Groundhog Day is upon us and is one of Pennsylvania’s claims to fame. Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter for all of us.

This is a change from last year, where Phil predicted that spring would be coming early. According to the AP on Business Insider, “ Phil has now predicted more winter 103 times while forecasting an early spring just 18 times — including last year.”

That is an extreme ratio. Unlike last year when he strayed from the norm, Phil  stuck with a classic answer of six more weeks of winter.

The very first Groundhog Day occurred on February 2, 1887. Much like this year, the original Punxsutawney Phil predicted that there would be a long winter. The prediction aspect of this holiday has roots in both China and Germany. Germans were actually the ones to bring the tradition to the United States.

Senior Trevor Jamison was particularly excited about this. “I think I’m going to enjoy having some more winter. I like wearing pants more than shorts, so this colder weather will allow me to do so.”

Another student, senior Jamie Lawrence had her own input on the additional weeks of winter predicted. “Well, we really haven’t even had that much winter to begin with. It’s been a warm winter, so maybe adding on six more weeks will let us get some more snow and more of a winter feel.”

Although this is a fun holiday, Phil’s predictions can be extremely inaccurate. Kathleen Thieme of SILive.com stated some facts on whether or not Phil’s predictions are accurate. “In the past 28 years, Phil has been “correct” only 13 times. Additionally, in some years, Phil’s predictions received a mixed grade when temperatures fell below-average in February then rose to above-average for a warm March.”

Accurate or not, having Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather is always a fun mid-winter tradition that people get excited for. According to Phil, six more weeks of winter are on the way. So if he’s right, make sure to bundle up for the next few weeks until spring hits.