Today, Not Groundhog Day, Is Winter's Actual Midpoint

Once again, Groundhog Day (Feb. 2) has come and gone, and if you're in my line of work – a broadcast meteorologist – you know that it's the day each year that everyone looks to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for a forecast of whether we will see a continuation of winter, or whether we will enjoy an early spring. According to History.com, the first official celebration of the Groundhog Day took place on Feb. 2, 1887. This inaugural celebration was the idea of Clymer Freas and took pl