Why I Believe Punxsutawney Phil Didn’t See His Shadow
I am of the belief that this is wrong…
The facts are clear.
1) There was no sunshine in Punxsutawney, PA this morning. This is a fact confirmed by the National Weather Service’s history record for nearby Dubois, PA.
| D a t e |
Time (est) |
Wind (mph) |
Vis. (mi.) |
Weather | Sky Cond. | Temperature (ºF) | Relative Humidity |
Wind Chill (°F) |
Heat Index (°F) |
Pressure | Precipitation (in.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Dwpt | 6 hour | altimeter (in) |
sea level (mb) |
1 hr | 3 hr | 6 hr | ||||||||||
| Max. | Min. | ||||||||||||||||
| 02 | 10:56 | W 3 | 5.00 | Light Snow Fog/Mist | BKN004 OVC016 | 35 | 32 | 89% | NA | NA | 29.96 | 1015.6 | |||||
| 02 | 09:56 | NW 3 | 1.75 | Light Snow Fog/Mist | OVC004 | 34 | 32 | 92% | NA | NA | 29.96 | 1015.8 | 0.03 | 0.05 | |||
| 02 | 08:56 | NW 7 | 8.00 | Overcast | OVC004 | 36 | 33 | 89% | 30 | NA | 29.95 | 1015.2 | 0.02 | ||||
| 02 | 07:56 | W 7 | 0.25 | Fog | VV002 | 39 | 37 | 93% | 34 | NA | 29.91 | 1013.8 | |||||
| 02 | 06:56 | W 7 | 0.25 | Fog | VV002 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 39 | 93% | 34 | NA | 29.88 | 1012.7 | 0.02 | 0.07 | |
| 02 | 05:56 | W 8 | 0.25 | Fog | VV002 | 39 | 37 | 93% | 33 | NA | 29.88 | 1012.6 | 0.01 | ||||
| 02 | 04:56 | W 9 | 2.00 | Fog/Mist | OVC003 | 40 | 38 | 93% | 34 | NA | 29.88 | 1012.5 | 0.03 | ||||
| 02 | 03:56 | W 12 | 7.00 | Overcast | OVC009 | 40 | 37 | 89% | 33 | NA | 29.87 | 1012.2 | 0.01 | ||||
| 02 | 02:56 | W 13 | 8.00 | Overcast | OVC013 | 42 | 36 | 79% | 35 | NA | 29.87 | 1012.3 | 0.01 | ||||
| 02 | 01:56 | W 13 | 10.00 | Overcast | FEW026 OVC037 | 45 | 29 | 54% | 39 | NA | 29.86 | 1012.2 | |||||
| 02 | 00:56 | SW 8 | 10.00 | Overcast | OVC048 | 46 | 26 | 46 | 41 | 46% | 42 | NA | 29.86 | 1011.9 | |||
2) Look at the video from this morning’s ceremony. It was clearly dark, foggy, and no sign of sunshine in sight.
The Ground Hog must see his shadow for there to be six more weeks of winter. Clearly this isn’t the case.