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 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 WMRN, 1330 N. Main St. in Marion from 7 to 8 Columbus, OH » 25° Columbus, OH » Ohio — Marion's famous groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, predicted that we will have an early spring this year. Groundhog Day dates back to a pre-Christian 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 Murray, a rescued rodent from Cleveland, is the new Buckeye Chuck who will make his first forecast on Groundhog Day in 2024. He was named after actor Bill Murray and lives at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. OHIO — A fur-covered forecaster is making his annual appearance this Friday. The state's groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, is preparing to make his forecast for Ohio. The live event is set to take place Friday, Feb. 2 at the Studios of AM-1490 WMRN, 1330 N. Main Street in Marion, Ohio from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. The groundhog is touted as “Ohio’s Chief Prognosticating Groundhog since 1979.” First celebration: The first Groundhog Day was celebrated at Gobbler’s Knob on Feb. 2, 1887. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marion's famous groundhog, Buckeye Chuck, has predicted six more weeks of winter during the annual Groundhog Day celebration. Every February 2, Ohio residents look to Buckeye Chuck for a forecast on how long winter will last. This year, a new rodent is up for the job. Gateway Film Center will give you déjà vu with the annual screening of 12 Hours of Groundhog Day Marathon on Saturday, February 1, starting at noon until Sunday, February 2, 2025, at noon. They reduced the marathon from 24 hours to 12 hours, AND you get a break for dinner (and to regain sanity). Mega Weekend: Hot People Near Your, Ice Cream for Breakfast, Groundhog Day, Eroica, and More Fun For Your Weekend! January 30, 2025 2:00 pm I Guess It’s Time to Talk about My Obsession with Buckeye Chuck, Ohio's weather predicting groundhog, finds new home at Cleveland Museum of Natural History Groundhog Day is a tradition that dates back more than 100 years, but Buckeye Chuck's 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 “And on Groundhog Day, Charlie would do a show and had a lot of fun with it.” The show got so much attention that the station decided to host a naming competition for their newfound friend. Local students dubbed the groundhog Buckeye Chuck, and the station added a Spam (which is literally ground hog) recipe contest. It’s been a Marion Gateway Film Center, located at 1550 N. High St., is hosting a 24 hour movie marathon of the 1993 film “Groundhog Day” — starring Bill [] COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Could you watch one “And on Groundhog Day, Charlie would do a show and had a lot of fun with it.” The show got so much attention that the station decided to host a naming competition for their newfound friend. Local students dubbed the groundhog Buckeye Chuck, and the station added a Spam (which is literally ground hog) recipe contest. It’s been a Marion Is everyday groundhog day at your home in Columbus, Ohio? Critter Control of Columbus technicians will safely and humanely remove and exclude groundhogs from your Columbus home today! “And on Groundhog Day, Charlie would do a show and had a lot of fun with it.” The show got so much attention that the station decided to host a naming competition for their newfound friend. Local students dubbed the groundhog Buckeye Chuck, and the station added a Spam (which is literally ground hog) recipe contest. It’s been a Marion 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.
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