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There are a lot of Groundhog Day forecasters who provide winter predictions every Groundhog Day season. Many of them are actual living groundhogs, but many of them are not. We here at Countdown to Groundhog Day decided to put together a list of these forecasters several years ago, and it has grown into the most comprehensive list of Groundhog Day prognosticators available anywhere on (or off) the internet.
We are currently tracking 181 Groundhog Day forecasters who have provided predictions within the past 5 years. Click on a name to learn more about each one of these fascinating weather-predicting animals or objects. We are constantly searching for and researching new forecasters, so be sure to check back every so often. If you think we've missed a Groundhog Day forecaster please let us know.
If you want to see all Groundhog Day prognosticators that we have in our database, including retired or legacy forecasters click here.
| Name |
Forecaster Type |
Location |
Year of Last Known Prediction |
| Punxsutawney Phil | Groundhog | Punxsutawney, PA | 2025 |
| Octoraro Orphie | Taxidermy mount Groundhog | Quarryville, PA | 2025 |
| Poor Richard | Stuffed Groundhog | York, PA | 2025 |
| Dunkirk Dave | Groundhog | Dunkirk, NY | 2025 |
| Oscar the Groundhog | Groundhog | Kutztown, PA | 2021 |
| Jimmy the Groundhog | Groundhog | Sun Prairie, WI | 2025 |
| Concord Charlie | Unseen Groundhog | Athens, WV | 2025 |
| French Creek Freddie | Groundhog | French Creek, WV | 2025 |
| Buckeye Chuck | Groundhog | Marion, OH | 2025 |
| Chuckles | Groundhog | Manchester, CT | 2025 |
| Uni | Taxidermy mount Groundhog | Myerstown, PA | 2025 |
| General Beauregard Lee | Groundhog | Jackson, GA | 2025 |
| Staten Island Chuck | Groundhog | Staten Island, NY | 2025 |
| Ridge Lea Larry | Taxidermy groundhog | Buffalo, NY | 2025 |
| Quentin the Quahog | Quahog | Nantucket, MA | 2025 |
| Lander Lil | Bronze Prairie Dog Statue | Lander, WY | 2025 |
| Wiarton Willie | Groundhog | Wiarton, ON | 2025 |
| Unadilla Bill (Retired) | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2021 |
| Deadly Dan | Stuffed Groundhog | Ashland, OH | 2024 |
| Gertie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Hanna City, IL | 2025 |
| Sand Mountain Sam | Opossum | Albertville, AL | 2025 |
| Manitoba Merv | Groundhog puppet | Winnipeg, MB | 2025 |
| Boise Bill | Stuffed Prairie Dog | Boise, ID | 2022 |
| Queen Charlotte (Deceased) | Groundhog | Charlotte, NC | 2021 |
| Fenwick Flossie | Groundhog mascot | Pelham, ON | 2025 |
| Schnogadahl Sammi | Taxidermy Groundhog | Kresgeville, PA | 2025 |
| Stonewall Jackson | Groundhog | Wantage, NJ | 2025 |
| Sunset Sam | Guinea Pig | Sunset City, UT | 2020 |
| Malverne Mel | Groundhog | Malverne, NY | 2025 |
| Two Rivers Tunnel | Groundhog | Mira, NS | 2025 |
| Essex Ed (Retired) | Groundhog | West Orange, NJ | 2021 |
| Mount Joy Minnie | Stuffed Groundhog | Mount Joy, PA | 2025 |
| Woodstock Willie | Groundhog | Woodstock, IL | 2025 |
| Sir Walter Wally (Retired) | Groundhog | Raleigh, NC | 2022 |
| Holtsville Hal | Groundhog | Holtsville, NY | 2025 |
| Shubenacadie Sam | Groundhog | Shubenacadie, NS | 2025 |
| Ernest | Skunk | Saint-Félicien, QC | 2020 |
| Woody | Groundhog | Howell, MI | 2025 |
| Balzac Billy | Gopher mascot | Balzac, AB | 2025 |
| Beardsley Bart | Stuffed Prairie Dog | Bridgeport, CT | 2025 |
| Dover Doug | Groundhog mascot | Dover, PA | 2025 |
| Ms. G | Groundhog | Lincoln, MA | 2025 |
| Will and Wiley | Grizzly bears | Oklahoma City, OK | 2022 |
| Polk County Paula | Groundhog mascot | Des Moines, IA | 2025 |
| Patty Pagoda | Groundhog mascot | Reading, PA | 2025 |
| Susquehanna Sherman | Stuffed Groundhog | Mount Wolf, PA | 2025 |
| Big Al | Alligator | Beaumont, TX | 2025 |
| Stormy Marmot | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Aurora, CO | 2025 |
| Snohomish Slew (Retired) | Bullfrog | Snohomish, WA | 2022 |
| Grover the Groundhog and Sweet Arrow Sue | Stuffed groundhog | Pine Grove, PA | 2025 |
| Pudding Hill Pete | Groundhog? | Lyndon, VT | 2025 |
| Middlemiss Mike and family | Stuffed groundhog | Melbourne, ON | 2025 |
| Western Maryland Murray (Deceased) | Groundhog | Cumberland, MD | 2021 |
| Chilly Charlie | Groundhog mascot | Woodstock, ON | 2025 |
| Milltown Mel | Groundhog | Milltown, NJ | 2021 |
| Bee Cave Bob | Armadillo | Bee Cave, TX | 2025 |
| Tinicum Tim | Groundhog Puppet | Philadelphia, PA | 2025 |
| Flatiron Freddy | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Boulder, CO | 2025 |
| Landis Lou | Stuffed Groundhog | Lititz, PA | 2025 |
| Fred la marmotte | Groundhog | Val-d'Espoir, QC | 2025 |
| Smith Lake Jake | Groundhog | Smith Lake, AL | 2025 |
| Heritage Hank | Stuffed Groundhog | Shillington, PA | 2020 |
| Potomac Phil | Taxidermy Groundhog | Washington, DC | 2025 |
| Yahdee | Stuffed groundhog | Schnecksville, PA | 2025 |
| Chuck Wood | Animatronic groundhog puppet | Quincy, CA | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Chuck | Groundhog | Newport News, VA | 2023 |
| Concord Casimir | Cat | Concord, OH | 2025 |
| Shipoke Sheena (Deceased) | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | Harrisburg, PA | 2020 |
| Oil Springs Ollie (Deceased) | Groundhog | Oil Springs, ON | 2021 |
| Grubby the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2020 |
| Snowy (Deceased) | Prairie Dog | Pend Oreille County, WA | 2023 |
| Lawrenceville Lucy | Groundhog | Lawrenceville, PA | 2025 |
| Snerd | Groundhog | Garner, NC | 2025 |
| Woodburn Wild Charles Winchester | Groundhog | Woodburn, IN | 2025 |
| Quilliam (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2020 |
| Sunny the Groundhog | Groundhog | Racine, WI | 2021 |
| Scramble the Duck | Duck | Eastford, CT | 2025 |
| Benny the Bass | Bass | Buckeye Lake, OH | 2025 |
| Pisgah Pete (Deceased) | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2021 |
| Harleysville Hank | Stuffed groundhog | Harleysville, PA | 2025 |
| Murray the Groundhog | Groundhog | Alton, IL | 2022 |
| Hutty the Hog | Groundhog | Kansas City, MO | 2024 |
| Buffalo Bert | Groundhog | Buffalo, NY | 2025 |
| Winnipeg Wyn (Deceased) | Groundhog | Winnipeg, MB | 2020 |
| Greta the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2021 |
| Dozer (Retired) | Groundhog | Jeffersonville, IN | 2020 |
| Lucy the Lobster | Lobster | Barrington Passage, NS | 2025 |
| Quigley | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 2021 |
| Mt. Gretna Grady | Stuffed Groundhog | Mt. Gretna, PA | 2025 |
| Arboretum Annie | Groundhog | Dallas, TX | 2021 |
| Prairie Dog Poppy | Prairie Dog | Medicine Park, OK | 2025 |
| Birmingham Jill | Opossum | Birmingham, AL | 2025 |
| Cluxatawney Henrietta | Faverolles Chicken | Katonah, NY | 2025 |
| Athene | Burrowing owl mascot | Cape Coral
, FL | 2025 |
| Gordy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Milwaukee, WI | 2023 |
| Haddon Harry the Groundhog | Groundhog mascot | Haddon Township, NJ | 2020 |
| Ms. Prickle Pants | Hedgehog | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2021 |
| Edgewater Elsie | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| First Coast Friz | Aardvark | Jacksonville, FL | 2020 |
| Birmingham Bilbo | Owl | Birmingham, AL | 2020 |
| HuckyBlueToo (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2020 |
| Stumptown Fil | Beaver | Portland, OR | 2025 |
| Yonah the Groundhog | Groundhog | Cleveland, GA | 2025 |
| Parish (Deceased) | Nutria | New Orleans, LA | 2022 |
| Landing Lily | Groundhog sock puppet | Landing, NJ | 2025 |
| Roxbury Rita | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| Great Neck Greta | Groundhog | Great Neck, NY | 2020 |
| Poppy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2023 |
| Bridget the Groundhog | Stuffed Groundhog | Seattle, WA | 2021 |
| Phoebe | Hedgehog | Manchester, CT | 2021 |
| Sylvia, The Apex Armadillo | Armadillo | Apex, NC | 2025 |
| Chopper and Marlu | Marmots | Nanaimo, BC | 2021 |
| MT Parker | Stuffed Groundhog | Lancaster, PA | 2025 |
| Jewels | Alpaca | West Dundee, IL | 2021 |
| Pouch | Opossum | Athens, GA | 2021 |
| Hope the Groundhog | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Sammy | Stuffed Groundhog | Cincinnati, OH | 2025 |
| Odyssey the Otter | Otter Mascot | Dayton, OH | 2021 |
| Willie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Indianapolis, IN | 2023 |
| Bristol Bob | Taxidermy Groundhog | Bristol, WI | 2025 |
| Monty | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | Harrisburg, PA | 2022 |
| Lady Edwina of Essex | Groundhog | West Orange, NJ | 2025 |
| Hucky Bella Rose (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2022 |
| Niblet | Groundhog | Smithtown, NY | 2024 |
| Okanagan Okie | Stuffed Yellow-bellied marmot | Vernon, BC | 2024 |
| Pisgah Penny (Deceased) | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2024 |
| Queen City Charlie | Groundhog Mascot | Cumberland, MD | 2025 |
| Heaven's Wildlife Harvey | Groundhog | Oil Springs, ON | 2025 |
| Cole Lumbus | Wood spirit | Columbus, NC | 2023 |
| Seattle Sue | Stuffed Mountain Beaver | Seattle, WA | 2022 |
| Poppy the Skunk | Skunk | Lancaster, OH | 2025 |
| Unadilla Billie | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2025 |
| Pumpkin (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2023 |
| Eric | Guinea Pig | Toronto, ON | 2022 |
| Pennsburg Polly and Pennsburg Pete | Groundhog Mascot/Stuffed Groundhog | Pennsburg, PA | 2022 |
| Willow | Groundhog | Dow, IL | 2023 |
| Sir Desmond of Algiers | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Allen McButterpants | Groundhog | Hampton Bays, NY | 2025 |
| Potawatomi Poppy (Deceased) | Groundhog | South Bend, IN | 2024 |
| Walnut | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2025 |
| Leia | Aardvark | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Tad and Lil | Frog mascots | Snohomish, WA | 2024 |
| Cedar | Groundhog | West Dundee, IL | 2025 |
| Cornelia | Groundhog | Worcester, MA | 2025 |
| Kennebec Kenny | Groundhog mascot | Augusta, ME | 2025 |
| Willow the Woodchuck | Groundhog | Oconomowoc, WI | 2025 |
| Elsa the Hedgehog (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2024 |
| Sam Champion | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 2024 |
| Oklahoma City Zoo Bears | Grizzly bear | Oklahoma City, OK | 2023 |
| Elliott the Groundhog | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2025 |
| Chicago Harry | Groundhog | Chicago, IL | 2025 |
| Sassafras | Black bear | New Orleans, LA | 2024 |
| Milwaukee County Zoo Penguins | Humboldt penguins | Milwaukee, WI | 2024 |
| Waffles | Porcupine | Colorado Springs, CO | 2024 |
| Tater | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2025 |
| Potato and Yam | Groundhogs | Chimney Rock, NC | 2024 |
| Josie Burrow | Groundhog | Mount Washington, KY | 2025 |
| Babylon Belle | Groundhog Mascot | Babylon, NY | 2025 |
| Orion the Deer | Deer | Newport News, VA | 2024 |
| Wynonna the Wild Hearts Woodchuck | Groundhog | Lewisburg, OH | 2025 |
| Nacho | Dog | Buda, TX | 2025 |
| Milwaukee County Zoo Nigerian Dwarf Goats | Nigerian Dwarf Goats | Milwaukee, WI | 2025 |
| Turkey and Sequoia | Capybaras | New Orleans, LA | 2025 |
| Tad | Frog mascot | Snohomish, WA | 2025 |
| Wanda the Groundhog | Groundhog | IL | 2025 |
| Okie the Mascot | Marmot mascot | Vernon, BC | 2025 |
| Ophelia and Hollywood | Ostriches | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2025 |
| Pisgah Piper | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2025 |
| Snack Town Steve | Gray Squirrel | Hanover, PA | 2025 |
| Lux the Skunk | Skunk | Newport News, VA | 2025 |
| South Shore Sally | Groundhog | Munster, IN | 2025 |
| Juno the Polar Bear | Polar Bear | Toronto, ON | 2025 |
| Sam Champion and Al Roker | Groundhogs | Quogue, NY | 2025 |
| Prairie Dog Pete | Prairie Dog | Lubbock, TX | 2025 |
| Van Isle Violet | Marmot | Nanaimo, BC | 2025 |
| Wildwood Willie | Stuffed Groundhog | Toledo, OH | 2025 |
| Pierre C. Shadeaux | Nutria | New Iberia, LA | 2023 |
| Bowman Bill | Groundhog Puppet | Stephens City, VA | 2025 |
| Starr Lions | Lion statues | Greenfield, WI | 2024 |
| Grover Cleveland Undergrounder | Groundhog | Zanesville, OH | 2025 |
| Tiva | Groundhog | Middletown, VA | 2024 |
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