Here's the main takeaways from the ranking. Even though Punxsutawney Phil is the most famous weather-predicting groundhog, he is not the most accurate. The "Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages ...

with 25% accuracy. Feb. 2 marks the midway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox. The origins of Groundhog Day, marked every year on that same date, are connected to the ancient ...

But over the last 11 years, NOAA says the groundhog has been correct only two other times: 2020 and 2015, resulting in an accuracy rate of 27.3%. Punxsutawney Phil's prediction record for last 10 ...

This year’s prediction marks the 16th year in a row one of the Staten Island Zoo’s furry city slickers — all eponymously called “Charles G. Hogg” — has accurately predicted the weather, bumping his ...

"Although he is not the most accurate seasonal prognosticator, we would be remiss not to honor the longest-running weather-forecasting groundhog in the United States, Punxsutawney Phil," NOAA wrote.

Some well-meaning efforts have sought to determine Phil’s accuracy, but what “six weeks of winter” means is debatable. Claims that a groundhog has or has not seen its shadow — and that it’s able to ...