Certified Past Weather Reports

Types of forensic meteorology reports:

Weather Works will prepare the site-specific, easy to read and understand forensic weather reports, that provides the extent of details and expert analysis that you request. Our expert reports have provided assistance in personal injury, property loss, business, and criminal cases. We have covered a wide range of meteorological topics including: snow and ice and the propensity to refreeze, the effectiveness of deicers, lighting conditions, lightning strikes, floods, high winds, fires, and extreme cold to name a few.

A Quick Facts Weather Report provides you with a complete analysis of the meteorological data pertinent to a particular case, claim or incident, with little or no expert opinions. These short reports are most helpful in establishing the following: the proper weather foundation surrounding your case, planning strategies and corroborating various testimonies. On average, short reports require 1 – 4 hours of research, and can be supplemented with a more detailed comprehensive report at a later date and time.

A Comprehensive Weather Report includes our expert opinions as they apply to your case and requires 4 – 7 hours or more of work, depending on the intensity and depth of research requested. In addition, our Meteorologists will typically review any supporting documents pertinent to the case; such as, Depositions, Interrogatories, contracts or adversarial reports and conduct a site inspection, if necessary.

Historical archived past weather data:  

Data includes: Doppler radar, satellite images, lightning strike reports, surface weather observations, watches and warnings, past weather forecasts, post storm reports, astronomical data (sunrise, sunset, lunar data, tide tables), all National Weather Service text forecast products and much more. 

Certified Weather Data:

Most of the weather data we reference and utilize is accessed from the world’s largest active archive of weather data, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The highest form of certification the NCDC offers is a two part certification under the Seal of the United States Department of Commerce with blue ribbon. This type of certification is signed by both the NCDC Records Custodian and the NCDC Director as the Certifying Officer. *Please note: The certification provided by the NCDC in no way authenticates or guarantees the data values contained in the records provided. The NCDC cannot attest to data accuracy since it has no direct knowledge of observer expertise, instrument reliability, or the conditions under which the data were recorded. The certification merely facilitates the admittance of the documents it is attached to as evidence in judicial proceedings.