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Outdoor weather archive

2017 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

827 usable observations · °F

  1. postseason · Week 1

    Iowa 27 at Boston College 20

    21.9°F

    21.9°F · 11.4 mph wind

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  2. postseason · Week 1

    Virginia 7 at Navy 49

    24.1°F

    24.1°F · 10.3 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 11

    Rutgers 6 at Penn State 35

    28.4°F

    28.4°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 11

    Temple 35 at Cincinnati 24

    30.0°F

    30.0°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 15

    Army 14 at Navy 13

    30.0°F

    Light Snowfall · 30.0°F · 11.4 mph wind · 0.03 in rain

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

827 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 1

    Cal Poly 13 at San José State 34

    106.0°F

    106.0°F · 12.7 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Incarnate Word 0 at Fresno State 66

    105.1°F

    105.1°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    New Mexico State 31 at Arizona State 37

    102.9°F

    102.9°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Howard 43 at UNLV 40

    102.2°F

    102.2°F · 4.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    South Florida 42 at San José State 22

    93.9°F

    93.9°F · 9.2 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

827 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 12

    TCU 27 at Texas Tech 3

    33.3 mph

    54.1°F · 33.3 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 12

    Rutgers 0 at Indiana 41

    30.0 mph

    Light Rain · 66.0°F · 30.0 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 12

    Oklahoma 41 at Kansas 3

    30.0 mph

    52.0°F · 30.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 10

    Army 21 at Air Force 0

    27.7 mph

    65.5°F · 27.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 12

    Texas State 12 at Arkansas State 30

    27.7 mph

    64.0°F · 27.7 mph wind · 0.02 in rain

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

54 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 9

    Georgia Tech 10 at Clemson 24

    0.51 in

    Heavy Rain · 57.0°F · 0.0 mph wind · 0.51 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 3

    Illinois 23 at South Florida 47

    0.39 in

    82.9°F · 3.4 mph wind · 0.39 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 1

    UL Monroe 29 at Memphis 37

    0.24 in

    68.2°F · 25.3 mph wind · 0.24 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 11

    Fresno State 31 at Hawai'i 21

    0.15 in

    Rain · 77.0°F · 4.7 mph wind · 0.15 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 3

    Colorado State 23 at Alabama 41

    0.14 in

    82.9°F · 3.4 mph wind · 0.14 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

827 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 12

    Delaware State 6 at Florida State 77

    71 points

    70.0°F · 9.2 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Incarnate Word 0 at Fresno State 66

    66 points

    105.1°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 3

    Morgan State 0 at Rutgers 65

    65 points

    84.0°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Jackson State 0 at TCU 63

    63 points

    90.0°F · 9.2 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 5

    Ole Miss 3 at Alabama 66

    63 points

    75.9°F · 8.1 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.