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Outdoor weather archive

2010 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

707 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 13

    Iowa 24 at Minnesota 27

    25.2°F

    25.2°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 13

    BYU 16 at Utah 17

    25.5°F

    25.5°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 14

    Washington 35 at Washington State 28

    26.1°F

    26.1°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 13

    Ohio 6 at Kent State 28

    27.1°F

    27.1°F · 18.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 13

    Northern Illinois 71 at Eastern Michigan 3

    27.1°F

    27.1°F · 23.1 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

707 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 1

    Portland State 9 at Arizona State 54

    103.8°F

    103.8°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 4

    Oregon 42 at Arizona State 31

    99.9°F

    99.9°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 4

    Army 35 at Duke 21

    96.4°F

    96.4°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    SMU 27 at Texas Tech 35

    96.3°F

    96.3°F · 15.0 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Cincinnati 14 at Fresno State 28

    96.1°F

    96.1°F · 8.1 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

707 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 5

    Tulsa 48 at Memphis 7

    25.3 mph

    68.2°F · 25.3 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 9

    Louisiana Tech 20 at Boise State 49

    24.2 mph

    45.5°F · 24.2 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 9

    Washington State 0 at Arizona State 42

    24.2 mph

    82.8°F · 24.2 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    UConn 10 at Michigan 30

    23.1 mph

    64.0°F · 23.1 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 9

    Purdue 10 at Illinois 44

    23.1 mph

    55.9°F · 23.1 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

26 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 8

    Houston 45 at SMU 20

    0.54 in

    61.9°F · 10.3 mph wind · 0.54 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 8

    Wyoming 20 at BYU 25

    0.17 in

    47.7°F · 11.4 mph wind · 0.17 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 2

    Illinois State 3 at Northwestern 37

    0.12 in

    60.3°F · 7.0 mph wind · 0.12 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 8

    Colorado State 6 at Utah 59

    0.08 in

    48.6°F · 0.0 mph wind · 0.08 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 11

    Indiana 20 at Wisconsin 83

    0.07 in

    48.0°F · 8.1 mph wind · 0.07 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

707 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 1

    New Mexico 0 at Oregon 72

    72 points

    66.7°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 3

    Portland State 0 at Oregon 69

    69 points

    61.9°F · 0.0 mph wind · 0.04 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 13

    Northern Illinois 71 at Eastern Michigan 3

    68 points

    27.1°F · 23.1 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 4

    Austin Peay 3 at Wisconsin 70

    67 points

    51.1°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 11

    Indiana 20 at Wisconsin 83

    63 points

    48.0°F · 8.1 mph wind · 0.07 in rain

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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.