Presidential inaugurations have been moved indoors several times due to winter weather. It happened most recently in 1985 as Reagan began his second term.
Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed, but felt they had no choice. That's what White House Press Secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first
Washington, D.C., will experience a high of 21 degrees and a low of 11 degrees around noon when the inauguration is set to begin.
Chilly temperatures pushed President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration indoors, a rare but not unprecedented move.
The Inauguration Day forecast calls for bitter cold and high winds. It is expected to be D.C.’s coldest inauguration in 40 years.
Dangerously cold temperatures are expected on Inauguration Day, sending millions of spectators to find other ways to watch the historic swearing in.
Bitter cold gripping much of the country led to a record cold Presidential Inauguration, which was held indoors.
On Monday, freezing temperatures in Washington D.C. prompted organizers to move President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda for the first time since 1985.
Expected high today in Palm Beach County is 64, 40 degrees warmer than what Donald Trump faces in Washington, D.C., for his inauguration.
A "combination of strong winds and very cold temperatures will result in dangerously cold wind chills," the National Weather Service said.
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president during an inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025 with wind chills in the single digits and lower teens, and temperatures in the 20s. Temperatures will be around 22 degrees at noon on Monday. The wind chill will make it feel like 5 degrees in D.C. Weather has played a pivotal role in several past inaugurations.
The decision to move Monday's swearing-in means thousands of people with plans to visit Washington won't be able to see President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration in person.