Legal Weather Data

There is a lot more to the weather industry than just predicting forecasts. For reference purposes there are extensive databases detailing information about important weather events and general day-to-day weather going back years.

The data held on weather is often used for legal reasons to ascertain the weather conditions in a specific area at the time of an unpleasant incident. The legal weather data can either corroborate a statement or prove it false when investigating a number of occurrences including:

• Criminal offences
• Road traffic accidents
• Personal injury
• Drainage and flooding disputes
• Insurance disputes
• Agricultural incidents such as spray drift

It is vital that legal weather data reports are accurate so it is with painstaking dedication that databases are kept recording everything from temperature to wind speed and direction for every location in the UK and indeed around the world. The Met office is a key supplier of reliable legal weather data reports but alternative providers can offer similarly comprehensive documentation but at a fraction of the price.