Originally Posted by ViperZ
That is funny on on the Ground Hog... The 6 weeks probably takes into account that winter would last till mid March before it even started to feel like spring. I'm hoping by March, Spring is in full swing and all the snow is gone, however I don't think that is likely.....
It is just a old tale anyway. If it was overcast, that could change the results as well, so basically it's a flawed tale from the get go....
It's a tale that is based on conditions in Pennsylvania where the whole ground hog thing started. Perhaps if winter lasted 6 more weeks in Pennsylvania that would be a very long winter, and perhaps an "early spring" means it will come in 2-4 weeks instead.
I think they should have updated it for Canada to say that if the ground hog sees his shadow, there will be 10 more weeks of winter, but if the ground hog does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring (i.e. in 6-8 more weeks).
Each year I hope that spring will be in full force in March, and most years I'm disappointed.