Groundhog Day
2/2/16 Katie Lenz '17
Largely unknown, Groundhog Day is an annual tradition that started in 1887. From Christian and German origin, Groundhog Day is "one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather," as said by Bill Murray in the well-known movie: "Groundhog Day." On February second, Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, crawls out of his hole in Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, PA and gives Americans a weather prediction. 39% of the time, he is right.
To no-one's surprise, Phil did not see his shadow this morning which means an early spring. This prediction is most likely to be true since the U.S. has seen a more mild winter than in past years due to el Niño. Even with the large storms in the west and inn the eastern coast, many states are seeing warmer than usual weather (Figure A). As for the next week, Dublin should expect warmer temperatures but we will see them go down next week (Figure B).
Largely unknown, Groundhog Day is an annual tradition that started in 1887. From Christian and German origin, Groundhog Day is "one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather," as said by Bill Murray in the well-known movie: "Groundhog Day." On February second, Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, crawls out of his hole in Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, PA and gives Americans a weather prediction. 39% of the time, he is right.
To no-one's surprise, Phil did not see his shadow this morning which means an early spring. This prediction is most likely to be true since the U.S. has seen a more mild winter than in past years due to el Niño. Even with the large storms in the west and inn the eastern coast, many states are seeing warmer than usual weather (Figure A). As for the next week, Dublin should expect warmer temperatures but we will see them go down next week (Figure B).