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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 |
| Jimmy the Groundhog | Groundhog | Sun Prairie, WI | 2025 |
| Oscar the Groundhog | Groundhog | Kutztown, PA | 2021 |
| 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 |
| General Beauregard Lee | Groundhog | Jackson, GA | 2025 |
| Staten Island Chuck | Groundhog | Staten Island, NY | 2025 |
| Uni | Taxidermy mount Groundhog | Myerstown, PA | 2025 |
| Ridge Lea Larry | Taxidermy groundhog | Buffalo, NY | 2025 |
| Quentin the Quahog | Quahog | Nantucket, MA | 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 |
| Sand Mountain Sam | Opossum | Albertville, AL | 2025 |
| Manitoba Merv | Groundhog puppet | Winnipeg, MB | 2025 |
| Gertie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Hanna City, IL | 2025 |
| Fenwick Flossie | Groundhog mascot | Pelham, ON | 2025 |
| Schnogadahl Sammi | Taxidermy Groundhog | Kresgeville, PA | 2025 |
| Stonewall Jackson | Groundhog | Wantage, NJ | 2025 |
| Sunset Sam | Guinea Pig | Sunset City, UT | 2020 |
| Boise Bill | Plush Prairie Dog | Boise, ID | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Woodstock Willie | Groundhog | Woodstock, IL | 2025 |
| Sir Walter Wally (Retired) | Groundhog | Raleigh, NC | 2022 |
| Shubenacadie Sam | Groundhog | Shubenacadie, NS | 2025 |
| Holtsville Hal | Groundhog | Holtsville, NY | 2025 |
| Woody | Groundhog | Howell, MI | 2025 |
| Ernest | Skunk | Saint-Félicien, QC | 2020 |
| Balzac Billy | Gopher mascot | Balzac, AB | 2025 |
| Beardsley Bart | Stuffed Prairie Dog | Bridgeport, CT | 2025 |
| Dover Doug | Groundhog mascot | Dover, PA | 2025 |
| Queen Charlotte (Deceased) | Groundhog | Charlotte, NC | 2021 |
| Susquehanna Sherman | Stuffed Groundhog | Mount Wolf, PA | 2025 |
| Will and Wiley | Grizzly bears | Oklahoma City, OK | 2022 |
| Chilly Charlie | Groundhog mascot | Woodstock, ON | 2025 |
| Polk County Paula | Groundhog mascot | Des Moines, IA | 2025 |
| Pierre C. Shadeaux | Nutria | New Iberia, LA | 2023 |
| Smith Lake Jake | Groundhog | Graysville, AL | 2025 |
| Stormy Marmot | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot (But don't tell him he's stuffed) | Aurora, CO | 2025 |
| Big Al | Alligator | Beaumont, TX | 2025 |
| Patty Pagoda | Groundhog mascot | Reading, PA | 2025 |
| Snohomish Slew (Retired) | Bullfrog | Snohomish, WA | 2022 |
| Pudding Hill Pete | Groundhog? | Lyndon, VT | 2025 |
| Middlemiss Mike and family | Stuffed groundhog | Melbourne, ON | 2025 |
| Grover the Groundhog and Sweet Arrow Sue | Stuffed groundhog | Pine Grove, PA | 2025 |
| Yahdee | Stuffed groundhog | Schnecksville, PA | 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 |
| Bee Cave Bob | Armadillo | Bee Cave, TX | 2025 |
| Tinicum Tim | Groundhog Puppet | Philadelphia, PA | 2025 |
| Flatiron Freddy | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Boulder, CO | 2025 |
| Fred la marmotte | Groundhog | Val-d'Espoir, QC | 2025 |
| Landis Lou | Stuffed Groundhog | Lititz, PA | 2025 |
| Wildwood Willie | Stuffed Groundhog | Toledo, OH | 2025 |
| Bowman Bill | Groundhog Puppet | Stephens City, VA | 2025 |
| Heritage Hank | Stuffed Groundhog | Shillington, PA | 2020 |
| Potomac Phil | Taxidermied Groundhog | Washington, DC | 2025 |
| Chuck Wood | Animatronic groundhog puppet | Quincy, CA | 2025 |
| Concord Casimir | Cat | Concord, OH | 2025 |
| Woodburn Wild Charles Winchester | Groundhog | Woodburn, IN | 2025 |
| Shipoke Sheena (Deceased) | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | Harrisburg, PA | 2020 |
| Oil Springs Ollie (Deceased) | Groundhog | Oil Springs, ON | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Chuck | Groundhog | Newport News, VA | 2023 |
| Sunny the Groundhog | Groundhog | Racine, WI | 2021 |
| Scramble the Duck | Duck | Eastford, CT | 2025 |
| Benny the Bass | Bass | Buckeye Lake, OH | 2025 |
| Pisgah Pete (Deceased) | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2021 |
| Snerd | Groundhog | Garner, NC | 2025 |
| Grubby the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2020 |
| Snowy (Deceased) | Prairie Dog | Pend Oreille County, WA | 2023 |
| Lawrenceville Lucy | Groundhog | Lawrenceville, PA | 2025 |
| Murray the Groundhog | Groundhog | Alton, IL | 2022 |
| Hutty the Hog | Groundhog | Kansas City, MO | 2024 |
| Harleysville Hank | Stuffed Groundhog Plushie | Harleysville, PA | 2025 |
| Winnipeg Wyn (Deceased) | Groundhog | Winnipeg, MB | 2020 |
| Greta the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2021 |
| Quilliam (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2020 |
| Dozer (Retired) | Groundhog | Jeffersonville, IN | 2020 |
| Buffalo Bert | Groundhog | Buffalo, NY | 2025 |
| Mount Gretna Grady | Groundhog puppet | Mt. Gretna, PA | 2025 |
| Lucy the Lobster | Lobster | Barrington Passage, NS | 2025 |
| Quigley | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 2021 |
| Prairie Dog Poppy | Prairie Dog | Medicine Park, OK | 2025 |
| Birmingham Jill | Opossum | Birmingham, AL | 2025 |
| Cluxatawney Henrietta | Faverolles Chicken | Katonah, NY | 2025 |
| Athene | Burrowing owl mascot | Cape Coral
, FL | 2025 |
| Grover Cleveland Undergrounder | Groundhog | Zanesville, OH | 2025 |
| Gordy (Deceased) | Groundhog | Milwaukee, WI | 2023 |
| Arboretum Annie | Groundhog | Dallas, TX | 2021 |
| Birmingham Bilbo | Eurasian eagle-owl | Birmingham, AL | 2020 |
| HuckyBlueToo (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2020 |
| Stumptown Fil | Beaver | Portland, OR | 2025 |
| Parish (Deceased) | Nutria | New Orleans, LA | 2022 |
| Yonah the Groundhog | Groundhog | Cleveland, GA | 2025 |
| Poppy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2023 |
| Landing Lily | Groundhog sock puppet | Landing, NJ | 2025 |
| Roxbury Rita | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| Great Neck Greta | Groundhog | Great Neck, NY | 2020 |
| First Coast Friz | Aardvark | Jacksonville, FL | 2020 |
| Warkworth Wilma | Stuff Plush Groundhog | Warkworth, ON | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Phoebe | Hedgehog | Manchester, CT | 2021 |
| Sylvia, The Apex Armadillo | Armadillo | Apex, NC | 2025 |
| Chopper and Marlu | Vancouver Island Marmots | Nanaimo, BC | 2021 |
| MT Parker | Stuffed Groundhog Plushie | Lancaster, PA | 2025 |
| Jewels | Alpaca | West Dundee, IL | 2021 |
| Pouch | Opossum | Athens, GA | 2021 |
| Hope the Groundhog | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2025 |
| Bristol Bob | Taxidermy Groundhog | Bristol, WI | 2025 |
| Starr Lions | Lion statues | Greenfield, WI | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Sammy | Stuffed Groundhog Plushie | Cincinnati, OH | 2025 |
| Odyssey the Otter | Otter Mascot | Dayton, OH | 2021 |
| Willie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Indianapolis, IN | 2023 |
| Bridget the Groundhog | Stuffed Groundhog | Seattle, WA | 2021 |
| Cole Lumbus | Wood spirit | Columbus, NC | 2023 |
| Seattle Sue | Stuffed Mountain Beaver | Seattle, WA | 2022 |
| Pisgah Penny (Deceased) | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2024 |
| Queen City Charlie | Groundhog Mascot | Cumberland, MD | 2025 |
| Heaven's Wildlife Harvey | Groundhog | Oil Springs, ON | 2025 |
| Pumpkin (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2023 |
| Poppy the Skunk | Skunk | Lancaster, OH | 2025 |
| Unadilla Billie | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2025 |
| Eric | Guinea Pig | Toronto, ON | 2022 |
| Pennsburg Polly and Pennsburg Pete | Groundhog Mascot/Stuffed Groundhogy | Pennsburg, PA | 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 |
| Lady Edwina of Essex | Groundhog | West Orange, NJ | 2025 |
| Hucky Bella Rose (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2022 |
| Walnut | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2025 |
| Leia | Aardvark | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Cornelia | Groundhog | Worcester, MA | 2025 |
| Kennebec Kenny | Groundhog mascot | Augusta, ME | 2025 |
| Tad and Lil | Frog mascots | Snohomish, WA | 2024 |
| Cedar | Groundhog | West Dundee, IL | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Elsa the Hedgehog (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2024 |
| Potawatomi Poppy (Deceased) | Groundhog | South Bend, IN | 2024 |
| Willow | Groundhog | Dow, IL | 2023 |
| Sir Desmond of Algiers | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Allen McButterpants (Deceased) | Groundhog | Hampton Bays, NY | 2025 |
| Sassafras | Black bear | New Orleans, LA | 2024 |
| Milwaukee County Zoo Penguins | Humboldt penguins | Milwaukee, WI | 2024 |
| Waffles | Porcupine | Colorado Springs, CO | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Babylon Belle | Groundhog Mascot | Babylon, NY | 2025 |
| Elliott the Groundhog | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2025 |
| Chicago Harry | Groundhog | Chicago, IL | 2025 |
| Pisgah Piper | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2025 |
| Tad | Frog mascot | Snohomish, WA | 2025 |
| Wanda the Groundhog | Groundhog | IL | 2025 |
| Okie the Mascot | Marmot mascot | Vernon, BC | 2025 |
| Ophelia and Hollywood | Ostriches | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2025 |
| Snack Town Steve | Gray Squirrel | Hanover, PA | 2025 |
| Lux the Skunk | Skunk | Newport News, VA | 2025 |
| Juno the Polar Bear | Polar Bear | Toronto, ON | 2025 |
| Sam Champion and Al Roker | Groundhogs | Quogue, NY | 2025 |
| South Shore Sally | Groundhog | Munster, IN | 2025 |
| Turkey and Sequoia | Capybaras | New Orleans, LA | 2025 |
| Wynonna the Wild Hearts Woodchuck | Groundhog | Lewisburg, OH | 2025 |
| Nacho | Dog | Buda, TX | 2025 |
| Milwaukee County Zoo Nigerian Dwarf Goats | Nigerian Dwarf Goats | Milwaukee, WI | 2025 |
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