Groundhog Day 2019

[Anti Federalist]

Early spring.

That is all.


Groundhog Day 2019: Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...nxsutawney-phil-predicts-early-spring-n966151

Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring for 2019
FEB. 2, 201901:33
Feb. 2, 2019, 7:36 AM EST / Updated Feb. 2, 2019, 8:43 AM EST

By Linda Givetash
Following a week of frigid temperatures that gripped the Midwest, all eyes were on Pennsylvania's famed groundhog on Saturday in hopes of signs of relief.

And Punxsutawney Phil delivered good news on Groundhog Day morning, failing to see his shadow and thus predicting an early spring is on its way, according to local lore.

The festivities have their origin in a German legend that says if a furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, winter continues. If not, spring comes early.

Phil's annual prediction draws thousands of revelers to the town of Punxsutawney, about 80 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, every year. Onlookers were bundled up Saturday to chant Phil's name so he would emerge from his hole in a tree stump.

 

[Danke]

I'll wait 'till Oyarde sticks his head outside this morning.

 

[Suzanimal]

Phil says Global Warming and Lee says Global Cooling.

Groundhog Day: Which weather prognosticator has the best record

AUGUSTA, GA (WFXG) - 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring? Either way, February 2nd is here. It’s a day when Americans look to a few famous furry friends for some weather wisdom on when spring will come. But have you ever wondered just how good these rodent predictors are? FOX 54 is checking their records.

The most famous of the bunch is Punxsutawney Phil. He’s been at it since 1887, but his numbers aren’t too impressive. Since 1988, his prediction has been right 43-percent of the time.

In the South, all eyes are on General Beauregard Lee. Georgia's own has been making predictions since 1981. His accuracy is a little better than Phil's. He's right about 60-percent of the time.

And while it is Groundhog Day, your best bet for the most accurate forecast is sticking with humans. Over at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, their three-month spring outlooks are right 73-percent of the time according to a 2014 study.

http://www.wfxg.com/2019/02/01/groundhog-day-which-weather-prognosticator-has-best-record/

 

[Anti Globalist]

Too bad Groundhogs Day is full of shit.

 

[donnay]

Yay!! My daughter had a hard time watching the news clip. She said there were people there than at a Bernie rally.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Too bad Groundhogs Day is full of shit.

 

[TheTexan]

I'll wait 'till Oyarde sticks his head outside this morning.

He probably has some good groundhog recipes.

 

[Swordsmyth]

I was hoping he would bite a politician again.

 

[oyarde]

Too bad Groundhogs Day is full of shit.

It is correct about 49 percent of the time .

 

[Suzanimal]

It is correct about 49 percent of the time .

The GA groundhog is correct 60% of the time.

 

[oyarde]

I'll wait 'till Oyarde sticks his head outside this morning.

I will wait to predict the second half of Feb middle of the month , but this next couple weeks will be mild .

 

[oyarde]

He probably has some good groundhog recipes.

The share cropper we rented to when I was a kid cooked it in the oven like roast beef with onions , potatoes & carrots. When I was a little kid , the ones I shot with my bow in the orchard I would spit it and roast it over an open fire like a fine young hog . I was having a lot of fun until they made me wear shoes , clothes and go to school with a bunch of losers and rules . The ones I trapped in leg traps I dispatched with my spear . Every pre kindergarten kid should have a spear .

 

[Origanalist]

Zoo in coverup after groundhog dropped by de Blasio dies

Mayor Bill de Blasio has groundhog blood on his hands!
https://nypost.com/2014/09/25/groun...rKwPc_aQrNGhe47X-nYCIH9BG7PYZD1NtW-rYG6CveMi0

 

[AZJoe]

 

[Anti Federalist]

Low temp this morning was 5° F

 

[euphemia]

You all should take a look at WeatherBELL. Joe Bastardi is great at explaining weather patterns from an actual scientific point of view.