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Sun's coming up on Groundhog Day

By Linda Waggener

The sun is coming up in a cloudless sky this Sunday, February 2, 2020, and the legend says if a groundhog wakes up, comes out of its hole and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.

If it happens that way it will be interesting since we've had no winter weather here since the light snow in November.

Groundhog Day is part of our culture, observed February 2 annually in the United States and Canada.




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Groundhog Day 2020: Spring on the way?



2020-02-02 - Frankfort, KY - Photo by Pen.
According to Billy Joe Fudge, Pepe le Pew is the better predictor of spring, and the folks at NOAA could almost be argued to agree, since they show Phil the Groundhog getting it right only 40% of the time.

However, the folks in Pennsylvania still hold a festival for the groundhog's predictions every February 2. This year, reports are that he's calling for an early spring again, and we hope that he's right.

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