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2023 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

868 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 9

    Air Force 30 at Colorado State 13

    26.6°F

    Snowfall · 26.6°F · 5.6 mph wind · 0.02 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 13

    Iowa State 42 at Kansas State 35

    26.6°F

    Snowfall · 26.6°F · 3.7 mph wind · 0.02 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 13

    Wisconsin 28 at Minnesota 14

    28.2°F

    Cloudy · 28.2°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 13

    Iowa 13 at Nebraska 10

    28.6°F

    Cloudy · 28.6°F · 12.4 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 13

    Toledo 32 at Central Michigan 17

    30.7°F

    Cloudy · 30.7°F · 9.2 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.temperature

Hottest outdoor games

868 usable observations · °F

  1. regular · Week 2

    Oklahoma State 27 at Arizona State 15

    104.9°F

    Fair · 104.9°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Southern Utah 21 at Arizona State 24

    102.0°F

    Cloudy · 102.0°F · 13.7 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 1

    New Mexico 10 at Texas A&M 52

    100.2°F

    Fair · 100.2°F · 3.7 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 1

    Rice 10 at Texas 37

    99.1°F

    Clear · 99.1°F · 3.7 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Texas State 42 at Baylor 31

    99.1°F

    Clear · 99.1°F · 5.6 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.wind_speed

Windiest outdoor games

868 usable observations · mph

  1. regular · Week 13

    Jacksonville State 17 at New Mexico State 20

    27.3 mph

    Fair · 61.2°F · 27.3 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Stanford 37 at Hawai'i 24

    26.4 mph

    Fair · 80.2°F · 26.4 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 11

    Air Force 13 at Hawai'i 27

    26.2 mph

    Clear · 76.5°F · 26.2 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 4

    Miami 41 at Temple 7

    25.5 mph

    Light Rain · 60.8°F · 25.5 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 8

    Wisconsin 25 at Illinois 21

    25.5 mph

    Clear · 71.1°F · 25.5 mph wind

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Source: game_weather.precipitation

Wettest outdoor games

74 usable observations · inches

  1. regular · Week 3

    Western Michigan 10 at Iowa 41

    0.20 in

    Heavy Rain · 74.8°F · 7.0 mph wind · 0.20 in rain

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  2. regular · Week 14

    App State 23 at Troy 49

    0.19 in

    Heavy Rain · 69.6°F · 7.0 mph wind · 0.19 in rain

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  3. regular · Week 7

    Massachusetts 0 at Penn State 63

    0.13 in

    Heavy Rain · 46.8°F · 10.3 mph wind · 0.13 in rain

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  4. postseason · Week 1

    Miami (OH) 9 at App State 13

    0.12 in

    Heavy Rain · 67.1°F · 13.7 mph wind · 0.12 in rain

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  5. regular · Week 7

    Michigan State 24 at Rutgers 27

    0.08 in

    Heavy Rain · 51.8°F · 3.7 mph wind · 0.08 in rain

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Source: games.points + game_weather

Largest score differentials with weather observations

868 usable observations · point margin

  1. regular · Week 1

    Portland State 7 at Oregon 81

    74 points

    Cloudy · 79.9°F · 0.0 mph wind

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  2. regular · Week 1

    Arkansas State 0 at Oklahoma 73

    73 points

    Clear · 89.6°F · 11.8 mph wind

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  3. regular · Week 3

    Prairie View A&M 0 at SMU 69

    69 points

    Cloudy · 84.7°F · 5.8 mph wind

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  4. regular · Week 2

    Texas Southern 3 at Toledo 71

    68 points

    Cloudy · 67.3°F · 3.4 mph wind

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  5. regular · Week 1

    Mercer 7 at Ole Miss 73

    66 points

    Light Rain · 75.0°F · 7.0 mph wind · 0.00 in rain

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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.