Groundhog Day 2005
"I heard it from the Groundhog..."

Sir Walter Wally says it's true-- six more weeks of winter.

Watch a video of the ceremony (Windows Media, 3MB) or the
Captioned Version
(Windows Media, 3MB)

Sir Walter Wally and Friends of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences invite you to participate in the annual statewide celebration of Groundhog Day. On February 2, 2005, students from across the state reported their weather watch predictions to the Museum via the Web. At the Museum, members of the North Carolina State Climate Office compiled the predictions and, with assistance from the University of North Carolina Department of Geography, created the statewide Weather Watch map below.

Weather Watch Reports 2005

Follow North Carolina's weather through the State Climate Office's CRONOS station page. Find the closest station to where YOU live here! [Text-only list of stations]

For more information, contact Kathleen Freeman at (919) 733-7450 ext. 614.

Cool Links:

Check out the Groundhog profile on the Nature Notebook. Learn what groundhogs are really doing when they emerge from their burrows at this time of year!

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate-Watch, Special - Groundhog Day 2004 - Groundhog Day folklore, famous groundhogs (including our own Sir Walter Wally), and Punxsutawney Phil vs. the U.S. National Temperature. How well does Phil predict the weather? Let's just say we hope Sir Walter does better!

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