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Beau's ancestors began predicting seasons on Groundhog Day in 1981. He moved to the nature center from the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary in Gwinnett County after the ranch suddenly closed in 2017. What did General Beauregard Lee predict in 2023? In 2023, General Beauregard Lee predicted an early spring for the fourth year in a row. He last predicted a long winter in 2019. Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil takes the headlines every Groundhog Day, but down in Georgia all eyes turn to another meteorological Marmota monax (that's the groundhog's scientific name). First celebration: The first Groundhog Day was celebrated at Gobbler’s Knob on Feb. 2, 1887. According to History.com, the idea came from Clymer Freas, a newspaper editor in Punxsutawney, who Georgia’s Groundhog day begins at the Dauset Trails Nature Center in Jackson, about 55 miles south of Atlanta. Climate forecasters, weather wage makers and Gen. Lee stans make their way into the Georgia's groundhog | Where is Gen. Beauregard Lee and what is the forecast on Groundhog Day? Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, a livestream, which had more than 15,000 viewers at one point, played Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, which means people nationwide are visiting rodents for their weather predictions. Driving the news: We asked Axios Atlanta readers to pick the best prognosticator between two groundhogs: Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil or Georgia's own Gen. Beauregard "Beau" Lee. 67.2% picked Beau. Overall, 279 of you responded to the Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the United States since at least February 2, 1886. Starting in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with its now-famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, the tradition spread throughout America. This year, NOAA took a deeper dive into Groundhog Day results and Georgia with 80% accuracy. Third place belongs to Lander Lil, a bronze statue of a prairie dog in Lander, Wyoming. Lander Lil NOAA released the study ahead of Groundhog Day, which falls on Sunday, to analyze which groundhogs The rest of the top five were Georgia's General Beauregard Lee, at 80%; a Wyoming Prairie Dog Groundhog Day 2022 results. Get the data. In 2022, Groundhog Day was on Wednesday, February 2nd. Most groundhogs (57%) predicted an early spring. Georgia, USA Groundhog Day weather forecast for Georgia The hundreds of visitors heading to Dauset Trails Nature Center will have some nice weather as they hope for a good outcome from Beau. A Groundhog Club handler holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-prognosticating groundhog, during the 133rd celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2, 2019. Georgia’s very own groundhog, General Beauregard "Beau" Lee, is gearing up to make his big weather prediction on Feb. 2 at Dauset Trails Nature Center in Jackson. 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) “Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the United States since at least February 2, 1886,” the website reads. Georgia, with 80%. The NOAA’s results are comparing against national Is it going to be a long winter or an early spring? Georgia's famous groundhog General Beauregard "Beau" Lee has made his big weather forecast for 2023. Here is what you need to know about Groundhog Day: the day dedicated to a weather-predicting rodent. Did the groundhog see his shadow? See results of Punxsutawney Phil's 2024 winter forecast 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. For decades, Beau has been making his annual weather prediction in Georgia, and he's set to celebrate his special day once again in 2025. SEE MORE: Could weather effect General Beauregard Lee's
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