Cutest 'Meteorological Expert': Celebrity Groundhog Predicts Spring is Coming Soon

Xinhua News Agency, February 3, reported that the spring this year will come early? On February 2, the most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania made a prediction, giving a definite answer.

Local time, February 2, 2020, the annual 'Groundhog Day' was held in Punkestown, Pennsylvania. The magical groundhog predicts the weather, saying that spring this year will come early.

The Pennsylvania Tourism Office said that Phil, the star groundhog of Punkestown, made the 134th prediction at the moment of sunrise on Groundhog Day.

Phil, who was called awake by the crowd, was held in mid-air. Then it grabbed the hand of the person who held it up, and a partner of the Groundhog Club wearing a hat announced that spring this year will come early.

This annual event originated from a German legend. If a furry groundhog can see its own shadow on February 2, the winter will continue, otherwise, it indicates that spring will come early.

From 2015 to 2019, Phil has predicted three times that winter will continue for six weeks, and twice that spring will come early.

According to records tracing back to 1887, the number of times the groundhog predicts that winter will continue for six weeks has exceeded 100, so this year's result is relatively rare.

In addition, Chuck, the groundhog at the Staten Island Zoo in New York, also did not see his own shadow, and the prediction result is the same as Phil.