Several different groundhogs across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania were looking for their shadows Friday, Feb. 1, on Groundhog Day 2024, including Lady Edwina of Essex County, pictured here Use a coin, not Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day, PETA says. How are Phil's predictions? See results of Punxsutawney Phil's 2024 winter forecast Did Staten Island Chuck see his shadow? History of Groundhog Day: Phil's predictions of years past Phil's first official shadow sighting came in 1887, followed by several years of no official recordings. The first front page coverage Groundhog Day 2023 livestream:Watch Punxsutawney Phil make his annual weather prediction More: Every Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil predicts the future weather. How often is he right? The focus of many was on Gobbler's Knob in tiny Pennsylvania town, Punxsutawney, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 as the weather prognosticating groundhog Phil sees, or doesn't see, his shadow. How did all Every Feb. 2, the world's most famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil rises from its burrow in Pennsylvania for Groundhog Day to give the prediction on what type of weather the U.S. could expect to This year, NOAA took a deeper dive into Groundhog Day results and graded the work of 19 groundhogs and groundhog surrogates to determine the accuracy of their predictions. Spoiler: Phil came in 17th. The "Punxsutawney Groundhog Club" was founded in 1886 by a group of groundhog hunters, one of whom was the editor of the town's newspaper and quickly published a proclamation about its local 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. The results were made in front of Permaculture school in Val d'Espoir, and Fred had good news for winter-weary folks: spring is just around the corner! A recap of Groundhog Day predictions In 2022, Groundhog Day was on Wednesday, February 2nd. Most groundhogs (57%) predicted an early spring. 2023 results 2021 results. 75 predictions in 2022. How to watch 'Groundhog Day'? "Groundhog Day' is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video for $3.59, and the Google Play Store for $3.89. It'll cost $3.99 to rent the movie from Apple TV+, Youtube Stephen Tobolowsky, who played Ned Ryserson, in the movie Groundhog Day, attended the 2010 Groundhog Day Celebration in Punxsutawney. Danny Rubin, writer of the screenplay Groundhog Day, attended Groundhog Day 2013. This was the first time he attend Groundhog Day since before the movie was released. All results for yearly Groundhog Day predictions. Recorded predictions go back to 1886. Originally, Groundhog Day was a Celtic festival marking the year’s first cross-quarter day, or a midpoint between seasons. Read more about the ancient Celtic calendar here. Celebrated at the beginning of February, the day was called Imbolc —a term from Old Irish that is most often translated as “in the belly”—a reference to the soon In 2021, Groundhog Day was on Tuesday, February 2nd. Most groundhogs (63%) predicted an early spring. 2022 results 2020 results. 64 predictions in 2021. In 1895, Groundhog Day was on Saturday, February 2nd. Most groundhogs (0%) predicted No predictions were reported for this year. In 1899, Groundhog Day was on Thursday, February 2nd. Most groundhogs (0%) predicted No predictions were reported for this year. In 2013, Groundhog Day was on Saturday, February 2nd. Most groundhogs (56%) predicted a longer winter. 2014 results 2012 results. 45 predictions in 2013. In 1893, Groundhog Day was on Thursday, February 2nd. Most groundhogs (0%) predicted No predictions were reported for this year.
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