Balzac Billy
Forecaster Type: Gopher mascot
Location: Balzac, Alberta, Canada
Description: A gopher mascot, Balzac Billy predicts the weather in Balzac, Alberta, Canada, on Groundhog Day every year since 2001. A number of events are held with Balzac Billy including Groundhog Day Breakfast hosted at Bluegrass Nursery & Garden Centre, Balzac, stampede Breakfast at CrossIron Mills, Airdrie Canada Day Parade, and the Calgary Stampede Parade. Several hundred people usually attend the Groundhog Day Breakfast, about 7,000 attend the CrossIron Mills Stampede Breakfast, and thousands attend both parades.
Forecasting since: 2001
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Location: Balzac, Alberta, Canada
Description: A gopher mascot, Balzac Billy predicts the weather in Balzac, Alberta, Canada, on Groundhog Day every year since 2001. A number of events are held with Balzac Billy including Groundhog Day Breakfast hosted at Bluegrass Nursery & Garden Centre, Balzac, stampede Breakfast at CrossIron Mills, Airdrie Canada Day Parade, and the Calgary Stampede Parade. Several hundred people usually attend the Groundhog Day Breakfast, about 7,000 attend the CrossIron Mills Stampede Breakfast, and thousands attend both parades.
Forecasting since: 2001
Website
Groundhog Day 2025 Event information
| Date | Time | Location | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/25 | 9:00am - 11:00am MST | Blue Grass Garden Centre Calgary | 260130B Writing Creek Cres, Rocky View County, Alberta T4A 0M9 |
Balzac Billy's Past Predictions
Early Spring : 61.9% (13 predictions)
Long Winter : 38.1% (8 predictions)
2024 Prediction: Long Winter
2023 Prediction: Early Spring
2022 Prediction: Long Winter
2021 Prediction: Long Winter
2020 Prediction: Early Spring
2019 Prediction: Early Spring
2018 Prediction: Early Spring
2017 Prediction: Long Winter
2016 Prediction: Early Spring
2015 Prediction: Early Spring
2014 Prediction: Early Spring
2013 Prediction: Early Spring
2012 Prediction: Long Winter
2011 Prediction: Long Winter
2010 Prediction: Early Spring
2009 Prediction: Long Winter
2008 Prediction: Early Spring
2007 Prediction: Early Spring
2006 Prediction: Early Spring
2005 Prediction: Early Spring
2004 Prediction: Long Winter
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