Punxsutawney

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Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter ahead, but home buyers and sellers are already thinking about spring.

From Barron's

Success attracts competition, and while Punxsutawney Phil may not have the ability to predict the weather, he has scaled the heights of weather-related celebrity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Every 2 February since the late 1880s, people have gathered in the Pennsylvanian town of Punxsutawney to watch a groundhog be pulled out of his burrow and presented to the crowd.

From BBC

Legend has it that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter, if not, spring is around the corner.

From BBC

According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Punxsutawney Phil's forecasts have an accuracy rate of about 35% over the past 20 years.

From BBC