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There are a lot of Groundhog Day forecasters who provide winter predictions every Groundhog Day season. Many of them are actual living groundhogs, but many of them are not. We here at Countdown to Groundhog Day decided to put together a list of these forecasters several years ago, and it has grown into the most comprehensive list of Groundhog Day prognosticators available anywhere on (or off) the internet.
We are currently tracking 182 Groundhog Day forecasters who have provided predictions within the past 5 years. Click on a name to learn more about each one of these fascinating weather-predicting animals or objects. We are constantly searching for and researching new forecasters, so be sure to check back every so often. If you think we've missed a Groundhog Day forecaster please let us know.
If you want to see all Groundhog Day prognosticators that we have in our database, including retired or legacy forecasters click here.
| Name |
Forecaster Type |
Location |
Year of Last Known Prediction |
| Punxsutawney Phil | Groundhog | Punxsutawney, PA | 2025 |
| Octoraro Orphie | Taxidermy mount Groundhog | Quarryville, PA | 2025 |
| Poor Richard | Stuffed Groundhog | York, PA | 2025 |
| Dunkirk Dave | Groundhog | Dunkirk, NY | 2025 |
| Oscar the Groundhog | Groundhog | Kutztown, PA | 2021 |
| Jimmy the Groundhog | Groundhog | Sun Prairie, WI | 2025 |
| French Creek Freddie | Groundhog | French Creek, WV | 2025 |
| Concord Charlie | Unseen Groundhog | Athens, WV | 2025 |
| Buckeye Chuck | Groundhog | Marion, OH | 2025 |
| Chuckles | Groundhog | Manchester, CT | 2025 |
| Staten Island Chuck | Groundhog | Staten Island, NY | 2025 |
| Uni | Taxidermy mount Groundhog | Myerstown, PA | 2025 |
| General Beauregard Lee | Groundhog | Jackson, GA | 2025 |
| Quentin the Quahog | Quahog | Nantucket, MA | 2025 |
| Ridge Lea Larry | Taxidermy groundhog | Buffalo, NY | 2025 |
| Lander Lil | Bronze Prairie Dog Statue | Lander, WY | 2025 |
| Wiarton Willie | Albino Groundhog | Wiarton, ON | 2025 |
| Unadilla Bill (Retired) | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2021 |
| Deadly Dan | Stuffed Albino Groundhog | Ashland, OH | 2024 |
| Gertie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Hanna City, IL | 2025 |
| Sand Mountain Sam | Opossum | Albertville, AL | 2025 |
| Manitoba Merv | Groundhog puppet | Winnipeg, MB | 2025 |
| Sunset Sam | Guinea Pig | Sunset City, UT | 2020 |
| Stonewall Jackson | Groundhog | Wantage, NJ | 2025 |
| Boise Bill | Plush Prairie Dog | Boise, ID | 2022 |
| Fenwick Flossie | Groundhog mascot | Pelham, ON | 2025 |
| Schnogadahl Sammi | Taxidermy Groundhog | Kresgeville, PA | 2025 |
| Malverne Mel | Groundhog | Malverne, NY | 2025 |
| Two Rivers Tunnel | Groundhog | Mira, NS | 2025 |
| Essex Ed (Retired) | Groundhog | West Orange, NJ | 2021 |
| Prairie Dog Pete | Prairie Dog | Lubbock, TX | 2025 |
| Sir Walter Wally (Retired) | Groundhog | Raleigh, NC | 2022 |
| Woodstock Willie | Groundhog | Woodstock, IL | 2025 |
| Woody | Groundhog | Howell, MI | 2025 |
| Holtsville Hal | Groundhog | Holtsville, NY | 2025 |
| Shubenacadie Sam | Groundhog | Shubenacadie, NS | 2025 |
| Ernest | Skunk | Saint-Félicien, QC | 2020 |
| Balzac Billy | Gopher mascot | Balzac, AB | 2025 |
| Dover Doug | Groundhog mascot | Dover, PA | 2025 |
| Beardsley Bart | Stuffed Prairie Dog | Bridgeport, CT | 2025 |
| Queen Charlotte (Deceased) | Groundhog | Charlotte, NC | 2021 |
| Will and Wiley | Grizzly bears | Oklahoma City, OK | 2022 |
| Susquehanna Sherman | Stuffed Groundhog | Mount Wolf, PA | 2025 |
| Chilly Charlie | Groundhog mascot | Woodstock, ON | 2025 |
| Polk County Paula | Groundhog mascot | Des Moines, IA | 2025 |
| Smith Lake Jake | Groundhog | Graysville, AL | 2025 |
| Pierre C. Shadeaux | Nutria | New Iberia, LA | 2023 |
| Big Al | Alligator | Beaumont, TX | 2025 |
| Patty Pagoda | Groundhog mascot | Reading, PA | 2025 |
| Stormy Marmot | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Aurora, CO | 2025 |
| Snohomish Slew (Retired) | Bullfrog | Snohomish, WA | 2022 |
| Middlemiss Mike and family | Stuffed groundhog | Melbourne, ON | 2025 |
| Yahdee | Stuffed groundhog | Schnecksville, PA | 2025 |
| Grover the Groundhog and Sweet Arrow Sue | Stuffed groundhog | Pine Grove, PA | 2025 |
| Pudding Hill Pete | Groundhog? | Lyndon, VT | 2025 |
| Mount Joy Minnie | Groundhog puppet | Mount Joy, PA | 2025 |
| Ms. G | Groundhog | Lincoln, MA | 2025 |
| Western Maryland Murray (Deceased) | Groundhog | Cumberland, MD | 2021 |
| Milltown Mel | Groundhog | Milltown, NJ | 2021 |
| Landis Lou | Stuffed Groundhog | Lititz, PA | 2025 |
| Fred la marmotte | Groundhog | Val-d'Espoir, QC | 2025 |
| Bee Cave Bob | Armadillo | Bee Cave, TX | 2025 |
| Flatiron Freddy | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Boulder, CO | 2025 |
| Tinicum Tim | Groundhog Puppet | Philadelphia, PA | 2025 |
| Heritage Hank | Stuffed Groundhog | Shillington, PA | 2020 |
| Wildwood Willie | Stuffed Groundhog | Toledo, OH | 2025 |
| Bowman Bill | Groundhog Puppet | Stephens City, VA | 2025 |
| Potomac Phil | Taxidermied Groundhog | Washington, DC | 2025 |
| Chuck Wood | Animatronic groundhog puppet | Quincy, CA | 2025 |
| Oil Springs Ollie (Deceased) | Groundhog | Oil Springs, ON | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Chuck | Groundhog | Newport News, VA | 2023 |
| Woodburn Wild Charles Winchester | Groundhog | Woodburn, IN | 2025 |
| Shipoke Sheena (Deceased) | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | Harrisburg, PA | 2020 |
| Concord Casimir | Cat | Concord, OH | 2025 |
| Benny the Bass | Bass | Buckeye Lake, OH | 2025 |
| Pisgah Pete (Deceased) | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2021 |
| Scramble the Duck | Duck | Eastford, CT | 2025 |
| Snowy (Deceased) | Prairie Dog | Pend Oreille County, WA | 2023 |
| Lawrenceville Lucy | Groundhog | Lawrenceville, PA | 2025 |
| Snerd | Groundhog | Garner, NC | 2025 |
| Grubby the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2020 |
| Sunny the Groundhog | Groundhog | Racine, WI | 2021 |
| Hutty the Hog | Groundhog | Kansas City, MO | 2024 |
| Harleysville Hank | Stuffed Groundhog Plushie | Harleysville, PA | 2025 |
| Murray the Groundhog | Groundhog | Alton, IL | 2022 |
| Dozer (Retired) | Groundhog | Jeffersonville, IN | 2020 |
| Buffalo Bert | Groundhog | Buffalo, NY | 2025 |
| Winnipeg Wyn (Deceased) | Groundhog | Winnipeg, MB | 2020 |
| Greta the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2021 |
| Quilliam (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2020 |
| Quigley | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 2021 |
| Mount Gretna Grady | Groundhog puppet | Mt. Gretna, PA | 2025 |
| Lucy the Lobster | Lobster | Barrington Passage, NS | 2025 |
| Athene | Burrowing owl mascot | Cape Coral
, FL | 2025 |
| Grover Cleveland Undergrounder | Groundhog | Zanesville, OH | 2025 |
| Gordy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Milwaukee, WI | 2023 |
| Arboretum Annie | Groundhog | Dallas, TX | 2021 |
| Prairie Dog Poppy | Prairie Dog | Medicine Park, OK | 2025 |
| Birmingham Jill | Opossum | Birmingham, AL | 2025 |
| Cluxatawney Henrietta | Faverolles Chicken | Katonah, NY | 2025 |
| Roxbury Rita | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| Great Neck Greta | Groundhog | Great Neck, NY | 2020 |
| Poppy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2023 |
| Landing Lily | Groundhog sock puppet | Landing, NJ | 2025 |
| Haddon Harry the Groundhog | Groundhog mascot | Haddon Township, NJ | 2020 |
| Ms. Prickle Pants | Hedgehog | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2021 |
| Edgewater Elsie | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| Van Isle Violet | Vancouver Island Marmot | Nanaimo, BC | 2025 |
| First Coast Friz | Aardvark | Jacksonville, FL | 2020 |
| Warkworth Wilma | Stuff Plush Groundhog | Warkworth, ON | 2023 |
| HuckyBlueToo (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2020 |
| Stumptown Fil | Beaver | Portland, OR | 2025 |
| Birmingham Bilbo | Owl | Birmingham, AL | 2020 |
| Parish (Deceased) | Nutria | New Orleans, LA | 2022 |
| Yonah the Groundhog | Groundhog | Cleveland, GA | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Sammy | Stuffed Groundhog Plushie | Cincinnati, OH | 2025 |
| Odyssey the Otter | Otter Mascot | Dayton, OH | 2021 |
| Willie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Indianapolis, IN | 2023 |
| Bristol Bob | Taxidermy Groundhog | Bristol, WI | 2025 |
| Starr Lions | Lion statues | Greenfield, WI | 2024 |
| Bridget the Groundhog | Stuffed Groundhog | Seattle, WA | 2021 |
| Chopper and Marlu | Vancouver Island Marmots | Nanaimo, BC | 2021 |
| Phoebe | Hedgehog | Manchester, CT | 2021 |
| Sylvia, The Apex Armadillo | Armadillo | Apex, NC | 2025 |
| Pouch | Opossum | Athens, GA | 2021 |
| Hope the Groundhog | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2025 |
| MT Parker | Stuffed Groundhog Plushie | Lancaster, PA | 2025 |
| Jewels | Alpaca | West Dundee, IL | 2021 |
| Eric | Guinea Pig | Toronto, ON | 2022 |
| Pennsburg Polly and Pennsburg Pete | Groundhog Mascot/Stuffed Groundhogy | Pennsburg, PA | 2022 |
| Lady Edwina of Essex | Groundhog | West Orange, NJ | 2025 |
| Hucky Bella Rose (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2022 |
| Niblet | Groundhog | Smithtown, NY | 2024 |
| Okanagan Okie | Stuffed Yellow-bellied marmot | Vernon, BC | 2024 |
| Monty | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | Harrisburg, PA | 2022 |
| Queen City Charlie | Groundhog Mascot | Cumberland, MD | 2025 |
| Heaven's Wildlife Harvey | Groundhog | Oil Springs, ON | 2025 |
| Cole Lumbus | Wood spirit | Columbus, NC | 2023 |
| Seattle Sue | Stuffed Mountain Beaver | Seattle, WA | 2022 |
| Pisgah Penny (Deceased) | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2024 |
| Poppy the Skunk | Skunk | Lancaster, OH | 2025 |
| Unadilla Billie | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2025 |
| Pumpkin (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2023 |
| Elsa the Hedgehog (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2024 |
| Sam Champion | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 2024 |
| Tiva | Groundhog | Middletown, VA | 2024 |
| Oklahoma City Zoo Bears | Grizzly bear | Oklahoma City, OK | 2023 |
| Willow the Woodchuck | Groundhog | Oconomowoc, WI | 2025 |
| Sir Desmond of Algiers | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Allen McButterpants | Groundhog | Hampton Bays, NY | 2025 |
| Potawatomi Poppy (Deceased) | Groundhog | South Bend, IN | 2024 |
| Willow | Groundhog | Dow, IL | 2023 |
| Leia | Aardvark | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Walnut | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2025 |
| Cedar | Groundhog | West Dundee, IL | 2025 |
| Cornelia | Groundhog | Worcester, MA | 2025 |
| Kennebec Kenny | Groundhog mascot | Augusta, ME | 2025 |
| Tad and Lil | Frog mascots | Snohomish, WA | 2024 |
| Elliott the Groundhog | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2025 |
| Chicago Harry | Groundhog | Chicago, IL | 2025 |
| Milwaukee County Zoo Penguins | Humboldt penguins | Milwaukee, WI | 2024 |
| Waffles | Porcupine | Colorado Springs, CO | 2024 |
| Sassafras | Black bear | New Orleans, LA | 2024 |
| Babylon Belle | Groundhog Mascot | Babylon, NY | 2025 |
| Orion the Deer | Deer | Newport News, VA | 2024 |
| Tater | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2025 |
| Potato and Yam | Groundhogs | Chimney Rock, NC | 2024 |
| Josie Burrow | Groundhog | Mount Washington, KY | 2025 |
| South Shore Sally | Groundhog | Munster, IN | 2025 |
| Juno the Polar Bear | Polar Bear | Toronto, ON | 2025 |
| Sam Champion and Al Roker | Groundhogs | Quogue, NY | 2025 |
| Nacho | Dog | Buda, TX | 2025 |
| Milwaukee County Zoo Nigerian Dwarf Goats | Nigerian Dwarf Goats | Milwaukee, WI | 2025 |
| Turkey and Sequoia | Capybaras | New Orleans, LA | 2025 |
| Wynonna the Wild Hearts Woodchuck | Groundhog | Lewisburg, OH | 2025 |
| Okie the Mascot | Marmot mascot | Vernon, BC | 2025 |
| Ophelia and Hollywood | Ostriches | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2025 |
| Pisgah Piper | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2025 |
| Tad | Frog mascot | Snohomish, WA | 2025 |
| Wanda the Groundhog | Groundhog | IL | 2025 |
| Lux the Skunk | Skunk | Newport News, VA | 2025 |
| Snack Town Steve | Gray Squirrel | Hanover, PA | 2025 |
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