Fred la marmotte in 2020.

Fred la marmotte (found dead February 2, 2023) was a groundhog located in Val-d'Espoir near Percé, Quebec, whose behaviour was used to predict weather on Groundhog Day.[1]

According to the tradition of Groundhog Day, if the enlisted groundhog sees its shadow, then spring will be delayed; if it does not see its shadow, then spring will be early.[2]

Fred was the only groundhog located on a World Heritage Site to be used for Groundhog Day weather prediction.[3] The original Fred, "Gros Fred", was engaged from 2010 to 2017 and again in 2019; his son "Petit Fred" stood in for the 2018 event.[4]

Fred was found dead on February 2, 2023, coincidentally on Groundhog Day.[5]

Past predictions

2011"Late spring"[6]
2010"Late spring"[7]
2012"Late spring"[8]
2016"Late spring"[9]
2017"Early spring"[10]
2018"Early spring"[11]
2019"Late spring"[2]
2020"Early spring"[12]
2021"Early spring"[13]
2022"Late spring"[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Gaspésie: la marmotte Fred prédit un printemps tardif". Le Journal de Québec (in French). February 2, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Groundhog Day: Quebec's Fred la marmotte predicts a late spring". Montreal Gazette. February 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Fred, marmotte de l'Unesco". Chaleurs Nouvelles (in French). January 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Fred, la marmotte gaspésienne, prédit un printemps tardif". Le Soleil (in French). February 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ Wilton, Katherine (February 2, 2023). "Quebec's beloved Fred la Marmotte dies on Groundhog Day". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "La marmotte du Québec prévoit un hiver plus long". La Presse (in French). February 2, 2011.
  7. ↑ "L'hiver risque d'être long, foi de Fred la marmotte". La Presse (in French). February 2, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Quebec's forecasting groundhog expects more winter". CBC News Montreal. February 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ "La marmotte gaspésienne Fred prédit un printemps hâtif". Journal du Québec (in French). February 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Live update from Groundhog Day: Quebec's Fred la marmotte predicts an early spring". Montreal Gazette. February 2, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Spring is on the way according to Quebec's Fred la marmotte". CBC News Montreal. February 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Q&A: Fred la Marmotte on love, rivalry and the burden of Groundhog Day". Montreal Gazette. February 2, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Q&A: Canada's weather-predicting groundhogs call for early spring". CTV News. February 2, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Q&A: Montreal weather, Groundhog Day: Fred la marmotte predicts 6 more weeks of winter". Montreal Gazette. February 2, 2022.
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