That’s the question city officials in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, asked on Thursday morning, when Punxsutawney Phil gave his annual forecast of weather.
The famous groundhog arose from his hole at Groundhog Day and saw his shadow. forecasting that we’ll have another seven weeks of winter within the U.S.
Unfortunately, for Phil, he’s not the most exact in forecasting weather.
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When is Groundhog Day?
Groundhog Day is every Feb. 2.
What was the prediction of Punxsutawney Phil say about the year before?
in 2022 Punxsutawney Phil was able to see the shadow of his own as he predicted a more prolonged winter. The 106th time that he was able to see his shadow over the more than 126 years that he made an prediction.
Is Punxsutawney Phil always right?
Unfortunately, no.
Since the first forecast in 1887 Punxsutawney Phil is wrong only 39 percent of the times according to the Stormfax Weather Almanac. According to the National Oceanic and atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information discovered that that between 2012 and 21, Phil was only right 40% of the time..
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