Buckeye Chuck will return for his 46th year of predicting the weather from 7 to 8 a.m. Sunday at the Marion County Fairgrounds, roughly 50 miles north of Columbus, according to the Marion Star. 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 The Groundhog Day 2025 season is now under way! Ohio's official groundhog since 1979, Buckeye Chuck provides a Groundhog Day prediction every year on February 2nd A groundhog yawns, as though just awakened from his winter slumber. (Image credit: Adobe Stock) Without further ado, here are the United States’ most accurate groundhogs to date. First Place: Staten Island Chuck. Also known as Charles G. Hogg, Staten Island Chuck lives in New York City Staten Island Zoo. In 2025, 138 years later, Punxsutawney Phil is making his predictions to a sold-old crowd. Who is Punxsutawney Phil? Punxsutawney Phil is the famous groundhog who predicts the weather in About 150 people came out to the grounds of WMRN Radio in Marion, Ohio, to hear the state's official groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, make his annual prediction on Groundhog Day, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Buckeye Chuck has been Ohio's official weather-predicting groundhog since 1979. This year, Chuck will greet potentially hundreds of fans at Buckeye Chuck Day on Feb. 2 in Marion. He'll be at the Marion County Fairgrounds on Feb. 2 for his annual weather forecast and Groundhog Day Celebration: Buckeye Chuck Day. Benny the Bass, Buckeye Lake Benny the Bass is largemouth bass Buckeye Chuck Day will be hosted in Marion on Sunday, Feb. 2. The celebration will take place at the Marion County Fairgrounds Coliseum 7-8 a.m. Buckeye Chuck will be in-person as fans wait to see Buckeye Chuck Day will be held at the Marion County Fairgrounds Colosseum 7-8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. The event will be broadcasted live on 1490 WMRN and on the Buckeye Chuck Facebook fan page . Buckeye Chuck made his forecast for the end of winter at 7:41 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, in Marion, Ohio. Chuck didn't see a shadow, signaling an early spring. 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 MARION, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio’s official weather forecasting groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, poked out of his burrow this Groundhog Day after last year’s event organizers opted for a taxidermy groundhog. Groundhog Day is this Sunday. Here's what you need to know about the annual weather forecasting festival. including groundhogs Buckeye Chuck from Ohio, Staten Island Chuck in New York, General Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025 Buckeye Chuck: Groundhog: 02/02/25: 7:00am - 8:00am EST: Marion County Fairgrounds & Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Offer your guess in our poll and we will reveal the results after 48 hours of voting. Groundhog Day 2025: You can also weigh in on what Ohio's Buckeye Chuck will predict here. Buckeye Chuck has made 41 predictions since 1980.. 12 predictions (29%) of six more weeks of winter; 29 predictions (71%) of early spring; 4 times, Chuck’s predictions went unrecorded Groundhog Day 2025: How to watch what Punxsutawney Phil sees Two baby groundhogs have a famous father. Meet Punxsutawney Phil's pups Groundhog Day: When it is in 2025, when the winter predictions Where can I hear Buckeye Chuck's forecast? Marion's WMRN-AM broadcast Buckeye Chuck's official forecast at 7:40 a.m. on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2. The live event took place at the studio of AM-1490 Buckeye Chuck has been predicting the weather in Ohio since 1979. The current Buckeye Chuck is named Murray and lives at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Groundhog Day is celebrated
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