| 1887 |
Shadow;
first official trip to Gobbler's Knob. |
| 1888 |
Shadow
(Six more weeks of Winter!) |
| 1889 |
no record |
| 1890 |
NO
Shadow (early Spring!)
[Birthdate: Charles Correll ("Andy" on radio's Amos
& Andy)] |
| 1891 |
no record |
| 1892 |
no record |
| 1893 |
no record |
| 1894 |
no record |
| 1895 |
no record |
| 1896 |
no record |
| 1897 |
no record |
| 1898 |
Shadow |
| 1899 |
no record |
| 1900 |
Shadow |
| 1901 |
Shadow
[Birthdate: Jascha Heifetz, violinist] |
| 1902 |
NO
Shadow |
| 1903 |
Shadow |
| 1904 |
Shadow |
| 1905 |
Shadow |
| 1906 |
Shadow
[Birthdate: Gale Gordon, actor] |
| 1907 |
Shadow |
| 1908 |
Shadow |
| 1909 |
Shadow |
| 1910 |
Shadow |
| 1911 |
Shadow |
| 1912 |
Shadow
[Birthdate: Burton Lane, composer] |
| 1913 |
Shadow
at 8:08 AM; first newspaper photo of Groundhog Day by John Frampton. |
| 1914 |
Shadow
at 9:34 AM |
| 1915 |
Shadow
at 11:45 AM; named Wiley William Woodchuck! |
| 1916 |
Shadow
at 9:07 AM; first films of Groundhog Day ceremony. |
| 1917 |
Shadow |
| 1918 |
Shadow;
18 degrees below zero. |
| 1919 |
Shadow
[Birthdate: Forrest Tucker, actor] |
| 1920 |
Shadow |
| 1921 |
Shadow
at 7:17 AM |
| 1922 |
Shadow
at 7:11 AM; Groundhog Holiday Dance. |
| 1923 |
Shadow
[Birthdate: Liz Smith, gossip columnist] |
| 1924 |
Shadow
at 7:13 AM |
| 1925 |
Shadow
at 8:13 AM; [Birthdate: Elaine Stritch, actress] |
| 1926 |
Shadow
at 9:17 AM |
| 1927 |
Shadow
at 8:35 AM; [Birthdate: Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist] |
| 1928 |
Shadow
at 10:00 AM; program with Punx'y Rotary Club on KDKA Radio. |
| 1929 |
Shadow |
| 1930 |
Shadow
at 7:11 AM |
| 1931 |
Shadow
at 12:27 PM |
| 1932 |
Shadow
at 9:11 AM |
| 1933 |
Shadow |
| 1934 |
NO
Shadow. |
| 1935 |
Shadow
at 9:11 AM |
| 1936 |
Shadow
at 10:27 AM |
| 1937 |
Shadow
at 9:09 AM; early morning encounter with a skunk!
[Birthdate: Tom Smothers, comedian] |
| 1938 |
Shadow
at 9:05 AM; "darkest shadow in history"
(The Spirit, Feb. 2, 1938) |
| 1939 |
Shadow
at 9:10 AM |
| 1940 |
Shadow
at 9:00 AM |
| 1941 |
Shadow
at 4:25 PM |
| 1942 |
Partial Shadow at 7:40 AM;
"War clouds have blacked out parts of the shadow."
(The Spirit, Feb. 2, 1942) [Birthdate: Graham
Nash, guitarist, singer] |
| 1943 |
Groundhog did not appear; relied
on Quarryville's prediction. |
| 1944 |
Shadow
at 9:10 AM |
| 1945 |
Shadow
at 9:00 AM |
| 1946 |
Shadow
at 7:52 AM |
| 1947 |
Shadow
at 7:37 AM; first newspaper photo of Groundhog Club at Gobbler's Knob
[Birthdate: Farrah Fawcett, actress, model] |
| 1948 |
Shadow
at 8:46 AM |
| 1949 |
Shadow
at 7:32 AM |
| 1950 |
NO
Shadow |
| 1951 |
Shadow
at 8:41 AM |
| 1952 |
Shadow
at 7:52 AM; on NBC's Today Show on Monday, February 4 |
| 1953 |
Shadow
at 7:38 AM; [Birthdate: Christie Brinkley, model] |
| 1954 |
Shadow
at 8:03 AM |
| 1955 |
Shadow
at 8:51 AM; 4" of snow on Groundhog Day;
[Birthdate: Kim Zimmer, actress] |
| 1956 |
Shadow
at 8:33 AM |
| 1957 |
Shadow
at 7:47 AM; [Birthdate: Brent Spiner, actor] |
| 1958 |
Shadow
at 8:27 AM; [Birthdate: Holly Hunter, actress] |
| 1959 |
Shadow
at 8:23 AM |
| 1960 |
Shadow
at 7:33 AM; forecasts extremely bad weather on the Today show. |
| 1961 |
Shadow
at 7:41 AM; 25 below zero. |
| 1962 |
Shadow
at 7:29 AM; [Birthdate: Garth Brooks, singer] |
| 1963 |
Shadow
at 7:41 AM |
| 1964 |
Shadow
at 7:35 AM |
| 1965 |
Shadow
at 7:58 AM |
| 1966 |
Shadow
at 7:21 AM |
| 1967 |
Shadow
at 7:25 AM |
| 1968 |
Shadow
at 7:29 AM |
| 1969 |
Shadow
at 7:29 AM |
| 1970 |
NO
Shadow |
| 1971 |
Shadow
at 7:29 AM; 14 below zero. |
| 1972 |
Shadow
at 7:30 AM |
| 1973 |
Shadow
at 7:29 AM |
| 1974 |
Shadow
at 7:28 AM |
| 1975 |
NO
Shadow |
| 1976 |
Shadow
at 7:29 AM |
| 1977 |
Shadow
at 7:27; in midst of the energy crisis. |
| 1978 |
Shadow
at 7:28 AM |
| 1979 |
Shadow
at 7:28 AM |
| 1980 |
Shadow
at 7:29 AM |
| 1981 |
Shadow
at 7:27 AM |
| 1982 |
Shadow
at 7:26 AM; coldest January this Century. |
| 1983 |
NO
Shadow; predicted an early Spring after a mild El Nino Winter. |
| 1984 |
Shadow
at 7:04 AM |
| 1985 |
Shadow
at 7:28 AM |
| 1986 |
NO
Shadow; visited President Reagan at the White House in March. |
| 1987 |
Shadow
at 7:29 AM |
| 1988 |
NO
Shadow |
| 1989 |
Shadow |
| 1990 |
NO
Shadow |
| 1991 |
Shadow |
| 1992 |
Shadow |
| 1993 |
Shadow;
the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray is released. |
| 1994 |
Shadow
at 7:28 AM |
| 1995 |
NO
Shadow; afternoon guest on the "Oprah Winfrey" TV Show. |
| 1996 |
Shadow
at 7:21 AM |
| 1997 |
NO
Shadow; 35,000 watched at Gobbler's Knob |
| 1998 |
Shadow
at 7:20 AM; predicting six more weeks of a mild El Nino Winter! |
| 1999 |
NO
Shadow at 7:23 AM; 37º rain |
| 2000 |
Shadow
at 7:28 AM; 12º overcast skies with flurries |
| 2001 |
Shadow
at 7:27 AM; 28º cloudy skies with light snow |
| 2002 |
Shadow
at 7:25 AM; 19º mist with a record 38,000 driven to Gobbler's Knob by
bus for security reasons. |
| 2003 |
Shadow
at 7:27 AM; 30º overcast skies with PA Governor Ed Rendell attending
the ceremony. |
