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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Enjoy a weekend filled with local music, wildlife exploration, and Groundhog Day excitement with events happening near you. Birding: Winter Birds / Feb. 1, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m "The best known Groundhog Day ceremony occurs each year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania." including groundhogs Buckeye Chuck from Ohio, Staten Island Chuck in New York, De Blasio was visiting Staten Island Zoo to celebrate Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, 2014, when zoo staffers handed him the rodent. But the anxious animal squirmed out of the 6’5″ mayor’s grip and The Staten Island Groundhog Day prediction dates back to 1981, and according to the Staten Island Zoo, the resident groundhog has an 85% accuracy rate, much higher than his more famous counterpart Forecaster Type: Groundhog Location: Staten Island, New York, United States Description: Staten Island Chuck has predicted the weather from the Staten Island Zoo in State Island, New York, every year on Groundhog Day since the early 1980s. Chuck, whose formal name is Charles G. Hogg, is the official groundhog meteorologist of New York City. The 2024 Groundhog Day celebration with Staten Island Chuck at the Staten Island Zoo marked the first time since 2020 that spectators were invited to watch the ceremony in person. Watch: Staten Island Chuck predicts early spring on Groundhog Day 2024 02:37. NEW YORK -- Staten Island Chuck did not see his shadow on Friday and predicted an early spring in 2024.. In Watch: Staten Island Chuck predicts early spring on Groundhog Day 2024 02:37. NEW YORK - Friday is the big day for Staten Island Chuck.. Staten Island's most famous weather prognosticator will be Staten Island Chuck peaks out of his log cabin on Groundhog Day at the Staten Island Zoo on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Chuck saw no shadow on the frigid morning, marking an early spring ahead. The Groundhog Day celebration on Friday marked 10 years since former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped Staten Island’s favorite groundhog in 2014, shortly after he predicted the brutal Currently, the Staten Island Zoo’s resident prognosticator is ready for his annual Groundhog Day ceremony. The free event, which will be open to the public, takes place at the Zoo on Sunday, Feb. 2. A group of children show their appreciation for Staten Island Chuck during the annual Groundhog Day celebration at the Staten Island Zoo Monday, February 2, 2015.(Staten Island Advance/Bill Lyons Get to know Staten Island's beloved groundhog, Chuck, and learn about his role in predicting the weather on Groundhog Day. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An annual Groundhog Day ceremony took an unexpected turn with a startling drop. On Feb. 2, 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio accidentally dropped Staten Island Chuck during the Staten Island Chuck called for an early spring Friday during the first public Groundhog Day ceremony at the Staten Island Zoo, West Brighton, since 2020. Staten Island Chuck — also known as Charles G. Hogg — is a resident groundhog at Staten Island Zoo in New York City. He is one of the most accurate groundhogs, with an 85% accuracy rate. Chuck bit the hand of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and was subsequently the victim of an alleged manslaughter by succeeding Mayor Bill De Blasio. A look back: Staten Island Chuck peaks out of his log cabin on Groundhog Day at the Staten Island Zoo on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Chuck saw no shadow on the frigid morning, marking an early spring He has previously described how his motor skills were “not at their best” when he arrived at the Staten Island Zoo to celebrate Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, 2014, and zoo staffers handed him The Staten Island Zoo has claimed that Chuck correctly predicted the duration of winter 26 out of 32 years as of 2013, an 82% success rate. [22]Early spring is defined as a spring in which a majority of days between Groundhog Day and the March equinox have a high temperature of over 40 °F (4 °C). 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.
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