating ( 80 %) among prognosticating rodents, informed a New York audience that we would see an early spring. And up north in Nova Scotia, Shubenacadie Sam concurred with Chuck.
