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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 ...
Punxsutawney, PA, United States of America - Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha holds famed weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil during the annual Groundhog Day event.
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday ...
Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024, meaning an early spring is on the way. Like most Feb. 2s in the past 137 years, crowds gathered at Gobbler's Knob to hear ...
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 ...
In 2011, PolitiFact decreed General Lee to be more accurate than Punxsutawney Phil, boasting a 60% national accuracy for an early spring between the years of 2001 to 2010, compared to Phil's 30%. [6] The groundhog-sized ante-bellum style mansion that General Lee lives in is known as Weathering Heights.
In the 21st century, Phil has been less than 50 percent accurate with his forecasts. SEE MORE: Alternative 'groundhogs' predict weather every Groundhog Day with Phil.
With Groundhog Day right around the corner, ... The National Climatic Data Center states that Phil has made an accurate prediction about 39% of the time. This is less than the accuracy of flipping ...