From 2011 through 2022, Phil has a 50% accuracy rate, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Groundhog Day is Thursday, February 2.Groundhog Day's origins lie in an ancient European celebration of Candlemas.Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog, is expected to be coaxed from his burrow in western Pennsylvania early Feb. 2 as a nation waits to find out whether we'll have an early spring or six more weeks of cold and snow.
Though Groundhog Day is just some midwinter fun, climate records say winter probably isn't over, according to the NOAA. Climatologically speaking, the three coldest months of the year in the USA are December, January and February, so winter typically still has a ways to go when the groundhog comes out.In Punxsutawney, 1886 marked the first time Groundhog Day appeared in the newspaper, according to the. The following year brought the first official trek to Gobbler's Knob.
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