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 ranked 17th on NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information's grading the groundhogs list.

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 Predicts More Winter, but Just How Accurate Is He? Sand Mountain Sam is already predicting an early spring, so let's hope he knows his stuff.

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.

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

Phil says we'll have six more weeks of winter. Here's a look at how Punxsutawney Phil has called it over the years.

Groundhog Day is all about getting a weather report from a groundhog (or something else). Here's how accurate those prognosticators are according to NOAA.

For the 139th time, Punxsutawney Phil will take his stance on winter weather from Gobbler's Knob.

Punxsutawney Phil woke up from his den in western Pennsylvania early Sunday with his yearly weather report.

Punxsutawney Phil ranked 17th on NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information's grading the groundhogs list.