When he isn't predicting the weather, he is at home, with his wife, Phyliss. While the Groundhog Day tradition as we know it today started in 1887, Phil has been making his predictions since 1886.

Groundhog handler AJ Derume and Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow, predicting a late spring during the 137th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2023, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

Groundhog Day, an extremely strange and entirely silly holiday, has its claws deep in Pennsylvania, where Punxsutawney Phil, the undisputed grand master of groundhogs, gives his annual prediction ...

Pennsylvania Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil makes annual winter weather prediction Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, on Groundhog Day, predicting 6 more weeks of winter By Pilar Arias Fox News ...

After 364 days of preparation, Punxsutawney Phil's big day arrived on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day. The furry prognosticator came out of his stump at Gobbler's Knob at 7:15 a.m. local time and predicted ...

Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil pictured as he makes his prediction on how long winter will last during the Groundhog Day Festivities, at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 2024.

Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during the 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pa.

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

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