Outdoor weather archive
2018 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
840 usable observations · °F
regular · Week 12
Miami (OH) 13 at Northern Illinois 7
25.0°F
Clear · 25.0°F · 4.1 mph wind
Game details →
Source: game_weather.temperature
Hottest outdoor games
840 usable observations · °F
regular · Week 2
Michigan State 13 at Arizona State 16
102.9°F
Fair · 102.9°F · 4.9 mph wind
Game details →
Source: game_weather.wind_speed
Windiest outdoor games
840 usable observations · mph
Source: game_weather.precipitation
Wettest outdoor games
77 usable observations · inches
regular · Week 13
New Mexico State 21 at Liberty 28
0.29 in
Fog · 39.9°F · 0.0 mph wind · 0.29 in rain
Game details →regular · Week 2
Cincinnati 21 at Miami (OH) 0
0.15 in
Rain · 63.0°F · 15.8 mph wind · 0.15 in rain
Game details →regular · Week 8
Mississippi State 3 at LSU 19
0.15 in
68.0°F · 9.2 mph wind · 0.15 in rain
Game details →
Source: games.points + game_weather
Largest score differentials with weather observations
840 usable observations · point margin
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.