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Florida ‘Groundhog’ conch sees its shadow Posted: Feb 2, 2022 / 06:40 PM EST. Updated: Feb 3, 2022 / 04:49 AM EST. Illinois – the town where the 1993 movie Groundhog Day was filmed Punxsutawney Phil, Feb. 2, 2022. A tradition dating back to 1887, “Punxsutawney Phil” is the most popular inconsistent meteorologist, owing much of that to Bill Murray’s 1993 film Groundhog FLORIDA — Pennsylvania has Punxsutawney Phil to tell us if we’ll have six more weeks of winter. Floridians will celebrate the Feb. 2 Groundhog Day holiday on Friday with the prediction from Groundhog Day and all the hoopla surrounding it doesn't mean much to Florida. After all, you have to actually have a "winter" to care whether you get six more weeks of it. The “mollusk meteorologist” saw its shadow on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, 2024, disagreeing with Punxsutawney Phil to predict six more weeks of winter, which in the Keys, means 75-degree temperatures. Photo: Andy Newman Dozens of people braved a cool Florida morning to mark Groundhog Day by taking a plunge into the ocean. Hollywood held its 20th annual celebration Friday. A conch living underwater in a Florida Keys aquarium’s touch tank confirmed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction Tuesday of six more weeks of winter weather. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — I don't normally argue with rodents, but Punxsutawney Phil is wrong! And guess what, he is only right 40% of the time. Groundhog Day is a popular tradition that takes place in North America, particularly in the United States and Canada. Every year, Groundhog Day is on February 2. Groundhog Day came from the Pennsylvania Dutch. The colonists believed that if a groundhog came out of its burrow and saw its shadow due to clear weather, it would retreat back into Groundhog Day is a whimsical American tradition in which a groundhog provides a hint about the future winter weather. Photo/Hollywood, Florida Parks & Recreation In Hollywood, Groundhog Day festivities are 6:30 a.m. -8 a.m. February 2 at at Blue Wave Gastropub, 901 N. Broadwalk and Indiana Street on Hollywood Broadwalk . Video above: Rare albino groundhog spotted in the Susquehanna Valley.The Groundhog Day celebration at Gobbler's Knob started in 1887. Aside from a 10-year gap, records for each prognostication Following the popularity of the 1993 Bill Murray movie "Groundhog Day," the event increased in popularity. Thousands of people have turned out for recent events. 3:30AM: NBC6 South Florida In the American tradition of Groundhog Day, the nation’s groundhog prognosticators take a stance on the season ahead. If the groundhog sees his shadow, he predicts six more weeks of winter. 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 Groundhog Day- Florida Version! Fun watching the coverage Eric Burris - Meteorologist shared today from PA. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Sunday marks the day the U.S. turns to a groundhog to learn if winter will tighten its grip on the country or if spring will arrive soon. That’s right, it’s Groundhog Day. However, Phil’s winter prognostications have only been right about 39% of the time, according to Of course, this prediction only refers to winter weather — and not the actual season — as the Spring Equinox consistently falls within the same two-day span each year. Annually, Groundhog Day FL’s version of Groundhog Day. FL’s version of Groundhog Day. The Ticket Clinic, Florida Join us for our Groundhog Day Car & Truck Show! You may or may not see your shadowbut you will have fun! Awards 40 Best of Show Trophies Plus 20 Overall Best of Shows Club Participation $125 (12 minimum) Registration $25 pre-registered $30 day of show (cash only) All registered vehicles entered into prize drawing! City of Hollywood 2600 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, FL 33020-4807. General Info: 954.967.4357. Police/Fire Only - Non-Emergency: 954.764.HELP (4357)
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