Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day weather prediction is in

It's Groundhog Day for Americans living in frigid conditions as Punxsutawney Phil predicted another six weeks of winter on Monday.

The famed marmot prognosticator is said to have seen his shadow during the annual ritual, run by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, held Feb. 2 at Gobblers Knob in Western Pennsylvania.

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Monday marks the fifth time in six years that Phil's handlers have said he predicted a longer winter over an early spring.

Despite sub-zero temperatures, approximately 30,000 people braved the winter chill for Punxsutawney Phil's weather prediction during the 140th annual Groundhog Day festivities, according to Getty Images.

The first official Groundhog Day celebration was held in 1887.