Still, forecasters who get too far ahead of themselves would do well to remember an instance of notoriously poor prognostication.
Once exposed, Federer lost hope, and in a rare instance of poor competitiveness, he appeared weak and vulnerable by the end of the match.
And, it's not as though this is a one-off instance of poor leadership.
This prank was noted down by the doctor with some justice, as an instance of the boy's poor judgment.
It revealed another instance of poor decision-making.
The study also revealed a few instances of poor practice, with some participants repeating the same or similar errors throughout the 12-month period.
It is understood that Disney and the Sun fell out recently about a "number of instances" of "poor execution" of promotions, a separate issue to any concerns about page 3. A spokesman for Disney said the company does not have an official policy or "list" of media owners it does not run ads in.
Dr Smith says that he has come across a number of instances of poor time-keeping recently.
It's never good having to reset yourself in a game, and Need For Speed: The Run soon adds a whole host of instances of poor game design.
