Sunday, February 2, 2014

Groundhog Day Again

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As I predicted yesterday, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning signifying six more weeks of winter.

I was right! 

Even if the Denver Broncos go down to defeat later today, my predictions from yesterday’s blog post can be no worse than 50% accurate.  That puts me among the elite of weather forecasters, and way ahead of that famous rodent from Gobbler’s Knob. 

An analysis of weather data from the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., shows that Phil's forecasts are, on average, inaccurate. "The groundhog has shown no talent for predicting the arrival of spring, especially in recent years," according to the center. "Phil's competitor groundhogs across the nation fared no better."

The center found that from 1988 to 2012, the groundhog was right 10 times and wrong 15.

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