A new analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Punxsutawney Phil came in near the bottom of a pack of long-time U.S.-based animal forecasters.

A new analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Punxsutawney Phil came in near the bottom of a pack of long-time U.S.-based animal forecasters.

Punxsutawney Phil is near the bottom of NOAA's recent grading the groundhogs list released just days before Groundhog Day 2025 By Dan Stamm • Published January 30, 2025 • Updated on February 3 ...

While NOAA has deemed our Phil not the most accurate, they do admit he is a beloved legend and national celebrity, as well as the longest-running weather forecasting groundhog. We'll take it.

Poor Punxsutawney Phil managed only 35% accuracy, landing him near the bottom of the rankings. At least he's more accurate than Mojave Max , a desert tortoise at the Springs Preserve in Nevada who ...

Punxsutawney Phil might be "The Seer of Seers, The Prognosticator of Prognosticators," but a recent study by NOAA says he's not very accurate.

Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter 107 times and an early spring only 21 times -- with no record of 10 of those years since 1887, according to NOAA. What Punxsutawney Phil ...

NOAA grades Punxsutawney Phil's predictions. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Phil has a 35% overall accuracy rating over 135 years.

(Groundhogs have an average lifespan of about six years, but NOAA reports that legend has it that Punxsutawney Phil has been on the job since 1887, owing his longevity to "groundhog nog.") ...

While NOAA has deemed our Phil not the most accurate, they do admit he is a beloved legend and national celebrity, as well as the longest-running weather forecasting groundhog. We'll take it.

Punxsutawney Phil woke up from his den in western Pennsylvania early Sunday with his yearly weather report. ... according to an NOAA study. The annual ritual dates back to 1887, ...

Punxsutawney Phil is near the bottom of NOAA's recent grading the groundhogs list released just days before Groundhog Day 2025 By Dan Stamm • Published January 30, 2025 • Updated on February 3 ...