Groundhogs Around the World: Shubenacadie Sam

Name: Shubenacadie Sam
Animal Type: Groundhog
Location: Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada
Description: Shubenacadie Sam is the first groundhog to make a prediction every year on Groundhog Day at 8am sharp (Atlantic time). Sam lives at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia and has been predicting since at least 1999 but possibly as far back as the 1980s. Several hundred, to sometimes over a thousand people, attend the ceremony each year, depending on the weather and when the holiday falls. A town crier and bagpiper help Sam with his announcement. At the festivities there is free face painting, as well as hot drinks, mascots, and, occasionally, live music and free crafts. Read more about Shubenacadie Sam.
Forecasting since: 1987
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShubenacadieSam

Shubenacadie Sam's Past Predictions

2022 Prediction: Long Winter
2021 Prediction: Early Spring
2020 Prediction: Long Winter
2019 Prediction: Long Winter
2018 Prediction: Early Spring
2017 Prediction: Early Spring
2016 Prediction: Early Spring
2015 Prediction: Long Winter
2014 Prediction: Early Spring
2013 Prediction: Long Winter
2012 Prediction: Early Spring
2011 Prediction: Early Spring
2010 Prediction: Long Winter
2009 Prediction: Long Winter
2008 Prediction: Early Spring
2007 Prediction: Early Spring
2006 Prediction: Early Spring
2005 Prediction: Long Winter
2004 Prediction: Early Spring
2003 Prediction: Early Spring
2002 Prediction: Early Spring
2000 Prediction: Long Winter

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