Car accident report
Weather report for a car accident
What was the weather when the accident happened? Enter the location, date and time, and see what the nearest station recorded in the hours around it.
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Updated November 6, 2026
- Weather that hour
- Light snowKJWN, 0.3 mi W
- Visibility
- 0.5 miLowest that hour · KJWN, 0.3 mi W
- Temperature
- 10 °FAir at KJWN, 0.3 mi W, not the road
- Warnings
- 1Winter Storm Warning
What it shows
The hours around the accident, not a summary of the day.
- The three hours either side of the accident at the nearest station: temperature, lowest visibility, highest gust, precipitation and the weather reported
- The weather, visibility and temperature for the hour of the accident on page one
- Every watch and warning in effect at that moment, with the text of the latest bulletin
A short report on this question. Need every record for the date, including raw station reports and all warning text? See the Property damage report.
Who uses it
Who orders this report, and why.
Drivers
Add detail when a police report only says rain or fog.
Attorneys and paralegals
See early what the records show, before deciding on a certified record or an expert.
Fleet and trucking managers
Put the weather in an incident file.
What it doesn't show
It records the air at the station, not the road.
A compilation of public records has limits. Here they are before you buy.
- Readings come from the station, not the road. The report names the station and its distance.
- It doesn't show the road surface, or whether black ice was there.
- It doesn't say who was at fault, and it isn't a certified record.
How it works
Ordered in a minute, delivered in another.
- Enter the location, date and timePick the address from the suggestions, or place a pin on the map.
- Confirm the location and payYou see the exact spot on a map before paying $9.99. Secure checkout by Creem.
- Download the PDFBuilt from the government archives while you wait, with a copy sent to your email.
Questions
Common questions.
How exact does the time need to be?
Your best estimate is fine: the report covers three hours either side.
Can it show black ice?
No record does that directly. It shows air temperature, freezing rain or snow and recent precipitation, which are the conditions that form it.
Can I use this in court?
It isn't certified, and a court may require a certified record. See certified weather records.
More reports
Other reports.
Car hail damage
For a car, truck or fleet hit by hail.- Hail dented your parked car
- An insurer questions the date
- You're buying a car with dents
Slip and fall on ice
For a fall on snow or ice outdoors.- You fell on an icy sidewalk
- A tenant or visitor complained
- You're checking snow removal
Frozen pipes
For a pipe that burst in the cold.- You found a burst pipe
- A vacant home flooded in a freeze
- An insurer asks how cold it was
Photos, cropped and toned: Win Henderson, FEMA (Public domain), D Coetzee (CC0), tlianza (CC BY 2.0), Skakerman (CC BY 2.0).
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- How to check the weather on your date of lossWhy the date of loss matters for a weather claim, how to confirm which day the storm hit your address, and what to do when the damage was found days or weeks later.
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