Essex Ed
Forecaster Type: Groundhog
Location: West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Description: Essex Ed was a groundhog at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey, who predicted the weather on Groundhog Day from the late 1990s until 2021. A small ceremony was usually held involving Ed's prognostication which was attended by a few hundred people and the local media. Ed was superseded by his niece Lady Edwina of Essex.
Status: Retired
Location: West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Description: Essex Ed was a groundhog at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey, who predicted the weather on Groundhog Day from the late 1990s until 2021. A small ceremony was usually held involving Ed's prognostication which was attended by a few hundred people and the local media. Ed was superseded by his niece Lady Edwina of Essex.
Status: Retired
Essex Ed's Past Predictions
Long Winter : 58.33% (7 predictions)
Early Spring : 41.67% (5 predictions)
2021 Prediction: Early Spring
2020 Prediction: Long Winter
2019 Prediction: Early Spring
2018 Prediction: Early Spring
2017 Prediction: Long Winter
2016 Prediction: No Prediction
2015 Prediction: Long Winter
2014 Prediction: Long Winter
2013 Prediction: Early Spring
2012 Prediction: Early Spring
2011 Prediction: Long Winter
2010 Prediction: Long Winter
1997 Prediction: Long Winter
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