Staten Island Chuck says Punxsutawney Phil is full ... according to one NOAA study. The Groundhog Day ritual — a remnant of German folklore that took root in western Pennsylvania more than ...

Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only weather-predicting groundhog that enjoys a day of public spotlight. In New York, a ground-dweller by the name of Staten Island Chuck has made his call: spring is ...

Chuck’s accuracy rate since the Staten Island Zoo started its Groundhog Day predictions is as high as 85%, according to the zoo — a hot streak that is incomparable to his much more famous ...

called for an early spring Sunday during the Staten Island Zoo’s public Groundhog Day ceremony in West Brighton. Punxsutawney Phil, meanwhile, called for six more weeks of winter. As tradition ...

“He has his methods, we have ours, and we’ll match up.” Scenes from Groundhog Day 2025 from the Staten Island Zoo. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon) Jason ...

This was the city’s 12th annual Groundhog Day celebration, and these were the results: Buffalo Bert saw his shadow, according to ABC7, foreseeing more winter weather. Staten Island Chuck ...

Hogg, “Staten Island Chuck,” at the Staten Island ... with an 85% accuracy rate, according to groundhog-day.com, which is more than we can say for Phil, who has a 35% accuracy rate.

The National Weather Service looked at the past 20 years of Groundhog's Day predictions to determine which prognosticators have the best record of accuracy. Staten Island Chuck came out on top ...