How Accurate Is Groundhog Day? Experts Grade the Woodchucks
Punxsutawney Phil is adorable, but a woodchuck from New York has him beat for accuracy, according to NOAA weather data analysis.
Staten Island Chuck has 85% Groundhog Day accuracy rate — but this ‘low-key guy’ is no diva
Even though the Staten Island celebrity is the best animal prognosticator in the business, Chuck doesn’t let it go to his head.
Groundhog Day has come and gone. Did the groundhog predict an early spring or more winter?
With the start of February, we turned to our favorite critters for an update. Here's what Punxsutawney Phil and Hope, Indiana's groundhog, predicted.
Staten Island Chuck predicts early spring on Groundhog Day 2025
Last year's Groundhog Day prediction. Last year, both Staten Island Chuck and Punxsutawney Phil predicted spring would come early. It also marked 10 years since former New York Ci
Bye-bye, winter blues. Michigan’s official groundhog predicts an early spring
It’s that time again when we get our weather predictions from a rodent, and this year, despite the snow, Michigan’s official groundhog predicts an early spring. Woody the Woodchuck, the state’s official groundhog who resides at the Howell Nature Center,
Groundhog predicts 6 more weeks of winter on his annual day
In an annual tradition, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow during the annual Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 in central Pennsylvania. That means six more weeks of winter.
Groundhog Phil 'predicts' six more weeks of winter
Punxsutawney Phil has forecast six more weeks of winter in North America after seeing his shadow on Groundhog Day.
Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter
Punxsutawney Phil -- perhaps the world's most famous groundhog -- saw his shadow meaning, according to legend, that we will have six more weeks of winter.
What did other groundhogs predict after Phil saw his shadow and predicted more winter?
Americans celebrated Groundhog Day as they awaited anxiously to discover whether we would experience another six weeks of freezing winter temperatures or if spring would arrive early.
Woody the Woodchuck says spring is coming. Just how does Woody stack up against her peers?
Michigan's Woody the Woodchuck said spring will arrive early this year, but how does Woody's forecasting stack up against ...
Staten Island Chuck’s Groundhog Day prediction may mean Punxsutawney Phil is full of it
Staten Island Chuck says Punxsutawney Phil is full of it. New York’s City’s resident groundhog didn’t see his shadow on ...
Requiem for a groundhog
The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.
Michigan's Woody the Woodchuck's big day is nearly here. What to know on Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if spring is near.
Woodchuck weighs in on winter amid fanfare
A member of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club read from a scroll in which he boasted: “Only I know – you can't trust A.I.” ...
Groundhog Day 2025: Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter
In Georgia, about 50 miles southeast of Atlanta in Jackson, a groundhog named “General Beauregard Lee” saw his shadow, his ...
Early spring predicted by Woody the Woodchuck at the 27th annual Groundhog Day at Howell Nature Center
Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather at the annual Groundhog Day at Gobbler's Knob.
Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day’s deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil
Gloria McGowan of Williamsport, Ind., center, watches the festivities while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather ...
Will Michigan have a long winter or is spring close? What the groundhogs say
Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if spring is near.