Six More Weeks Of Winter

2/12/2021 (Permalink)

Brace yourself for six more weeks of winter. That is, if you like to get your weather prediction from a groundhog in Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and as the legend holds, that means six additional weeks of heavy coats and mittens. Phil was awakened at 7:25am and made his prediction in front of about 16 members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club at Gobbler's Knob. 

Phil is not new to the forecasting game. The ceremony has been going on since 1887. For the last two years in a row, Phil has not seen his shadow, predicting an early spring. Winter officially comes to an end on the equinox on March 20th, regardless of what Phil predicts.

In the past, Phil has been way more likely to see his shadow than not. He has reportedly seen his shadow 104 times, but not seen his shadow only 20 times. Statistically speaking, Phil has been correct in his forecasts about 50% of the time in the last 10 years.