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Outdoor weather archive

2022 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

853 usable observations · °F

  1. postseason · Week 1

    Baylor 15 at Air Force 30

    12.4°F

    Clear · 12.4°F · 20.8 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 12

    Colorado State 12 at Air Force 24

    13.8°F

    Clear · 13.8°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 12

    Boise State 20 at Wyoming 17

    14.2°F

    Fair · 14.2°F · 6.8 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 12

    Iowa 13 at Minnesota 10

    16.0°F

    Cloudy · 16.0°F · 16.2 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 12

    Texas Tech 14 at Iowa State 10

    17.8°F

    Clear · 17.8°F · 8.1 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

853 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 1

    Bowling Green 17 at UCLA 45

    102.7°F

    Fair · 102.7°F · 8.1 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Northern Arizona 3 at Arizona State 40

    101.8°F

    Fair · 101.8°F · 5.6 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    Texas State 14 at Nevada 38

    98.2°F

    Fair · 98.2°F · 19.7 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Cal Poly 7 at Fresno State 35

    96.8°F

    Fair · 96.8°F · 5.6 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 3

    Tulane 17 at Kansas State 10

    95.0°F

    Fair · 95.0°F · 19.7 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

853 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 10

    New Mexico 10 at Utah State 27

    32.3 mph

    Cloudy · 49.1°F · 32.3 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 10

    Ohio State 21 at Northwestern 7

    31.1 mph

    Cloudy · 65.1°F · 31.1 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 10

    Michigan State 23 at Illinois 15

    29.8 mph

    Cloudy · 57.0°F · 29.8 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 10

    Clemson 14 at Notre Dame 35

    27.3 mph

    Cloudy · 52.2°F · 27.3 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 12

    Indiana 39 at Michigan State 31

    27.3 mph

    Fog · 24.8°F · 27.3 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

97 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 1

    Duquesne 7 at Florida State 47

    0.67 in

    Thunderstorm · 73.9°F · 8.1 mph wind · 0.67 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Charlotte 13 at Florida Atlantic 43

    0.34 in

    Heavy Rain · 84.2°F · 11.4 mph wind · 0.34 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 13

    Southern Miss 20 at UL Monroe 10

    0.31 in

    Heavy Rain · 64.9°F · 7.0 mph wind · 0.31 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 1

    South Carolina State 10 at UCF 56

    0.19 in

    Heavy Rain · 76.1°F · 5.8 mph wind · 0.19 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 2

    UAB 14 at Liberty 21

    0.18 in

    Heavy Rain · 70.0°F · 9.3 mph wind · 0.18 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

853 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 4

    Florida International 0 at Western Kentucky 73

    73 points

    Clear · 83.1°F · 12.7 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 2

    Southern Utah 7 at Utah 73

    66 points

    Clear · 75.6°F · 5.6 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 14

    Valparaiso 3 at New Mexico State 65

    62 points

    Heavy Rain · 62.6°F · 3.7 mph wind · 0.09 in rain

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Alabama A&M 0 at UAB 59

    59 points

    Fair · 83.1°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    UAlbany 10 at Baylor 69

    59 points

    Cloudy · 88.3°F · 5.6 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.