Groundhog Day Photos: Punxsutawney Phil's Prediction Delights Crowd

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P​unxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow Friday morning to deliver his yearly decree.

T​he groundhog did not see his shadow, which means a prediction that an early spring is on the way, according to tradition surrounding the holiday in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

T​he crowd was enormous and, as you can see in the photos above, enamored with the fuzzy marmot's prediction. It's a fun day for the people who live in and travel to Punxsutawney for the annual occasion, but according to NOAA's records, Phil is wrong more often than he's right.

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