Just how accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's forecasts? We show his year-by-year record.
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.
Groundhog Day Forecast 2025: Will Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow And How Accurate Is The Rodent?
Here's what the weather forecast shows for Punxsutawney Phil's prediction for Groundhog Day on Sunday morning.
How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's forecasts?
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.
How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day predictions?
So, how accurate is Punxsutawney Phil? Records show that Phil is not quite the prognosticator of prognosticators that legends purport him to be.
Odds aren’t in Punxsutawney Phil’s favor on Groundhog Day
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.
Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow on Groundhog Day? Here's what happens if he doesn't
According to superstition, if Phil comes out of his burrow on Groundhog Day and sees his shadow, it will scare him enough that he’ll turn back around—a sign that we’ll have another six weeks of winter ahead of us.
Is Punxsutawney Phil a fraud? Here’s how he ranks against his Groundhog Day competitors
There is only one Punxsutawney Phil, but many challengers to his throne. How accurate are they? These weather experts decided to find out.
How Accurate Is Groundhog Day? NOAA Grades the Woodchucks
Punxsutawney Phil is adorable, but a woodchuck from New York has him beat for accuracy, according to NOAA weather data analysis.
Georgia's groundhog ranks 2nd most accurate of prognosticating rodents
This is the 2nd most accurate of the long-term prognosticating whistle-pigs, coming in slightly behind Staten Island Chuck's ...
NOAA study ranks groundhogs for weather-predicting accuracy
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a study analyzing the annual prognostications of ...
How reliable is a groundhog's weather forecast? Meteorologists say they'll stick with their predictions
While Groundhog Day remains a fun tradition, meteorologists rely on data and computer models for more accurate forecasts.
Get ready for Groundhog Day: What it means if he sees his shadow, everything to know
The tradition of a groundhog predicting the weather has spanned centuries. Here is what you need to know about Punxsutawney ...