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Birmingham Bill

Forecaster Type:
Location:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Description:

A groundhog named Birmingham Bill has been providing Groundhog Day predictions at the Birmingham Zoo in Birmingham, Alabama, since the early 1990s.

Birmingham Bill's prediction is based on whether he see his shadow when he emerges from his den during his annual Groundhog Day appearance. If he does, then there will be a long winter. If Bill fails to see his shadow, there will be an early spring.

At Bill's Groundhog Day celebration there are often games, activities, and treats like hot chocolate, coffee, and donuts.

There have been multiple Birmingham Bills over the years.

Prior to Birmingham Bill, groundhogs Chuckles, Nostradamus, and Woody provided prognostications for the zoo.

Birmingham Bill's Past Predictions

Long Winter : 60.87% (14 predictions)

 

Early Spring : 39.13% (9 predictions)

 

2022 Prediction: No Prediction
2018 Prediction: Long Winter
2017 Prediction: Early Spring
2016 Prediction: Long Winter
2015 Prediction: No Prediction
2014 Prediction: Early Spring
2013 Prediction: Early Spring
2012 Prediction: Long Winter
2011 Prediction: Long Winter
2010 Prediction: Early Spring
2009 Prediction: Long Winter
2006 Prediction: Long Winter
2005 Prediction: Early Spring
2004 Prediction: Early Spring
2002 Prediction: Long Winter
2001 Prediction: Long Winter
2000 Prediction: Long Winter
1999 Prediction: Long Winter
1998 Prediction: Early Spring
1997 Prediction: Early Spring
1996 Prediction: Early Spring
1995 Prediction: Long Winter
1994 Prediction: Long Winter
1993 Prediction: Long Winter
1992 Prediction: Long Winter

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