Get to know Staten Island's beloved groundhog, Chuck, and learn about his role in predicting the weather on Groundhog Day.

The day eventually evolved into what we know it today. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club. In 1887, the first official pilgrimage to see Phil on Gobbler’s Knob while he made his predictions were made.

If the weather-predicting groundhog sees his shadow, it allegedly means six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, it means an early spring. However, Punxsutawney Phil’s winter prognoses have only been right about 39% of the time.

Is Punxsutawney Phil the best weather-predicting groundhog? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranked the 19 best from across the country.

Punxsutawney Pennsylvania is preparing for a weekend of festivities as the prognosticator gets ready to make his prediction, but how much do you know about the over-100-year-old tradition? He’s the most famous groundhog in PA and possibly the world,

Like Punxsutawney Phil, Polk County Paula will search for her shadow Feb. 2 and predict if more cold weather is on the way. Paula will make her prediction at 7:55 a.m. and High Li

Groundhog Day may be one of the weirder American holidays. How did it come to be? Here is the origin story of Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions.