When is Groundhog Day 2025?

New York’s Staten Island. Are you wondering when spring will arrive? You’re not by yourself.

When Groundhog Day arrives on Sunday, February 2, perhaps Staten Island Chuck, also known as Charles G. Hogg, the renowned groundhog that resides at the Staten Island Zoo in West Brighton, will shed some light on the situation.

Every year on February 2, Groundhog Day is observed. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the event has roots in ancient times and European customs dating back hundreds of years.

It is supposed that we will get six more dismal weeks of winter if the groundhog awakens on Groundhog Day, emerges from his hole, and sees his shadow.

We can anticipate an early spring and avoid a few chilly, gloomy weeks if he doesn’t detect any shadows.

Staten Island Chuck is responsible for it in New York City.

Since 1981, the neighborhood groundhog has served as our weather forecaster. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Zoo in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is home to his primary adversary, Punxsutawney Phil, who has been there since 1886. Chuck is seen to have an advantage over his rival despite the difference in experience.

Since his first year on the job in 1981, Chuck has really maintained an accuracy percentage of 80% as of 2024, according to the Staten Island Zoo.

Sometimes, though, he falls short.

Students from West Brighton’s PS 45 who monitored the weather in 2017 to confirm Chuck’s assertion concluded that Chuck was mistaken. His last mistake occurred in 2009, the same year he attacked Michael Bloomberg, the mayor at the time.

In contrast, the StormFaIf yx Weather Almanac claims that Phil’s accuracy rating over 135 years is only 39%.

There are several ways to see Staten Island Chuck:

On Sunday, the Staten Island Zoo will host a public event that is free to attend. The ceremony will begin at 8 a.m., with gates opening to the public at 7:30 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., Chuck is supposed to give his prediction.

Ken Mitchell, executive director of the Staten Island Zoo; Danny Lee, a representative of Citizens Bank, this year’s event sponsor; dignitaries and elected leaders; and local schoolchildren, including those from Susan E. Wagner High School, will join Chuck. James McKeon and Cara S. Liander will emcee the ceremony this year.

The Zoo’s website offers a live webcast of this year’s Groundhog Day celebration if you are unable to attend in person.

The prediction will also be covered by SILive.com and the Staten Island Advance. The event will be streamed live on our Facebook page.

You may watch Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction online if you’re interested.Around six in the morning is when the livestream will start. Let’s face it, though: Chuck is the only person who matters to Staten Islanders.