Punxsutawney Phil Predicts More Winter, but Just How Accurate Is He?
Overall, 14 of the groundhogs had 50% accuracy or better. Poor Punxsutawney Phil managed only 35% accuracy, landing him near the bottom of the rankings. At least he's more accurate than Mojave Max, a desert tortoise at the Springs Preserve in Nevada who took the last spot with 25% accuracy.
Groundhog Day 2025 photos: Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction
Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after the groundhog saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during the 139th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Punxsutawney, Pa. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Punxsutawney Phil marks 1st Groundhog Day as a father
The famous groundhog and his partner Phyllis welcomed two baby groundhogs -- also called pups, kits or cubs -- in March 2024, making Punxsutawney Phil the first prophetic groundhog to do so since 1886, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Phil says we'll have six more weeks of winter. Here's a look at how Punxsutawney Phil has called it over the years.
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Punxsutawney Phil fanatics know how to partyA crowd of over 40,000 waits for the weather report before Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow predicting 6 more weeks of winter ...
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