Every year on February 2, most of the country watches for news updates to see whether or not some groundhog saw his shadow. Supposedly, this groundhog's situational awareness will predict how much more winter we have to endure. In Texas, we have no use for groundhogs. On February 2, we put the armadillo to work.

This Sunday, Bee Cave Bob Makes His Yearly Prediction

In case you haven't heard, Texas has its own version of Punxsutawney Phil. Instead of a groundhog with a name that's almost impossible to pronounce, and even more impossible to spell without the aid of spellcheck, we have Bee Cave Bob.

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Bee Cave Bob is a legend in the Lone Star State. He's an armadillo with a meteorological knack for determining how much winter we have to suffer through in the Lone Star State. This prognosticating armored mammal will alert us to either an early spring or a long drawn-out winter.

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Bee Cave Bob will leave his hideout on Feb 2, and if he doesn't see his shadow we get an early spring. If Bee Cave Bob happens to spot his shadow, get ready for more winter.

Who The Heck Is Bee Cave Bob, And Why Is He Predicting The Weather?

Bee Cave Bob is an armadillo that lives in Bee Cave, Texas near Austin. He got the job of predicting the weather in 2010. The hows and whys of it all depend on who you ask. I imagine there was a beer or three involved before someone noticed an armadillo with a prowess for forecasting.

It doesn't really matter how it all got started, because ever since that first year people have looked to the oracle Bee Cave Bob for answers. Not only does he predict the weather, but he's also got a knack for predicting political lean.

You can see all of his previous predictions here.

His owner stated in an interview last year that Bee Cave Bob has never got it wrong. When it comes to weather predictions, look to your friendly neighborhood armadillo.

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