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Outdoor weather archive

2020 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

534 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 15

    Utah 38 at Colorado 21

    23.9°F

    23.9°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 14

    Air Force 35 at Utah State 7

    24.4°F

    24.4°F · 1.6 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 14

    Oregon State 24 at Utah 30

    24.4°F

    Fair · 24.4°F · 1.6 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 15

    San Diego State 14 at BYU 28

    24.6°F

    24.6°F · 8.9 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 16

    Air Force 7 at Army 10

    27.5°F

    27.5°F · 3.0 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

534 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 4

    Texas 63 at Texas Tech 56

    93.0°F

    Fair · 93.0°F · 13.9 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    SMU 31 at Texas State 24

    91.9°F

    91.9°F · 8.8 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 2

    UTSA 51 at Texas State 48

    90.3°F

    90.3°F · 7.5 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 6

    Middle Tennessee 31 at Florida International 28

    89.6°F

    Rain · 89.6°F · 9.2 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Stephen F. Austin 14 at UTEP 24

    87.4°F

    Fair · 87.4°F · 12.4 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

534 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 11

    Baylor 23 at Texas Tech 24

    28.8 mph

    Fair · 78.1°F · 28.8 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 9

    Northwestern 21 at Iowa 20

    23.2 mph

    63.1°F · 23.2 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 11

    Nevada 27 at New Mexico 20

    22.7 mph

    Fair · 57.4°F · 22.7 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 15

    Central Michigan 23 at Toledo 24

    21.5 mph

    56.5°F · 21.5 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 10

    Oklahoma State 20 at Kansas State 18

    21.4 mph

    76.8°F · 21.4 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

42 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 9

    UTSA 3 at Florida Atlantic 24

    0.26 in

    Thunderstorm · 81.9°F · 16.5 mph wind · 0.26 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 10

    Western Kentucky 6 at Florida Atlantic 10

    0.22 in

    Fog · 74.7°F · 10.5 mph wind · 0.22 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 15

    Coastal Carolina 42 at Troy 38

    0.14 in

    Rain · 68.2°F · 13.0 mph wind · 0.14 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 14

    Louisiana 24 at App State 21

    0.09 in

    Heavy Rain · 44.1°F · 5.1 mph wind · 0.09 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 6

    Central Arkansas 27 at Arkansas State 50

    0.08 in

    Light Rain · 69.6°F · 12.7 mph wind · 0.08 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

534 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 7

    Clemson 73 at Georgia Tech 7

    66 points

    Clear · 60.8°F · 9.8 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 15

    Arizona State 70 at Arizona 7

    63 points

    Clear · 62.2°F · 6.3 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 12

    Kentucky 3 at Alabama 63

    60 points

    72.0°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Eastern Kentucky 0 at Marshall 59

    59 points

    75.9°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 2

    UTEP 3 at Texas 59

    56 points

    Clear · 87.3°F · 4.6 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.