Groundhog Day results 2020: No shadow! Phil predicts early spring is coming

[riversedge]

Source: msn.com

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The results are in: On Groundhog Day 2020, Punxsutawney Phil could not find his shadow. And as the legend goes, this means we're in for an early spring.


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This is only the 20th time out of 123 in his recorded history (there are 10 years where no record remains) that Phil hasn't been able to find his shadow.

Even so, Phil is usually wrong, and meteorologists aren't too sure Phil's suspicions are right either.

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They reported that Phil communicated in "groundhogese" that he could not find his shadow. According to legend, that means there will be an early spring.

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club traces the tradition's roots back to Candlemas Day in Europe - the Christian "festival of lights" that falls on Feb. 2, midway between the start and end of winter...........................................

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/groundhog-day-results-2020-no-shadow-phil-predicts-early-spring-is-coming/ar-BBZznmA

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spring has sprung. yes. it so. MAYBE.

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[2naSalit]

1. Yesterday it was sunny and +60F, today it's snowing.

[MontanaMama]

12. Here too!!

60 degrees yesterday but the wind absolutely howled. Woke up to snow today.

[2naSalit]

20. We had wind for three days...

we usually have high winds when nobody else does. Yesterday I went out to the river and there was spray whipping up from the rapids!

[left-of-center2012]

2. Thanks for posting

In the late 1950's I went to junior high in Punxsutawney,
before we moved to New Kensington, PA in 1960.

[SergeStorms]

6. Back in the late 70s....

Two of my friends, and myself, went to the "festivities" in Punxsutawney on Ground Hogs Day. Even way back then it was an "event". One of the friends grew up there and his parents still lived there, so we had free lodging. It just turned into another drunken slobberknocker, but we had a great time and the people of Punxsutawney were fantastic. I'll never forget our road trip to "Gobbler's Knob". It was a hoot!

[geomon666]

3. What a hype.

Groundhog Day used to mean something in this town. They used to pull the hog out and they used to eat it. You're hypocrites, all of you!

[ProfessorGAC]

13. I Thought Of The Same Line!!!

Nicely done!

[paleotn]

4. Hey!

Get the hell outta my garden! Damn chucks!

[iluvtennis]

5. No science behind this, but I just like the tradition of it - we neeed to keep traditions alive. nt

[Marthe48]

10. Feb 2 is an ancient holy day

The Celts saw it as the beginning of Spring. The Church took it over as Candlemas.

This tradition spans millennia

https://www.history.com/news/groundhog-day-history-and-facts

[IronLionZion]

7. I hope he brings us a shorter allergy season

[Wolf Frankula]

8. Did Bill Murray see his shadow?

n/t

Wolf

[yaesu]

9. Last year at this time we were -20, today the sun is out (rare) & we will be in the 40's. nt

[Marthe48]

11. We haven't had winter yet

I don't mind the safe driving on dry roads, but so far, we haven't seen winter weather here.

[not fooled]

14. Global warming

the Groundhog knows.

[gopiscrap]

15. It's called climate change

[stopbush]

16. 35% accuracy. That's how accurate the groundhog predictions are over the decades.

Which means that the groundhog would be 65% accurate if the terms were reversed, ie: if not seeing his shadow meant a longer winter, rather than an early spring.

[Dem2theMax]

17. Still waiting for winter in Southern California.

It was 85 degrees here yesterday.

[OKNancy]

18. 74 degrees right now in Tulsa

So that sounds about right

[murielm99]

19. Oh, put that poor thing down

and let him go back to sleep. Don't tease the animals.

[DeminPennswoods]

21. We've hardly even had winter yet

here in western PA.

I wouldn't worry too much about Phil, he's Punxy's meal ticket. They take good care of him and he's not roadkill like many of his groundhog brethren.

[LittleGirl]

22. We haven't seen winter yet.

Warmest January since 1899. 2.5* C warmer than last year.

[alphafemale]

23. You do know spring is in six weeks. Right?

Right?

[onetexan]

24. Bee Cave Bob agrees, early Spring it is

Forget Punxsutawney Phil, Texas has its own spring predictor: our local armadillo Bee Cave Bob

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/weird/bee-cave-bob-2020-prediction/269-fbd5337d-5784-4ba9-bc18-564f18d601d0

[B Stieg]

25. With global climate change, Phil is as confused...

as the rest of us.