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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Monday.

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PA State News

February 2, 2026

Punxsutawney Phil claims 6 more weeks of winter

By MARK SCOLFORO, TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KATHY McCORMACK - Associated Press

PUNXSUTAWNEY (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecas...

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