Groundhog Day 2017: Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow

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Martha Jo Rupert of Punxsutawney holds a sign showing her support for winter during the Groundhog Day celebration at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 2017.

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If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his den. Early spring arrives if he does not see his shadow, causing Phil to remain above ground.

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Groundhog handler Dan McGinley looks at Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 131st annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2017 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

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Groundhog Club handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2, 2017.

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Groundhog Club handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2, 2017. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather.

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Groundhog Club handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2, 2017.

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Al Donst Jr. of Belvidere, NJ, wears a groundhog hat during his annual trek to Gobbler's Knob on the 131st Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 2017. Punxsutawney Phil, a famed U.S. groundhog emerged from his burrow on Thursday and predicted six more weeks of winter weather.

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The crowd gathers during the Groundhog Day festivities where Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 131st annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2017 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

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Members of the Groundhog Club inner circle make their way throw the the crowd gathered on Gobbler's Knob to see Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2, 2017.

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Nearly 20,000 people spent a night of revelry awaiting the sunrise and the groundhog's exit from his winter den. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his den. Early spring arrives if he does not see his shadow, causing Phil to remain above ground.

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Handlers Ron Ploucha and John Griffiths rouse Punxsutawney Phil from his burrow at Gobbler's Knob on the 131st Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 2017.

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Groundhog Club handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2, 2017.

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Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 131st annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2017 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

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Groundhog handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 131st annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2017 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

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Thousands gather to see Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney on Feb. 2, 2017.