Will we have an early spring? Or will there be a longer winter? Here's a look at how Punxsutawney Phil has called it over the years.
The groundhogs — along with a tortoise, whose emergence from his winter hibernation foretells the coming of spring, and a prairie dog statue, whose shadow at sunrise predicts how long it will be until spring arrives — were ranked based on their accuracy over the past 20 years, using the March temperature averages for the U.S., NOAA said.
Every February 2 all of the attention is on Punxsutawney, in particular Gobbler's Knob, to see if a famous groundhog will predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter.
There is only one Punxsutawney Phil, but many challengers to his throne. How accurate are they? These weather experts decided to find out.
Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, as the world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, will emerge for his annual prognostication. Over 40,000 people are expected for this year's festivities.
Get ready for Groundhog Day with these surprising details about America's oldest weather-predicting groundhog.
Here's what the weather forecast shows for Punxsutawney Phil's prediction for Groundhog Day on Sunday morning.
Boulder's deceased, stuffed, top hat-wearing yellow-bellied marmot will make his annual prediction Sunday morning.
Pennsylvania is home to "Weather Capital of the World" Punxsutawney for its Groundhog Day fame. See what other surprising titles the state holds.
PETA is urging Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to remove Punxsutawney Phil from his Groundhog Day duties. The animal activist organization doesn’t plan on leaving the club empty-handed, offering a weather-reveal vegan cake in his place.
On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium staff in a female shark tank about eight months ago, but it may have remained undetected for a month or two before, according to a news release.