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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 | 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 | Stuffed Prairie Dog | Boise, ID | 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stormy Marmot | Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot | Aurora, CO | 2025 |
| Big Al | Alligator | Beaumont, TX | 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 |
| Mount Joy Minnie | Groundhog puppet | Mount Joy, PA | 2025 |
| Ms. G | Groundhog | Lincoln, MA | 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 |
| Fred la marmotte | Groundhog | Val-d'Espoir, QC | 2025 |
| Landis Lou | Stuffed Groundhog | Lititz, PA | 2025 |
| Heritage Hank | Stuffed Groundhog | Shillington, PA | 2020 |
| Smith Lake Jake | Groundhog | Smith Lake, AL | 2025 |
| Yahdee | Stuffed groundhog | Schnecksville, PA | 2025 |
| Potomac Phil | Taxidermy Groundhog | Washington, DC | 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 |
| Snerd | Groundhog | Garner, NC | 2025 |
| Grubby the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Hope, IN | 2020 |
| Snowy (Deceased) | Prairie Dog | Pend Oreille County, WA | 2023 |
| Lawrenceville Lucy | Groundhog | Lawrenceville, PA | 2025 |
| Quilliam (Deceased) | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2020 |
| Sunny the Groundhog | Groundhog | Racine, WI | 2021 |
| Woodburn Wild Charles Winchester | Groundhog | Woodburn, IN | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Mt. Gretna Grady | Stuffed Groundhog | 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 |
| Gordy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Milwaukee, WI | 2023 |
| First Coast Friz | Aardvark | Jacksonville, FL | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Stumptown Fil | Beaver | Portland, OR | 2025 |
| Birmingham Bilbo | Owl | Birmingham, AL | 2020 |
| HuckyBlueToo (Deceased) | Groundhog | Holland, OH | 2020 |
| Parish (Deceased) | Nutria | New Orleans, LA | 2022 |
| Yonah the Groundhog | Groundhog | Cleveland, GA | 2025 |
| Poppy the Groundhog (Deceased) | Groundhog | Millersville, PA | 2023 |
| Landing Lily | Groundhog sock puppet | Landing, NJ | 2025 |
| Roxbury Rita | Groundhog sock puppet | Roxbury, NJ | 2025 |
| Great Neck Greta | Groundhog | Great Neck, NY | 2020 |
| Bridget the Groundhog | Stuffed Groundhog | Seattle, WA | 2021 |
| Chopper and Marlu | 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 | Lancaster, PA | 2025 |
| Jewels | Alpaca | West Dundee, IL | 2021 |
| Pouch | Opossum | Athens, GA | 2021 |
| Bristol Bob | Taxidermy Groundhog | Bristol, WI | 2025 |
| Cincinnati Sammy | Stuffed Groundhog | Cincinnati, OH | 2025 |
| Odyssey the Otter | Otter Mascot | Dayton, OH | 2021 |
| Willie the Groundhog | Groundhog | Indianapolis, IN | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Lady Edwina of Essex | Groundhog | West Orange, NJ | 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 |
| Queen City Charlie | Groundhog Mascot | Cumberland, MD | 2025 |
| Pumpkin (Deceased) | Groundhog | Chimney Rock, NC | 2023 |
| Poppy the Skunk | Skunk | Lancaster, OH | 2025 |
| Unadilla Billie | Stuffed groundhog | Unadilla, NE | 2025 |
| Eric | Guinea Pig | Toronto, ON | 2022 |
| Pennsburg Polly and Pennsburg Pete | Groundhog Mascot/Stuffed Groundhog | 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 | Groundhog | Hampton Bays, NY | 2025 |
| Leia | Aardvark | New Orleans, LA | 2023 |
| Walnut | Hedgehog | Dayton, OH | 2025 |
| Cornelia | Groundhog | Worcester, MA | 2025 |
| Kennebec Kenny | Groundhog mascot | Augusta, ME | 2025 |
| Tad and Lil | Frog mascots | Snohomish, WA | 2024 |
| Cedar | Groundhog | West Dundee, IL | 2025 |
| Sam Champion | Groundhog | Quogue, NY | 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 |
| 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 |
| Babylon Belle | Groundhog Mascot | Babylon, NY | 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 |
| Juno the Polar Bear | Polar Bear | Toronto, ON | 2025 |
| Sam Champion and Al Roker | Groundhogs | Quogue, NY | 2025 |
| South Shore Sally | Groundhog | Munster, IN | 2025 |
| Prairie Dog Pete | Prairie Dog | Lubbock, TX | 2025 |
| Van Isle Violet | Marmot | Nanaimo, BC | 2025 |
| Wildwood Willie | Stuffed Groundhog | Toledo, OH | 2025 |
| Bowman Bill | Groundhog Puppet | Stephens City, VA | 2025 |
| Pierre C. Shadeaux | Nutria | New Iberia, LA | 2023 |
| Tiva | Groundhog | Middletown, VA | 2024 |
| Starr Lions | Lion statues | Greenfield, WI | 2024 |
| Grover Cleveland Undergrounder | Groundhog | Zanesville, OH | 2025 |
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