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Outdoor weather archive

2014 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

825 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 12

    San Diego State 29 at Boise State 38

    9.0°F

    9.0°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 13

    Massachusetts 6 at Akron 30

    16.0°F

    16.0°F · 15.0 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 12

    Ohio State 31 at Minnesota 24

    18.0°F

    18.0°F · 0.0 mph wind · 0.01 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 14

    Washington 31 at Washington State 13

    19.0°F

    19.0°F · 13.9 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 13

    Northern Illinois 21 at Ohio 14

    21.0°F

    21.0°F · 15.0 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

825 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 1

    Weber State 14 at Arizona State 45

    100.9°F

    100.9°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 3

    Northern Illinois 48 at UNLV 34

    100.4°F

    100.4°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 3

    Nebraska 55 at Fresno State 19

    98.1°F

    98.1°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 5

    UCLA 62 at Arizona State 27

    98.1°F

    98.1°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 2

    Northern Colorado 12 at UNLV 13

    96.8°F

    96.8°F · 10.3 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

825 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 13

    Arizona 42 at Utah 10

    28.8 mph

    44.6°F · 28.8 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 2

    Arizona State 58 at New Mexico 23

    24.2 mph

    79.0°F · 24.2 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 9

    Central Michigan 20 at Buffalo 14

    24.2 mph

    59.0°F · 24.2 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 10

    East Carolina 10 at Temple 20

    24.2 mph

    46.0°F · 24.2 mph wind · 0.13 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 10

    Florida 38 at Georgia 20

    23.1 mph

    55.0°F · 23.1 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

57 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 2

    Northwestern State 6 at Baylor 70

    0.59 in

    75.9°F · 8.1 mph wind · 0.59 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 4

    UConn 14 at South Florida 17

    0.27 in

    70.0°F · 8.1 mph wind · 0.27 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 9

    Arizona State 24 at Washington 10

    0.16 in

    60.1°F · 13.9 mph wind · 0.16 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Western Carolina 31 at South Florida 36

    0.14 in

    79.0°F · 17.2 mph wind · 0.14 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 10

    East Carolina 10 at Temple 20

    0.13 in

    46.0°F · 24.2 mph wind · 0.13 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

825 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 2

    Savannah St 9 at Georgia Southern 83

    74 points

    80.2°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 4

    Nicholls 3 at North Texas 77

    74 points

    86.0°F · 12.7 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 2

    Lamar 3 at Texas A&M 73

    70 points

    93.9°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 2

    South Carolina State 7 at Clemson 73

    66 points

    87.8°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 2

    Nicholls 7 at Arkansas 73

    66 points

    69.1°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.