Groundhog Day, Staten Island Chuck and NYC
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New York City's Staten Island Chuck made his weather prediction about an hour after the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow in Pennsylvania.
Looking ahead to next week, high temperatures Monday through Thursday are so far expected to reach the low 30s
This page focuses on NYC conditions across the five boroughs—useful whether you’re commuting through Midtown Manhattan, catching a view in DUMBO (Brooklyn), heading to Flushing (Queens), traveling in the Bronx, or taking the ferry to Staten Island.
The Staten Island woodchuck has been historically more accurate than his Keystone State counterpart, reigning supreme among his fellow groundhogs with an 85% accuracy rate in predicting the six-week weather forecast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Staten Island has made a prediction. Did he see his shadow?
As New York deals with an increasingly deadly ongoing cold front, the city has activated warming centers in the five boroughs, including on Staten Island. According to New York City’s emergency notification system,