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"When the wind's in the east on Candlemas Day
There it will stick till the second of May."
It's no accident that Groundhog Day and Candlemas are celebrated together, for both signify the triumph of light over darkness, spring over winter.
Since the traditional Candlemas celebration anticipated the planting of crops, a central focus of the festivities was the forecasting of either an early spring or a lingering winter. Sunshine on Candlemas was said to indicate the return of winter. Similarly, "When the wind's in the east on Candlemas Day / There it will stick till the second of May."
http://www.almanac.com/calendar/date/2016-02-2
