{"id":402194,"date":"2022-02-01T16:39:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T13:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nj-weather-predictor-milltown-mel-dies-before-groundhog-day\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T16:39:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T13:39:11","slug":"nj-weather-predictor-milltown-mel-dies-before-groundhog-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nj-weather-predictor-milltown-mel-dies-before-groundhog-day\/","title":{"rendered":"#NJ weather-predictor Milltown Mel dies before Groundhog Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NJ weather-predictor Milltown Mel dies before Groundhog Day<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New Jersey\u2019s weather-predicting groundhog, Milltown Mel, has died suddenly \u2014 just before his big day. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wranglers are sad to report that Milltown Mel recently crossed over the rainbow bridge,\u201d according to a Sunday post on the groundhog\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/milltownmel\/\">Facebook page<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely clear when the local celebrity died, but the borough\u2019s annual Groundhog Day ceremony \u2014 scheduled for Wednesday \u2014 has been axed this year as a result. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering the average lifespan of a groundhog is about three years, that is not such a shock, but Mel left us at a tough time of year when most of his fellow groundhogs are hibernating,\u201d the post said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo no babies will be available to replace him until this Spring. We tried everywhere to get a stand-in, but to no avail.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"981\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-04.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=981\" alt=\"Milltown Mel\" class=\"wp-image-21044541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-04.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1962 1962w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-04.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1471 1471w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-04.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=981 981w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-04.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=490 490w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-04.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\"\/><figcaption>It wasn\u2019t immediately clear when Milltown Mel died.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Milltown Mel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Milltown Mel has for the last several years been\u00a0given the task of predicting whether there\u2019ll be an early spring or six extra weeks of winter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will work hard on getting us a new weather prognosticator for next year, till then please check out what all of Mel\u2019s cousins have to say on Feb 2nd,\u201d the post added. <\/p>\n<p>New York City\u2019s very own Staten Island Chuck will be making his weather prediction at a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/statenislandzoo\/\">virtual event<\/a> streamed from the Staten Island Zoo from 7.20 a.m.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Milltown Mel\" class=\"wp-image-21044574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/milltown-mel-groundhog-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Milltown Mel was one of several New Jersey groundhogs who have followed in the footsteps of Punxsutawney Phil.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Milltown Mel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Pennsylvania\u2019s famous Punxsutawney Phil will crawl out of his burrow in search of his shadow in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/punxsyphil.innercircle\">front of a crowd<\/a> at Gobbler\u2019s Knob at 6 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>According to lore, if the groundhogs see their shadows due to clear weather, they\u2019ll scurry back to their dens and winter will last for six more weeks. 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