Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo
Kickoff time makes little difference at Waldo Stadium: scores run 86 to 89
Home of Western Michigan · Mid-American · capacity 30,200 · Turf
- 87all Saturdays, Mixed
- 111thof 167 stadiums
87 is Mixed, and most stadiums score higher.
How the rank works
All 167 stadiums with eight seasons of regular-season Saturdays are ranked by their weather score across every kickoff time, highest first; 1st is the most pleasant. A season can swing a score by 2 to 3 points, so allowing for year-to-year noise (about two chances in three) it ranks between 76th and 134th.
Show a month
All Saturdays
- noon: 89, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 86, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 86, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
September
In September at Waldo Stadium, a 7:30 pm Saturday scores 98 and a 3:30 pm Saturday 88.
- noon: 91, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 88, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 98, Comfortable
Weather score at each kickoff time.
October
In October at Waldo Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 94 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 88.
- noon: 94, Comfortable
- 3:30 pm: 92, Comfortable
- 7:30 pm: 88, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
November
In November at Waldo Stadium, a noon Saturday scores 83 and a 7:30 pm Saturday 72.
- noon: 83, Mixed
- 3:30 pm: 79, Mixed
- 7:30 pm: 72, Rough
Weather score at each kickoff time.
At kickoff, regular-season Saturdays, 2018 to 2025: 112 at noon, 113 at 3:30 pm, 114 at 7:30 pm.
All Saturdays
Little difference by kickoff time. Noon 89, 3:30 pm 86, 7:30 pm 86.
September
Best kickoff time: 7:30 pm (98). Roughest kickoff time: 3:30 pm (88).
October
Best kickoff time: noon and 3:30 pm (94 and 92). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (88).
November
Best kickoff time: noon (83). Roughest kickoff time: 7:30 pm (72).
The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.
What goes with it
Share of Saturdays here that feel this way over the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff.
All Saturdays
Feel under 32°F
September
Feel 85°F or hotter
October
At every kickoff time, fewer than 5 in 100 of October Saturdays here feel 85°F or hotter, and fewer than 5 in 100 feel under 32°F.
November
Feel under 32°F
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.
Across all Saturdays, Waldo Stadium scores higher than 1 of the other 11 Mid-American stadiums
All Saturdays
- Peden Stadium (Ohio): 90, Comfortable
- Dix Stadium (Kent State): 89, Mixed
- Glass Bowl (Toledo): 89, Mixed
- InfoCision Stadium (Akron): 89, Mixed
- Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Massachusetts): 89, Mixed
- Yager Stadium (Miami (OH)): 89, Mixed
- Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Central Michigan): 88, Mixed
- Scheumann Stadium (Ball State): 88, Mixed
- Doyt L. Perry Stadium (Bowling Green): 87, Mixed
- UB Stadium (Buffalo): 87, Mixed
- Waldo Stadium (Western Michigan): 87, Mixed
- Rynearson Stadium (Eastern Michigan): 86, Mixed
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Waldo Stadium scores 87, higher than 1, lower than 8 and level with 2 of the other 11 Mid-American stadiums. Scores run 86 to 90.
Noon Saturdays
- Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Massachusetts): 92, Comfortable
- Dix Stadium (Kent State): 91, Comfortable
- InfoCision Stadium (Akron): 91, Comfortable
- Peden Stadium (Ohio): 91, Comfortable
- Glass Bowl (Toledo): 90, Comfortable
- Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Central Michigan): 90, Comfortable
- Yager Stadium (Miami (OH)): 90, Comfortable
- Rynearson Stadium (Eastern Michigan): 89, Mixed
- UB Stadium (Buffalo): 89, Mixed
- Waldo Stadium (Western Michigan): 89, Mixed
- Doyt L. Perry Stadium (Bowling Green): 88, Mixed
- Scheumann Stadium (Ball State): 88, Mixed
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Waldo Stadium scores 89, higher than 2, lower than 7 and level with 2 of the other 11 Mid-American stadiums. Scores run 88 to 92.
3:30 pm Saturdays
- Dix Stadium (Kent State): 89, Mixed
- Peden Stadium (Ohio): 89, Mixed
- Glass Bowl (Toledo): 88, Mixed
- InfoCision Stadium (Akron): 88, Mixed
- Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Central Michigan): 88, Mixed
- Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Massachusetts): 88, Mixed
- Yager Stadium (Miami (OH)): 88, Mixed
- Doyt L. Perry Stadium (Bowling Green): 86, Mixed
- Rynearson Stadium (Eastern Michigan): 86, Mixed
- Scheumann Stadium (Ball State): 86, Mixed
- UB Stadium (Buffalo): 86, Mixed
- Waldo Stadium (Western Michigan): 86, Mixed
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Waldo Stadium scores 86, tied for the lowest of the 12 Mid-American stadiums, with 4 others. Scores run 86 to 89.
7:30 pm Saturdays
- Scheumann Stadium (Ball State): 90, Comfortable
- Yager Stadium (Miami (OH)): 90, Comfortable
- InfoCision Stadium (Akron): 89, Mixed
- Doyt L. Perry Stadium (Bowling Green): 88, Mixed
- Glass Bowl (Toledo): 88, Mixed
- Peden Stadium (Ohio): 88, Mixed
- Dix Stadium (Kent State): 87, Mixed
- Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Central Michigan): 86, Mixed
- UB Stadium (Buffalo): 86, Mixed
- Waldo Stadium (Western Michigan): 86, Mixed
- Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Massachusetts): 86, Mixed
- Rynearson Stadium (Eastern Michigan): 84, Mixed
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Waldo Stadium scores 86, higher than 1, lower than 7 and level with 3 of the other 11 Mid-American stadiums. Scores run 84 to 90.
One dot per stadium: 12 Mid-American stadiums. Every Mid-American stadium by month.
More about Waldo Stadium
- The roughest game played hereNorthern Illinois at Western Michigan, Nov. 20, 2018: feels like 21°F, weather score 57 (Rough). Cold took off the most points.
- Kickoff timesHow games here landed among each Saturday’s kickoff times.
- NetworksHow kickoff times and TV networks line up.
- Rivalry weatherCentral Michigan vs Western Michigan (Victory Cannon): the two home stadiums side by side.
The table behind this page
| Season | Noon | 3:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saturdays | 89 | 86 | 86 |
| September | 91 | 88 | 98 |
| October | 94 | 92 | 88 |
| November | 83 | 79 | 72 |
| Saturdays counted | 112 | 113 | 114 |
How this is measured
The score covers the first 3 hours and 20 minutes after kickoff, averaged over every regular-season Saturday from late August to early December, 2018 to 2025, using the nearest airport’s readings, not the stands. Shade, delays and smoke are not in it. Scores within about 2 points are effectively tied. It describes what these Saturdays were like. It is not a forecast and it says nothing about home advantage.
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Weather score version 2.2.