Groundhog Day: When will spring come to the US?

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Every year in early February, American attention is focused on a special groundhog known as the Punxsuton Phil. He knows when to wait for spring in the USA.

Groundhog Day is a traditional American festival. It is celebrated on February 2. On this day, in the town of Punxsutawney (Pennsylvania), Phil is taken out of his hole, and thousands of festival participants from all over the world are trying to understand what kind of weather he predicts for the rest of the winter, writes share.america.gov.

Legend has it that if Phil gets out of hibernation and can see his shadow, in the US, winter will last another 6 weeks. If Phil does not see his shadow, spring will be early.

This time Phil slept well and predicted that spring would have to wait 6 weeks, according to journalists. nypost.com.

But the woodchuck Chuck from New York gave his prediction.

Every year, Chuck also predicts the onset of spring. This time, Chuck did not see his shadow, which means that spring is very close.

Forecasters believe that marmots guess the heat attack in 39% of cases. In any case, New Yorkers shouldn’t complain about the weather. According to nypost.comJanuary in the city was the warmest over the past 10 years. But February this year can be very snowy. Especially in the second half of the month. But, according to meteorologists, the cyclone can still change direction.

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