A look back at the weather on Inauguration Days of the past
Jan 17, 2025 · Normal January 20 weather. HIGH: 45. LOW: 30. At Noon during oath of office: 37. Coldest: 1985: Ronald Reagan's second inauguration was also held indoors in the Capitol Rotunda and the parade was cancelled. The noon temperature was just 7. Wind chills were -10 to -20. Warmest: 1981. It was 55 during Reagan's first inauguration. Snowiest: 1909 ...
Inauguration Weather - National Weather Service
Jan 20, 2025 · Warmest Inaugurations: (Official weather records began in 1871) Warmest January 20th Traditional Date: 1981 - Ronald Reagan - 55°F under mostly cloudy skies. Warmest March 4th Traditional Date: Official record: 1913 - Woodrow Wilson - 55°F under overcast skies in Washington, DC.
VERIFYING history of presidential inaugurations held indoors due …
Jan 17, 2025 · It happened most recently in 1985 when former President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Reagan’s second inauguration on Jan. 21, 1985, ... According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the high temperature that day was only 17 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind chill temperatures during the afternoon were in the range of -10 to -20 degrees ...
Inauguration Moved Inside For First Time Since 1985 | Weather.com
Jan 16, 2025 · The record for the coldest January inauguration is currently held by the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan in ... and the National Weather Service has estimated the temperature at noon to be ...
1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and …
Jan 18, 2025 · Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That’s what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first lady decided to hold his second inauguration indoors because of …
Which were the coldest Inauguration Days in history? - The Hill
Jan 20, 2025 · That day, the temperature in the nation’s capital was 7 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind chills in the -10 to -20-degree F range in the afternoon, the National Weather Service reported. It was...
A look back at inaugurations in freezing temperatures - and the weather …
Jan 19, 2021 · This year's chilly weather is nothing, however, compared to a brutal Inauguration Day in 1985, which was the coldest January Inauguration Day on record, according to the National Weather Service.
Reagan holds the record for coldest — and warmest - WLRN
Jan 20, 2025 · The outside temperature at noon was only 7 degrees Fahrenheit, the morning low was 4 degrees below zero and the daytime high was only 17 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Wind...
Weather History of the U.S. Presidential Inaugurations
Jan 14, 2017 · The coldest January 20th Inauguration was Ronald Reagan’s second (7 degrees) and a wind chill around -15. That ceremony had to be moved indoors. Here are some of the more notable Inauguration Days in weather history according to …
History of the National Weather Service
The National Weather Service has its beginning in the early history of the United States. Weather always has been important to the citizenry of this country, and this was especially true during the 17th and 18th centuries. Weather also was important to many of the Founding Fathers.