| Groundhog Day comes every
February 2. Punxsutawney Phil may be known across the United States
for his forecasts, but we at Trombly have our own predictor of spring:
Trombly Bob. Trombly Bob has been living in Mr. Buckman's classroom
for years and makes his own predictions for spring with the students every
February 2 during their recess time.
The groundhog legend states: On February 2, the groundhog wakes up in its burrow and goes outside. If the sun is shining, the groundhog sees its shadow. The groundhog is frightened by its shadow, runs back into its burrow and goes back to sleep for 6 more weeks. This means there will be six more weeks of cold weather. If it's cloudy outside, the groundhog doesn't see a shadow. It isn't afraid so it stays outside. This means that warm spring weather will come soon. So: If the groundhog sees its shadow - six more weeks
of winter.
Continue down the page to see whether or not Trombly Bob saw his shadow.
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Tuesday, February 2, 1999 The class took Trombly Bob outside at 1:45 p.m. It was an overcast and grey day. Trombly Bob had no shadow, so spring is on its way. |
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Wednesday, February 2, 2000 The students took Trombly Bob outside at 1:45 p.m. this year to check for shadows. The students were able to clearly see Bob's shadow, so we will be having six more weeks of winter.
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| Friday, February 2, 2001 The class took Trombly Bob outside at 1:45 p.m. this year to check for shadows. The sky cover was broken clouds. In between the clouds, the sun shown brightly. The students were able to clearly see Bob's shadow, so we will be having six more weeks of winter.
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| Saturday, February 2, 2002 Groundhog Day was on Saturday. The sky was overcast. Had Trombly Bob gone outside, he would not have seen his shadow. Early spring this year is forecast.
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| Sunday, February 2, 2003 Since Groundhog Day was on Sunday this year, Trombly Bob had the day off. The students had as homework to check for their shadows sometime around 2:00 pm in the afternoon. Most reported back saying that they had seen their shadows. Six more weeks of winter is on the way.
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| February 2, 2004 January was a very cold month. Many recesses were spent inside due to the wind chill being so cold. The children were happy to be able to go outside for a change. The class went out with Trombly Bob at 1:55 p.m. The stratus clouds were thin and the sun shown through. Bob saw his shadow, so we will be having six more weeks of winter. |
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| Wednesday, February 2, 2005 January had some bitterly cold temperatures. But Trombly had a cover of snow on the ground for most of the month. The class marched Trombly Bob outside at 2:10 p.m. where they were met by a thick layer of stratus clouds and snow flurries. Bob did not see his shadow, so there will be an early spring. |
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| Thursday, February 2, 2006 We had snow at the beginning of December which melted away by Winter Break. January was unusually warm with many days in the upper 30s to mid 40s. The class took Trombly Bob outside at 1:50 p.m. The status clouds were just thin enough to allow Bob to see the slightest of shadows. This fact, along with Bob's feeling that the current warm weather just can't continue much longer, means that there will be six more weeks of winter. |
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| Friday, February 2, 2007 December and the first part of January was mild with some days in the 30s and upper 40s. The last week in January cooled down into the 20s with light snow falling 3 out of the 5 school days. The class took Trombly Bob outside at 1:50 p.m. There were only a few cumulus clouds in the sky (and they looked to be off in the distance), so Bob to able to clearly see his shadow. Bob thinks there will be six more weeks of winter. |
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