Groundhog Day Forecasters Around the World: Poor Richard

Name: Poor Richard
Forecaster Type: Stuffed Groundhog
Location: York, Pennsylvania, United States
Description: Poor Richard is a stuffed groundhog from the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge in York, Pennsylvania, located at the B.P.O.E. (Elks Lodge), who predicts the weather every Groundhog Day. A ceremony is held at the lodge on Groundhog Day with a breakfast held afterwards. The York Slumbering Groundhog Lodge, is reported to be the third oldest Groundhog Lodge in Pennsylvania, founded in 1928.
Forecasting since: 1928

Poor Richard's Past Predictions

2023 Prediction: Early Spring
2022 Prediction: Early Spring
2021 Prediction: Long Winter
2020 Prediction: Early Spring
2019 Prediction: Long Winter
2018 Prediction: Early Spring
2017 Prediction: Early Spring
2016 Prediction: Long Winter
2015 Prediction: Long Winter
2014 Prediction: Long Winter
2013 Prediction: Long Winter
2012 Prediction: Early Spring
2011 Prediction: Long Winter
2010 Prediction: Early Spring
2009 Prediction: Long Winter
2008 Prediction: Long Winter
2007 Prediction: Long Winter
2006 Prediction: Long Winter
2005 Prediction: Long Winter
2004 Prediction: Long Winter
2001 Prediction: Long Winter

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