Punxsutawney Phil of Pennsylvania could be the marmot that predict the best known climate, but a new list shows doubts about its precision. Phil did so bad that even the creatures did not surpassed him to forecast a spring in the early spring.
Phil, guided by the managers and their shadow -based predictions, arrived in 17 of the 19 bugs classified by the list of classification of the precision of the national centers of the Oceanic and Atmospheric National Administration for environmental information.
So what marmotes stand out to predict longer winters?
Staten Island of New York, Chuck headed the NOAA list with an impressive precision rate of 85%, followed by General Beauregard Lee de Georgia in second place with 80%, and the Wyoming Like Li, a bronze statue of a Prairie dog, third to 75%. Phil reached 17 out of 19 years, behind a trio of taxidermized marmotes, with a precision rate of only 35%, said NOAA.
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“Although he is not the most precise seasonal forecast, we would be negligent not to honor the marmot that comes for the oldest climate in the United States, Punxsutawney Phil,” Noaa wrote. “A beloved national celebrity, the legend says that it has been prophesying when spring would arrive from its burrow in Gobler’s knob since 1887. How has he lived so long? The answer is simple … the “Marmota Nog” that feeds every fall in the annual Punxsutawney Marmota picnic. “
How do bugs do the cut for the list of ‘marmotas’ that predict the NOAA climate?
According to NOAA, qualified creatures must comply with two key criteria:
They must have a history of at least 20 years of forecasts on February 2.
They must still be active as of February 2, 2024.
“These marmotas, together with a turtle, whose emergency of its winter (hibernation for reptiles) predicts the arrival of spring, and a statue of dogs of the meadow, whose shadow at dawn predicts how long it will spend until the spring arrives Classified according to its precision in the last 20 years, using the March temperature averages for the USA. UU. Every year from 2005 to 2024, ”said NOAA.
Will Phil do it well in 2025?
Find out on Sunday, February 2, 2025, when Phil makes its prediction, the shadow means six more weeks of winter!
