The coldest inauguration on record was President Ronald Reagan’s second swearing-in ceremony in January 1985, when the temperature was 7 degrees, followed by President Ulysses Grant’s ceremony in 1873 at 16 degrees and President John F. Kennedy’s ceremony in 1961 at 22 degrees.
Biden and his team are “closely monitoring” the severe weather hitting communities in the the Central Plains and mid-Atlantic, including the region around Washington, D.C., White House ...
Controversy over President-elect Trump's inaugural crowd sizes likely will remain out of the conversation since the ceremony will be moved indoors due to harsh weather conditions.
President-elect Donald Trump said his inauguration will take place in the Capitol Rotunda due to dangerously low temperatures.
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.
The presidential inauguration ceremony will take place on what could be the coldest inauguration day since 1985.
A look at the lineup of official inaugural events for the four days surrounding Trump's second inauguration as president. It's unclear how the decision to move Trump's swearing-in indoors to the Capitol Rotunda might affect the scheduled lineup for the ceremony:
The Rotunda is prepared as an alternative for each inauguration in the event of inclement weather. The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Monday’s forecast calls for the lowest inauguration day temperatures since that day.
President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.
D.C. is gearing up for one of its most pompous and time-honored traditions. Monday, Jan. 20, is Inauguration Day, but its effects will be felt this weekend and for days following the ceremony.
Scheduled for late January, presidential inauguration ceremonies always take place during a chilly time of year at the nation’s capital. The normal high temperature for the day is 45 degrees, and the normal low temperature for the day is 30 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.