Quentin the Quahog
Forecaster Type: Quahog
Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Description: On Nantucket, a quahog named Quentin has his shell cracked open, usually by the Nantucket Harbormaster, on Groundhog Day. If Quentin squirts left, then there will be six more weeks of winter, if Quentin squirts right there will be an early spring. Afterwards Quentin is eaten. This tradition began sometime in the early 1980s, ran dormant for a few years starting in the mid 2010s, and was revived in 2023.
Forecasting since: 1982
Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Description: On Nantucket, a quahog named Quentin has his shell cracked open, usually by the Nantucket Harbormaster, on Groundhog Day. If Quentin squirts left, then there will be six more weeks of winter, if Quentin squirts right there will be an early spring. Afterwards Quentin is eaten. This tradition began sometime in the early 1980s, ran dormant for a few years starting in the mid 2010s, and was revived in 2023.
Forecasting since: 1982
Quentin the Quahog's Past Predictions
Long Winter : 85% (17 predictions)
Early Spring : 15% (3 predictions)
2024 Prediction: Early Spring
2023 Prediction: Early Spring
2014 Prediction: Long Winter
2013 Prediction: Long Winter
2012 Prediction: Long Winter
2011 Prediction: Long Winter
2010 Prediction: Long Winter
2009 Prediction: Long Winter
2008 Prediction: Early Spring
2007 Prediction: Long Winter
2006 Prediction: Long Winter
2004 Prediction: Long Winter
2003 Prediction: Long Winter
2001 Prediction: Long Winter
2000 Prediction: Long Winter
1990 Prediction: Long Winter
1989 Prediction: Long Winter
1987 Prediction: Long Winter
1984 Prediction: Long Winter
1983 Prediction: Mild Winter
1982 Prediction: Long Winter
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