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Each year on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, people wake up early to hear the forecast from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, but residents of places like Raleigh, Cumberland, Maryland, Staten Island, and Howell Animals other than Punxsutawney Phil that will try to predict end of winter on Groundhog Day Punxsutawney Phil’s long-term accuracy is only around 39%, meaning some other prognosticators have more accurate predictions. From ducks and chickens to squirrels and hedgehogs, many states have their own animal prognosticator. Years later, another incident occurred. During a 2014 Groundhog Day ceremony, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped the animal, who had been secretly replaced with his granddaughter Charlotte. Maybe he just has a great publicist, but for far too long Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether we’re in for six more weeks of wintry weather on Feb. 2 (Groundhog Day), has Dave’s handler, Bob Will, wrote on the site that, as a teacher and wildlife rehabilitator, he would always bring a groundhog into his classroom for Groundhog Day. The local newspaper nicknamed the woodchuck "Dunkirk Dave." Buckeye Chuck – Marion, Ohio. Buckeye Chuck was named Ohio’s official Groundhog Day prognosticator in 1979. If February 2 is a sunny day in Texas and Bob casts a shadow then there will be six more weeks of winter. If it's cloudy and he doesn't cast a shadow, then spring will come early. "We don't need no mangy groundhog in Pennsylvania predicting the weather for us," founder of a Groundhog Day succession movement, T. Booth said. To add to the fanfare Menzbier’s marmot is a lot smaller than a groundhog and inhabits meadows and steppe at altitudes from 6,600 to 11,800 ft. Groundhogs, on the other hand, are mostly lowland animals. It is the smallest of all marmots and can be recognized by dark upperparts and pale underparts and frontal parts. Groundhog Day 2024: Animals other than Punxsutawney Phil that predict end of winter Though Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil is the leading weather-predicting groundhog, the marmot's prediction skills are only about 39% accurate - opening up the gateway for a variety of other animals that can 'predict' the weather, including a hedgehog, duck, an Massachusetts' official groundhog "Ms. G" came out for the first of two showings and did not see its shadow on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, 2020, at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, Massachusetts. (Jim Davis It turns out that ‘Groundhog’ is more like a job title and less about literally being a Marmota monax. Alternative prognosticators can include other animals, taxidermied groundhogs, plush stuffed animals, or folks in costume (think sports mascots). Use the Groundhog Map to locate your fave alt-hog. Dave’s handler, Bob Will, wrote on the site that, as a teacher and wildlife rehabilitator, he would always bring a groundhog into his classroom for Groundhog Day. The local newspaper nicknamed the woodchuck "Dunkirk Dave." Buckeye Chuck – Marion, Ohio. Buckeye Chuck was named Ohio’s official Groundhog Day prognosticator in 1979. WEST HARTFORD — The Children's Museum has introduced its animal sanctuary's newest furry friend — just in time for Groundhog Day. Greg Westman, the lead animal curator at the museum, said the "The best known Groundhog Day ceremony occurs each year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania." There are other weather predicting animals in the country, including groundhogs Buckeye Chuck from Ohio, “Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the United States since at least February 2, 1886,” the website reads. and not just with groundhogs. There are also other weather-predicting animals Thursday is Groundhog Day — but Punxsutawney Phil certainly isn’t the only prognosticator. From cats to catfish, take a look at seven other animals who have become known as great predictors. Can you match up the animal to the country it is mostly found in if they had a "Groundhog Day" type ceremony to predict the end of winter/beginning of spring? By scole9179 2 Plays 2 Plays 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 is also celebrated in other countries, such as Germany, where it is known as "Siebenschläfertag" or "Seven Sleepers Day." In Alaska , instead of a groundhog, they use a marmot to predict the weather on February 2nd. In other words, the Groundhog Day tradition may have begun as a bit of folk humor. Famous prognosticators and predictions. Towns throughout North America are known to have winter-predicting groundhogs. The most famous is Punxsutawney Phil of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (immortalized in the movie Groundhog Day). Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. Barry Reeger, Associated Press
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