Presidential Inaugural Weather

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Inaugural Weather Facts

1817 = First outdoor inauguration. President James Monroe was sworn into office.

1873 = Coldest March 4th inauguration. Noon temperature was only 16°F with a record low temperature for March of only 4°F. Sunshine was no help as the wind made it bitterly cold. President Ulysses S. Grant was sworn into office for his second term.

1909 = Most snow with 9.8 inches. Also very strong winds. President William H. Taft was sworn into office.

1913 = Warmest March 4th inauguration. Noon temperature was 55°F.

1937 = First inauguration held on January 20th.

1937 = Record rainfall. It was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inauguration. A total rainfall of 1.77 inches fell that cold day. Between 11 am and 1 pm, 0.69 inches of rain fell with a noon temperature of 33°F.

1961 = Eight (8) inches of fresh snow laid on the ground for President John F. Kennedy's inauguration.

1981 = Warmest January inauguration. Noon temperature was 55°F. It was Ronald Reagan's first inauguration and would greatly contrast his second inauguration listed below.

1985 = Coldest January inauguration (Jan. 21). Noon temperature was only 7°F. The morning low temperature was -4°F and the afternoon high was only 17°F. Wind chill temperatures in the afternoon were in the -10 to -20°F range. It was Ronald Reagan's second inauguration ceremony.