Weather claims are common, contestable, and frequently lost on the record. The meteorological data is rarely the issue. The issue is whether the project can show that the conditions stopped specific work in specific places at specific times. The record decides the claim.
Three artefacts that sit together
- A meteorological record from a credible source for the dates in question.
- Time-aligned site capture showing the affected areas during the event.
- A programme record showing what work was scheduled and what stopped.
The first artefact is rarely missing. The second and third often are. Without them, the meteorology is a general claim about the weather, not a specific claim about the project. The owner has heard the general claim before and it does not move them.
A small discipline at the time
The discipline is not exotic. When a weather event begins, the team flags it as a candidate event in the platform. The capture is preserved against the standard window. A short note records what was scheduled and what stopped. A reasonable cover note is drafted while the day is fresh. None of this has to be fancy. It has to exist.
Field notes are part of the public RDI reference. For shorter definitions, use the glossary. For full reference articles, see the knowledge base.