All results for yearly Groundhog Day predictions. Recorded predictions go back to 1886. All predictions; Year Prediction Spring : Winter Consensus (%) Total predictions; PUNXSUTAWNEY, Penn. - Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is the Mecca for those around the country celebrating Groundhog Day. Every year, on Feb. 2, tens of thousands of people flock to this small town of less than 6,000 people some 80 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, to see whether the town's rodent Every Feb. 2, the most famous groundhog in the world has his moment in the spotlight. Punxsutawney Phil has been predicting the weather at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania since 1887. Total Groundhog Day Predictions - 1887 to 2025. Total Groundhog Day Predictions - 1887 to 2025. The Groundhog Day 2025 season is now under way! Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger) Each Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction about a late end to winter weather or early start to spring temperatures. Here's how accurate his forecasts have been over the years. Of those predictions, 106 have been six more weeks of winter and 21 have called for an early spring. There are 10 years on the timeline that show no record of Phil's predictions. In 1998 Groundhog Day was first broadcast live worldwide via the internet. In 2001, Phil’s prediction was shown live on the JumboTron at Times Square in New York City. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell attended the ceremonies, making him the first sitting governor ever to do so. Saw Shadow at 7:37 AM; First newspaper photo of Groundhog Club members at Gobbler’s Knob. 1946: ️ More winter: Saw Shadow at 7:52 AM. 1945: ️ More winter: Saw Shadow at 9 AM. 1944: ️ More winter: Saw Shadow at 9:10 AM. 1943: 🌼 Early spring: Groundhog didn’t make an appearance; relied on Quarryville’s prediction - NO Shadow: 1942 There are 82 weather-forecasting prognosticators in Canada or the USA who made predictions in 2024 — including 46 ‘alternative’ groundhogs. Use the Groundhog Map to locate your fave prognosticator. When is Groundhog Day 2025? Groundhog Day will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Thousands will show up in person, with the grounds to Gobblers Knob opening at 4 a.m., and millions will tune in to see if Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow. More: Where to watch Bill Murray's 1993 classic movie 'Groundhog Day' for Groundhog Day. What is Every year on Feb. 2, when Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his burrow at Gobbler’s Knob in Western Pennsylvania, he delivers his weather prediction in a unique language known as Groundhogese. What is Groundhog Day? People flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2 every year to be a part of the celebrations revolving around Punxsutawney Phil's winter forecast. General Beauregard "Beau" Lee will set to make his annual weather prediction on Sunday in Georgia. If Beau sees his shadow when he pops out of his mansion at Dauset Trails Nature Center, folklore 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! PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - All eyes will be on the "Weather Capital of the World" this Sunday for Phil's big moment, but it appears the forecast may already be hinting at a spring prediction. Groundhog handler AJ Derume holds Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow, predicting late spring during the 136th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2022, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Here's the forecast for Sunday morning: Cloudy conditions and chilly temperatures in the upper-20s are expected in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania when Phil makes his prediction around 7:08 a.m. ET. Will the Groundhog See His Shadow in 2025? According to our weather predictions, February 2, 2025, will bring snow showers and cold weather. We think that when Punxsutawney Phil—that Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Weather Prognosticator Extraordinary— emerges from his burrow (with a little help from his handlers) to make his much-anticipated forecast, he will NOT see his shadow, which
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