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Rory Szwed, left, and Kent Rowan watch the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, to come out and make his prediction during the the 137th ...
Punxsutawney, PA, United States of America - Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha holds famed weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil during the annual Groundhog Day event. Today is Groundhog ...
Punxsutawney Phil makes his 2024 Groundhog Day prediction. Justin Boggs. February 2, 2024 at 7:36 AM. ... The husband-wife legal team working on 2 of today’s biggest criminal cases.
The observance of Groundhog Day in the United States first occurred in German communities in Pennsylvania, according to known records. The earliest mention of Groundhog Day is an entry on February 2, 1840, in the diary of James L. Morris of Morgantown, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, according to the book on the subject by Don Yoder. This was a ...
He makes the prediction based on whether or not he sees his shadow during the ceremony between 7:00 A.M. and 7:30 A.M. on Groundhog Day. The ceremony at the zoo is sometimes attended and officiated by the Mayor of New York City. Chuck's prediction for 2024 was early spring, concurring with the prediction made by Punxsutawney Phil. [2]
Groundhog-Day.com reported that 64 groundhogs made a prediction on Groundhog Day this year and 49 of them (including Punxsutawney Phil) did not see their shadows and predict an early spring.
The Pennsylvania Lottery's mascot is a groundhog named Gus, referred to in commercials as "the second most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania", in deference to Phil. [25] Because the Groundhog Club Inner Circle has trademarked the use of the name "Punxsutawney Phil", no commercial entity may use the name without the permission from the Inner ...
Since his first prediction in 1887, Punxsutawney Phil has been right 39% of the time. In the past 10 years, he’s been right 40% of the time, according to the Stormfax Weather Almanac.