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Parish

Forecaster Type:
Location:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Description:

Parish was a nutria who provided Groundhog Day predictions at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2020 to 2022.

When Parish emerged from her den on Groundhog Day, if she saw her shadow, there would be six more weeks of winter. If Parish failed to see her shadow, there would be an early spring.

Parish took over prognosticating from T-Boy, another nutria.

Parish passed away sometime after Groundhog Day 2022.

Began forecasting:
2020
Death:
2022/2023

Parish's Past Predictions

Early Spring : 66.67% (2 predictions)

 

Long Winter : 33.33% (1 prediction)

 

2022 Prediction: Early Spring
2021 Prediction: Early Spring
2020 Prediction: Long Winter

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