It Rained 6 Days Ago — But There’s No Data to Prove It.
Six days ago, 9 hours of rain. Concrete pour pushed two days. Formwork crew idle. Schedule slipped. Owner asks why you’re behind. “Weather.” “Show me.” Nobody logged it. No timestamped photo. Delay claim denied. You eat $34K in idle labor.
This Is Your Monday
Last Tuesday it rained from 6 AM to 3 PM. The concrete pour was pushed. The formwork crew sat idle — $18K in labor with nothing to do. Steel erection couldn’t start because the deck was wet. Now the owner asks why you’re behind schedule. You say weather. He says show me. You look at the daily log — blank. Nobody entered weather data that day because everyone was busy dealing with the rain. You search phones for photos — nothing timestamped to the rain hours. The delay claim goes to the owner. Denied. Insufficient documentation. You absorb $34K.
No timestamped evidence
Nobody took photos during the rain. Nobody logged hours lost.
$34K in idle labor
Formwork crew, steel crew, equipment rental — all absorbed.
Claim denied retroactively
Without contemporaneous documentation, the claim has no legs.
This Is Your Monday With POD
POD pulled NOAA data automatically that morning. 9 hours of measured rainfall logged to the project before anyone arrived. Daily photos timestamped to rain hours. Weather Impact Chain calculated cascade effects: concrete delayed 2 days, formwork idle $18K, steel pushed $12K, schedule slip $4K. Total: $34K. Claim submitted with full documentation. Approved. 2-day extension granted.
Weather Recovery
Weather Impact Chain
POD- ✕ No weather data logged the day it rained
- ✕ No timestamped photos of site conditions
- ✕ Owner asks for proof 6 days later — none exists
- ✕ Delay claim denied for lack of documentation
- ✕ $34K in idle labor absorbed by contractor
- ✓ NOAA weather data auto-captured for every project
- ✓ Photos timestamped and correlated to conditions
- ✓ Impact chain calculates cascade costs automatically
- ✓ Delay claim filed with full contemporaneous evidence
- ✓ 2-day extension approved — $34K recovered
Frequently Asked Questions
Delay claims require contemporaneous documentation: timestamped weather data, photos showing site conditions, daily logs noting impact on specific activities. When nobody logs the weather event on the day it happens, retroactive claims lack the evidence owners and arbitrators require. No documentation means no extension.
A single rain event can cost $34K or more in idle labor — formwork crews, concrete crews, and equipment sitting unused. When the delay claim is denied for lack of documentation, the contractor absorbs the full cost. Over a project lifecycle, undocumented weather delays can accumulate to hundreds of thousands in unrecoverable costs.
POD pulls NOAA weather data automatically for every project location — no manual entry required. Timestamped site photos correlate with weather conditions. The Weather Impact Chain calculates cascade effects: which activities were delayed, which crews were idle, and what the total cost impact was. Every weather event is documented the moment it happens.
Never Lose a Weather Claim Again
NOAA data captured automatically. Impact calculated instantly. Claims documented on day one.