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Outdoor weather archive

2016 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

833 usable observations · °F

  1. postseason · Week 1

    Idaho 61 at Colorado State 50

    19.9°F

    19.9°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 14

    San Diego State 27 at Wyoming 24

    27.9°F

    27.9°F · 18.3 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 12

    New Mexico 31 at Colorado State 49

    28.4°F

    28.4°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 12

    Northwestern 12 at Minnesota 29

    28.9°F

    28.9°F · 13.9 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 12

    Virginia Tech 34 at Notre Dame 31

    30.2°F

    30.2°F · 25.3 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

833 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 2

    Texas Tech 55 at Arizona State 68

    100.9°F

    100.9°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Northern Arizona 13 at Arizona State 44

    99.0°F

    99.0°F · 10.3 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    Jackson State 13 at UNLV 63

    95.0°F

    95.0°F · 19.7 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 2

    South Carolina 14 at Mississippi State 27

    95.0°F

    95.0°F · 16.1 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 2

    Arkansas State 14 at Auburn 51

    95.0°F

    95.0°F · 7.0 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

833 usable observations · mph

  1. postseason · Week 1

    New Mexico 23 at UTSA 20

    28.8 mph

    42.1°F · 28.8 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 12

    Utah State 37 at Nevada 38

    27.7 mph

    Storm · 53.6°F · 27.7 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 12

    UL Monroe 17 at App State 42

    26.4 mph

    35.6°F · 26.4 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 12

    Virginia 17 at Georgia Tech 31

    25.3 mph

    55.9°F · 25.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 12

    Virginia Tech 34 at Notre Dame 31

    25.3 mph

    30.2°F · 25.3 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

58 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 6

    Army 6 at Duke 13

    0.81 in

    Heavy Rain · 66.9°F · 24.2 mph wind · 0.81 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 6

    Virginia Tech 34 at North Carolina 3

    0.81 in

    Heavy Rain · 66.9°F · 24.2 mph wind · 0.81 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 4

    Missouri State 0 at Kansas State 35

    0.72 in

    71.1°F · 5.8 mph wind · 0.72 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 3

    Ohio State 45 at Oklahoma 24

    0.62 in

    64.4°F · 13.9 mph wind · 0.62 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 6

    Notre Dame 3 at NC State 10

    0.48 in

    Heavy Rain · 69.1°F · 21.9 mph wind · 0.48 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

833 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 4

    Delaware State 0 at Missouri 79

    79 points

    86.0°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 6

    Michigan 78 at Rutgers 0

    78 points

    64.0°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 4

    Bowling Green 3 at Memphis 77

    74 points

    91.2°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Bowling Green 10 at Ohio State 77

    67 points

    75.0°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Florida A&M 3 at Miami 70

    67 points

    80.1°F · 5.8 mph wind · 0.01 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.