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Groundhog Says Winter's Sticking Around

Nancy & Kerrigan

@ February 2, 2010 9:04 AM Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Ugh...stupid groundhog saw his shadow! But if you think about it, Spring officially comes March 20th, which is about six weeks, give or take a few days! Why does the rodent toy with us??? Here's the lowdown from our buds at DaytonDailyNews.com!

Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter

Gene J. Puskar/ASSOCIATED PRESS Punxsutawney Phil, right, is held by Ben Hughes after emerging from his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.

The Associated Press Updated 8:39 AM Tuesday, February 2, 2010

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- The groundhog has spoken. And it's bad news.

Punxsutawney (puhnk-suh-TAW'-nee) Phil has emerged to see his shadow before chilly revelers in Pennsylvania, meaning winter will last another six weeks.

German tradition holds that if a hibernating animal sees its shadow on Feb. 2 -- the Christian holiday of Candlemas -- winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says spring will come early.

The Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club annually announces Phil's forecast at dawn on Gobbler's Knob, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

Phil's announcement came before hundreds of onlookers who huddled as temperatures hovered in the teens.

The Groundhog Club says since 1887 Phil has predicted more winter weather by seeing his shadow nearly 100 times, but there are no records for nine years.