Punxsutawney Phil's forecast was announced in front of about 13,000 people gathered at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney.

Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow

Officials said more people showed up than expected and spectators gathered Monday morning in near freezing temperatures, Organizers said people began arriving around 3 a.m., just hours after the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl victory Sunday night.

Groundhog Day fell on the day after the Super Bowl one other time, in 2004.

German tradition holds that if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2 -- the Christian holiday of Candlemas -- winter would last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend said spring would come early.

Since 1886, Phil has seen his shadow 97 times, has failed to see it 15 times, and there are no records for nine years, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. The last time Phil didn't see his shadow was in 1999.