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Shubenacadie Sam

About Sam

Shubenacadie Sam is a weather-predicting groundhog who resides at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park in Nova Scotia. Living on the eastern edge of Canada, Sam makes the first prediction in North America every year at 8:00 am AST. Sam is active on Twitter and enjoys yoga and meditation.

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Past predictions

Year Saw shadow? Prediction
2024 Nope, no shadow Early spring
2023 Yes, saw shadow More winter
2022 Yes, saw shadow More winter
2021 Nope, no shadow Early spring
2020 Yes, saw shadow More winter

All 26 predictions