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Groundhog Day Climate Statistics
for Peoria and Springfield
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 [February 01, 2021]
Groundhog Day has its origins in early European culture. It was said
that if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on February 2, winter
would last another 6 weeks. No shadow would indicate that spring was
around the corner. German tradition used hedgehogs as the animal in
question, which shifted to groundhogs when German immigrants moved
to Pennsylvania. The groundhog ceremony near Punxsutawney became the
most well-known, using a groundhog named Phil.
Since reliable sky cover statistics became available (1957 in
Peoria, and 1950 in Springfield), Groundhog Day sunrise has been
cloudy or mostly cloudy about 64% of the time (40 out of 63 years at
Peoria, 45 out of 70 years at Springfield).
Groundhog
Day Weather History for Peoria - PDF
Groundhog Day Weather History for Springfield - PDF
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Since reliable sky cover statistics became available (1957 in
Peoria, and 1950 in Springfield), Groundhog Day sunrise has been
cloudy or mostly cloudy about 64% of the time (40 out of 63 years at
Peoria, 45 out of 70 years at Springfield).
Groundhog
Day Weather History for Peoria - PDF
Groundhog Day Weather History for Springfield - PDF
[https://www.weather.gov/ilx/groundhog]
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