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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 |
| Jimmy the Groundhog | Groundhog | Sun Prairie, WI | 2025 |
| Oscar the Groundhog | Groundhog | Kutztown, PA | 2021 |
| French Creek Freddie | Groundhog | French Creek, WV | 2025 |
| Concord Charlie | Unseen Groundhog | Athens, WV | 2025 |
| Buckeye Chuck | Groundhog | Marion, OH | 2025 |
| Chuckles | Groundhog | Manchester, CT | 2025 |
| General Beauregard Lee | Groundhog | Jackson, GA | 2025 |
| Staten Island Chuck | Groundhog | Staten Island, NY | 2025 |
| Uni | Taxidermy mount Groundhog | Myerstown, PA | 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 | Albino Groundhog | Wiarton, ON | 2025 |
| Unadilla Bill (Retired) | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2021 |
| Deadly Dan | Stuffed Albino Groundhog | Ashland, OH | 2024 |
| Sand Mountain Sam | Opossum | Albertville, AL | 2025 |
| Manitoba Merv | Groundhog puppet | Winnipeg, MB | 2025 |
| Gertie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Hanna City, IL | 2025 |
| Fenwick Flossie | Groundhog mascot | Pelham, ON | 2025 |
| Schnogadahl Sammi | Taxidermy Groundhog | Kresgeville, PA | 2025 |
| Sunset Sam | Guinea Pig | Sunset City, UT | 2020 |
| Stonewall Jackson | Groundhog | Wantage, NJ | 2025 |
| Boise Bill | Stuffed Prairie Dog | Boise, ID | 2022 |
| Malverne Mel | Groundhog | Malverne, NY | 2025 |
| Two Rivers Tunnel | Groundhog | Mira, NS | 2025 |
| Essex Ed (Retired) | Groundhog | West Orange, NJ | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Woody | Groundhog | Howell, MI | 2025 |
| Ernest | Skunk | Saint-Félicien, QC | 2020 |
| Balzac Billy | Gopher mascot | Balzac, AB | 2025 |
| Beardsley Bart | Stuffed Prairie Dog | Bridgeport, CT | 2025 |
| Dover Doug | Groundhog mascot | Dover, PA | 2025 |
| Queen Charlotte (Deceased) | Groundhog | Charlotte, NC | 2021 |
| Susquehanna Sherman | Stuffed Groundhog | Mount Wolf, PA | 2025 |
| Will and Wiley | Grizzly bears | Oklahoma City, OK | 2022 |
| Chilly Charlie | Groundhog mascot | Woodstock, ON | 2025 |
| Polk County Paula | Groundhog mascot | Des Moines, IA | 2025 |
| Smith Lake Jake | Groundhog | Graysville, AL | 2025 |
| Big Al | Alligator | Beaumont, TX | 2025 |
| Patty Pagoda | Groundhog mascot | Reading, PA | 2025 |
| Stormy Marmot | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Aurora, CO | 2025 |
| Snohomish Slew (Retired) | Bullfrog | Snohomish, WA | 2022 |
| Pudding Hill Pete | Groundhog? | Lyndon, VT | 2025 |
| Middlemiss Mike and family | Stuffed groundhog | Melbourne, ON | 2025 |
| Yahdee | Stuffed groundhog | Schnecksville, PA | 2025 |
| Grover the Groundhog and Sweet Arrow Sue | Stuffed groundhog | Pine Grove, PA | 2025 |
| Mount Joy Minnie | Groundhog puppet | Mount Joy, PA | 2025 |
| Ms. G | Groundhog | Lincoln, MA | 2025 |
| Western Maryland Murray (Deceased) | Groundhog | Cumberland, MD | 2021 |
| Milltown Mel | Groundhog | Milltown, NJ | 2021 |
| Bee Cave Bob | Armadillo | Bee Cave, TX | 2025 |
| Flatiron Freddy | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Boulder, CO | 2025 |
| Tinicum Tim | Groundhog Puppet | Philadelphia, PA | 2025 |
| Landis Lou | Stuffed Groundhog | Lititz, PA | 2025 |
| Fred la marmotte | Groundhog | Val-d'Espoir, QC | 2025 |
| Heritage Hank | Stuffed Groundhog | Shillington, PA | 2020 |
| Potomac Phil | Taxidermied Groundhog | Washington, DC | 2025 |
| Chuck Wood | Animatronic groundhog puppet | Quincy, CA | 2025 |
| Shipoke Sheena (Deceased) | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | Harrisburg, PA | 2020 |
| Concord Casimir | Cat | Concord, OH | 2025 |
| Oil Springs Ollie (Deceased) | Groundhog | Oil Springs, ON | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Chuck | Groundhog | Newport News, VA | 2023 |
| Woodburn Wild Charles Winchester | Groundhog | Woodburn, IN | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Snowy (Deceased) | Prairie Dog | Pend Oreille County, WA | 2023 |
| Lawrenceville Lucy | Groundhog | Lawrenceville, PA | 2025 |
| Snerd | Groundhog | Garner, NC | 2025 |
| Grubby the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2020 |
| Murray the Groundhog | Groundhog | Alton, IL | 2022 |
| Hutty the Hog | Groundhog | Kansas City, MO | 2024 |
| Harleysville Hank | Stuffed groundhog | Harleysville, PA | 2025 |
| Winnipeg Wyn (Deceased) | Groundhog | Winnipeg, MB | 2020 |
| Greta the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2021 |
| Quilliam (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2020 |
| Dozer (Retired) | Groundhog | Jeffersonville, IN | 2020 |
| Buffalo Bert | Groundhog | Buffalo, NY | 2025 |
| Quigley | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 2021 |
| Mt. Gretna Grady | Stuffed Groundhog | Mt. Gretna, PA | 2025 |
| Lucy the Lobster | Lobster | Barrington Passage, NS | 2025 |
| Prairie Dog Poppy | Prairie Dog | Medicine Park, OK | 2025 |
| Birmingham Jill | Opossum | Birmingham, AL | 2025 |
| Cluxatawney Henrietta | Faverolles Chicken | Katonah, NY | 2025 |
| Gordy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Milwaukee, WI | 2023 |
| Athene | Burrowing owl mascot | Cape Coral
, FL | 2025 |
| Arboretum Annie | Groundhog | Dallas, TX | 2021 |
| HuckyBlueToo (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2020 |
| Stumptown Fil | Beaver | Portland, OR | 2025 |
| Birmingham Bilbo | Owl | Birmingham, AL | 2020 |
| Yonah the Groundhog | Groundhog | Cleveland, GA | 2025 |
| Parish (Deceased) | Nutria | New Orleans, LA | 2022 |
| Roxbury Rita | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| Great Neck Greta | Groundhog | Great Neck, NY | 2020 |
| Poppy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2023 |
| Landing Lily | Groundhog sock puppet | Landing, NJ | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Sylvia, The Apex Armadillo | Armadillo | Apex, NC | 2025 |
| Chopper and Marlu | Marmots | Nanaimo, BC | 2021 |
| Phoebe | Hedgehog | Manchester, CT | 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 |
| Bridget the Groundhog | Stuffed Groundhog | Seattle, WA | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Pisgah Penny (Deceased) | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2024 |
| Poppy the Skunk | Skunk | Lancaster, OH | 2025 |
| Unadilla Billie | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2025 |
| Pumpkin (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2023 |
| Pennsburg Polly and Pennsburg Pete | Groundhog Mascot/Stuffed Groundhog | Pennsburg, PA | 2022 |
| Eric | Guinea Pig | Toronto, ON | 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 |
| Monty | Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog | Harrisburg, PA | 2022 |
| Leia | Aardvark | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Walnut | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Willow the Woodchuck | Groundhog | Oconomowoc, WI | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Willow | Groundhog | Dow, IL | 2023 |
| Milwaukee County Zoo Penguins | Humboldt penguins | Milwaukee, WI | 2024 |
| Waffles | Porcupine | Colorado Springs, CO | 2024 |
| Sassafras | Black bear | New Orleans, LA | 2024 |
| Josie Burrow | Groundhog | Mount Washington, KY | 2025 |
| Babylon Belle | Groundhog Mascot | Babylon, NY | 2025 |
| Orion the Deer | Deer | Newport News, VA | 2024 |
| Tater | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2025 |
| Potato and Yam | Groundhogs | Chimney Rock, NC | 2024 |
| Elliott the Groundhog | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2025 |
| Chicago Harry | Groundhog | Chicago, IL | 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 |
| Tad | Frog mascot | Snohomish, WA | 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 |
| 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 |
| Wynonna the Wild Hearts Woodchuck | Groundhog | Lewisburg, OH | 2025 |
| Wildwood Willie | Stuffed Groundhog | Toledo, OH | 2025 |
| Pierre C. Shadeaux | Nutria | New Iberia, LA | 2023 |
| Bowman Bill | Groundhog Puppet | Stephens City, VA | 2025 |
| Grover Cleveland Undergrounder | Groundhog | Zanesville, OH | 2025 |
| Tiva | Groundhog | Middletown, VA | 2024 |
| Starr Lions | Lion statues | Greenfield, WI | 2024 |
| Van Isle Violet | Marmot | Nanaimo, BC | 2025 |
| Prairie Dog Pete | Prairie Dog | Lubbock, TX | 2025 |
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