Judicial Notice

It has been held that the state of the weather at some point in the past is not properly the subject of judicial notice, since not generally a matter of common knowledge.{footnote}Cook County Dept. of Environmental Control v. Tomar, 29 Ill. App. 3d 751, 331 N.E.2d 196 (1st Dist. 1975).

Contra Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. v. Great Lakes Transit Corp., 32 F. Supp. 520 (D.C. Mich. 1940){/footnote}  Nor, this same court went on to hold, may weather reports be judicially noticed as reflecting actual weather conditions, since they lack scientific certainty.{footnote}Cook County Dept. of Environmental Control v. Tomar, 29 Ill. App. 3d 751, 331 N.E.2d 196 (1st Dist. 1975).{/footnote}  On the other hand, it has also been held proper to take judicial notice of the precipitation records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  See also JUDICIAL NOTICE.

Weather Records [West 333 (8)]

See also Judicial Notice, above.