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Groundhog Day

Town of Garner groundhog Snerd predicts early spring

  • Feb 3, 2025
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Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow or will spring come early?

  • Feb 2, 2025
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Groundhog Day facts: What to know about the annual tradition

  • Feb 2, 2025
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Punxsutawney Phil to mark 1st Groundhog Day as dad

  • Jan 31, 2025

Punxsutawney Phil's babies now have names!

  • May 13, 2024

Punxsutawney Phil, Phyllis welcome 2 baby groundhogs

  • Mar 28, 2024

Groundhog Day 2024: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?

  • Feb 2, 2024

Sir Walter Wally retires, will not give weather prediction in 2023

  • Jan 30, 2023

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Sir Walter Wally retires, will not give weather prediction in 2023

  • Jan 30, 2023
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Punxsutawney Phil and Sir Walter Wally disagree: Wally says spring is on the way

  • Feb 2, 2018
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Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow this year?

  • Jan 30, 2018
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Sir Walter Wally does not see his shadow - early spring!

  • Apr 8, 2017

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The legend of the immortal Punxsutawney Phil

The average lifespan of a groundhog is six to eight years, but according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, there is only one Phil and he has been making weather predictions since 1887.

  • Jan 30, 2022

World-famous 'Chunk the Groundhog' raises family in Delaware man's backyard

Every day is Groundhog Day for Jeff Permar, who has five famous groundhogs feasting in his backyard.

  • Feb 1, 2021
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Groundhog Day forecast: More winter or early spring?

Right now the outlook for Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is for snow. A lot of it.

  • Jan 31, 2021

Groundhog Day 2020: Sir Walter Wally disagrees with Punxsutawney Phil, predicts six more weeks of winter

Sir Walter Wally the Groundhog has spoken and thinks six more weeks of winter are on the way, disagreeing with Punxsutawney Phil's 2020 prediction.

  • Feb 3, 2020
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Super Bowl Sunday, Groundhog Day is also a palindrome day: 02022020

02-02-2020 is a palindrome: That means the date can be read the same forward or backward.

  • Feb 2, 2020