Has he ever not seen his shadow?
Has he ever not seen his shadow?
Has he ever not seen his shadow?
Has he ever not seen his shadow?
Don't know...
It's cooooolllllldddddd out there this morning, campers! Heck, it's cold out there every morning!
But I got you, babe.
Apparently this is predetermined before he 'comes out' to check for his shadow. I have no idea why we still do this stupid thing but here it is.
1887 | Shadow; first official trip to Gobbler's Knob. |
1888 | Shadow (Six more weeks of Winter!) |
1889 | no record |
1890 | NO Shadow (early Spring!) [Birthdate: Charles Correll ("Andy" on radio's Amos & Andy)] |
1891 | no record |
1892 | no record |
1893 | no record |
1894 | no record |
1895 | no record |
1896 | no record |
1897 | no record |
1898 | Shadow |
1899 | no record |
1900 | Shadow |
1901 | Shadow [Birthdate: Jascha Heifetz, violinist] |
1902 | NO Shadow |
1903 | Shadow |
1904 | Shadow |
1905 | Shadow |
1906 | Shadow [Birthdate: Gale Gordon, actor] |
1907 | Shadow |
1908 | Shadow |
1909 | Shadow |
1910 | Shadow |
1911 | Shadow |
1912 | Shadow [Birthdate: Burton Lane, composer] |
1913 | Shadow at 8:08 AM; first newspaper photo of Groundhog Day by John Frampton. |
1914 | Shadow at 9:34 AM |
1915 | Shadow at 11:45 AM; named Wiley William Woodchuck! |
1916 | Shadow at 9:07 AM; first films of Groundhog Day ceremony. |
1917 | Shadow |
1918 | Shadow; 18 degrees below zero. |
1919 | Shadow [Birthdate: Forrest Tucker, actor] |
1920 | Shadow |
1921 | Shadow at 7:17 AM |
1922 | Shadow at 7:11 AM; Groundhog Holiday Dance. |
1923 | Shadow [Birthdate: Liz Smith, gossip columnist] |
1924 | Shadow at 7:13 AM |
1925 | Shadow at 8:13 AM; [Birthdate: Elaine Stritch, actress] |
1926 | Shadow at 9:17 AM |
1927 | Shadow at 8:35 AM; [Birthdate: Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist] |
1928 | Shadow at 10:00 AM; program with Punx'y Rotary Club on KDKA Radio. |
1929 | Shadow |
1930 | Shadow at 7:11 AM |
1931 | Shadow at 12:27 PM |
1932 | Shadow at 9:11 AM |
1933 | Shadow |
1934 | NO Shadow. |
1935 | Shadow at 9:11 AM |
1936 | Shadow at 10:27 AM |
1937 | Shadow at 9:09 AM; early morning encounter with a skunk! [Birthdate: Tom Smothers, comedian] |
1938 | Shadow at 9:05 AM; "darkest shadow in history" (The Spirit, Feb. 2, 1938) |
1939 | Shadow at 9:10 AM |
1940 | Shadow at 9:00 AM |
1941 | Shadow at 4:25 PM |
1942 | Partial Shadow at 7:40 AM; "War clouds have blacked out parts of the shadow." (The Spirit, Feb. 2, 1942) [Birthdate: Graham Nash, guitarist, singer] |
1943 | Groundhog did not appear; relied on Quarryville's prediction. |
1944 | Shadow at 9:10 AM |
1945 | Shadow at 9:00 AM |
1946 | Shadow at 7:52 AM |
1947 | Shadow at 7:37 AM; first newspaper photo of Groundhog Club at Gobbler's Knob [Birthdate: Farrah Fawcett, actress, model] |
1948 | Shadow at 8:46 AM |
1949 | Shadow at 7:32 AM |
1950 | NO Shadow |
1951 | Shadow at 8:41 AM |
1952 | Shadow at 7:52 AM; on NBC's Today Show on Monday, February 4 |
1953 | Shadow at 7:38 AM; [Birthdate: Christie Brinkley, Cover Girl model] |
1954 | Shadow at 8:03 AM |
1955 | Shadow at 8:51 AM; 4" of snow on Groundhog Day; [Birthdate: Kim Zimmer, actress] |
1956 | Shadow at 8:33 AM |
1957 | Shadow at 7:47 AM; [Birthdate: Brent Spiner, actor] |
1958 | Shadow at 8:27 AM; [Birthdate: Holly Hunter, actress] |
1959 | Shadow at 8:23 AM |
1960 | Shadow at 7:33 AM; forecasts extremely bad weather on the Today show. |
1961 | Shadow at 7:41 AM; 25 below zero. |
1962 | Shadow at 7:29 AM; [Birthdate: Garth Brooks, singer] |
1963 | Shadow at 7:41 AM |
1964 | Shadow at 7:35 AM |
1965 | Shadow at 7:58 AM |
1966 | Shadow at 7:21 AM |
1967 | Shadow at 7:25 AM |
1968 | Shadow at 7:29 AM |
1969 | Shadow at 7:29 AM |
1970 | NO Shadow |
1971 | Shadow at 7:29 AM; 14 below zero. |
1972 | Shadow at 7:30 AM |
1973 | Shadow at 7:29 AM |
1974 | Shadow at 7:28 AM |
1975 | NO Shadow |
1976 | Shadow at 7:29 AM |
1977 | Shadow at 7:27; in midst of the energy crisis. |
1978 | Shadow at 7:28 AM |
1979 | Shadow at 7:28 AM |
1980 | Shadow at 7:29 AM |
1981 | Shadow at 7:27 AM |
1982 | Shadow at 7:26 AM; coldest January this Century. |
1983 | NO Shadow; predicted an early Spring after a mild El Nino Winter. |
1984 | Shadow at 7:04 AM |
1985 | Shadow at 7:28 AM |
1986 | NO Shadow; visited President Reagan at the White House in March. |
1987 | Shadow at 7:29 AM |
1988 | NO Shadow |
1989 | Shadow |
1990 | NO Shadow |
1991 | Shadow |
1992 | Shadow |
1993 | Shadow; the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray is released. |
1994 | Shadow at 7:28 AM |
1995 | NO Shadow; afternoon guest on the "Oprah Winfrey" TV Show. |
1996 | Shadow at 7:21 AM |
1997 | NO Shadow; 35,000 watched at Gobbler's Knob |
1998 | Shadow at 7:20 AM; predicting six more weeks of a mild El Nino Winter! |
1999 | NO Shadow at 7:23 AM; 37º rain |
2000 | Shadow at 7:28 AM; 12º overcast skies with flurries |
2001 |
Shadow at 7:27 AM; 28º cloudy skies with light snow | |
2002 | Shadow at 7:25 AM; 19º mist with a record 38,000 visitors driven to Gobbler's Knob by bus for security. |
2003 | Shadow at 7:27 AM; 30º overcast skies with PA Governor Ed Rendell attending the ceremony. |
2004 | Shadow at 7:27 AM; 17º clear skies with snow on the ground, crowd boos the forecast! |
2005 | Shadow at 7:31 AM; 14º clear skies with a wind chill of 3ºF. |
They say we're young and we don't know,
Won't find out until we grow...
If it's a cloudy day, he won't see his shadow. It's that simple.
But I appreciate Groundhog day. It reminds me that this rotten cold weather will not last forever.