Western Maryland Murray
Western Maryland Murray (referred to as Mountain Maryland Murray at least one year) was a groundhog who predicted the weather in Cumberland, Maryland from 2008 until 2021, and who lived at the Tri-State Zoological Park of Western Maryland.
A ceremony was held at Cumberland City Hall, with the mayor and members of the town council attending. If Murray saw his shadow, there would be six more weeks of winter. A lack of a shadow would indicate an early spring.
Hot chocolate and coffee were provided, and a meet and greet with Murray was usually held after the prediction. A few hundred people would attend the event.
Murray passed away in June 2021.
Western Maryland Murray's Past Predictions
Long Winter : 78.57% (11 predictions)
Early Spring : 21.43% (3 predictions)
2021 Prediction: Long Winter
2020 Prediction: Early Spring
2019 Prediction: Long Winter
2018 Prediction: Long Winter
2017 Prediction: Long Winter
2016 Prediction: Early Spring
2015 Prediction: Long Winter
2014 Prediction: Long Winter
2013 Prediction: Long Winter
2012 Prediction: Long Winter
2011 Prediction: Long Winter
2010 Prediction: Long Winter
2009 Prediction: Long Winter
2008 Prediction: Early Spring
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