Staff Writer
This past Monday it was proclaimed that the groundhog in
Pennsylvania saw its shadow meaning there will be six more weeks of winter. The
famous groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil is awakened annually on February 2 to forecast
the weather for the next six weeks.
In Raleigh, our groundhog Sir Walter Wally did not see
his shadow, predicting an early spring. Sir Walter Wally has been correct at
determining the weather 53% of the time since 1998 and Punxsutawney Phil has
only been correct 35% of the time. Sir Walter Wally has been nominated by the
Weather Channel’s “top 11 groundhogs to watch”. Based on Sir Walter Wally’s
statistics being much better than Punxsutawney Phil’s, be prepared to start
getting your spring wardrobe together.
