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.

Bar chart. Bar chart with 1 data series: Avg Total Points. Categories include Freezing (<=32F), Cold (33-45F), Mild (46-65F), Warm (66-80F), and 1 more.

Offensive Style Shift by Wind Bucket

Compares average passing and rushing output as wind speed increases.

Bar chart. Bar chart with 2 data series: Passing Yards, Rushing Yards. Categories include Calm (<8 mph), Moderate (8-14 mph), Windy (15+ mph).

Dry vs Wet Game Profile

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

Bar chart. Bar chart with 3 data series: Avg Total Points, Avg Total Yards, Avg Turnovers. Categories include Dry (0 in), Wet (>0 in).

Upset Rate by Scenario

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

Bar chart. Bar chart with 1 data series: Upset Rate. Categories include Wet, Windy, Cold, Neutral.

Season Trend of Weather Penalty

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

Line chart. Line chart with 2 data series: Points Delta (Adverse - Neutral), Pass Yards Delta (Adverse - Neutral). Categories include 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 9 more.

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%