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Groundhog Day 2024: Punxsutawney Phil Does Not See His Shadow

More winter or will spring come early? Here's what it means when the groundhog sees his shadow!

An hour earlier than Phil and right on the money, CBS Philadelphia Meteorologist Kate Bilo emerged from behind a stump on our set and projected an early spring. The tradition exploded in popularity after the 1993 Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day, but the custom has roots in European agricultural life, according to the Associated Press. There's a New York-based groundhog named Staten Island Chuck, who former Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped 10 years ago today.

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