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Outdoor weather archive

2006 College Football Weather Records

Measured extremes and score context from outdoor games. These lists describe conditions; they do not claim weather caused the result.

Source: game_weather.temperature

Coldest outdoor games

643 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 14

    UConn 17 at Louisville 48

    30.2°F

    30.2°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  2. postseason · Week 1

    Miami 21 at Nevada 20

    30.6°F

    30.6°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 13

    Northern Illinois 27 at Eastern Michigan 0

    31.1°F

    31.1°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 13

    Bowling Green 21 at Toledo 31

    32.4°F

    32.4°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 14

    Rutgers 39 at West Virginia 41

    32.5°F

    32.5°F · 3.4 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

643 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 1

    Idaho State 10 at UNLV 54

    101.3°F

    101.3°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Nevada 19 at Fresno State 28

    100.9°F

    100.9°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    Northern Arizona 14 at Arizona State 35

    97.9°F

    97.9°F · 13.7 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 5

    Oregon 48 at Arizona State 13

    95.9°F

    95.9°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 4

    Iowa State 14 at Texas 37

    95.5°F

    95.5°F · 8.1 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

643 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 3

    Arizona State 21 at Colorado 3

    43.9 mph

    60.1°F · 43.9 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 9

    Buffalo 0 at Boston College 41

    28.8 mph

    54.7°F · 28.8 mph wind · 0.29 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 9

    Florida State 24 at Maryland 27

    26.4 mph

    50.7°F · 26.4 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 3

    Florida Atlantic 8 at Oklahoma State 48

    24.2 mph

    95.4°F · 24.2 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 5

    Miami (OH) 10 at Cincinnati 24

    24.2 mph

    64.9°F · 24.2 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

19 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 9

    Buffalo 0 at Boston College 41

    0.29 in

    54.7°F · 28.8 mph wind · 0.29 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 4

    Tennessee State 9 at Vanderbilt 38

    0.14 in

    70.3°F · 7.0 mph wind · 0.14 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 4

    Marshall 7 at Tennessee 33

    0.08 in

    69.4°F · 8.1 mph wind · 0.08 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 4

    North Carolina A&T 7 at Louisiana 48

    0.07 in

    82.6°F · 16.1 mph wind · 0.07 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 11

    Cincinnati 24 at West Virginia 42

    0.04 in

    65.5°F · 8.1 mph wind · 0.04 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

643 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 2

    Louisville 62 at Temple 0

    62 points

    78.1°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 4

    SE Louisiana 0 at Texas Tech 62

    62 points

    75.2°F · 9.2 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 12

    Western Carolina 0 at Florida 62

    62 points

    60.8°F · 9.2 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 4

    Middle Tennessee 0 at Oklahoma 59

    59 points

    78.8°F · 10.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 7

    Southeast Missouri State 7 at Arkansas 63

    56 points

    64.2°F · 7.0 mph wind

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Coverage and methodology

Temperature and wind sections require at least 10 non-null outdoor observations. Wettest and snowiest require at least three positive measurements, so an unavailable section is omitted instead of treating missing or zero values as an extreme. Indoor games are excluded. Score differentials are descriptive context only and do not establish that weather changed the outcome.