Weather Impact Analytics

Weather Effects on College Football Games

Measure how temperature, wind, and precipitation reshape scoring, style, and upset volatility across the current game sample.

Scope
All FBS teams
Seasons
2013-2025
Sample
Regular season · Outdoor only

Filters

Narrow the sample by season range, season type, team, and venue setting before comparing weather effects.

Current scopeAll FBS teams

Seasons2013-2025

FormatRegular season

Weather splits

Compare scoring, style, and turnover patterns across the most important weather buckets without the extra dashboard chrome.

Points by Temperature Bucket

Shows how scoring shifts as kickoff temperatures move from cold-weather games to hotter conditions.

Offensive Style Shift by Wind Bucket

Compares average passing and rushing output as wind speed increases.

Dry vs Wet Game Profile

Stacks scoring, yardage, and turnover averages to contrast dry games with games that had precipitation.

Upset Rate by Scenario

Estimates how often lined games end in upsets across neutral, windy, wet, and other weather scenarios.

Season Trend of Weather Penalty

Tracks the season-by-season gap between adverse-weather and neutral-weather performance.

Scenario Summary Table

Use the sortable table to compare each weather bucket across volume, efficiency, and upset outcomes.

Neutral15,64256.2395.3230.8164.51.522.7%
Wet1,63053.9382.0211.9170.11.523.9%
Cold1,59055.0386.4218.4168.01.524.9%
Windy1,57655.6390.4214.8175.71.524.7%