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