Has he ever not seen his shadow?
One more time!
Don't know...
Punxsutawney Phil, the prognosticator of prognosticators, is the world's smallest and furriest weather forecaster and February 2 is his day.
The ceremony in Punxsutawney was held in secret until 1966, and only Phil's prediction was revealed to the public. Since then, Phil's fearless forecast has been a national media event.
The groundhog comes out of his electrically heated burrow, looks for his shadow and utters his prediction to a Groundhog Club representative in "groundhogese." The representative then translates the prediction for the general public.
If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, it means spring is just around the corner.
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To answer your question, from time to time he has NOT seen his shadow.
But Phil, being a betting man, knows that on February 2nd, there's a pretty damn good chance of six more weeks of cold weather!
;-)