These are the coldest US presidential Inauguration Days on record
Chilly temperatures pushed President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration indoors, a rare but not unprecedented move.
Inauguration Day: Which president endured the coldest Inauguration Day?
The presidential inauguration has been moved indoors because of the cold weather forecasted for Washington D.C. Monday. There have been a few other presidential inaugurations held inside because of weather.
Trump's 2nd inauguration will likely be the coldest since 1985
WASHINGTON — The DMV is bracing for a bitterly cold Inauguration Day. 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. Weather has played a pivotal role in several past inaugurations.
Trump’s second Inauguration Day will be one of the coldest on record
Of these March 4 ceremonies, Woodrow Wilson’s first inauguration in 1913 was the warmest with a noon temperature of 55 degrees. Ulysses S. Grant’s second inauguration in 1873 was the coldest at 16 degrees, with a wind chill of -15 degrees.
Arctic Blast Forces Presidential Inauguration Indoors For First Time In 40 Years
The presidential inauguration ceremony will take place on what could be the coldest inauguration day since 1985.
Trump's inaugural ceremony moved indoors due to forecast of intense cold
The second inauguration of Ronald Reagan on Jan. 20, 1985, was forced indoors due to intense cold. As USA TODAY noted that day, "The USA's 50th inauguration today moves indoors – a victim of bone-chilling temperatures that threatened 350,000 invited guests and parade watchers."
Trump’s Second Inauguration to Be One of the Coldest Ever
On Jan. 21, 1985, Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural ceremony was moved indoors, with the thermometer hitting 7F at noon that day. The next coldest January swearing-in was John F. Kennedy’s at 22F in 1961.
An Arctic blast will give Trump the coldest inauguration in 40 years
It will be the coldest Inauguration Day since former President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, when the noon temperature was 7 degrees.
Donald Trump’s inauguration will be held indoors
Ronald Reagan was the last president to be sworn in indoors back in 1985, when the temperature was around 7 degrees. Temperatures on Inauguration Day in 2025 were expected to be in the 20s.
The coldest Presidential Inauguration in 40 years to be held indoors
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America. Final preparations are underway in Washington D.C.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors due to weather, sources tell ABC News
President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moving indoors Monday due to weather in Washington D.C., sources with ...