Punxsutawney Phil got here out of his burrow and checked for his shadow on Groundhog Day 2022, revealing his prediction for whether or not we’ll have an early spring or six extra weeks of winter.
The prediction has been made! On Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil revealed that we’re going to have six extra weeks of winter. Phil noticed his shadow when he emerged from his burrow on Groundhog Day 2022, and his “inside circle” confirmed his prediction to hundreds of individuals watching the annual ceremony.
When Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, he runs again into his burrow to cover, which alerts an extended winter. Nevertheless, when he doesn’t see his shadow, he stays exterior, which tells us that spring is coming sooner. The official Groundhog Day occasion takes place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. In 2021, the occasion was held nearly, attributable to restrictions in place amidst the coronavirus. Nevertheless, this yr, issues seemed extra again to regular, with a whole lot gathering to see what Phil would predict.
Phil’s prediction in 2021 known as for six further weeks of winter, however his two prior predictions earlier than that (2019 and 2020), known as for an early spring. The famed groundhog has an accuracy fee of lower than 40 %, however the custom of the Groundhog Day ceremony stays widespread. Main as much as Groundhog Day, there are numerous occasions to attend at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, so the celebration has grow to be an affair that lasts for a number of days!
Phil has been making his predictions on Groundhog Day for the reason that late 1800s. Whereas the custom stays the identical, the day can be a possibility to “take every part rather less significantly and break up the winter monotony…a minimum of for a short time,” in accordance with the Punxsutawney Groundhog Membership web site. In keeping with the legend, Phil drinks from the “elixir of life” each few years, which is how he’s capable of preserve coming again to make his Groundhog Day predictions yr after yr. Seems like we’ll have to attend and see if we truly do have an extended winter and Phil’s prediction seems to be proper this yr!