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Punxsutawney Phil is the best-known groundhog who has been making predictions since 1886, according to Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. The Groundhog Day tradition as we know it dates to 1887. The tradition of Groundhog Day is held on Feb. 2 every year. A designated groundhog is tasked with predicting the future of the winter season. For Staten Island, that honor falls to Chuck! Here is what you need to know about Groundhog Day: the day dedicated to a weather-predicting rodent. In comparison, Ohio's groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, has been correct an estimated 75% of the Buckeye Chuck has been the state's official groundhog since 1979, and about three-fourths of the rodent's predictions have proved right. Punxsutawney Phil, by contrast, has an accuracy rating of Forecaster Type: Groundhog Location: Marion, Ohio, United States Description: Ohio's official groundhog since 1979, Buckeye Chuck provides a Groundhog Day prediction every year on February 2nd at radio station 1490 WMRN-AM in Marion, Ohio. How to watch and listen to Buckeye Chuck's 2024 Groundhog Day forecast. Buckeye Chuck's moment on the big stage is scheduled to be broadcast live on his Facebook fan page, according to host radio Buckeye Chuck is a weather-predicting groundhog in Marion, Ohio. In 1979, the Ohio legislature named Chuck the official groundhog for the Ohio state. Buckeye Chuck lives a comfortable, celebrity lifestyle — only working one day a year — but he doesn’t let the fame get to his head. When is Groundhog Day 2024? In 2024, Groundhog Day is on Friday, Feb. 2. What is Buckeye Chuck's record? According to his supporters, Buckeye Chuck has a 75% success rate in predicting the weather In 2014, Staten Island Chuck was replaced by his granddaughter, Charlotte, who was dropped by then-mayor Bill de Blasio during the Groundhog Day ceremony. Charlotte died a few days later, although Legend is if the groundhog sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, he returns to his burrow to wait out six more weeks of winter. Under cloudy sky Friday morning on Feb, 2, 2024, in Marion, Chuck made Buckeye Chuck is a prognosticating Groundhog from Marion in Ohio, USA. Buckeye Chuck has made 41 predictions since 1980. Currently, the Staten Island Zoo’s resident prognosticator is ready for his annual Groundhog Day ceremony. The free event, which will be open to the public, takes place at the Zoo on Sunday, Feb. 2. The Staten Island Zoo has claimed that Chuck correctly predicted the duration of winter 26 out of 32 years as of 2013, an 82% success rate. [22]Early spring is defined as a spring in which a majority of days between Groundhog Day and the March equinox have a high temperature of over 40 °F (4 °C). Here's what to know about Groundhog Day. Weigh in on spring: Will Buckeye Chuck see his shadow? When is Groundhog Day? Groundhog Day is Feb. 2. This year it will be on a Sunday. Groundhog Day is this Sunday. Here's what you need to know about the annual weather forecasting festival. Staten Island Chuck in New York, General Beauregard Lee from Atlanta, About 150 people came from around the North Central Ohio area to Marion, home of Buckeye Chuck, the state's official groundhog, to hear its winter prognostication this Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, 2009. A look back: Staten Island Chuck peaks out of his log cabin on Groundhog Day at the Staten Island Zoo on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Chuck saw no shadow on the frigid morning, marking an early spring In addition, the Ohio General Assembly declared Buckeye Chuck the official State Groundhog in 1979. [4] 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 There are 82 prognosticators throughout North America: 68 in the USA, and 14 in Canada. Use the map to find your nearest Groundhog Day prognosticator (unless you’re from Saskatchewan — sorry bud). The 2024 Groundhog Day celebration with Staten Island Chuck at the Staten Island Zoo marked the first time since 2020 that spectators were invited to watch the ceremony in person.
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