Year Prediction Details
2025 ❄ More winter
Shadow at 7:25 AM; 17º with partly sunny skies. Over 30,000 of Phil's fans were present to witness Phil see his shadow.
2024 🌼 Early spring NO Shadow at 7:26 AM; 36º with overcast skies. Miranda Moore, 2023 Miss Pennsylvania was the special guest of the Inner Circle at the Knob.
2023 ❄ More winter Shadow at 7:24 AM; 13º with clear skies. PA Governor Josh Shapiro attends. Thousands of Eagles Super Bowl LVII fans help celebrate Phil's big day at the Knob.
2022 ❄ More winter Shadow at 7:27 AM; 27º with clear skies. A loyal crowd of thousands returned to Gobbler's Knob.
2021 ❄ More winter Shadow at 7:25 AM; 19º with light snow. Coronavirus fear prohibits crowds on Gobbler's Knob.
2020 🌼 Early spring NO Shadow at 7:26 AM; 30º with light snow falling.
2019 🌼 Early spring NO Shadow at 7:28 AM; 14º fog & mist with -1º Wind Chill.
2018 ❄ More winter At 7:25 a.m. with 18,000 Phil Phans present, Phil saw his shadow! Six More Weeks of Winter!
2017 ❄ More winter 7:25 a.m. Saw His Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! There were a few snow flurries during the prognostication.
2016 🌼 Early spring No Shadow- Early Spring It was 28º at Gobbler's Knob. Phil made his perdition of an Early Spring at 7:25 a.m.
2015 ❄ More winter Six More Weeks of Winter Was the prediction of Phil. The morning was filled with freezing rain. Phil emerged from his burrow at 7:26 a.m.
2014 ❄ More winter Six More Weeks of Winter With fog in site, Phil made his prediction at 7:26 a.m.
2013 🌼 Early spring No Shadow- Early Spring A Balmy 7º Phil made his prediction at 7:25 a.m.
2012 ❄ More winter Six More Weeks of Winter The skies slightly overcast and a temperate of 30º. Phil saw his shadow!
2011 🌼 Early spring No Shadow- Early Spring With rain over head, Phil made his prediction.
2010 ❄ More winter The temperature was 12º. Saw Shadow- Six More Weeks of Winter
2009 ❄ More winter At 7:26 a.m. Phil saw his shadow and Inner Circle President Bill Cooper completed his final interpretation and retired at Gobbler's Knob.
2008 ❄ More winter At 7:28 a.m., 29º, Phil Saw his Shadow.
2007 🌼 Early spring No Shadow- Early Spring It was a cloudy morning with light snow flurries when Phil emerged from his burrow at about 7:26 a.m. and did not see his shadow.
2006 ❄ More winter Phil saw his shadow while wearing his Steeler "Terrible Towel" at 7:25 a.m. The temperature was a balmy 38 degrees.
2005 ❄ More winter The sky was clear as Phil saw his shadow before an enthusiastic crowd of 10-18,000. The time was 7:31 a.m. It was Phil's 119th prediction.
2004 ❄ More winter Phil saw his shadow at 7:27 in 8 degree weather. Event was webcast live on www.groundhog.org
2003 ❄ More winter Phil saw his shadow at 7:25 AM as Pennsylvania's newly elected Governor Ed Rendell looked on from Gobbler's Knob.
2002 ❄ More winter Phil saw his shadow at the largest event in 116 year history with estimated 30,000 people celebrating 02/02/02
2001 ❄ More winter Phil's prediction of 6 more weeks of winter weather was displayed on the Astrovision in New York's Time Square.
2000 ❄ More winter It was the dawn of a new "Phillenium" and 12-degrees at Gobbler's Knob when Phil saw his shadow at 7:28 AM.
1999 🌼 Early spring Over 15,000 people celebrated as Phil saw no shadow at 7:23 AM and predicted and early spring
1998 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:20AM; Six more weeks of "El Nino" Winter.
1997 🌼 Early spring No Shadow 7:25AM. Made his 110th prediction. Largest crowd the Knob has seen 35,000 people
1996 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:21; So cold he dug deep to make his prediction.
1995 🌼 Early spring No Shadow; Guested on the Oprah Winfrey TV Show and made new fans.
1994 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:28 AM.
1993 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow. "Groundhog Day" The movie with Bill Murray was released in time for PHIL'S Predition.
1992 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1991 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1990 🌼 Early spring No Shadow.
1989 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1988 🌼 Early spring No Shadow.
1987 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:29 AM.
1986 🌼 Early spring No Shadow! Visited President Reagan at the White House in March.
1985 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:28 AM.
1984 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow shortly after 7 AM.
1983 🌼 Early spring No Shadow; Peered over at 7:29 AM, but saw no shadow; predicted an early spring after a mild winter.
1982 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:26 AM; After coldest January in more than a century.
1981 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:27 AM.
1980 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:29 AM.
1979 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:28 AM.
1978 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:28 AM.
1977 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:27; In midst of energy crisis.
1976 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:29 AM.
1975 🌼 Early spring No Shadow; Declared at 7:31 AM.
1974 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 8:28 AM.
1973 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:29 AM.
1972 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:30 AM.
1971 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:29 AM; 14 below zero.
1970 🌼 Early spring No Shadow.
1969 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:29 AM.
1968 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:29 AM.
1967 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:25 AM.
1966 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:21 AM.
1965 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow shortly before 8 AM.
1964 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1963 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:41 AM; Unusually dark shadow
1962 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:29 AM; Just returned from second trip to the moon.
1961 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:41 AM; 25 below zero.
1960 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:33 AM, forecasts extremely bad weather; appearance on the "Today" show.
1959 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 8:23 AM; Announces that he has returned from a successful trip to the moon.
1958 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 8:27 AM; Prepared for blast-off in his "Chucknik" spacecraft; First Woman-of-the-Year Award was given to Mrs. Louis (Olive) Woodring.
1957 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:47 AM.
1956 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 8:33 AM.
1955 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 8:51 AM; 4-inch snowfall on Groundhog Day; Coverage on three TV stations.
1954 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 8:03 AM; The groundhog was turned completely white from worry.
1953 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:38 AM; First year with Sam Light as Groundhog Club president; First Man-of-the-Year Award goes to Ben Levy.
1952 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:52 AM; First appearance of Frau Gourndhog, Groundhog procession and shadow. Casting was on Dave Garroway's TV Show on NBC on Monday, February 4.
1951 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 8:41 AM; Pictured with cheerleaders from PHS and SSCD. Betty Byers, Joan Wadding, Dorothy Armstrong and Kathleen Spinelli.
1950 🌼 Early spring No Shadow; Colleen Townsend, actress, was in town to promote the film, "When Willie Comes Marching Home."
1949 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:32 AM.
1948 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 8:46 AM; Dr. Frank Lorenzo was interviewed on KDKA Radio's "Brunch With Bill" program.
1947 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:37 AM; First newspaper photo of Groundhog Club members at Gobbler's Knob.
1946 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:52 AM.
1945 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9 AM.
1944 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:10 AM.
1943 🌼 Early spring Groundhog didn't make an appearance; relied on Quarryville's prediction – NO Shadow
1942 ❄ More winter Partial Shadow at 7:40 AM; "War clouds have blacked out parts of the shadow." ("The Spirit," Feb. 2, 1942).
1941 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 4:25 PM; Six Groundhog Girls.
1940 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9 AM; Pictured with first Groundhog Day Queen, Miss Margaret Hunam.
1939 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:10 AM.
1938 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9 AM; Blackest shadow in history.
1937 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:09 AM; Unfortunate meeting with a skunk.
1936 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 10:27 AM.
1935 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:11 AM.
1934 🌼 Early spring No Shadow.
1933 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1932 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:11 AM.
1931 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 12:27 AM.
1930 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:11 AM.
1929 ❄ More winter Predicted six more weeks of winter before sunrise.
1928 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 10 AM; Program with Punx'y Rotary Club was on KDKA Radio.
1927 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 8:35 AM.
1926 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:17 AM.
1925 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 8:13 AM; CJ Margiotti gave groundhog tradition to the Pittsburgh Travel Club.
1924 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:13 AM; First appearance of logo with groundhog with umbrella and newspaper.
1923 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1922 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow 7:11 AM; Groundhog Holiday Dance.
1921 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 7:17 AM.
1920 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1919 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1918 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow; Temperature 18 below zero.
1917 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:07.
1916 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:07; First films of the event. 
1915 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 11:45 AM
1914 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 9:34 AM, Groundhog demonstrated "The Groundhog Flop"
1913 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow at 8:80 am. First newspaper photo of Groundhog by John Frampton. A new dance "The Groundhog Roll" was demonstrated by Joe Winslow.
1912 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1911 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow; "55 couples at Groundhog Day Dance."
1910 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1909 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1908 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow; First front page coverage
1907 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1906 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1905 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1904 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1903 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1902 🌼 Early spring Probably No Shadow.
1901 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1900 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1899 -No prediction. No Record. Groundhog Club founded.
1898 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1897 -No prediction. No Record.
1896 -No prediction. No Record.
1895 -No prediction. No Record.
1894 -No prediction. No Record.
1893 -No prediction. No Record.
1892 -No prediction. No Record.
1891 -No prediction. No Record.
1890 🌼 Early spring No Shadow.
1889 -No prediction. No Record.
1888 ❄ More winter Saw Shadow.
1887 ❄ More winter First Official trek to Gobbler's Knob. Saw Shadow.
1886 -No prediction. Groundhog Day first recognized in Punxsutawney by Weathers Wags


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