Can we really trust a large rodent to predict the weather? The Punxatawney Groundhog Club says Phil has seen his shadow 99 times, has not seen it 16 times, and 9 years are unaccounted for since 1887.
According to the StormFax Weather Almanac, records kept since the modern tradition began suggest Phil has predicted the right forecast only about 39 percent of the time – despite what would seem to be pretty solid 50-50 odds.
According to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, however, Phil has never been wrong.
