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Outdoor weather archive

2009 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

703 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 6

    TCU 20 at Air Force 17

    20.8°F

    20.8°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 6

    Utah 24 at Colorado State 17

    24.3°F

    24.3°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 11

    San José State 9 at Utah State 24

    27.5°F

    27.5°F · 10.3 mph wind

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  4. postseason · Week 1

    Arkansas 20 at East Carolina 17

    28.2°F

    28.2°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 12

    Boise State 52 at Utah State 21

    29.1°F

    29.1°F · 5.8 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

703 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 3

    Boise State 51 at Fresno State 34

    100.9°F

    100.9°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 7

    Stanford 38 at Arizona 43

    98.8°F

    98.8°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 4

    Cal Poly 9 at San José State 19

    97.0°F

    97.0°F · 11.4 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 7

    Washington 17 at Arizona State 24

    95.9°F

    95.9°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 3

    Hawai'i 33 at UNLV 34

    92.3°F

    92.3°F · 4.7 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

703 usable observations · mph

  1. postseason · Week 1

    Oregon State 20 at BYU 44

    31.1 mph

    49.1°F · 31.1 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 9

    Central Michigan 10 at Boston College 31

    27.7 mph

    70.7°F · 27.7 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    Sacramento State 3 at UNLV 38

    26.4 mph

    88.7°F · 26.4 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 5

    UNLV 28 at Nevada 63

    26.4 mph

    65.3°F · 26.4 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 5

    USC 30 at California 3

    24.2 mph

    61.5°F · 24.2 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

45 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 4

    Arizona State 17 at Georgia 20

    0.82 in

    64.8°F · 11.4 mph wind · 0.82 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Wofford 7 at South Florida 40

    0.38 in

    73.9°F · 0.0 mph wind · 0.38 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 7

    Arkansas State 10 at UL Monroe 16

    0.27 in

    71.1°F · 0.0 mph wind · 0.27 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 2

    Idaho State 0 at Oklahoma 64

    0.16 in

    69.8°F · 11.4 mph wind · 0.16 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 4

    Miami (OH) 19 at Kent State 29

    0.14 in

    61.3°F · 3.4 mph wind · 0.14 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

703 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 1

    Nicholls 0 at Air Force 72

    72 points

    71.6°F · 10.3 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 2

    Southeast Missouri State 3 at Cincinnati 70

    67 points

    73.9°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 2

    Idaho State 0 at Oklahoma 64

    64 points

    69.8°F · 11.4 mph wind · 0.16 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Mississippi Valley State 0 at Arkansas State 61

    61 points

    82.8°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Charleston Southern 3 at Florida 62

    59 points

    80.6°F · 5.8 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.