In a pretty settled time period like September it’s not that much of a guess. Especially for temperatures.
Weather forecast for UNI game
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In a pretty settled time period like September it’s not that much of a guess. Especially for temperatures.
ISU has a lot better depth than UNI. ISU will be un a lot better shape after a few games than UNI
Sure, it could be close, but ask any meteorologist and they'll tell you that anything very far beyond 3 days is an educated guess.
If ISU has to rearrange their schedule to beat UNI there's other problems at bay.
Correct, it's an educated guess. And 12 days out, the meteorologists are guessing it's going to be a pretty warm afternoon.
Not so fast my friend
Iowa State takes early lead in 2018 season opener ... then weather causes game cancellation
Well. That was quick.www.desmoinesregister.com
That was a crazy day. Was a little toasty during tailgate then you could see the storm building in the West as the game started. Got a good downpour and everyone huddled under the overhang on the concourse and the rain stopped but the lightning would not go away. We were checking the radar on our phones and could tell the front was just sitting on top of us and was backbuilding in the West still so we made the call to head to the car and get out before the next round came. Just started heading south on South Dakota Ave and it just poured all the way home and heard on the radio they called the game so luckily made the right call to leave when we did.
But even meteorologists will agree predicting the forecast 12-13 days in advance will be inaccurate more times than it is accurate.
Mid 80's will feel like a fall chill after this week.
Define accurate. Will they nail the high temp on the nose? Very unlikely. Will they hit it within 3 degrees (+ or -)? I'm betting they will. Guess we'll find out in 12 days.
Predicting storms is difficult this far out. But predicting temperature trends is typically a bit more accurate. Might not be exact, but saying it’ll be in the mid-80’s vs the mid-90’s isn’t that much of a guess.
Makes me curious, is there a database anywhere with game temperature records?
Fans have good memory of the most extreme heat/chill games, but it's informal.
It will all depend on the humidity. If the humidity is high, mid 80's is still nuts sticking to your legs hot.
Within =/- 3 degrees? Not likely at all to be accurate 12-13 days out.
I've been planning to attend the MN state fair on opening day (this Thursday). I've been watching the forecast for a while for that day. A week ago, the forecasted high was 89. A few days later they bumped it up to 96. The current forecast for Thursday is 91.
While it wouldn't be game time temp, farmer almanacs have the historical temperature records of the day. Mine said that first week of September tends to be hot in the 80s or isolated thunderstorms.
Time and date's 14 day forecast has Ames getting a 50% of rain for September 2nd. Wouldn't be a lot though.
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As a fan sitting in the stands for 4 hours, I'd take a high of 80 with intermittent showers over a high of 88 with lots of humidity any day.
I still have PTSD from 2018. So, politely, f*ck that sh*t with wooden spoon.
It was 15. That's the only time in my life that I've gotten sick because of the heat. Couldn't get enough Gatorade and water down after the walk back to the car.
Can't speak to your personal situation but 2013 was the hotter game. And I'll have to correct my earlier posts, because actually that was the hottest home game in ISU history. I'm not sure if that record has since been beaten.
From the 2013 game recap on cyclones.com:
Temperature at kickoff was 92 degrees, the warmest kickoff temperature in Jack Trice Stadium history.
Kickoff at ISU/UNI in 2015 was 88. I had to find that in the UNI game notes because they're missing from cyclones.com.
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