Rivalry weather
Every rivalry on one line: the dark dot is the first team, the gray dot the second, and the shaded band is where the middle half of all stadiums fall. The biggest weather edge is first. Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Every rivalry, biggest weather edge first
- 707580859095100Scores
- USC vs Notre DameUSC-Notre Dame96 87
- Air Force vs NavyCommander-in-Chief (AF-Navy)85 93
- Washington State vs WashingtonApple Cup86 94
- Colorado State vs WyomingBorder War (Bronze Boot)86 79
- Arizona vs Arizona StateTerritorial Cup83 77
- Air Force vs ArmyCommander-in-Chief (AF-Army)85 91
- USC vs UCLABattle for the Victory Bell96 90
- Florida vs GeorgiaGeorgia-Florida84 90
- Texas vs OklahomaRed River Rivalry82 87
- LSU vs Ole MissMagnolia Bowl85 90
- Arkansas vs LSUBattle for the Golden Boot88 85
- Alabama vs AuburnIron Bowl88 91
- Alabama vs LSULSU-Alabama88 85
- Colorado vs NebraskaNebraska-Colorado88 85
- Michigan vs Ohio StateThe Game86 89
- Oregon vs WashingtonCascade Clash92 94
- Alabama vs TennesseeThird Saturday in October88 90
- Minnesota vs IowaFloyd of Rosedale84 86
- Clemson vs South CarolinaPalmetto Bowl92 90
- New Mexico State vs New MexicoRio Grande Rivalry88 90
- Missouri vs KansasBorder War88 86
- Central Michigan vs Eastern MichiganMichigan MAC Trophy (EMU-CMU)88 86
- Pittsburgh vs West VirginiaBackyard Brawl89 91
- Iowa State vs IowaCy-Hawk84 86
- Army vs NavyArmy-Navy Game91 93
- Wisconsin vs MinnesotaPaul Bunyan's Axe86 84
- Penn State vs Ohio StateOhio State-Penn State90 89
- Bowling Green vs ToledoBattle of I-7587 89
- Colorado State vs ColoradoRocky Mountain Showdown86 88
- Oklahoma State vs OklahomaBedlam86 87
- BYU vs UtahHoly War88 87
- Illinois vs NorthwesternLand of Lincoln Trophy86 87
- Central Michigan vs Western MichiganVictory Cannon88 87
- Pittsburgh vs Penn StateKeystone Classic89 90
- Mississippi State vs Ole MissEgg Bowl88 90
- Indiana vs PurdueOld Oaken Bucket88 87
- Auburn vs GeorgiaDeep South's Oldest Rivalry91 90
- Oregon vs Oregon StateOregon-Oregon State92 93
- Iowa vs NebraskaHeroes Game86 85
- Texas vs Texas A&MLone Star Showdown82 82
- Virginia Tech vs VirginiaCommonwealth Cup91 92
- California vs StanfordBig Game97 97
- Florida vs Florida StateSunshine Showdown84 84
- Michigan vs Notre DameNotre Dame-Michigan86 87
- TCU vs BaylorRevivalry84 85
- Ohio vs Miami (OH)Battle of the Bricks90 89
- Kansas State vs KansasSunflower Showdown86 86
- Michigan vs Michigan StatePaul Bunyan Trophy86 86
- Georgia Southern vs App StateDeeper Than Hate90 90
- Kentucky vs LouisvilleGovernor's Cup89 89
- Louisville vs CincinnatiKeg of Nails89 89
- TCU vs SMUBattle for the Iron Skillet84 84
- Boise State vs Fresno StateMilk Can88 88
- Kent State vs AkronWagon Wheel89 89
- Georgia Southern vs Georgia StateModern Hate90 90
- Cincinnati vs Miami (OH)Battle for the Victory Bell (OH)89 89
- Georgia Tech vs GeorgiaClean Old-Fashioned Hate90 90
- NC State vs North CarolinaCarolina-State91 91
- Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee100 Miles of Hate89 89
How these scores are made
- The score is the Weather score, out of 100, for the 200 minutes starting at kickoff. It is averaged over every regular-season Saturday from Aug 29 to Dec 6, 2018 to 2025, and over noon, 3:30 and 7:30 starts.
- Readings come from an airport weather station near each stadium, not from the stands. Shade, delays, smoke and indoor roofs are not in it. A few stadiums use an airport farther than the nearest one, because the nearest has too little history; their cards say how far.
- The comfortable stretch of 60 to 75°F is our choice. Moving it changes the order, mostly among the hot places.
- Stadiums near the same airport share a score. Ranks come with a range, because the eight-season average carries about a point of year-to-year noise; a single season can swing 2 to 3 points.
- An airport reading can run warmer or cooler than the stands, and most for a stadium by a lake or the coast. Some airports missed a few kickoff times to outages, and those are left out, not filled in.
- A few airports have a rain gauge that does not report rain. Where a working gauge sits within 25 km, the rain comes from it; where none does, the score has no rain term. The card says which.
- It describes what these Saturdays were. It is not a forecast, and it says nothing about home advantage. Indoor stadiums are not scored.
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Weather score version 2.2.