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Outdoor weather archive

2021 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

817 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 13

    Eastern Michigan 10 at Central Michigan 31

    28.2°F

    28.2°F · 10.6 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 13

    Ohio State 27 at Michigan 42

    28.4°F

    28.4°F · 5.6 mph wind · 0.01 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 13

    Penn State 27 at Michigan State 30

    28.4°F

    28.4°F · 9.3 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 13

    Akron 14 at Toledo 49

    30.6°F

    Fog · 30.6°F · 3.7 mph wind · 0.00 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 13

    Ohio 10 at Bowling Green 21

    31.8°F

    31.8°F · 13.7 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

817 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 1

    Louisiana 18 at Texas 38

    99.1°F

    Fair · 99.1°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 2

    UNLV 10 at Arizona State 37

    96.6°F

    Fair · 96.6°F · 3.7 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    Northwestern State 14 at North Texas 44

    95.0°F

    95.0°F · 6.8 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Duquesne 3 at TCU 45

    94.8°F

    94.8°F · 3.8 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Baylor 29 at Texas State 20

    93.2°F

    93.2°F · 8.1 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

817 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 3

    Utah State 49 at Air Force 45

    23.0 mph

    Fair · 80.4°F · 23.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 10

    Georgia Tech 30 at Miami 33

    23.0 mph

    Cloudy · 73.4°F · 23.0 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 11

    Iowa State 38 at Texas Tech 41

    23.0 mph

    Fair · 71.8°F · 23.0 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 10

    Temple 3 at East Carolina 45

    21.7 mph

    57.0°F · 21.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 13

    Texas State 24 at Arkansas State 22

    21.7 mph

    55.2°F · 21.7 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

88 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 9

    Troy 28 at Coastal Carolina 35

    0.40 in

    66.2°F · 8.1 mph wind · 0.40 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 4

    Central Connecticut 0 at Miami 69

    0.11 in

    Thunderstorm · 82.4°F · 9.3 mph wind · 0.11 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 3

    Alabama 31 at Florida 29

    0.10 in

    82.4°F · 5.6 mph wind · 0.10 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 5

    Charlotte 14 at Illinois 24

    0.09 in

    75.2°F · 16.2 mph wind · 0.09 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 5

    Eastern Michigan 20 at Northern Illinois 27

    0.09 in

    70.5°F · 16.2 mph wind · 0.09 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

817 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 2

    Western Carolina 0 at Oklahoma 76

    76 points

    87.8°F · 18.6 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 4

    New Hampshire 7 at Pittsburgh 77

    70 points

    Overcast · 68.0°F · 10.6 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 4

    Central Connecticut 0 at Miami 69

    69 points

    Thunderstorm · 82.4°F · 9.3 mph wind · 0.11 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 2

    Long Island University 0 at West Virginia 66

    66 points

    75.7°F · 9.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Wagner 7 at Buffalo 69

    62 points

    Cloudy · 64.9°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.