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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 183 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 | Albino Groundhog | Wiarton, ON | 2025 |
| Unadilla Bill (Retired) | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2021 |
| Deadly Dan | Stuffed Albino 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 | Plush Prairie Dog | Boise, ID | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Two Rivers Tunnel | Groundhog | Mira, NS | 2025 |
| Malverne Mel | Groundhog | Malverne, NY | 2025 |
| Essex Ed (Retired) | Groundhog | West Orange, NJ | 2021 |
| Prairie Dog Pete | Prairie Dog | Lubbock, TX | 2025 |
| Woodstock Willie | Groundhog | Woodstock, IL | 2025 |
| Sir Walter Wally (Retired) | Groundhog | Raleigh, NC | 2022 |
| Shubenacadie Sam | Groundhog | Shubenacadie, NS | 2025 |
| Holtsville Hal | Groundhog | Holtsville, NY | 2025 |
| Woody | Groundhog | Howell, MI | 2025 |
| Ernest | Skunk | Saint-Félicien, QC | 2020 |
| Balzac Billy | Gopher mascot | Balzac, AB | 2025 |
| Queen Charlotte (Deceased) | Groundhog | Charlotte, NC | 2021 |
| Dover Doug | Groundhog mascot | Dover, PA | 2025 |
| Beardsley Bart | Stuffed Prairie Dog | Bridgeport, CT | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Pierre C. Shadeaux | Nutria | New Iberia, LA | 2023 |
| Patty Pagoda | Groundhog mascot | Reading, PA | 2025 |
| Stormy Marmot | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot (But don't tell him he's stuffed) | Aurora, CO | 2025 |
| Big Al | Alligator | Beaumont, TX | 2025 |
| Snohomish Slew (Retired) | Bullfrog | Snohomish, WA | 2022 |
| Yahdee | Stuffed groundhog | Schnecksville, PA | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tinicum Tim | Groundhog Puppet | Philadelphia, PA | 2025 |
| Flatiron Freddy | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Boulder, CO | 2025 |
| Fred la marmotte | Groundhog | Val-d'Espoir, QC | 2025 |
| Landis Lou | Stuffed Groundhog | Lititz, PA | 2025 |
| Heritage Hank | Stuffed Groundhog | Shillington, PA | 2020 |
| Wildwood Willie | Stuffed Groundhog | Toledo, OH | 2025 |
| Bowman Bill | Groundhog Puppet | Stephens City, VA | 2025 |
| Potomac Phil | Taxidermied Groundhog | Washington, DC | 2025 |
| Chuck Wood | Animatronic groundhog puppet | Quincy, CA | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Chuck | Groundhog | Newport News, VA | 2023 |
| Major | Groundhog | Mount Washington, KY | 2021 |
| Concord Casimir | Cat | Concord, OH | 2025 |
| Woodburn Wild Charles Winchester | Groundhog | Woodburn, IN | 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 |
| Lawrenceville Lucy | Groundhog | Lawrenceville, PA | 2025 |
| Snerd | Groundhog | Garner, NC | 2025 |
| Grubby the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2020 |
| Snowy (Deceased) | Prairie Dog | Pend Oreille County, WA | 2023 |
| 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 Plushie | 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 |
| Quilliam (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2020 |
| Greta the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2021 |
| Dozer (Retired) | Groundhog | Jeffersonville, IN | 2020 |
| Mount Gretna Grady | Groundhog puppet | Mt. Gretna, PA | 2025 |
| Lucy the Lobster | Lobster | Barrington Passage, NS | 2025 |
| Quigley | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 2021 |
| Arboretum Annie | Groundhog | Dallas, TX | 2021 |
| Birmingham Jill | Opossum | Birmingham, AL | 2025 |
| Prairie Dog Poppy | Prairie Dog | Medicine Park, OK | 2025 |
| Cluxatawney Henrietta | Faverolles Chicken | Katonah, NY | 2025 |
| Athene | Burrowing owl mascot | Cape Coral
, FL | 2025 |
| Grover Cleveland Undergrounder | Groundhog | Zanesville, OH | 2025 |
| Gordy (Deceased) | Groundhog | Milwaukee, WI | 2023 |
| Edgewater Elsie | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| Van Isle Violet | Vancouver Island Marmot | Nanaimo, BC | 2025 |
| First Coast Friz | Aardvark | Jacksonville, FL | 2020 |
| Warkworth Wilma | Stuff Plush Groundhog | Warkworth, ON | 2023 |
| Haddon Harry the Groundhog | Groundhog mascot | Haddon Township, NJ | 2020 |
| Ms. Prickle Pants | Hedgehog | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2021 |
| Stumptown Fil | Beaver | Portland, OR | 2025 |
| Birmingham Bilbo | Eurasian eagle-owl | Birmingham, AL | 2020 |
| HuckyBlueToo (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2020 |
| Parish (Deceased) | Nutria | New Orleans, LA | 2022 |
| Yonah the Groundhog | Groundhog | Cleveland, GA | 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 |
| Roxbury Rita | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| Bridget the Groundhog | Stuffed Groundhog | Seattle, WA | 2021 |
| Chopper and Marlu | Vancouver Island Marmots | Nanaimo, BC | 2021 |
| Phoebe | Hedgehog | Manchester, CT | 2021 |
| Sylvia, The Apex Armadillo | Armadillo | Apex, NC | 2025 |
| Hope the Groundhog | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2025 |
| MT Parker | Stuffed Groundhog Plushie | Lancaster, PA | 2025 |
| Jewels | Alpaca | West Dundee, IL | 2021 |
| Pouch | Opossum | Athens, GA | 2021 |
| Willie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Indianapolis, IN | 2023 |
| Bristol Bob | Taxidermy Groundhog | Bristol, WI | 2025 |
| Starr Lions | Lion statues | Greenfield, WI | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Sammy | Stuffed Groundhog Plushie | Cincinnati, OH | 2025 |
| Odyssey the Otter | Otter Mascot | Dayton, OH | 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Queen City Charlie | Groundhog Mascot | Cumberland, MD | 2025 |
| Unadilla Billie | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2025 |
| Pumpkin (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2023 |
| Poppy the Skunk | Skunk | Lancaster, OH | 2025 |
| Eric | Guinea Pig | Toronto, ON | 2022 |
| Pennsburg Polly and Pennsburg Pete | Groundhog Mascot/Stuffed Groundhogy | Pennsburg, PA | 2022 |
| Potawatomi Poppy (Deceased) | Groundhog | South Bend, IN | 2024 |
| 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 (Deceased) | Groundhog | Hampton Bays, NY | 2025 |
| Leia | Aardvark | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Walnut | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2025 |
| Cedar | Groundhog | West Dundee, IL | 2025 |
| Cornelia | Groundhog | Worcester, MA | 2025 |
| Kennebec Kenny | Groundhog mascot | Augusta, ME | 2025 |
| Tad and Lil | Frog mascots | Snohomish, WA | 2024 |
| Sam Champion | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 2024 |
| Tiva | Groundhog | Middletown, VA | 2024 |
| Oklahoma City Zoo Bears | Grizzly bear | Oklahoma City, OK | 2023 |
| Willow the Woodchuck | Groundhog | Oconomowoc, WI | 2025 |
| Elsa the Hedgehog (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2024 |
| Elliott the Groundhog | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2025 |
| Chicago Harry | Groundhog | Chicago, IL | 2025 |
| Waffles | Porcupine | Colorado Springs, CO | 2024 |
| Sassafras | Black bear | New Orleans, LA | 2024 |
| Milwaukee County Zoo Penguins | Humboldt penguins | Milwaukee, WI | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Josie Burrow | Groundhog | Mount Washington, KY | 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 |
| Nacho | Dog | Buda, TX | 2025 |
| Ophelia and Hollywood | Ostriches | Cape May Court House, NJ | 2025 |
| Pisgah Piper | White Squirrel | Brevard, NC | 2025 |
| Tad | Frog mascot | Snohomish, WA | 2025 |
| Wanda the Groundhog | Groundhog | IL | 2025 |
| Okie the Mascot | Marmot mascot | Vernon, BC | 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 |
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