Willie’s Predictions
Wiarton Willie has made 61 predictions since 1955.
- 25 predictions (41%) of six more weeks of winter
- 36 predictions (59%) of early spring
- 9 times, Willie’s predictions went unrecorded
| Year | Prediction | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2023 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2022 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2021 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2020 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 2019 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2018 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 2017 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 2016 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 2015 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2014 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 2013 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2012 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2011 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2010 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 2009 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 2008 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2007 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2006 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2005 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2004 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 2003 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2002 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2001 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 2000 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1999 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1998 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1997 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1996 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1995 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1994 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1993 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1992 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1991 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1990 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1989 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1988 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1987 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1986 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1985 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1984 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1983 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1982 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1981 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1980 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1979 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1978 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1977 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1976 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1975 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1974 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1973 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1972 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1971 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1970 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1969 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1968 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1967 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1966 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1965 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1964 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1963 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1962 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1961 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1960 | More winter | Shadow, Six More Weeks of Winter! |
| 1959 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1958 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1957 | No prediction. | No record |
| 1956 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |
| 1955 | Early spring | No Shadow, Early Spring! |