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Outdoor weather archive

2019 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

841 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 12

    Eastern Michigan 42 at Akron 14

    19.9°F

    Light Snowfall · 19.9°F · 9.1 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 14

    Colorado 15 at Utah 45

    21.2°F

    Cloudy · 21.2°F · 4.2 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 12

    Western Michigan 37 at Ohio 34

    23.7°F

    23.7°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 12

    Northern Illinois 31 at Toledo 28

    24.3°F

    24.3°F · 10.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 12

    Bowling Green 3 at Miami (OH) 44

    24.6°F

    24.6°F · 3.0 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

841 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 1

    Southern Utah 23 at UNLV 56

    103.1°F

    Clear · 103.1°F · 9.8 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 2

    Sacramento State 7 at Arizona State 19

    102.6°F

    Fair · 102.6°F · 9.2 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    Kent State 7 at Arizona State 30

    100.2°F

    Fair · 100.2°F · 2.9 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 2

    UTSA 14 at Baylor 63

    100.0°F

    100.0°F · 9.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 2

    North Texas 27 at SMU 49

    99.9°F

    Fair · 99.9°F · 11.0 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

841 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 10

    Georgia Southern 24 at App State 21

    34.5 mph

    42.4°F · 34.5 mph wind · 0.01 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 12

    Air Force 38 at Colorado State 21

    23.4 mph

    43.2°F · 23.4 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 2

    Minnesota 38 at Fresno State 35

    23.2 mph

    80.2°F · 23.2 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 4

    Central Michigan 12 at Miami 17

    22.6 mph

    Cloudy · 83.8°F · 22.6 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 3

    Stanford 27 at UCF 45

    22.3 mph

    Light Rain · 88.9°F · 22.3 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

74 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 13

    South Alabama 15 at Georgia State 28

    0.26 in

    Heavy Rain · 63.3°F · 10.2 mph wind · 0.26 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 9

    Ohio 34 at Ball State 21

    0.22 in

    51.3°F · 16.2 mph wind · 0.22 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 14

    Louisville 13 at Kentucky 45

    0.21 in

    Heavy Rain · 43.3°F · 6.9 mph wind · 0.21 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 13

    Texas A&M 13 at Georgia 19

    0.20 in

    Light Rain · 62.8°F · 7.5 mph wind · 0.20 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 14

    Middle Tennessee 26 at Western Kentucky 31

    0.17 in

    55.0°F · 13.7 mph wind · 0.17 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

841 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 1

    Howard 0 at Maryland 79

    79 points

    Cloudy · 81.5°F · 7.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Idaho 7 at Penn State 79

    72 points

    Fair · 71.8°F · 1.4 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 2

    Nevada 6 at Oregon 77

    71 points

    68.0°F · 12.7 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 3

    Texas Southern 6 at Louisiana 77

    71 points

    90.3°F · 5.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 4

    Miami (OH) 5 at Ohio State 76

    71 points

    80.1°F · 5.9 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.