Breaking - Bwaaaah! Inauguration moved indoors because of the cold

[Wiz Imp]

69. Reagan's in 1985 was moved indoors. Noon temperature of 7 degrees.

According to the National Weather Service, it was Sunny, but bitter cold. Wind chill temperatures fell into the -10° to -20°F range in the afternoon.

Taft's inauguration in 1909 was also moved indoors (was in March back then). It is considered the worst weather for any inauguration. Noon temperature of 32 degrees but a storm dropped 10 inches of snow over the Capital city. The snow and winds began the day before. Strong winds toppled trees and telephone poles. Trains were stalled and city streets clogged. All activity was brought to a standstill. Sanitation workers shoveled sand and snow through half the night. It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear 58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route. Despite the freezing temperatures, howling wind, snow, and sleet, a large crowd gathered in front of the Capitol to view the inauguration, but the weather forced the ceremony indoors. The 10 inch snow fall ended at 12:20 pm but the afternoon remained cloudy and windy.

Note: all inaugurations were initially indoors - Washington, Adams, Jefferson & Madison were all indoors before the changed the tradition to outdoors with Monroe in 1817.

https://www.weather.gov/lwx/events_Inauguration

https://time.com/7207950/donald-trump-inauguration-indoors-history/