GOLDEN GATE WEATHER SERVICES- Super Bowl Climatology

The first week of February 2016 will see the eyes of the world focused on the San Francisco Bay Area for Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. If past Februarys, the the recent impacts of El Niño, are any indication, the odds are pretty high of that some of the outside activities will be wet.

During the first week of February, over the past 49 years, it has rained on average two days with an average rainfall amount of 0.81 inches at San Jose Airport, just 3 miles away from Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. That rained occurred on 37 of the 49 weeks, or 76% of the time. It is also interesting to note that the two wettest Super Bowl Weeks were during the strong El Nino events of 1997-98 (6.76") and 1972-73 (2.23").

Over the past 49 February 7ths it has rained 20 times, or 41% of the time. And on those occasions the average rainfall has been 0.22 inches.

The last time the Super Bowl was played in the San Francisco Bay Area was Super Bowl 19 on January 20, 1985. That day was clear, cool and crisp with a high temperatures of only 52 degrees. And the San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins, 38-16.

The average high temperature during the 1st week of February is 61 degrees and the average low is 43.

Super Bowl Sunday and Super Bowl Week Climatology (1967-2015)

	Super Bowl Sunday: Feb 7			Super Bowl Week: Feb 1-7
Year	Rain	Max	Min	Rain Total	Days Rain	Avg Max	Avg Min
2015	0.03	68	58	1.29	2	69	48
2014	0.14	55	47	0.84	4	56	40
2013	0.03	55	36	0.03	1	58	41
2012	0.06	62	53	0.08	2	66	43
2011		70	46		0	68	44
2010		58	45	0.79	4	61	46
2009		64	45	0.66	2	66	44
2008		61	37	0.37	2	55	39
2007	0.01	62	52	0.01	1	62	45
2006		72	44		0	67	47
2005		58	49	0.09	1	62	45
2004		58	40	1.30	2	58	44
2003		58	40		0	62	42
2002	0.11	62	53	0.11	1	61	39
2001		58	39		0	63	41
2000		67	45	0.22	1	65	48
1999	0.02	62	50	0.66	3	58	41
1998	0.77	57	49	6.76	7	59	50
1997		60	45	0.09	1	60	46
1996		63	52	1.28	3	65	54
1995	0.32	59	52	0.38	2	64	50
1994	0.05	56	51	1.10	3	59	44
1993	0.30	57	49	0.52	3	64	46
1992	0.06	62	52	0.39	3	62	44
1991		62	44	1.08	3	65	47
1990		56	37	0.75	2	56	40
1989	0.52	44	26	0.94	4	46	35
1988		67	37		0	61	35
1987		75	42	0.27	1	67	43
1986		57	43	0.62	3	59	45
1985	0.67	55	48	0.71	3	55	36
1984		67	43		0	66	44
1983	0.43	59	55	1.07	5	59	46
1982		59	36		0	63	39
1981	0.25	59	47	0.25	1	60	41
1980		65	48		0	65	47
1979		58	39	0.07	1	58	37
1978	0.06	61	53	1.34	5	63	45
1977	0.17	61	42	0.18	2	61	40
1976	0.28	52	33	0.71	3	58	37
1975	0.02	66	50	0.99	7	60	45
1974		65	34		0	62	38
1973		62	50	2.23	4	61	45
1972		61	44	0.29	3	58	40
1971		57	46		0	57	41
1970		68	40		0	64	44
1969		59	41	1.35	2	57	39
1968		58	49	0.07	2	60	44
1967		60	39		0	62	41
Total/Avg	20	61	45	37	2	61	43
	41%			76%