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How the weather shapes Purdue football — Ross-Ade Stadium climate, this week's forecast, and every game since 2001 scored 0–100 by the Weather Football Index.

Conference
Big Ten
Purdue football
Home Venue
Ross-Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN · 648′
Season Climate
51.0°F
avg game-season temperature
Late Season
39.6°F
Nov–Dec at Ross-Ade Stadium

The Weather Record

2001–2025 · FBS venues · nearest-station observed
Games on Record
287
286 outdoor · 2001–2025
Avg WFI
15.2
outdoor games
At ≤40°F
10–22
record in 32 cold games
Snow Games
2
snow observed at the station

Roughest Games on Record

highest WFI
SeasonMatchupVenueAirWindWFIScore
2001at IndianaMemorial Stadium61.013.857 notableL 7–13
2015at Michigan StateSpartan Stadium46.314.654 notableL 21–24
2019vs IllinoisRoss-Ade Stadium49.015.753 notableL 6–24
2022vs NorthwesternRoss-Ade Stadium30.318.851 notableW 17–9
2016vs WisconsinRoss-Ade Stadium36.321.149 notableL 20–49

Every Game, Scored

full log
SEASON SORT
SeasonWkOpponentVenueAirWindPrecipWFIScoreLineO/U
The full game log needs JavaScript — the roughest games above are the short version.

Games at FBS home venues, scored on observed weather from the ASOS station nearest each stadium — gust, humidity and present weather all measured. Line = closing total, the median across books (cfbfastR, 2006–2025). Methodology →