These are the top 19 most accurate animal prognosticators, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Concord Charlie has never actually been seen — but he’s presumed to be a groundhog from Athens, W.Va. According to Groundhog-day.com, since 1978 Charlie has met annually with the President of Concord University and relayed his predictions. Charlie has made 47 predictions since 1979 — 18 of those for six more weeks of winter.

NOAA set a few ground rules. The groundhogs and "alternative groundhogs" must have been prognosticating for at least 20 years and must also have been active as of Feb. 2, 2024. The competitors included 13 groundhogs, three taxidermied groundhogs, one never-seen creature presumed to be a groundhog, a prairie dog statue and a tortoise.