Unhappy with Punxsutawney Phil Here Are 8 Other Groundhogs That Predicted Spring
Friday morning, esteemed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter. There are rival groundhogs in Lancaster County Mount Joy Minnie, like Phil, saw her shadow, but Octorara Orphie did not, Lancaster Online reported. That makes the Pennsylvania groundhogs split Phil and Minnie vs. Grover and Orphie, for those of you keeping score., Wally in Raleigh says spring is on the way, according to ABC 11. Last year, TIME reports, Wally had 68 accuracy, based on the temperature reports at the nearest 539 weather stations. Dunkirk Dave did not see his shadow, according to WIBV 4. Last year, however, Dave predicted six more weeks of winter and was only 35 correct for his region, according to TIME. Not only does Pierre C. Shadeaux have the best name, but he also predicted an early spring, KACT 3 reported. TIME had him with 75 accuracy for his region last year. Chuckles IX sworn in as the state groundhog of Connecticut today and prognosticated that spring is on its way. The Hartford Courant covered his eventful swearing in, where he nearly urinated on the mayor. Staten Island Chuck is the official groundhog forecaster of New York City. His prognostication? Early spring, according to Staten Island Live. In 2017, Unadilla Bill had a 83 accuracy rate according to TIME. This year, according to the Unadilla Bill  Groundhog Celebration Facebook page, Bill predicts an early spring.