Thursday morning, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. As folklore has it, that means six more weeks of winter. As North Texas is coming out of a major winter weather event that is the last thing people probably want to hear. Ice has covered much of the Dallas-Fort Worth area causing school closings and traffic accidents.
The month of February may actually turn out to be warmer than usual.
The long-range forecast put out by the Climate Prediction Center calls for above-normal temperatures in North Texas as well as the eastern half of the state and country.
So, Phil I'm sorry to say your prediction may be wrong in Texas.
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Source: NOAA
