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My theory is that the supposed correlation between

the groundhog not seeing his shadow in early February and an early spring is that both were symptoms of El Nino (warm water in the eastern Pacific). That warm water would likely both put more moisture/cloudiness into North America in winter and foster an early spring.
Posted: 02/02/2026 at 07:30 AM ET
(In response to this post by Stork)

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today's trivia
lilhokie525 02/02/26 07:23 AM ET
General Lee?
santafe 02/02/26 07:32 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, close enough!
lilhokie525 02/02/26 07:36 AM ET
I assume said groundhog drove the coolest car of all time?**
Hurley09 02/02/26 09:01 AM ET
Tallahassee Tommy? Absolutely the stupidest holiday/festival ever is
Stork 02/02/26 07:27 AM ET
The running of the bulls is pretty stupid. At least no one dies...
KeithHokie89 02/02/26 12:22 PM ET
couldn't be more stupid than Columbus Day (he didn't discover America).**
UTPr0sim 02/02/26 07:38 AM ET
I've watched it 2 or 3 times in my life. It's all about that groundhog for
Coach McGuirk 02/02/26 07:32 AM ET
My theory is that the supposed correlation between
lilhokie525 02/02/26 07:30 AM ET