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Outdoor weather archive

2013 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

777 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 13

    Kansas 0 at Iowa State 34

    9.0°F

    9.0°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 13

    UNLV 41 at Air Force 21

    10.2°F

    10.2°F · 17.2 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 13

    Wisconsin 20 at Minnesota 7

    18.0°F

    18.0°F · 12.7 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 13

    Michigan 21 at Iowa 24

    19.0°F

    19.0°F · 18.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 15

    Oklahoma 33 at Oklahoma State 24

    19.9°F

    19.9°F · 9.2 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

777 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 2

    Sacramento State 0 at Arizona State 55

    107.1°F

    107.1°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 2

    Louisiana 27 at Kansas State 48

    102.0°F

    102.0°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    Texas Tech 41 at SMU 23

    100.9°F

    100.9°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Idaho 6 at North Texas 40

    100.9°F

    100.9°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Wofford 3 at Baylor 69

    100.9°F

    100.9°F · 7.0 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

777 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 5

    California 16 at Oregon 55

    28.8 mph

    63.0°F · 28.8 mph wind · 0.53 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 12

    West Virginia 19 at Kansas 31

    26.4 mph

    68.0°F · 26.4 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 13

    Bowling Green 58 at Eastern Michigan 7

    26.4 mph

    30.9°F · 26.4 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 12

    Iowa State 10 at Oklahoma 48

    25.3 mph

    67.6°F · 25.3 mph wind · 0.01 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 5

    Colorado 17 at Oregon State 44

    24.2 mph

    62.6°F · 24.2 mph wind · 0.02 in rain

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

46 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 5

    California 16 at Oregon 55

    0.53 in

    63.0°F · 28.8 mph wind · 0.53 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 4

    Jacksonville State 32 at Georgia State 26

    0.32 in

    70.0°F · 7.0 mph wind · 0.32 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 4

    Arizona State 28 at Stanford 42

    0.23 in

    66.0°F · 4.7 mph wind · 0.23 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 3

    Florida Atlantic 28 at South Florida 10

    0.16 in

    84.0°F · 5.8 mph wind · 0.16 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 2

    Prairie View A&M 3 at Texas State 28

    0.12 in

    80.6°F · 19.7 mph wind · 0.12 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

777 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 4

    Florida A&M 0 at Ohio State 76

    76 points

    63.0°F · 9.2 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 4

    Florida International 0 at Louisville 72

    72 points

    68.0°F · 12.7 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    Elon 0 at Georgia Tech 70

    70 points

    84.0°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 4

    Savannah St 7 at Miami 77

    70 points

    82.0°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Wofford 3 at Baylor 69

    66 points

    100.9°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.