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

Conference
American Athletic
Rice football
Home Venue
Rice Stadium
Houston, TX · 23′
Season Climate
68.2°F
avg game-season temperature
Late Season
61.1°F
Nov–Dec at Rice Stadium

The Weather Record

2001–2025 · FBS venues · nearest-station observed
Games on Record
281
270 outdoor · 2001–2025
Avg WFI
10.4
outdoor games
At ≤40°F
1–2
record in 3 cold games
Snow Games
0
snow observed at the station

Roughest Games on Record

highest WFI
SeasonMatchupVenueAirWindWFIScore
2022vs UTSARice Stadium46.714.250 notableL 7–41
2007vs TulsaRice Stadium47.313.046 notableL 43–48
2011at SMUGerald J. Ford Stadium55.325.745 notableL 24–27
2012at MemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium48.010.743 notableL 10–14
2022at Louisiana TechJoe Aillet Stadium83.319.237 minorW 42–41

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 →