{"id":95586,"date":"2024-02-02T20:28:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/groundhog-day-punxsutawney-phil-gives-weather-prediction-for-2024-us-news\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T20:28:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:28:34","slug":"groundhog-day-punxsutawney-phil-gives-weather-prediction-for-2024-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/groundhog-day-punxsutawney-phil-gives-weather-prediction-for-2024-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil gives weather prediction for 2024 | US News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Punxsutawney Phil has revealed his annual weather prediction on Groundhog Day in a tongue-in-cheek ritual in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

As the sun rose in Gobbler’s Knob, the furry forecaster emerged from his burrow, with his handlers from the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announcing he had not seen his shadow.<\/p>\n

The group says this means America can expect an early spring.<\/p>\n

Gobbler’s Knob is the scene of the largest and best known Groundhog Day celebration in the US<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Some 10,000 people made their way to Punxsutawney in recent years for the festivities, which begin at night and culminate in the midwinter forecast.<\/p>\n

Tradition dating back to 1887 holds that if the groundhog sees his shadow when summoned, it means there will be another six weeks of winter – but if doesn’t, spring is set to come soon.<\/p>\n

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Before making the announcement, president Tom Dunkel told the crowd that his cane, handed down from previous Punxsutawney Groundhog Club presidents, gave him the power to speak “Groundhog-ese” and that Phil would pick one of two scrolls to use.<\/p>\n

At Mr Dunkel’s behest, the crowd chanted “Phil!” before a club member pulled the groundhog from a door in a stump on the stage and held it aloft.<\/p>\n

Vice President Dan McGinley read the decision, written in verse, from the chosen scroll and announced: “Glad tidings on this Groundhog Day, an early spring is on the way!”<\/p>\n

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The 1993 blockbuster film Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray, sparked a surge of interest in Punxsutawney Phil.<\/p>\n

The groundhog predicts more winter more often than early springs, but when a federal agency checked his record last year, his accuracy rate for forecasts was hit-and-miss at about 40%.<\/p>\n

Throughout the rest of the year, Phil lives in a customised space beside the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, with a window where library patrons can look at his burrow.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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