Groundhog Day 2025 Today. But the custom doesn't always result in accurate weather forecasting. In 1886, groundhog day was acknowledged for the first time in punxsutawney by a local newspaper, weathers wags,.

Dereume holds punxsutawney phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 139th celebration of groundhog day on gobbler’s knob. Groundhog day is a tradition that stretches back more than 100 years.