When the attorney originally procured the weather records, he had examined them on his own, and neglected to seek a meteorological interpretation. He had been so convinced that the weather records would support his client’s position that no attempt whatsoever had been made to settle. Now four years later with trial only two weeks off, this was the first time that the attorney had received any input from a meteorologist about the weather conditions at the time of loss! Perhaps a bit late with both sides steaming into battle "full-speed ahead".

At the time that he ordered the records, the attorney had requested "weather records for the closest site to the loss". The closest site was a cooperative reporting station, which only reported daily conditions (with a "day" ending at 7 AM)! However, hourly observations were necessary to pinpoint the weather conditions at the time of loss. The observations from all nearby hourly and cooperative observation sites were obtained from Compu-Weather’s extensive in-house library. Upon reviewing the records, Compu-Weather’s meteorologists were put in the uncomfortable position of informing the attorney that the weather conditions would actually hurt his case instead of supporting it. Needless to say, with this new information, his client’s position was weakened to the point of having no case at all, and the settlement which was later reached was far from favorable.

Unfortunately, this client had failed to utilize Compu-Weather’s expert meteorological interpretation included at no extra charge with every order. He had procured "weather records for the closest site" because he thought it would serve his purpose. However, as "co-ops" (as they’re called) don’t report by the hour, they’re often not very useful for identifying conditions at the actual time of loss. Compu-Weather’s forensic meteorologists study all available meteorological data in order to determine and confirm precise weather conditions within a reasonable degree of meteorological certainty.

Moral of the story: Don’t go it alone! Increase the probability of a favorable settlement. Take advantage of Compu-Weather’s 29 years of experience, expertise and service!

In addition to past weather records, Compu-Weather’s meteorologists prepare plain-English reports, attend depositions, testify as experts, perform site visits and procure certified weather records.
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