The presidential inauguration ceremony will take place on what could be the coldest inauguration day since 1985.

The Polar Express that blasted into Washington for President Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural in 1985 forced the whole inaugural ceremony indoors, and the parade was canceled.

A brutal polar vortex is set to bury the Big Apple in snow Sunday and then deliver deadly single-digit temperatures that will feel like 15 degrees below zero.

It will be the coldest Inauguration Day since former President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, when the noon temperature was 7 degrees.

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."

President-elect Donald Trump moved his inauguration ceremony inside for Monday due to an "Arctic blast." How cold will Florida be?

Less chilly and lighter winds tomorrow, then warmer 40s Friday and Saturday. Rain showers are possible Saturday, then a chance of snow showers Sunday as the next cold blast arrives. 4:17 PM: PM Update: CWG’s forecast for tonight through the weekend Tonight: Temperatures fall back through the 20s with a lighter but lingering breeze.

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.

Ronald Reagan became the oldest President to take office at the age of 73. In 2021, outgoing President Joe Biden broke the record at the age of 78 years, And now Trump, who turned 78 in June 2024, will become the oldest person to start a presidential term.

It will likely be the coldest Inauguration Day since President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration ... Brutally cold Arctic air will spill south through Canada late this week and rush into ...