Punxsutawney Phil’s winter weather forecast will be announced after sunrise Friday at Gobbler’s Knob, the site of the nation’s largest and most famous Groundhog Day celebration.
The annual event is a tongue-in-cheek ritual where handler Phil, a club member with roots in the late 19th century, reveals whether the groundhog has seen his shadow — welcoming six more weeks of winter weather — or not. , predicting early spring weather.
About 10,000 people have traveled to Punxsutawney in recent years, where the festivities begin at midnight and end with a midwinter forecast.
Phil predicts more winter far more often than he sees early spring, not a bad bet for February and March in western Pennsylvania.
A federal agency looked at his records last year and put his accuracy rate at about 40%.
Spectators gather at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., as Phil the groundhog makes his prediction about how long winter will last on February 2, 2024. Reuters Attendees at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., pack up while waiting for Phil the groundhog on February 2, 2024 .Reuters
The tradition of celebrating the midpoint between the shortest day of the year at the winter solstice and the spring equinox goes back centuries in European farm life.
There are more than a dozen active groundhog clubs in Pennsylvania, some dating back to the 1930s, and weather-telling groundhogs have appeared in at least 28 US states and Canadian territories.
The 1993 blockbuster film “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray, reignited interest in Punxsutawney Phil and inspired informal observations around the world.
A band played for the crowd at Gobblers Knob before Phil the groundhog’s prediction on Feb 2. 2024. Facebook / Punxsutawney Phil The annual event is a face-to-face ritual where handler Phil, a member of a club with roots in the late 19th century, reveals whether or not the groundhog has seen his shadow. AP About 10,000 people have traveled to Punxsutawney in recent years, where the festivities begin at midnight and end with a midwinter forecast. Facebook / Punxsutawney Phil
When he’s not making his annual predictions, Phil lives in a customized space next to the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, with a window through which library patrons can peer into his hole.
In 2009, library workers said Phil somehow managed to escape three times, climbing the library ceiling and descending into an office about 50 feet away. He was not injured.
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