‘This is Historic!’ Fox’s Janice Dean Delights in Punxsutawney Phil Predicting an Early Spring

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I dare you to watch this clip and not allow your spirit to soar.

The world’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, revealed via proclamation that he did not see his shadow and we will have an early spring. Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean was at Gobbler’s Knob to cover the event and was so caught up in the emotion that she exclaimed, “This is historic!” while the audience cheered the good news.

The scroll reader announced:

Hear ye, hear ye. Now, on this February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil, the seer of seers prognosticator of all prognosticators, was awakened from his wintry nap at dawn on Gobblers Knob. Phil looked to the skies and then, speaking in groundhogs, directed the president to the proper scroll, which reads:

“Another winter’s slumbered paused so I could meet the crowd. Hard to sleep anyway, wen the party’s this loud. I envy your energy. I envy the fun. I envy all of you and your opposable thumbs. But it’s not what I feel. It’s what I see and what you hear.

So gather round and let me be clear. Atmosphere is a wonderful thing. And we can create our own. And the weather it brings, it brings hope for the future and so much more.

Maybe some Punxsutawney Phil write in votes in 2024. But what this weather did not provide is a shadow or reason to hide. Glad tidings on this Groundhog Day and early spring iss on the way!”

The delightfully performative and be-top-hatted scroll reader emoted, “Oh my goodness. Wow!” to which Dean exclaimed, “This is historic. Phil doesn’t predict an early spring very often. 82% of the time, Phil predicts six more weeks of winter. So this is pretty historic.”

Groundhog Day has long been a fun mid-Winter tradition but was made more famous by Bill Murray’s time-traveling movie that has effectively changed the meaning of the term.

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