AMC RULES 37,127 #2 Posted February 2, 2019 Boy, you go Phil. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,071 #3 Posted February 2, 2019 Don't hold your breath, Phil is a chronic failure! According to the Groundhog Club's records, the various incarnations of Punxsutawney Phil have predicted 103 forecasts of more winter and 19 early springs (including this year). (There are nine years without any records, and even the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce, which keeps track of these things, doesn't know what happened to Phil during those years.) Data from the Stormfax Almanac's data shows that Phil's six-week prognostications have been correct about 39 percent of the time. Phil does a shade poorer when you check his performance against actual weather outcomes since 1969, when the accuracy of weather records is less in question, said Tim Roche, a meteorologist at Weather Underground. From 1969 on, Phil's overall accuracy rate drops to about 36 percent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
