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The Stormfax Weather Almanac says the groundhog is only correct about 39% of the time. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Phil was only right 40% of the time ...
Punxsutawney Phil. Coordinates: 40.9302°N 78.9578°W. Phil being held by a member of the Inner Circle on February 2, 2018. Punxsutawney Phil (/ ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni /) is a groundhog residing in Young Township near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, United States, who is the central figure in Punxsutawney's annual Groundhog Day celebration.
General Beauregard Lee is a groundhog in the US state of Georgia widely considered to be the Groundhog Day weather prognosticator for the Southern United States. [1] The previous forecaster before General Beauregard Lee was General Robert E. Lee, who started making predictions in 1981. [2] He was named after the American Confederate General of ...
While Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day 2023, meaning a longer winter last year, this year, the groundhog says we should be expecting an early spring!
[45] [46] To survive the winter, they are at their maximum weight shortly before entering hibernation. [47] When the groundhog enters hibernation, there is a drop in body temperature to as low as 35 degrees Fahrenheit (2 °C), heart rate falls to 4–10 beats per minute and breathing rate falls to one breath every six minutes. [48]
Groundhog Day will take place Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Thousands will show up in person, with the grounds to Gobblers Knob opening at 3 a.m., and millions will tune in to see if Punxsutawney Phil ...
Many sources claim that the original Groundhog Day took place in 1887, when residents of Punxsutawney set out to Gobbler’s Knob, known as Phil’s “official” home, but the first piece of ...
However, from 2006 to 2015, Chuck's forecast was correct only twice. [5] According to the legend of Groundhog Day, the groundhog's behavior is a way of forecasting the weather. If the groundhog pops out from its burrow, sees his shadow, and then disappears again, it will mean that winter is to continue for six more weeks.