Inaugurations have been typically held outdoors since 1817, when James Monroe was sworn in under sunny skies. This is at least the fifth time in presidential history that an inauguration has been ...

The last time cold weather scuttled the outdoor inauguration ceremony was in 1985 when Ronald Reagan was sworn into his second term. James Monroe’s second inauguration was also held inside the ...

The first seven inauguration ceremonies from 1789 to 1813 were conducted indoors, making James Monroe’s 1817 inauguration the first that was held outdoors in the weather. Luckily, it was warm ...

You can see the snowstorm in photos of Reagan attending church that day: In 1821, James Monroe's second inauguration was held inside due to a snow storm, and in 1909, the inauguration of William ...