Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Remainder of Winter

Punxsutawney Phil has his work cut out for him these days. In a year of extreme weather events and a mild Northeast winter, the groundhog could be forgiven if he got a little confused this year.

Ben Hughes (L), one of Phil’s handlers, and storm chaser Ed Jekielek (R) bask in the prognosticating rodent’s glory on Groundhog Day 2010. Jan Jekielek/The Epoch Times

 

UPDATE: Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of
winter; read the full story here!

Punxsutawney Phil has his work cut out for him these days. In a year of extreme weather events and a mild Northeast winter, the groundhog could be forgiven if he got a little confused this year.

Groundhog Day is back, and Phil will emerge from his burrow at 7:25 a.m. on Thursday to make his prediction for the remainder of winter. Just before sunrise at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Penn., an expected crowd of 10,000 groundhog enthusiasts will gather to watch the rodent.