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Groundhog Day by State
Groundhog Day by State: compare 51 US states on 4 metrics.
Culture51 states · 4 metricsUpdated May 3, 2026Original page
6 sources
- Grading the groundhogs - NOAA
- Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only famous groundhog - AccuWeather
- Rattlesnake foretells end of winter for Arizona - United Press International
- Connecticut groundhog predicts early spring - FOX61
- Groundhog Day Forecasters - Countdown to Groundhog Day
- 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring? Groundhog Day is here - Louisiana Television Broadcasting LLC
Celebrated
2 values across 51 entries
Prediction Accuracy
12 values across 18 entries
Data
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51 states
 Alabama | Yes | Sand Mountain Sam (Opossum), Birmingham Jill (Opossum) | 15, 5 | — |
 Alaska | No | — | — | — |
 Arizona | Yes | Agua Fria Freddie (Rattlesnake) | — | — |
 Arkansas | No | — | — | — |
 California | Yes | Mojave Maxine (Desert Tortoise), Chuck Wood (Animatronic groundhog) | | 9 | — |
 Colorado | Yes | Boulder (Marmot), Stormy Marmot (Plush yellow-bellied marmot)+1 | | 19, 17 | — |
 Connecticut | Yes | Chuckles XI (Groundhog), Beardsley Bart (Prairie dog)+1 | 18, 15+1 | — |
 Delaware | No | — | — | — |
 District of Columbia | Yes | Potomac Phil (Taxidermied groundhog) | 15 | — |
 Florida | Yes | Athene the Burrowing Owl (Person in an owl suit) | 8 | — |
 Georgia | Yes | General Beauregard "Beau" Lee (Groundhog), Yonah the Groundhog (Groundhog) | 43, 7 | 80% |
 Hawaii | No | — | — | — |
 Idaho | Yes | Boise Bill (Stuffed Prairie Dog) | — | — |
 Illinois | Yes | Gertie the Groundhog (Groundhog), Woodstock Willie (Groundhog) | 33, 28 | 65%, 60% |
 Indiana | Yes | Grubby the Groundhog (Groundhog), Charles Winchester (Groundhog)+1 | | 9, 6 | — |
 Iowa | Yes | Polk County Paula (Groundhog mascot) | 13 | — |
 Kansas | No | — | — | — |
 Kentucky | Yes | Cinnamon (Guinea pig) | — | — |
 Louisiana | Yes | Pierre C. Shadeaux (Groundhog) | — | — |
 Maine | Yes | Kennebec Kenny (Groundhog mascot) | — | — |
 Maryland | Yes | Queen City Charlie (Person in a groundhog suit) | 5 | — |
 Massachusetts | Yes | Ms. G (Groundhog), Featherstone the Flamingo (Plastic lawn ornament)+1 | 19, 8+1 | — |
 Michigan | Yes | Woody the Woodchuck (Groundhog) | 28 | 35% |
 Minnesota | No | — | — | — |
 Mississippi | No | — | — | — |
 Missouri | Yes | Tater the Hedgehog (Hedgehog) | — | — |
 Montana | Yes | Bitterroot Bill (Stuffed yellow-bellied marmot, retired) | — | — |
 Nebraska | Yes | Unadilla Bill (Taxidermied groundhog) | 5 | — |
 Nevada | Yes | Mojave Max (Desert Tortoise) | 26 | 25% |
 New Hampshire | No | — | — | — |
 New Jersey | Yes | Milltown Mel and Essex Ed (Groundhog), Stonewall Jackson (Groundhog)+1 | | 18, 5 | — |
 New Mexico | Yes | Rio Grande Ralph (Prairie dog) | — | — |
 New York | Yes | Staten Island Chuck (Groundhog), Malverne Mel (Groundhog)+3 | 31, 31+3 | 85%, 55%+2 |
 North Carolina | Yes | Queen Charlotte (Groundhog, Deceased), Snerd (Groundhog)+1 | | 12, 6 | — |
 North Dakota | No | — | — | — |
 Ohio | Yes | Buckeye Chuck (Groundhog), Wildwood Willie (Taxidermied groundhog)+2 | 43, 12+1 | 55% |
 Oklahoma | Yes | Will and Wiley (Grizzly bears) | — | — |
 Oregon | Yes | Stumptown Fil (Beaver) | 7 | — |
 Pennsylvania | Yes | Octoraro Orphie (Taxidermied groundhog), Poor Richard (Taxidermied groundhog)+5 | 94, 24+8 | 52.63%, 50%+3 |
 Rhode Island | No | — | — | — |
 South Carolina | No | — | — | — |
 South Dakota | No | — | — | — |
 Tennessee | Yes | Chattanooga Chuck (Groundhog) | — | — |
 Texas | Yes | Big Al (Alligator), Bee Cave Bob (Armadillo) | 10, 16 | — |
 Utah | Yes | Sunset Sam (Guinea Pig) | — | — |
 Vermont | No | — | — | — |
 Virginia | Yes | Chesapeake Chuck (Groundhog), Bowman Bill (Groundhog puppet) | 12, 14 | — |
 Washington | Yes | Snohomish Slew (Bullfrog) | — | — |
 West Virginia | Yes | Concord Charlie (presumed groundhog), French Creek Freddie (Groundhog) | 48, 38 | 65%, 55% |
 Wisconsin | Yes | Jimmy the Groundhog (Groundhog), Bay Beach Bernard Groundhog) | 58, 4 | 60% |
 Wyoming | Yes | Lander Lil (Groundhog) | 29 | 75% |
Quick answers
- Where does this groundhog day by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Grading the groundhogs - NOAA; Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only famous groundhog - AccuWeather; Rattlesnake foretells end of winter for Arizona - United Press International; Connecticut groundhog predicts early spring - FOX61.