Groundhog Day 2006
Sir Walter Wally sees shadow again.
Sir Walter Wally says it's true — winter will stick around for another six weeks.
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. Students from across the state reported their Weather Watch predictions to the Museum via the Web — you can see their reports here.
At the Museum, we compiled the students' reports and created a statewide Weather Watch map, shown below.
Follow the weather for the next six weeks through weekly weather reports from the National Climatic Data Center.
This year's winner of the Groundhog Day drawing for the free field trip to the Museum is Sheila Smith, Media Specialist, from North Laurinburg Elementary. Congratulations to Sheila and the lucky students who will accompany her!
For more information, contact Kathleen Freeman at (919) 733-7450 ext. 614.
Complete Groundhog Day results from previous years are available here:
Weather
Watch Reports 2005
Weather Watch Maps
2004
Weather Watch Maps 2003
Weather
Watch Maps 2002
Weather
Watch Maps 2001
Weather
Watch Maps 2000
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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