Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Asia Tabb is the Host and Producer for WITF’s The Spark.
She began her start in radio when she joined legendary radio/ host producer, Doc Christian. She worked closely with Doc for her role on “The Gospel Express, on WHOV 88.1 FM and was a host for “Unrestricted Praise” at Praise FM.
Previously she was an anchor in Shreveport, Louisiana at KTAL/KMSS. Asia also worked as a Multi-Media Journalist at WHP-TV here in Harrisburg, PA.
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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Aired; January 31st, 2025.
Groundhog Day is this weekend and if Phil does not see his shadow, winter will not end early, and we will have another six weeks of it. Sara Perrault is the managing editor at the Farmer’s Almanac. The Farmer’s Almanac has been around since 1792, and Sara says they’re still using the same formula by their founder Robert B. Thomas.
“His formula was based on three scientific disciplines, which include solar science, which is the study of sunspots and other solar activity, climatology, which is just the study of weather patterns over a certain amount of time, and meteorology, which is the study of the atmosphere. So that’s the basis of the formula and of course, it being 2025, we have modern scientific calculations and radar, all this great stuff to add to that already wonderful formula.”
The almanac is located in New Hampshire and is predicting spring to be a bit warmer than usual in the Central Pa region.
“Well, as spring for your area of the country is forecast to be warmer than normal. So that might be good news with above normal precipitation. And we usually say, you know, in the spring, above normal precipitation is a gift because you’re starting to garden, and you don’t have to worry about rain. So that’s what’s going to happen in the spring. And then in the summer, it’s also going to be warmer than normal. But precipitation is going to be below normal and then some of the hottest periods. So, if you’re not enjoying the cold right now, just think about these hot periods that are becoming in early to mid -July and then again from late July into early August.”