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Past Punxsutawney Phil Predictions
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groundhog resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. On February 2, (Groundhog Day) of each year, the town of Punxsutawney celebrates the beloved groundhog with a festive atmosphere of music and food. During the ceremony, which begins well before the winter sunrise, Phil emerges from his temporary home on Gobbler's Knob, located in a rural area about 2 miles east of town. According to the tradition, if Phil sees his shadow and returns to his hole, the United States will have six more weeks of winter. If Phil does not see his shadow, spring will arrive early. The date of Phil's prognostication is known as Groundhog Day in the United States and Canada. During the rest of the year, Phil lives in the town library with his "wife" Phyllis. Of these 112 predictions on record so far, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted an early spring 14 times (13%). While the citizens of Punxsutawney, PA, swear that Phil's prediction has never been wrong, he has seen his shadow about 90% of the time since they started keeping records in 1887 - a lowly accuracy rate of approximately 40%.
| | 2008: 6 more weeeks of winter |
| | 2007: Early spring |
| | 2000-2006: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1999: Early spring |
| | 1998: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1997: Early spring |
| | 1996: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1995: Early spring |
| | 1991-94: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1990: Early spring |
| | 1989: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1988: Early spring |
| | 1987: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1986: Early spring |
| | 1984-85: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1983: Early spring |
| | 1976-82: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1975: Early spring |
| | 1971-74: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1970: Early spring |
| | 1951-69: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1950: Early spring |
| | 1944-49: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1943: No appearance (WWII) |
| | 1942: Partial shadow |
| | 1935-41: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1934: Early spring |
| | 1903-33: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1902: Early spring |
| | 1901: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1900: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1898: 6 more weeks of winter |
| | 1890: Early spring |
| | 1887-88: 6 more weeks of winter |
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