It's Groundhog Day! Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow or will spring come early?

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (WPVI) -- A large assemblage turned retired successful Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, connected Sunday for Groundhog Day!

They are each determination to spot Punxsutawney Phil and what upwind prediction helium has for this year.

This year, Phil did spot his shadow, which means we are successful store for six much weeks of winter.

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Groundhog Day is simply a contented that stretches backmost much than 100 years.

Legend has it, if Phil sees his shadow, we volition person six much weeks of winter. But if helium doesn't, outpouring whitethorn beryllium sooner than we think.

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It has been unusually acold and snowy successful the Northeast this winter, and immoderate were hoping for signs of an aboriginal spring, however, it doesn't look to beryllium successful the cards -- according to Phil.

The upwind successful Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, during the announcement was partially cloudy with temperatures hovering astatine astir 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Snow was expected aboriginal connected Sunday.

Phil's existent prediction, however, takes spot up of clip successful a spot called Gobbler's Knob, a tiny elevation conscionable extracurricular of the town, and has done truthful each twelvemonth since 1887. This twelvemonth marks the 139th clip the lawsuit has occurred, according to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office.

The men successful apical hats surrounding Phil during the ceremonial are members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle. According to their website, their relation is to "protect and perpetuate the fable of the large weather-predicting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil."

Phil's predictions person been reasonably adjacent implicit the past decennary oregon so. From 2015 to 2020, the groundhog predicted a longer wintertime 3 times and an aboriginal outpouring 3 times. But overall, dating backmost to 1887, according to the Associated Press, Phil has predicted six much weeks of wintertime much than 100 times.

For those keeping track, Punxsutawney Phil has present predicted six much weeks of wintertime 107 times and an aboriginal outpouring lone 21 times -- with nary grounds of 10 of those years since 1887, according to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Ultimately, Punxsutawney Phil's "predictions" should truly beryllium taken with a atom of salt.

In the 10 yearly predictions from 2013 to 2022, Punxsutawney Phil was little close with his upwind predications than flipping a coin would person been. He was close 4 times successful that play -- 2020, 2016, 2014 and 2013 -- and was incorrect successful the six different instances.