More than 70% of the continental United States was covered in snow on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. On Tuesday, 73% of the lower 48 states were covered in snow, the highest percentage in the NWS's database, which dates back to 2003.
Prolonged winter of US discontent?
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Last Updated: Feb 06, 2021, 09:11 AM IST
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Punxsutawney Phil s handler A.J. Dereume holds the famous groundhog during a socially distanced and remote event due to the coronavirus disease on the 135th Groundhog Day at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 2, 2021.
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Faith in pollsters and political soothsayers has been hitting dramatic lows of late around the world, but the US public has always held non-human prognosticators in non-political spheres in higher regard.
Which is why year after year, that nation wants to know what veteran weather forecaster Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog has to say about the likelihood of a longer winter or an early spring. On Groundhog Day (February 2) this year at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Phil saw his shadow, which traditionally means six more weeks of winter.