Arctic Blast, Trump

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.
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.
Trump inauguration moving inside due to 'Arctic blast.' What we know, how cold Florida will be
President-elect Donald Trump moved his inauguration ceremony inside for Monday due to an "Arctic blast." How cold will Florida be?
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."
Monday Is Likely to Be One of the Coldest Inauguration Days in Decades
It was 48 degrees at noon on Jan. 20, 2017, when Donald J. Trump was first sworn in as president at the Capitol. This time around, with a forecast high of only 23 degrees, he would have been taking the oath during one of the coldest inaugurations in decades.
How Trump’s frigid Inauguration Day compares to how cold it was for Biden, Obama, and other presidents
The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be sworn in.
"Does he fear small crowds?": Trump moves inauguration indoors due to "arctic blast" forecast
In his statement, Trump addressed two obsessions of the MAGA movement: Ronald Reagan and crowd sizes. The incoming president noted that Reagan was sworn in inside the Capitol in 1985, at that moment becoming the oldest president to be inaugurated. That record was eventually bested by Joe Biden in 2021. It will again be broken by Trump next week.
The History Behind Moving Presidential Inaugurations Indoors
He is not the only president to move his inauguration indoors because of frigid conditions. It is expected to be the coldest Inauguration Day since 1985, when Ronald Reagan was sworn in for a second term in 7 degree weather.
Presidential Inauguration To Be The Coldest In 40 Years In Washington, D.C.
Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.The 2025 United States Presidential Inauguration is expected to be the coldest inauguration in 40 years for Washington,
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.
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.
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