Superbowl XLVIII & Groundhog Day

The briefing compares the climate of East Rutherford, New Jersey, with other NFL cities, noting that while it is a cold-weather venue for Super Bowl XLVIII, it is not the coldest in the league. It highlights historical Super Bowl temperature extremes and records the highest one-day snowfall in NFL cities, specifically noting Foxborough, MA. Additionally, it cites MIT research indicating that temperatures below 50°F negatively impact field goal accuracy more than wind or precipitation.

• Green Bay's Lambeau Field is the coldest stadium in the NFL, with an average high temperature of 25.6°F during the first week of February.
• The coldest Super Bowl on record was Super Bowl VI in 1972 at New Orleans' Tulane Stadium, which had a high of 43°F and an overnight low of 24°F.
• The highest one-day snowfall recorded at a station closest to an NFL stadium during the first week of February was 29.3 inches in 1978 in Foxborough, MA.
• An MIT analysis suggests that field goal accuracy decreases when temperatures drop below 50°F, and this temperature effect is more significant than the impact of wind or precipitation.

APA

Climate Central (2014). Superbowl XLVIII & Groundhog Day. https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/superbowl-xlviii-groundhog-day

Chicago

Climate Central. Superbowl XLVIII & Groundhog Day. 2014. https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/superbowl-xlviii-groundhog-day.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Climate Central |title=Superbowl XLVIII & Groundhog Day |date=29 January 2014 |url=https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/superbowl-xlviii-groundhog-day |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{climatecentral2014superbowl, author = {{Climate Central}}, title = {{Superbowl XLVIII \& Groundhog Day}}, institution = {Climate Central}, year = {2014}, month = jan, url = {https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/superbowl-xlviii-groundhog-day}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }