PHOTOS: Groundhog Day brings mixed predictions, February 2, 2014

Groundhog handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day is a popular tradition in the United States and Canada. A smaller than usual crowd this year of less than 25,000 people spent a night of revelry awaiting the sunrise and the groundhog's exit from his winter den. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his den. Early spring arrives if he does not see his shadow, causing Phil to remain above ground. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) ( 466543405 )

Punxsutawney Phil is held by Ron Ploucha after emerging from his burrow Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather. The prediction this year fell on the same day as Super Bowl Sunday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ( Groundhog Day )

Punxsutawney Phil relaxes in his cage after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) ( 466543795 )

Reagan Dailey, right, holds her groundhog stuffed animal as she and a few hundred people wait for General Beauregard Lee to appear at the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, Ga., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014.The famous groundhog, according to officials, did not see his shadow this year heralding in an early spring. Beau has had a 93% success rate in the past for correctly predicting the coming next few weeks. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips) ( Groundhog Day Georgia )

The crowd gathers during the Groundhog Day festivities where Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) ( 466548925 )

General Beauregard Lee pokes his head out of the front door to his enclosure at the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, Ga., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The famous groundhog, according to officials, did not see his shadow this year heralding in an early spring. Beau has had a 93 percent success rate in the past for correctly predicting the coming next few weeks. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips) ( Groundhog Day Georgia )

Punxsutawney Phil is held by Ron Ploucha, left, as Ground Club Vice President Jeff Lundy, center, reads the weather proclamation after Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter weather after, as Ground Club President, Bill Deeley, right, listens on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ( Groundhog Day )

Ground Club Inner Circle member Jason Grusky, makes the trek to Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to hear the weather prediction of Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pa.. Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ( Groundhog Day )

Punxsutawney Phil relaxes in his cage after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) ( 466543713 )

Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) ( 466543687 )

Hope Jones holds a sign asking for more snow as she and a few hundred people wait for General Beauregard Lee to appear at the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The famous groundhog, according to officials, did not see his shadow this year heralding in an early spring. Beau has had a 93 percent success rate for correctly predicting the coming next few weeks. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips) ( Groundhog Day Georgia )

Punxsutawney Phil is held by handler John Griffiths after emerging from his burrow Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather. This year's Groundhog Day celebration marks a winter that has brought extreme cold to stretches of the United States wholly unaccustomed to it, as well as a snow and ice storm that paralyzed Atlanta and other Southern cities. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ( Groundhog Day )

Punxsutawney Phil is held by Ron Ploucha after emerging from his burrow Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather. The prediction this year fell on the same day as Super Bowl Sunday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ( Groundhog Day )

Fans of Punxsutawney Phil cheer after Phil emerged from his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. This year's Groundhog Day celebration marks a winter that has brought extreme cold to stretches of the country wholly unaccustomed to it, as well as a snow and ice storm that paralyzed Atlanta and other Southern cities. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ( Groundhog Day )

Will Tims takes a photo as he and a few hundred people wait for General Beauregard Lee to appear at the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, Ga., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The famous groundhog, according to officials, did not see his shadow this year heralding in an early spring. Beau has had a 93 percent success rate in the past for correctly predicting the coming next few weeks. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips) ( Groundhog Day Georgia )

Wiarton, Ontario, Mayor John Close listens to groundhog Wiarton Willie's weather prediction in Wiarton on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The groundhog prognosticator predicted 6 more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Frank Gunn) ( Grooundhog Day Canada )

Children pet a groundhog in Leningrad Zoo in Saint-Petersburg on February 2, 2014, on "Groundhog Day," a ritual in which a groundhog's behavior is meant to forecaster the weather, determining the coming of spring weather of the continuation of the winter's. (OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526613992 )

Dressed as King Carlos, Charles Groves (right) talks to a few hundred people as they wait for General Beauregard Lee to appear at the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, Ga., on Sunday, February 2, 2014. The famous groundhog, according to officials, did not see his shadow this year heralding in an early spring. Beau has had a 93% success rate for correctly predicting the coming next few weeks. AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips) ( Ground Hog Day Georgia )

The crowd cheers during festivities of Groundhog Day where Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter during 128th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2014 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) ( 466543793 )