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Groundhog Day 2011: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Quick End to Winter

By Ben MuessigFeb 2nd 2011 – 12:00AM
Jeff Swensen, Getty Images

Jeff Swensen, Getty Images

Bummed out by this winter's weather? Well, the worst of it will be over soon -- at least according to a rodent in Pennsylvania. It's the one day of the year when we ignore Doppler radar, mute the weather guy and put our trust in a marmot instead of the weather widgets on our computer screens. Today is Groundhog Day, a...

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Buckeye Chuck, Ohio's official weather-predicting groundhog, resides in Marion, Ohio. He is one of two groundhogs in Ohio known for predicting the arrival of spring on Groundhog Day (February 2).

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