Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 01, 2025

Yeah! Then we’ll still have a chance for more snow days!

What do they look like?…..

We’re going to have 12 more weeks of winter.

If he doesn’t see his shadow, then we’ll only have another month and a half of winter.

I’m ready for more snow!

Keep Calvin away from the Casket of Ancient Winters

But won’t that light create a shadow if one should show up, or is that what he wants?

Groundhogs’ Day is tomorrow, Calvin.

I always wondered where Calvin found an extension cord that long…

He’s a day early, since this strip is from 1995 and Groundhog Day falls on Sunday this year.

If ya wants more snow ya could always goes more up north. Or all the way down south too see.

6 weeks puts us around first day of Spring whether or not there is a shadow.

Punxatawney Phil always sees his shadow due to the TV lights…

Scientific progress controls the weather!

Well, the groundhog better show up fast, cause I think I see your parents coming and boy do they look mad! I wonder why?

He’s 35% accurate so whatever he predicts is most likely the opposite.

Well, I loved the movie

If he sees his shadow, we’ll have six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, we’ll only have 42 days of winter.

Not to be confused with ground hog, which is actually sausage.

Not a single extension left in the house. Probably means have the lights, the tv, and some appliances don’t work.

Animal rights advocates are trying to get rid of Groundhog Day.

Perfect “set up”…….must be a looooooooong drop cord!!!!

No, Bill: that’s tomorrow. And I ought to know: it’s my birthday. I always go out and look at the Sun on that day. If it isn’t eclipsed, I figure I’ve got another year to live. (and I’m an astronomy educator, so I always know when it’s safe!) (Yeah, I know: you can’t expect rerun strips to match the date precisely).

Last month was one of the coldest Januarys that I can remember for a long time. I was concerned about a high heating bill, but, we had our downstair windows replaced in the Fall so I was pleasantly pleased to see that our gas bill was much lower even though it seemed that our furnace was running non-stop. Enter February and we’re getting warm weather way too early. Nature is such a Mother!

There is a very weak scientific basis for the shadow hypothesis. An overcast (no shadow) keeps heat in; a clear sky (shadow) allows the heat to escape.

This is more of a daily phenomenon than something that lasts for weeks.

Or Hobbs could just eat them before they see their shadow.

Here in Colorado we have Flatiron Freddy. A dead and stuffed marmot. Also dressed with a top hat.

The groundhog won’t be able to see anything with that spotlight shining in his face

Hold on everybody, it’s tomorrow, not today. Sunday the 2nd.

Well, that certainly answers some of my weather questions.

Originally printed February 2nd, 1995. But I remember in 2015 when the groundhog saw his shadow and we had TWELVE more weeks of winter!

Calvin must love Winter….

Even 6 more weeks would be an early spring around here. We’re currently in the middle of our annual mid-winter thaw, but winter will be back as usual.

I have my own personal groundhog living in a burrow under the hill in my front yard. He came out on Thursday but didn’t see his shadow because it was overcast and drizzly. I’ll check on him tomorrow.

Why am I supposed to care about the weather in Pennsylvania? What are my prairie dogs doing?

I get it now!! Having lived in OH for 25 years, I get the whole Puxatawny Phil thing. I always thought the cold froze their brains (Puxatawnians), now I realize they’re just desperate for anything to bring a relief to winter weather, even a lowly groundhog.

How much ground could a groundhog hog if a groundhog could hog ground?

Mr. Watterson, sir, with all due respect Groundhog Day is February 2. I know this is old strip, but you dated it “2-1” down in the bottom right corner. Shame shame shame.

I’m confused, I can’t tell whether or not he WANTS the 6 more weeks of winter. The light could be used to create a shadow, but it can also be used to get rid of a shadow. Pls help.

Today? Groundhog Day is Feb 2nd.

click “Put your little ha-aaaand in mi-iiiine…..”