Spring Around The Corner: Ohio’s Forecasting Groundhog Doesn’t See Shadow

On Sunday morning, February 2nd, at 7:40 AM in Marion Ohio, Buckeye Chuck, Ohio’s Official Weather Forecasting Groundhog emerged from his burrow at The Marion County Fairgrounds to a cloudy sky, proclaiming, “Spring Is Just Around the Corner in Ohio!”

Buckeye Chuck was proclaimed “Ohio’s Official Weather Predicting Groundhog” in 1979 by the Ohio Legislature and since then, WMRN Radio in Marion, has held an annual celebration for Buckeye Chuck’s historic announcement. Buckeye Chuck has correctly predicted the second half of Ohio’s winter weather 73% of the time.